The kicking game can be more than a transition between offense and defense. In the blink of a long snap, it can be a problem.
The next special teams coordinator of the New England Patriots is well aware of the volatility.
“On special teams, you get one play to do it right,” Jeremy Springer told Patriots.com in an exclusive interview released Friday. “So, our guys got to understand if you want to control the vertical field position, the space, we’re going to get one play to do it right. We got to work together to control that vertical space right there.