Punting: Improving Your Net – The most important punting stat – net yards – can be increased by using these successful coverage schemes.

by Curt Block

American Football Monthly August 2011 Issue Online

John Lilly has been an assistant to head coach Mark Richt at the University of Georgia for the last four seasons with responsibilities that include the punting unit. Lilly outlined this possible fourth down scenario:

“You’ve just been stopped,” Lilly proposed, “and you have to give up the thing you need to put points on the board. You have to sell  the team that the punt is our opportunity to make a huge play. When you see a punt returner put his hand up for a fair catc...Login to Read More

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