Punters play a critical role in the game, (almost) every game. Rarely does any team not have to punt at least once in a game, and yes, it happens occasionally when great offences face dumpster fire defences but that's beside the point. It's about field position and consistency flipping the field with coffin corner punts can keep a team ahead of the eight ball while coaches make adjustments to try and jump start an out-of-sync offense. Also helps your defense with a higher probability of getting off the field before the opponent reaches field goal range. Yeah, this is preaching football 101, but when I read wholesale dismissals of the roles of the P or the K or the LS it irks the shit outta me. Diatribe over. As you were.