Punting performance

[KYPack]

He boomed them in Jacksonville when against a team whose special teams ranked 20th in dvoa last year. The vikings ranked 4th in dvoa last year. I expected our special teams to be worse last week, so one shank is forgivable. However this guy is new so lets hope he improves.

As an aside, I realize dvoa is not the be all end all but it is a far better judge of special teams ability than I am.

Thx for the reminder.

That shank was scary.

Another half rotation of that ball it could've ended up in his lap.

At least we didn't trade up in the third round to get him.

[Bossman641]

I think they were concerned about MN's return game, and on the opposite side it seemed almost that Hyde was under instructions to fair catch, regardless. His calls were often very early, and a couple were made without a lot of coverage pressure in his face. It looked like they didn't want to take any chances.

Zook made a comment the other day that seemed like he was a little irked at the number of fair catches Hyde has made. Something along the lines of maybe he is a little tired from playing D and then admitting it's easier to assume when you should be able to return punts without guys bearing down on you.

I think Hyde has been a little apprehensive this year. If I remember right, he let 2 bounce against JAX rather than catch them and they both ended up rolling inside the 5. Also, the Packers moved to Davis instead of Hyde late in the Minn game so they may have been looking for a spark.

Regarding the punter, the inconsistency is unsettling. A 36 yard punt with minimal hang time in a dome is likely to be a 25 yard duck once the weather turns.

[texaspackerbacker]

I'm willing to wait and see, I guess. But just on appearances, he looks worse than Masthay and Mortell, and a lot worse than other teams' punters.

[gbgary]

Yeah but field position is.

if they don't move the chains it will continue to be.

[run pMc]

Zook made a comment the other day that seemed like he was a little irked at the number of fair catches Hyde has made. Something along the lines of maybe he is a little tired from playing D and then admitting it's easier to assume when you should be able to return punts without guys bearing down on you.

I think Hyde has been a little apprehensive this year. If I remember right, he let 2 bounce against JAX rather than catch them and they both ended up rolling inside the 5. Also, the Packers moved to Davis instead of Hyde late in the Minn game so they may have been looking for a spark.

Regarding the punter, the inconsistency is unsettling. A 36 yard punt with minimal hang time in a dome is likely to be a 25 yard duck once the weather turns.

McCarren thought the sun was getting in Hyde's eyes at JAX. Their PR lost one in the sun too IIRC

[Fritz]

Funny, but Hyde didn't return much in Minny, indoors. None, in fact. I'd like to see them try to use the punt return as a weapon rather than as a safe way to exchange possession.

It's not like Arod is marching them down the field automatically right now or anything.

[Zool]

His nickname at my house is Fair Catch Hyde

[Maxie the Taxi]

We need a little Desmond Howard action back there receiving punts.

[Fritz]

His nickname at my house is Fair Catch Hyde

So it was at my house, until abut the third fair catch, at which point his nickname morphed into "F_%!$* C*n!" Hyde.