I know it’s not the sexiest position, but there is a competition brewing at the punter spot in camp this week.
Ryan Allen had a legitimate case for Super Bowl MVP in Super Bowl 53. Allen punted five times, averaging 43 yards per punt, pinned the Rams inside the 10-yard line three times, allowed a total of 12 punt return yards in the game. The biggest thing you can say about Allen is that he has been incredibly consistent since taking Zoltan Mesko’s job as punter in 2013. His contract, however, runs out at the end of the season, and the Patriots drafted Jake Bailey out of Stanford in the fifth round for a reason.