Advanced Punting Statistics: AKA Is Nortman Replaceable?

[SgtJoo]

Yes this is serious.

https://purpleptsd.com/2016/06/25/how-to-evaluate-punters/

TLDR he graded out average to below average depending on which statistic you look at, and in composite score he grades out bottom 7.

So yes. In case you were wondering...

[KillerKat]

Scrifres will replace him just fine

[electro's horse]

22 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

Scrifres will replace him just fine

assuming he's healthy. 

with the exception of like 2 dudes every year on either end of the spectrum punter/kicker is the most fungible position in the league and you should absolutely never put a premium on it (lol bucs)

[The Huddler]

I dont need advanced punting statistics to know he was replacable. 

 

I could definitely live with out him outkicking the coverage and his inconsistancy. 

[Panthro]

There are a couple of great punters and crappy punters ask the rest are same. 

[L-TownCat]

59 minutes ago, Panthro said:

There are a couple of great punters and crappy punters ask the rest are same. 

Isn't that like the rule of 3's or something like that?

[SwagAces9030]

At least we knew what we had with him... It could get a lot worse, sometimes you don't know what you had till its gone. I always thought Nortman did a solid job, nothing spectacular but played his role. 

[csx]

2 hours ago, SwagAces9030 said:

At least we knew what we had with him... It could get a lot worse, sometimes you don't know what you had till its gone. I always thought Nortman did a solid job, nothing spectacular but played his role. 

Meh.....he was a good guy. The team didn't feel he was not replaceable. Did they even make him an offer? If they wanted him they could have signed him to a long term contract easily. If they thought he was good he would be a Panther for a very long time.

[Panthro]

16 hours ago, L-TownCat said:

Isn't that like the rule of 3's or something like that?

If Nortman was one of the elite punters he would have been paid like one...by us. He was not

[juliosantos]

we wont need a punter when we score every drive;]

[SCP]

He seemed to shank a lot more than most punters. Maybe that's my revisionist punter history speaking, but it seemed that way to me.

[L-TownCat]

1 hour ago, Panthro said:

If Nortman was one of the elite punters he would have been paid like one...by us. He was not

Right but my question is that "couple good, couple bad" reference.  Didnt somebody say that recently as a rule?  3 good 3 bad and the rest are interchangeable?

I feel like im losing my marbles I know I've heard that before.

[RelaxImaPro]

I'll always appreciate him for that 2013 saints monsoon game for our first division title since 2008.

 Easily the best game of his career and he was a huge factor in our win that day.  Our offense kept stalling drive after drive with 3 & outs, yet nortman kept pinning the saint waaaay back on their side of the field

[KB_fan]

3 hours ago, RelaxImaPro said:

I'll always appreciate him for that 2013 saints monsoon game for our first division title since 2008.

 Easily the best game of his career and he was a huge factor in our win that day.  Our offense kept stalling drive after drive with 3 & outs, yet nortman kept pinning the saint waaaay back on their side of the field

yup.  I remember that.  

I forget what game it was this past season, but there was definitely one game where Nortman made a huge difference as well. He flipped the field numerouns times.   It was early in the year.  I'll have to see if I can find it in my stats...

 

Update:  It was week 2 against Houston.  Nortman definitely helped us win that game.  7 punts.  Longest 65.  Average 53.9.  Note the 6 Panthers drives where we ended inside our own 25 (yikes), and then note the starting field position for Houston on their drives... (phew)