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Originally Posted by dlphg9
Yeah he has a leg, but punt distance isn't the only thing that says if your a good punter or not. You can boom punts all day, but if they're going into the endzone, then it doesn't really matter and you lost a good chunk of that punt.
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I believe that punting yards are recorded minus any yards the receiving team gains on the return a.k.a. where the ball is placed when they take possession. So, a punt into the end zone would effectively take 20 yards off the punt length stat.