FED: Protecting the punter

[Rich]

Originally Posted by whitehat

I give a "running punter" the same type of protection I give a passing QB. If there is doubt that a punt will be made I am going to allow contact after he punts to the same degree i would allow contact on a QB after he passes. We seem to have more and more of those running rugby punts recently.

This is exactly what I tell a coach with a rugby punter who asks me that question. This is also what I tell the coach of the opponent when he asks me that question.

Frequently, I end up answering the question twice within 5 minutes.