Quote Originally Posted by Bo Darville View Post
If I'm coach, my first concern when picking a punt returner is decision making and sure-handedness. I worry about that more than their ability to return the ball. So many decisions have to be made quickly (return, faircatch, let it bounce). Also a punt is tougher to catch than a kickoff. Many punts never get returned, so the ability to run with the ball isn't a huge deal. I don't like Jameon's decision making and he muffs too many. The punt that bounced around the 20-25 then rolled to the 1 yard line was a killer. You absolutely have to faircatch that. Look how some major colleges and NFL teams are putting a surehanded white guy back there who can make a good decision. Not necessarily a game-breaker.

Kickoff return is a different story. It is easier to catch and the coach can make the decision by telling the player before he walks onto the field if he wants him to take a knee or return one should it happen to go into the endzone.

Jameon had 3 punt returns that cost us 50-70 yards in field position. Think about that type of yardage for a minute against a team like Alabama.
^This^

We need to let every WR and DB practice catching punts in heavy traffic, and make a decision from there. Hell, our blocking on punt return sucks anyway, so we don't necessarily need a game breaker as Bo just said. We just need someone that will fair catch the ball every single time, and never let it bounce unless it's inside the 10. I just want someone back there that doesn't make us all nervous when the ball is punted, and that will catch it every time regardless of traffic. I don't give a shit if that guy is Sam Cowart...put him back there. We have enough screw ups on our ST's as it is....no need in putting a guy back there that is known to screw up in the return game.

Therefore I expect to continue seeing Lewis returning punts this year and next year...it would make too much sense to get someone else back there.