Punts

[With_Two_Flakes]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

What's it hurt? The bag's in my hand, it signals the end of the kick, I drop it.

Key point from RichMSN here that maybe some folks might skim past and miss as they read it. The bag is in your hand ready before the ball is even snapped.

Carrying it in your hand feels different to downs 1, 2 and 3 and helps you to remember to drop it. When assessing a crew, the times I see someone forget to bag the end of a kick or a first touching / illegal touching is when they don't have it in their hand.