ColdBlueNorth Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 The Bills ranked dead-last in touchbacks this year, and although Carpenter is a ringer when it comes to field goals and XPs, he rarely gets it deep on kickoffs. The Bills should take a flyer on this kid Aaron Jones from Baylor and maybe dedicate a roster spot for a kickoff specialist: http://www.wacotrib....2f43f85cdc.html He is not the accurate field goal kind of guy, but he is a lanky soccer-type that has a big leg to force touchbacks. Now the Bills were not very good punting the ball either and Moorman's punting was very erratic - particularly early on. I do not have the stats to support this, but I felt like he pulled it together a bit more towards the end of the year. I like Moorman enough that they should give him a shot to compete in camp with some new guys for an extension, but I oppose just handing him an extension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 I don't think it's so much that Carpenter doesn't have the leg strength as much as it is that they try to kick it high and force a return against good coverage. For what it's worth, Buffalo ranked 23rd in touchback percentage: http://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/kickoff-touchback-pct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdBlueNorth Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 (edited) I don't think it's so much that Carpenter doesn't have the leg strength as much as it is that they try to kick it high and force a return against good coverage. For what it's worth, Buffalo ranked 23rd in touchback percentage: http://www.teamranki...f-touchback-pct Thanks for the clarification - not sure where I saw the 32nd ranking, but 23rd is not exactly rock-star status:) I am trying to figure out the relevance of the stat measurement you provided and the one below. One being the number of times per game and the other being the average per kickoff. The X factor being the number of times a team kicked off in the course of a game. Still think there would be a benefit to having a kid like this on the roster. http://www.teamranki...hbacks-per-game where it indicates only Atlanta was worse. I am not as bad as Marrone is rumored to be regarding stats, but one that I really would like to see is average drive starts per team. Do you know of any sites that provide this info? Edited January 9, 2014 by ColdBlueNorth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 We do have Dustin Hopkins who has a big leg and was one of the most accomplished FG kickers in college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdBlueNorth Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 We do have Dustin Hopkins who has a big leg and was one of the most accomplished FG kickers in college. There is that X-factor, Hopkins was amazing in college and with that groin injury we simply do not know what we have - I like Carpenter, but having a kicker that can do both duties exceptionally well would best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eSJayDee Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Throw in the fact that we play a few games in poor kicking conditions, those stats would seem to indicate Carpenter has a median KO leg. Not a weakness, but not a strength. Considering his stellar FG performance & our kicking is not a pressing need. Now, our punt & KO returns, & to a lesser extent, our coverage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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