The recent revolution in NFL football that emphasizes offense over all else has changed the outlook on the kicking game. Long-held ideas about time of possession, field position, run the ball and stop the run are going by the wayside. In their place is a new NFL that increasingly values passing and pass defense, explosive plays and quick drives, and going for it on fourth down.
The New York Giants parted ways this off-season with their punter of the past few years, Riley Dixon. Dixon performed well when he first came to the Giants, but his punting declined thereafter.