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is there any chance that kicking helps punting (or vice versa)?

Originally posted by smarlow
is there any chance that kicking helps punting (or vice versa)?

Not very likely.

Originally posted by Firenze
Originally posted by dapasta

Not worth doing - spend the money, get both. My first kicker spent his first season as a punter (my choice - I wouldn't do it again) and I now have 36 sp in punting that are wasted. My newest kicker is also doing it (owners choice - he doesn't believe in punters). Time will tell but I hope we don't have to rely on him to get us out from deep on ours side of the field. Even though this is a game the simulation needs certain skills to make the K or P do his job - sure you can train them all, but then you won't be worth a plugged nickel at either job

You shouldn't actually put points into it...just make him punt with 10 punting.

I am not putting anything into punting. This season it's hard enough to get a kicker to perform properly, especially on FG. No way I am worried about punting

Originally posted by Firenze
Originally posted by smarlow

is there any chance that kicking helps punting (or vice versa)?

Not very likely.

NO - Punting mechanics are different and you have to train different categories

What about doing a drop kick field goal ala Doug Flutie with the the Pats a few years back? Shouldn't punting help that?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2277308

Originally posted by Mob-6
What about doing a drop kick field goal ala Doug Flutie with the the Pats a few years back? Shouldn't punting help that?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2277308

Nobody seriously drop kicks anymore. It was more of a stunt when Flutie did it than anything else.

For all the negativity about doing this I will say it does get the XP faster then just kicking or punting!