Whats up with our punter?

[joesomebody]

According to Yahoo, http://http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzz_lo...r=fp-buzz-more, it appears our very own Dustin Colquitt's jersey is in the top 10 for searches... Why?


Who's in Fashion?
Saturday October 15, 2005 9:00PM PT

Randy Moss There are few better ways to gauge the popularity of an NFL player than by the sheer number of his jerseys adorning the backs of fans. You know what they say about imitation, and buying a jersey emblazoned with the name of a favorite football star is the ultimate compliment. When we checked a year ago, the terrifically tressed Johnny Damon topped the jersey-search list, and then-rookie QB Ben Roethlisberger was the top football player. In June, Spurs star Manu Ginobili headed our list, with volatile WR Randy Moss checking in as the top gridiron star. With football season in full swing, we decided to limit the list to football greats this time around. So here are the top 20 NFL jersey searches right now...

1. Randy Moss Jersey
2. Walter Payton Jersey
3. Joe Montana Jersey
4. Carnell Williams Jersey
5. Alex Smith Jersey
6. Barry Sanders Jersey
7. Carson Palmer Jersey
8. T.J. Houshmandzadeh Jersey
9. Dustin Colquitt Jersey
10. Tom Brady Jersey

[NaptownChief]

Originally Posted by mattherndon

OK, I lied. This doesn't mean much, but here are a few stats. Hope no one's looked at these yet.

2003 Averages:
39.5 gross, 33.2 net, 8.6 return

2004 Averages:
39.1 gross, 31.6 net, 12.5 avg return

2005 Averages:
40.2 gross, 35.0 net, 5.6 avg return

He's no miracle worker, but Colquitt's definitely better than what we've had for a while.

Thanks for the homework...Good to see.

Bottom line is he is very solid now and it should only get better but the difference between me, Bob and Hemi is that I am not going to pretend he is currently doing anything special when nearly every other punter in the league is either matching or exceeding his performance. Some folks like to fall in love with a player just because he plays for their team and nothing wrong with that but you need to be able to separate emotion from reality when it comes down to it.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by NaptownChief

nearly every other punter in the league is either matching or exceeding his performance

Bullshit. There's only a handful of punters in this league that can nail the ball with the hangtime colquitt has been producing. Certainly no one we've had in recent memory.

[Johnson&Johnson]

Enough of the punter talk. yes he is good enough but we've been the #1 offense. If the damn offense had march down the field and score more often instead of consistently going 3 and out, we wouldn't be checking net punt averages #^^#$%!%$!

KC offense has been most suspect this year 5 games into 2005.

Why can't we be more concern about #88 instead. Through 5 games, he has 18 catches but a mere 142 yds.
And the scariest thing of it all is 0 TD.

Yikes!

[NaptownChief]

Originally Posted by gochiefs

Bullshit. There's only a handful of punters in this league that can nail the ball with the hangtime colquitt has been producing. Certainly no one we've had in recent memory.

So if he can kick it straight up in the air higher then anyone is that good even if it only goes a yard?

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by Johnson&Johnson

Enough of the punter talk.
Yikes!

This is a punter thread n00b!

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by NaptownChief

So if he can kick it straight up in the air higher then anyone is that good even if it only goes a yard?

That is as bad as your 90-yard hypothetical.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by NaptownChief

Thanks for the homework...Good to see.

Bottom line is he is very solid now and it should only get better but the difference between me, Bob and Hemi is that I am not going to pretend he is currently doing anything special when nearly every other punter in the league is either matching or exceeding his performance. Some folks like to fall in love with a player just because he plays for their team and nothing wrong with that but you need to be able to separate emotion from reality when it comes down to it.

Actually, if you watch the games, he is doing something special. If you look at the information that tk13 furnished, I think that is some very impressive stuff. He is doing an even better job than I thought.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by ILChief

when i went to nfl.com and looked at the punting stats, I was shocked to see colquit ranked 29th. I thought he had been good. One thing to note is that he has only punted 20 times through 5 games (the denver game makes it even higher) and of the 20, only 8 were returned. not to mention there have been several times the returner has muffed it.

Those muffs are included in the 8 returns. He's only had 5 kicks actually returned all year.

[NaptownChief]

Originally Posted by gochiefs

That is as bad as your 90-yard hypothetical.

Is that important? Seriously, is the ability to get hang time important if it translate to a net at the bottom of the league?

We all know the answer to that question...Now run along and see if you can find score some tail for the first time in your life.

[jspchief]

Originally Posted by tk13

Here you go... this is all of Colquitt's punts. You guys figure it out.

Key: Line of scrimmage/punt/return

Both fair catches and downed punts I listed as "no return", I probably should've separated them just for kicks, but I didn't.

Week 1

KC 29 -- 47 yd punt to OPP 24 -- 8 yd return
KC 16 -- 50 yd punt to OPP 34 -- 8 yd return

Week 2

OPP 47 -- 29 yd punt to OPP 17 -- Fumbled
KC 34 -- 49 yd punt to OPP 17 -- 34 yd return
OPP 42 -- 42 yd punt to endzone -- Touchback

Week 3

OPP 36 -- 36 yd punt to endzone -- Touchback
KC 28 -- 52 yd punt to OPP 20 -- No return
KC 13 -- 40 yd punt to OPP 47 -- 1 yd return
KC 41 -- 39 yd punt to OPP 20 -- No return
OPP 39 -- 28 yd punt to OPP 11 -- Out of bounds
OPP 46 -- 32 yd punt to OPP 14 -- Muffed, no return
Week 4

KC 14 -- 54 yd punt to OPP 32 -- Muffed, no return
KC 38 -- 62 yd punt to endzone -- Touchback
KC 26 -- 36 yd punt to OPP 38 -- 2 yd return
OPP 42 -- 32 yd punt to OPP 10 -- No return

Week 6

KC 40 -- 35 yd punt to OPP 25 -- No return
OPP 47 -- 32 yd punt to OPP 17 -- No return
KC 34 -- 34 yd punt to OPP 32 -- No return
KC 43 -- 42 yd punt to OPP 15 -- Out of bounds
OPP 47 -- 25 yd punt to OPP 22 -- Out of bounds

20 total punts

8 in opponent's territory
11 total from KC 40 yard line in

Look at these punts, and pick out the bad ones. Green are what I would call good punts, Yellow mediocre, and red bad.

65% are good punts
20% mediocre
15% bad

30% of his punts are under 40 yards, but pinned the opponent at or inside the 20... great punts, that look bad in gross yardage stats.

30% of his punts were 47 yards or more... Top 5 gross yardage

So we're getting 85% of his punts at average or better. Not bad for a rookie. Especially when you combine it with the fact that he's not allowing returns.

[NaptownChief]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

Actually, if you watch the games, he is doing something special. If you look at the information that tk13 furnished, I think that is some very impressive stuff. He is doing an even better job than I thought.

He is doing fine but this happens to be a year where all the punters are doing fine and many of them much better than fine. It is not like I am saying waive the guy and go get someone else....I just pointed out that most punters are doing better than he is so far and statistically that is true without question....No need to get pissy about the truth....It is what it is no matter how much Bob's Your Uncle wants to spin it.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by NaptownChief

Is that important? Seriously, is the ability to get hang time important if it translate to a net at the bottom of the league?

We're talking about a difference of a few yards in net average. I'll take the tradeoff of the punt returner calling for a fair catch every time.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by jspchief

Look at these punts, and pick out the bad ones. Green are what I would call good punts, Yellow mediocre, and red bad.

65% are good punts
20% mediocre
15% bad

30% of his punts are under 40 yards, but pinned the opponent at or inside the 20... great punts, that look bad in gross yardage stats.

30% of his punts were 47 yards or more... Top 5 gross yardage

So we're getting 85% of his punts at average or better. Not bad for a rookie. Especially when you combine it with the fact that he's not allowing returns.

Excellent breakdown. What is great is that even his "bad" punts are not being returned. In the past, a "bad" punt would be broken for a long return.

This guy just does not kick line drives.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by NaptownChief

No need to get pissy about the truth....It is what it is no matter how much Bob's Your Uncle wants to spin it.

WTF does that mean? Is someone getting pissy, hell no one has even threatened to abandon their Chiefs fandom yet.

I think tk13 and JSP have presented facts that can not be ignored, I just watch the games and call what I see. The kid impresses the hell out of me period.

[Skip Towne]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

This is a punter thread n00b!

Damn n00bs.