While we, the anxious and curious fans of the Seattle Seahawks, listened to Brock Huard during the preseason, we were told about the numerous punts of fifth round pick Michael Dickson. It was stated, multiple times, that Dickson had punts that could cause various problems for those trying to return them. Whether it’s the fluttering kangaroo kick or the spinning drop bear, is there any measurable effect to this unending arsenal of Australian punts?
Scraping through NCAA college football data, let’s take a look at Dickson against his contemporaries from 2015 to 2017 to determine what, if any, difference in fumbled catch percentage exists.