Redskins Sign Hunter (The Punter) Smith

[davy]

I don't know a lot about punting but I'd guess that the best yardstick for judging a punter's effectiveness would be the average net gain per punt?

How has Hunter Smith done the last 3 years in this category?

2008 - 11th in the league.
2007 - 37th in the league.
2006 - 30th in the league.

That doesn't exactly convince me our punting woes are over.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by davy

I don't know a lot about punting but I'd guess that the best yardstick for judging a punter's effectiveness would be the average net gain per punt?

How has Hunter Smith done the last 3 years in this category?

2008 - 11th in the league.
2007 - 37th in the league.
2006 - 30th in the league.

That doesn't exactly convince me our punting woes are over.

I think the net gain tells alot more about the special teams as a unit, then just the punter. Hunter is 31, has had a solid avg yard per punt-consistently higher than the Skins punter in any given year, and hopefully will be an upgrade. As it stood before the signing, our punter was (ok I don't know his name, but he couldn't beat out Frost, Plack or Brooks). All we want from our punter is consistency, and not to shank when we are backed up. Hunter has proven capable of atleast that.

[Manusky91]

Originally Posted by davy

I don't know a lot about punting but I'd guess that the best yardstick for judging a punter's effectiveness would be the average net gain per punt?

How has Hunter Smith done the last 3 years in this category?

2008 - 11th in the league.
2007 - 37th in the league.
2006 - 30th in the league.

That doesn't exactly convince me our punting woes are over.

Wow, 37th in the league? Last time I checked, there were 32 teams. So either you're stats are wrong, or he had worse stats than back up kickers.

Seriously though, he's a good punter whose certainly well rested, because he never had to punt with Peyton Manning at the helm.