re: Are Special Teams Issues Buttoned Up?

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That feeling is obviously because of AA...I think everyone is pretty excited about having an electric return man

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He’s definitely electric, but I think we should temper expectations on just how big an impact he’ll actually have beyond actually being able to field kicks cleanly. I’m not sure he’s returning KOs anyway, but there are a lot more touchbacks and even fair catches these days with the new rules.

And the punting strategy bias changed from the days of just telling your punter to punt is as far as he can. Teams are much more focused on directional punting and hang time these days, so the opportunities to actually break one are way down. I’m sure AA will make a few big plays in the return game this year, but his electricity will likely be used more on offense when we try to get him the ball in space around the LOS and let him go to work.