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Kick/Punt Returners

By azyoda
2/13/2016 5:06 pm
Looking for some insight into identifying top level kick and punt returners. I've just finished my 2nd complete season after taking over a team in season 3 seasons ago, and my returner was already on my roster. He does a good job, but I have tried to identify in the past draft WRs and CBs that would not only fill a role at those positions but drafted specifically for their return potential. Obviously kick catching is one attribute to look at, and I would assume speed and acceleration.
My current #1 returner is 72 speed, 74 accel, 86 kick catching and is current/max 62/65 as a returner.
My new draft pick is 100 speed, 70 accel and 91 kick catching but ends up at 31/57 as a returner.
So clearly there are other attributes that need to grow for him to get better as a returner, but since speed accel and kick catching don't change, what other attributes impact this position?
Sorry if this has been mentioned in prior threads but I couldn't find anything after searching in the forum.
Thanks!

Re: Kick/Punt Returners

By WarEagle
2/13/2016 5:15 pm
You can set your own weights for returners so their rating reflects what you feel is important.

Re: Kick/Punt Returners

By jgcruz
2/15/2016 2:20 am
Breaking tackles and running with the ball ratings come to mind as well.

Re: Kick/Punt Returners

By setherick - League Admin
2/15/2016 8:22 am
jgcruz wrote:
Breaking tackles and running with the ball ratings come to mind as well.


I have yet to see a PR/KR drop the kick, so kick catch can be fairly low too. I usually look at SP, AC, Carry, Break tackle, and Intelligence over it.

Re: Kick/Punt Returners

By WarEagle
2/15/2016 8:25 am
setherick wrote:
jgcruz wrote:
Breaking tackles and running with the ball ratings come to mind as well.


I have yet to see a PR/KR drop the kick, so kick catch can be fairly low too. I usually look at SP, AC, Carry, Break tackle, and Intelligence over it.


I have seen Punt Returners drop kicks, and it sucks when it happens to you. For this reason, I do not ignore kick catching for Punt Returners.

Re: Kick/Punt Returners

By setherick - League Admin
2/15/2016 8:30 am
WarEagle wrote:
setherick wrote:
jgcruz wrote:
Breaking tackles and running with the ball ratings come to mind as well.


I have yet to see a PR/KR drop the kick, so kick catch can be fairly low too. I usually look at SP, AC, Carry, Break tackle, and Intelligence over it.


I have seen Punt Returners drop kicks, and it sucks when it happens to you. For this reason, I do not ignore kick catching for Punt Returners.


I'm willing to take the calculated risk that the one time my punt returner drops a punt is going to **** less for me than the multiple PR TDs he'll get during the season will **** for my opponents.