re: The Athletic Saints 7 round mock draft

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The gap from the best punter (53.1 yards per punt) to Hedley (43.0) was a 1st down.
The gap for net yards per punt (45.3 net yards per punt) to Hedley (39.7) is 5.6 yards

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I'm not going to go back and look at every punt, but looking at average numbers doesn't always reflect how a so-so punter can hurt your team. Consistency is the most valuable commodity. If every fourth or fifth punt is a stinker and gives the other team a short field, he can kill you - even if the rest of his punts are respectable enough to give him a decent net average.