(11-18-2018 02:00 PM)ApexRedWolf Wrote:  Cody Grace, punter for A-State, in two seasons played:
102 punts
-7 Punt Return yds
1 touchback.

Bet he doesn't even make the Ray Guy Finalist list.

(11-18-2018 10:31 PM)Usajags Wrote:  If he’s that much better then other punters, your school and coaching staff needs to promote this kid to the right people.

(11-18-2018 09:28 PM)moehler Wrote:  Ya don’t get he isn’t on the list, against us he kept flipping the field with those bomb punts

(11-18-2018 10:28 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  That's astonishing. For comparison, how do other punters stack up? This is obscure so i'm sure some work would be needed to put together some information.

(11-18-2018 11:14 PM)GoBigRed26 Wrote:  

(11-18-2018 10:28 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  That's astonishing. For comparison, how do other punters stack up? This is obscure so i'm sure some work would be needed to put together some information.

I was curious about this today, because I felt some on our board were over estimating him, speaking of him leaving school early and/or and getting drafted, when I thought he might not even be the best in our conference (behind Troy and Ga St punters). There’s many ways to value a punter and the most common is how far he can kick it. In that regards, he doesn’t stack up very well. He averages just over 40 yards a punt which is 7th in conference and somewhere beyond 50th in the nation, since the stats I could find only listed top 50. He’s also over 50th in longest punt (62 yds.). However, on the year, we lead the nation in punt defense with -15 yards on 8 returns. We are 2nd in the nation only to Alabama in yards/return avg, since they only have 1 return for -9 yards. We are 17th in the nation in net return yards at a shade over 40 yards per punt. So for a punter, you can’t get a much more solid, dependable guy back there. Every time he punts, you can expect him to flip the field by around 40-45 yards, or put it inside the 10, with no returns. Why is he so effective without spectacular length on his punts? Does he have superb blockers that allow him more time Bedford he punts, or are the gunners super fast getting down the field? Maybe, but the biggest thing is his hang time, averaging 4.8 sec per punt. I don’t know how that ranks, but I’d guess it’s at or close to the top. Grace is a pretty stout dude, and he’s not afraid to hit someone, so he’s a true 11th defender, but there’s never been the need.

Grace and the GaSt punter have both been named to the list of 10 semi finalists for the Ray Guy award. Hopefully both can be finalists, but I’m sure the money is on the TA&M punter to win who averages 51 yards per punt.

(11-18-2018 11:18 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  

(11-18-2018 11:14 PM)GoBigRed26 Wrote:  

(11-18-2018 10:28 PM)ericsaid Wrote:  That's astonishing. For comparison, how do other punters stack up? This is obscure so i'm sure some work would be needed to put together some information.

I was curious about this today, because I felt some on our board were over estimating him, speaking of him leaving school early and/or and getting drafted, when I thought he might not even be the best in our conference (behind Troy and Ga St punters). There’s many ways to value a punter and the most common is how far he can kick it. In that regards, he doesn’t stack up very well. He averages just over 40 yards a punt which is 7th in conference and somewhere beyond 50th in the nation, since the stats I could find only listed top 50. He’s also over 50th in longest punt (62 yds.). However, on the year, we lead the nation in punt defense with -15 yards on 8 returns. We are 2nd in the nation only to Alabama in yards/return avg, since they only have 1 return for -9 yards. We are 17th in the nation in net return yards at a shade over 40 yards per punt. So for a punter, you can’t get a much more solid, dependable guy back there. Every time he punts, you can expect him to flip the field by around 40-45 yards, or put it inside the 10, with no returns. Why is he so effective without spectacular length on his punts? Does he have superb blockers that allow him more time Bedford he punts, or are the gunners super fast getting down the field? Maybe, but the biggest thing is his hang time, averaging 4.8 sec per punt. I don’t know how that ranks, but I’d guess it’s at or close to the top. Grace is a pretty stout dude, and he’s not afraid to hit someone, so he’s a true 11th defender, but there’s never been the need.

Grace and the GaSt punter have both been named to the list of 10 semi finalists for the Ray Guy award. Hopefully both can be finalists, but I’m sure the money is on the TA&M punter to win who averages 51 yards per punt.

Can any one speculate, with any sense of credibility, to the tactics used by the coaching staff on Special Teams? Perhaps his short kicks are utilized to reduce opportunities to return the ball. Even if Special Teams touchdowns are rare, reducing the chances to 0% by reducing the distance seems like a logical place to avoid any game-breaking plays by the opposing team.

(11-18-2018 09:28 PM)moehler Wrote:  Ya don’t get he isn’t on the list, against us he kept flipping the field with those bomb punts