As part of an effort to improve the realism of historical replays in Football Mogul, I recently calculated the average punt distance for the last 72 seasons: There is a general upward trend, which I think can be explained by improvements in technique and training (similar to the improvements we've seen by field goal kickers). But there are a couple things that I can't explain:
I can't think of any rules changes or shifts in strategy that would cause these changes. If you have any theories, let me know on Facebook or by commenting here.
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Spencer
9/23/2023 09:08:11 pm
Wasn't there an expansion that year? Worse average punter with expansion maybe? The other thought would be caused by overall league personnel turnover, maybe a couple good punters retire and a couple rookies struggle.
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James Picardat
10/6/2023 06:55:12 pm
I can only speculate about the late 60's to the late 70's but growing up during that time punting really seemed to be all about
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