Dom's Tidbit of the Day!

15 yards


That is the TOTAL punt return yards the Seahawks have allowed their opponents. :shock:

For the whole season? If so, WOW!

Wow! That's some good coverage and punting by Ryan.

Jon Ryan and Jeremy Lane have been studs. But that stat is still surprising for it's awesomeness.

Lane is a great special teams player. He's always the first one down there. Amazing stat though.

It's an amazing stat. Tate is averaging 13.16 yards PER RETURN.

Whoa.

For real?

That is almost unbelievable. Thanks for pointing that one out.

Wait, source? Is this average per game? Or overall yards in all 9 games? And if so, DAMMMMMMNNNNNN.

Yes, that is correct. Can't remember where I saw it, but I saw it too. 15 yards total returns allowed.

Mike Sando, ESPN.com ‏@SandoESPN 3 Nov
Golden Tate just had a 71-yard punt return. His Seahawks have allowed 15 yards on 11 punt returns this season. Tops in NFL.

That's a 1.36/punt return average.

Holy god!

Cartire":30xhxi16 said:

Wait, source? Is this average per game? Or overall yards in all 9 games? And if so, DAMMMMMMNNNNNN.

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I got my sources bro. :les:

That's pretty crazy, at least for modern-era NFL.

FG Kickers weren't as automatic or as long-range back in the day, so I suspect a lot of these were probably due to fairly short touchbacks.

Fewest Yards Allowed, Punt Returns, Season
22 Green Bay, 1967
30 Buffalo, 1982
34 Washington, 1962

Fewest Opponents Punt Returns, Season
7 Washington, 1962
7 San Diego, 1982
10 Buffalo, 1982
11 Boston, 1962

Tech Worlds":2xhneotw said:

Cartire":2xhneotw said:

Wait, source? Is this average per game? Or overall yards in all 9 games? And if so, DAMMMMMMNNNNNN.

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I got my sources bro. :les:

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Incarcerated Bob Lives!!!

Sure seems like returners are letting the ball go or they're fair catching it whenever possible. Great job ST.

The new coverage scheme started about 10-15 years ago where they run down the field and drop the ball at the 3 yard line or less has created a need to fair catch the ball within the 15 yard line. Back in the day, you would never see this. Now it seems to be commonplace...even inside the 10. If ya have peeps down the field, the fear I think is there may be a muffed ball and then the change/rechange of possession. My has the game changed since I was just a young Hawk. LOL

Half of that from Tavon Austin. I knew he was going to be a thorn in our side.

formido":3c13oy60 said:

Half of that from Tavon Austin. I knew he was going to be a thorn in our side.

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He's just too fast for us.