ARE THE PATRIOTS GOING TO PUNT ALLEN OR BAILEY?

8/8/2019

Patriots rookie punter Jake Bailey.

After signing a one year deal this offseason, Ryan Allen saw the Patriots trade up to pick another punter in this year’s draft. Known for having a big leg and the ability to take on all kicking duties, Jake Bailey has been skying some balls in camp. With a few weeks left until roster cutdowns, here are some things to take note of as summer slips away.

Ryan Allen at Patriots Camp 2019.

Ryan Allen-

The lefty is consistent with his punts and surehanded with his holding duties.
If he were to get cut his dead money is only $100,000.
Only 8% of his punts have been touchbacks.
37% of his regular season punts have finished inside the 20
43% of his postseason punts have been inside the 20 (54% last year)
Has had 2 punts blocked.
Had 3 punts inside the 10 in last year’s Super Bowl.

RYAN ALLEN NFL CAREER STATISTICS

Screen shot from team rankings.

Jake Bailey-

9% of his collegiate punts were touchbacks
41% of his punts were inside the 20
54 of his career 185 punts went 50+ yards
Is known for his ridiculous hang time
Dead money $288,890

JAKE BAILEY NCAA CAREER STATISTICS

Jake Bailey holds for Stephen Gostkowski

Camp Observations and Patriots Past-

While Bailey gets more hangtime than Allen, his punts are very catchable as they come down like a spiral.
Allen’s are more of an end over end style which are hard to handle.
Many of Bailey’s punts take off for the endzone on the first bounce making downing it in play difficult.
Allen’s punts are more predictable with their soft bounces near the goal line.
Bailey has done some holding for Gostkowski
Jake has shown off his big kickoff leg in practice as well.
According to this article by Mac Cerullo, Bailey gets a lot of his air time by having a deep understanding of aviation
Former Patriot punter Zoltan Mesko is quoted in this article as saying that left-footed punters have an advantage when playing in Gillette Stadium
Last season rookie Corey Bojorquez didn’t get a chance to punt during the pre-season because he “didn’t earn it”.

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