Reggie as a punt returner (2 Viewers)

[gw504saints]

Roby, imo, is the best punt returner on the team because he rarely ever loses yards.
I hate it when Reggie returns because he used to fumble or run backwards. He's mostly gotten over that, but I still think Roby is the better returner. He's super-fast, as is Reggie, but Roby seems to run downhill more consistently and, to me, seems to get better yardage usually.

I haven't looked up any stats, so feel free to correct me if Reggie has a higher return average.

Basically, Reggie has his moments of supreme greatness and bad goofups, whereas Roby is overall consistently better at returns, but only has a truly "great" run every now and then.

I don't where you get your facts from but I don't think I saw Roby return one punt last season.

 

[bornnraisedwhodat]

Some are getting Kick and Punt return confused.

 

[ROBOT DEATH SQUAD]

Christ, some of your making Reggie seem like he's the Drew Brees of punt returning. Sure he did great last season but this season was below average (don't just blame directional punts, it's not like punters aren't doing the same thing to every other decent punt returner). Honestly I may rather have someone who'll consistently give us +5 yards then Reggie who may take it to the house but will just as likely muff it.

Not to lay all the blame on Reggie, I also believe he got much worse blocking this year.

 

[smchls23]

All of the excuses in this thread are sickening. The lengths we fans go to in order to protect this guy is silly.

Christ, some of your making Reggie seem like he's the Drew Brees of punt returning. Sure he did great last season but this season was below average (don't just blame directional punts, it's not like punters aren't doing the same thing to every other decent punt returner).

lus-un2:

He deserves to be called out for his absolutely horrendous punt returning just as much as anyone else on team. I feel as if Reggie could average negative return yardage, and there would still be idiotic fans calling him the best PR in the NFL. For Reggie, everything is just so different. I don't get it.

 

[smchls23]

nobody imo can do what he does on punt returns on this team.

I'm pretty sure someone as bland as Mike Bell could have averaged 5 yards a punt return.........

 

[DanMc07]

To be fair on Reggie, last year most of the time the opposing team was getting into his face as soon as he touched the ball. Give him some better blocking to create room and you'll see something special like you did against the Cards.

 

[saints2k8]

i'll post this again.. others did have a chance to PR and they didn't do much.

Henderson vs NE: 2 PR - 3 YDS
Henderson vs TB: 2 PR - 5 YDS
Colston vs TB: 1 PR - 6 YDS
Sharper vs TB: 1 PR - 6 YDS
Moore vs DAL: 1 PR - 0 YDS

Reggie has had his issues but I don't think he fumbled a single punt return til last year.

his final PR numbers last season (playoffs included): 31 PR - 242 YDS - 7.8 AVG - 1 TD
his career PR numbers (playoffs included): 88 PR - 771 YDS - 8.7 AVG - 5 TD

 

[Le_Moyne]

i'll post this again.. others did have a chance to PR and they didn't do much.

Henderson vs NE: 2 PR - 3 YDS
Henderson vs TB: 2 PR - 5 YDS
Colston vs TB: 1 PR - 6 YDS
Sharper vs TB: 1 PR - 6 YDS
Moore vs DAL: 1 PR - 0 YDS

Reggie has had his issues but I don't think he fumbled a single punt return til last year.

his final PR numbers last season (playoffs included): 31 PR - 242 YDS - 7.8 AVG - 1 TD
his career PR numbers (playoffs included): 88 PR - 771 YDS - 8.7 AVG - 5 TD

This stats are pretty meaningless considering that the other guys were there pretty much to FC it and they didn't have many opportunities and except Moore (who was hurt), non of them have experience at PR.

But Moore career avg. on punt return is the same as reggie with less big play but also a lot less negative ones.

Reggie did had a fumble in 2007 too but his main problem as been muffed punt....he had 5 this year, thats WAY too much.

 

[dtc]

Reggie needs to just trust his instincts and get moving forward on punt returns. Sometimes he hesitates after he catches the ball and it hurts him. When he doesn't hesitate he is an awesome PR.

I don't care about the 5 yards. I want them afraid to kick it to him and the occasional TDs.

 

[TheRealJRad]

I'm not defending Reggie so much as I am being a realist. I don't care if it's Eric Metcalf back there. Our return blocking was atrocious. The "dancing" was his attempt to set up blocks that never came.

 

[Le_Moyne]

I'm not defending Reggie so much as I am being a realist. I don't care if it's Eric Metcalf back there. Our return blocking was atrocious. The "dancing" was his attempt to set up blocks that never came.

We were saying the same thing a couple years ago but when he went down and Moore started to get all the PR opportunities (and not just the one were he's pinned back near the goal line) he had a better avg than Reggie...
Also our blocking may not be great but 4.8 is horrible, Reggie as the second lowest PR avg of the 40 guys that have at least 10 PR in the NFL....do you really think that teams like Oakland, Saint Louis or Buffalo have much better blocking?

 

[saints2k8]

Reggie did had a fumble in 2007 too but his main problem as been muffed punt....he had 5 this year, thats WAY too much.

wow he had 5 muffed punts last season??? I remember 1 vs Detroit and 1 vs Vikings..he also had a fumble vs Detroit on a return but he actually caught the ball and started to run which really isn't a muffed punt.

 

[Lucketty]

We were saying the same thing a couple years ago but when he went down and Moore started to get all the PR opportunities (and not just the one were he's pinned back near the goal line) he had a better avg than Reggie...
Also our blocking may not be great but 4.8 is horrible, Reggie as the second lowest PR avg of the 40 guys that have at least 10 PR in the NFL....do you really think that teams like Oakland, Saint Louis or Buffalo have much better blocking?

Absolutely on Buffalo. Bobby April is the best special teams coach working.

 

[TheRealJRad]

do you really think that teams like Oakland, Saint Louis or Buffalo have much better blocking?

Oakland has that pigeon on SpT, they always have an extra blocker!

 

[saints2k8]

We were saying the same thing a couple years ago but when he went down and Moore started to get all the PR opportunities (and not just the one were he's pinned back near the goal line) he had a better avg than Reggie...

2007? Reggie only had 3 punt returns. Moore started returning punts before he got hurt.

Also our blocking may not be great but 4.8 is horrible, Reggie as the second lowest PR avg of the 40 guys that have at least 10 PR in the NFL....do you really think that teams like Oakland, Saint Louis or Buffalo have much better blocking?

but he finally broke a long one which bumped his average up to 7.8. it's funny because most of the regular season PR unit was benched for the playoffs.. and bam..80+ yard TD for Reggie.. coincidence? probably not.

http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2010/01/nfc_championship_game.html

You tried to put a few more front liners in your coverage. How did that pan out for you?
"They played well. Those guys played well. They're the best athletes on the field, of ours anyway. So I think it helped us. It brought some new juice for us and worked to our advantage. "
You don't try to do that during the season because it is such a long season or the magnitude of the games now?
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