Rough year for Brad Nortman in 2014?

[Paa Langfart]

Kam Chancellor jumping over the entire offensive line like 4 times in a row with zero adjustment tells a man all he needs to know about our special teams last year. 

 

I've never seen anything like it. 

I think I could realistically say it also tells you all you need to know about Rivera.

[YoungPanthers89]

Am I remembering incorrectly or the year we drafted him wasn't there another punter in the draft everyone wanted? I can't remember who he was or anything but I remember a slight uproar when we drafted Nortman instead. And I think the reasoning behind drafting Nortman over the other guy was that his hang-time was better (less powerful leg but could keep the ball in the air longer). If this is the case, was our special teams so bad last year that not even a punter that specializes in hang-time could help (this is a rhetorical question as the answer is more than likely yes)? 

This stat seems to be 99% due to how bad our coverage team was and not how bad Nortman was. I remember several times the punt returner having to back up to get to the ball but our coverage was no where in sight.

Drew Butler, who has been on 4 different teams in 3 years.