Below average 38.9 yd average kick distance for Mike Renaud vs Redblacks.

 

Over the past six years his average is 42.4 yds per kick, inflated slightly by last season's average of 43.9 YPK  (due to lots of 2-outs by our putrid offence in 2013).

 

Of course there's lots more to evaluating a kicker's effectiveness than how far your average kick travels. There's also hang time, how quickly you connect with the ball and how well you can position the ball once kicked.

 

Thoughts?

 

 

Could be better.... much better....

I don't think Renaud is very good. They always say he shines in camp but then in the games he's inconsistent.

Renaud was doing directional punting which affects his average. Coaches don't want the booming 60  yard punts anymore as the returners being so fast can outrun the coverage. So, a guy with a 38.9 yd avg is probably favored more than a guy with a 44.5 yd avg. Burke Dales could boom his punts but he was not a great directional punter. Punters like Rob Maver & Josh Bartel are very good directional punters. They are pretty proficient at dropping their punts into a spot on the field or punting out  of bounds. I think you have to look at the net avg yds on a punt & not total avg yds to get a good idea how Renaud is doing. 

Renaud was doing directional punting which affects his average. Coaches don't want the booming 60  yard punts anymore as the returners being so fast can outrun the coverage. So, a guy with a 38.9 yd avg is probably favored more than a guy with a 44.5 yd avg. Burke Dales could boom his punts but he was not a great directional punter. Punters like Rob Maver & Josh Bartel are very good directional punters. They are pretty proficient at dropping their punts into a spot on the field or punting out  of bounds. I think you have to look at the net avg yds on a punt & not total avg yds to get a good idea how Renaud is doing. 

 

Agree for the most part - Maher lost his job because he was outpunting the coverage... - however, I would take Maver or Bartel over Renaud anyday...  He is okay but  mid-30 yard punts from our side of the field - meh.  If you include our no yards penalties in 'net yardage', its not a great picture.

 

Not panicking but sure would be nice to see a punter on our PR.

Woods big return was a result of Maher out kicking the coverage. Had a couple others if Woods had little more speed would have a couple more big ones.

While I appreciate Renaud's "ability" to place a ball .. His hang time leaves a lot to be desired .. Now I realize that living on the prairies like we do, he sometimes needs to keep it lower so that he can drive the ball into the wind .. but I feel this is one area of his game that is inconsistent.

Raw punting yardage doesn't tell the whole story.

What's his net yardage after returns and how many times has he punted out of bounds with no return? How do these numbers compare with the rest of the league's punters? Answer those questions and I think we'll have a better idea of how good our punting game is.

(Edit: yeah, pretty much exactly what iso said)

Inconsistent.....is his middle name....

In the third he punted the ball and it had a great angle...unfortunately it was 15 yards short from the sideline and they ended up with great field position because we had the 15 yard no yards call.

He can be replaced

He's been average which is usually what he has been.

Woods big return was a result of Maher out kicking the coverage. Had a couple others if Woods had little more speed would have a couple more big ones.

 

Looked to me like the Bombers had the block on pretty consistently when the Ottawa's were punting.  Maher also started taking quite a bit off his kicks after Woods return, Ottawa's special teams looked genuinely afraid of the Bombers having something odd on.  You could see them lining up man on man on both punt teams, being real careful, which I guess is an effect of having O'Shea as our coach.

 

Renaud had a bad day.  No wind, no reason to hit kicks under 40, even for placement.  Pretty sure our punt cover guys can cover a 45 yard punt.

I like Renaud - he's not the greatest punter ever, but speaking of, anyone know where his son is? He was in our camp then I think he went somewhere else after he was cut, he was cut again and...... is he going to Junior football? Maybe in a few years.......

 

But I do remember Cameron in his early years here - if we had forums then I bet a lot of people would be saying the same thing. He was allowed to 'perfect' his craft over time. I think Renaud is getting better, and yes he has bad games but all players do. Unfortunately, for football, Kickers and QB's can't 'hide' when they have a bad game (similarly hockey goalies) - if they have an 'off day' even a semi-casual fan will notice it. 

Renaud is mostly OK, but certainly not a top-three punter in the league, and I have not seen him getting better. He is probably as good as he is going top be and the coaches and management will have to decide if he's good enough. I happen to think we need to do better.

Hajrullahu looked okay at punting in training camp.  Maybe he will take over both jobs at some point.

He has a decant arm though.

He has a decant arm though.

Presumably good for pouring wine?

Hajrullahu looked okay at punting in training camp.  Maybe he will take over both jobs at some point.

I think the day of the punter/PK are numbered. Only a couple of guys do it now. The day of the true specialist is upon us. It used to be your regular center also long snapped on punts & FGs. And we had guys like Bernie Ruoff who punted &  kicked FGs. Now, each job is handled by 3 different players for the most part. It allows each specialist to just concentrate on their skill & not have to master more than one anymore. 

He has a decant arm though.

Presumably good for pouring wine?

Or faking to pour wine!

I know he's punting for direction, but the goal is direction and some length, usually, depending on where you are on the field. Right now he's not getting either of those two consistently. We get one or the other, sometimes neither.

Hajrullahu looked okay at punting in training camp.  Maybe he will take over both jobs at some point.

I do believe this is the idea.. Lirim mentioned in an interview he wants all trey jobs..

Also, I think the coaches like his accuracy, rarely gets blocked and knows his stuff cold... He's not going to win any distance awards unless wind assisted or awesome bounces but his consistency has improved alot..