POLL: Would you rather have #1 Kicker or Punter

[Bonez3]

The result of the other option is a low level (bottom 25%) performer.

So, if you choose kicker, you get a low level punter.

My pick is punter 8 days a week. The amount of touches in a game compared to kicker and the overall yardage differential that can be accomplished is a no brainer to me. Sure, everyone remembers tyhe missed 42 yarder to cost team the game. But,through the course of the season more wins will ride on the foot of the punter.

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[pjfootballer]

I voted kicker because I want the points. The punter won't have 6-10 opportunities to down the ball inside the 20. Maybe once or twice a game. I do like the field position, but I want a kicker who can get me points.

[redskinss]

honestly i dont even see how its close. obviously its important to have a good punter for field position but given the choice i gotta go with kicker all day.
if a punter fails to pin a team deep your defense can still bail you out but if a kicker is shanking game winners theres nothing you can do to recover from that.

[ouvan59]

Sadly, we haven't had either in a really long time.

[braindx]

Gano won us games last year, and lost us multiple games too.

You'd rather have a guy who can actually win you all of those games.

Mark Moseley = NFL MVP 1982

[GhostofSparta]

As a Redskins fan, I vote for kicker for the following reasons:

-I've spent years seeing this team drive the field only to sputter in the Red Zone. And we've lost a lot of close games over the years. Yes, I'd rather have TDs, but as seen this preseason with Shayne and in years past with Gano and Suisham even a gimme FG is not guarantee for this team. I'd rather get 7 than 3 sure, but I'd rather have 3 than 0.

-Having a guy like Rocca who can coffin-corner kick it is nice, but honestly, how many times have we seen our D take the field with the opponent pinned inside the 5, only to give up a 95+ yard TD drive? All too often for me.

A punter can be a great asset with a decent defense. A kicker can win games by scoring points. I vote Kicker and it's not even close.

[Bonez3]

Don't forget, we're talking best Punter in league, so you're getting big leg and great accuracy. I think the difference between the best Punter and the bottom 25% is huge. The difference in Kickers is marginal. Even a bad kicker can make a 50 yarder, and most kickers are equal inside 40. That marginality makes the difference to me.

A good punter wins you more games than you'll ever know. A good kicker wins you a game or two and you never forget.

[pjfootballer]

Well the Raiders have had probably the best punter in the league (Lechler) and they have nothing around him. So, like I said, a punter will only get a couple of shots at a kick inside the 20. While field position has become important in today's game, it's also important to have a kicker that can hit 80% of his FGs. You narrowed it down to only game winning kicks.

[Audible_Red40]

I would take an idiot kicker who gets liquored up and runs his mouth off = points!

[kevinklein]

Wow, can't believe I'm one of the only ones who chose punter.

[Skin'Em84]

I took kicker, but it was close. A top level punter gives you a HUGE advantage in field position..having an opponent pinned inside the 20, 6 times a game? That'd be phenomenal. You'd have good field position the entirety of the game. With a good run game, and a solid defense, you have a playoff team right there.

However, gotta go with the points. As the OP stated, he'll hit 55+ yard FGs consistently. You can't pass that up. That's basically points every time you get in their territory.

[PokerPacker]

I'm going with Punter. Having seen the difference between a team with bad punters the past few seasons with Derrick Frost, Durant Brooks, and Jeremy Kapinos, having a guy who can boot the ball high and far or pin the ball inside the enemy's 5 really helps out the D. I think the number of points against prevented is greater than the number of points gained by having a kicker who can hit the long ball. Even the #1 kicker is going to be inconsistent from 50+ yards out, and when he does miss on those long kicks, that puts the other team in great field position.

[Destructis]

Always take the points.

[SonOfWashington]

Gotta go with the kicker.

[Warhead36]

Kicker for sure. I think some of you guys are overhyping Punters. I'm not saying field position isn't important but if your defense is good, than it won't matter if the opponent starts at the 5 or the 20 you're probably going to get the ball back with decent position anyway. A kicker that is money inside 50 yards is a huge asset. Once you break the 35 yard line and you know you've got 3 points in the bag you can start being a lot more aggressive offensively, it just opens up a lot of options.

Don't forget either that if you choose Punter, it means you get a bad Kicker. A bad Kicker means missed FGs which also results in big swings of field position. Those 45-50 yard FGs are usually the difference between winning and losing. I'll take the 3 points and giving the other team the ball at the 20.