re: When does Stingley get his first punt return TD?

The purpose of shield punt is to allow your best players to have easier/more free releases off the line of scrimmage. You have to respect the Shield players and punter as a threat to run (which you saw this past week against aTm) with a rush rather than just blocking everyone up front. It’s hard to hold those guys in place long enough to keep them from getting into coverage. So, in order to generate a positive return you need to create a bad punt or hope that the kicker “out kicks” his coverage. The game has changed in this area pretty drastically since the advent of the shield and therefore has all but eliminated the consistent big return