Pats Pulpit · Dec 14, 2015
Statistical Evidence that the Patriots Should Just Never Return Punts
The Patriots have another major special teams miscue and it's clear that New England should just not bother returning kicks.
The New England Patriots should never return a punt for the rest of the season. They should put a player back there to fair catch the ball if it's inside the 20 yard line, and possibly return a complete shank, but under no circumstances should anyone try to field any other ball.
Returning the ball is actually detrimental to the Patriots success.
How can I say that? Well, it's going to become extremely clear that unless your name is Deathwish Danny Amendola, you have no business trying to move the ball forward on a punt.
The Patriots are penalized on 13% of returns
