Doctor Detroit
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You would just have to make a fair catch. Let's say this was a spur of the moment event/contest and you had no practice at all. 
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Could you catch a punt from an NFL punter? (1 Viewer)
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Doctor Detroit
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It's a punt, who knows. Let's say a normal person would have a reasonable chance to get to the ball.
safariplanet
Footballguy
Definitely not
and probably not a regular punt, unless it was for money or pride.
and probably not a regular punt, unless it was for money or pride.
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awesomeness
Guest
Easy 
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Playing pick-up football<>catching a punt from an NFL kickerI'm guessing 3 in 10 men who think they are "good athletes" could actually catch this punt.
Ditkaless Wonders
Footballguy
Yes.
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
Probably not.
Interesting that most think they could. My guess is it is a lot harder than it looks. I am still in pretty good shape for my age, but it would still be tough.
Interesting that most think they could. My guess is it is a lot harder than it looks. I am still in pretty good shape for my age, but it would still be tough.
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Corporation
Angry Bovine
Are there people running towards us?This would be a good thing to see on Joes vs Pros, I bet it's harder than you think.
RedmondLonghorn
Footballguy
Unless the FFA has a lot more former college punt returners than I was aware of, there is a whole lot of delusion going on in this poll.
Fennis
Footballguy
Im saying 3 in 10 would even have the ball bounce off some part of their body. Maybe... just maybe 1 in 10 would catch one punt from an NFL kicker with no warm-ups.FWIW, I voted Yes. But really there is no chance.
kutta
Footballguy
Catching the punt is not running the punt back. We just have to catch it.Do you think you could catch a pass from Kurt Warner? That doesn't mean you could play WR in the NFL, it is just catching a pass.
stevegamer
Footballguy
On a practice field with no coverage, I think I'd have a pretty decent shot.
There's a chance in game action - if the punt goes out of bounds uncatchable - it's on the punter, so I did my job, signalling for the fair catch, right?
There's a chance in game action - if the punt goes out of bounds uncatchable - it's on the punter, so I did my job, signalling for the fair catch, right?
kutta
Footballguy
No way. You guys are crazy. It's a ball. If it comes in your general direction, you should be able to catch it.Heck, I caught a grape in my mouth from 20 stories. Catching a punt from an NFL kicker is nothing.
stevegamer
Footballguy
I was a reserve lineman/starting kicker - until a soccer player came along who gave up soccer. I definitely would prefer the FG attempt, unles an unreturnable punt with a FC call counts as okay.r0llin_game
Footballguy
I remember when I was in HS like 5 years ago, I went to the park by my house and drill a 42 yard fg. I also had some practice kicking off one of the high school tees for PATS/FG's but didn't like those too much.
RedmondLonghorn
Footballguy
You are underrating how hard just fielding a punt is. That ball gets kicked high in the air and is coming down pretty damn fast. And that isn't even accounting for the potential need to run to get under it.As for the question of catching a pass from Kurt Warner, I am sure that many of us could catch one, but it would be pretty dependent on what kind of route it is and how much pace he put on the ball. I don't think the average FBG would be too successful catching a quick hook, slant or out that was absolutely fired at them, but there are lots of other routes where the success rate could be much higher.
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
no doubt. i returned kicks back in the day & am still in relatively good shape.
hell, they had the jugs punt machine pumping out balls to the fat asses on the biggest loser last season & some of them made the catch. not the same i know, but close.
hell, they had the jugs punt machine pumping out balls to the fat asses on the biggest loser last season & some of them made the catch. not the same i know, but close.
shake zula
Footballguy
Do I get more than one shot? Either way I think I could field it. I don't think its much different than fielding a fly ball.
Short Corner
Footballguy
No problem without shoulder pads.
H.K.
Footballguy
The key to catching a punt is knowing the spot it will land and getting there in a position to field it. Then, if it spirals or is end over end, no problem....if not, good luck. It takes a little practice to get that judgment back, so with no prior practice I'd guess the success rate of people off the street would be around 10%.Another
Outs or hooks when the ball is thrown before the break would be comical to watch, though. Definitely some broken noses.
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fatguyinalittlecoat
Footballguy
The way I read the question you only get one chance. If that's the case, you guys are crazy. I say maybe 10% of you catch it. If you get multiple chances, the numbers go way up. Most of us would hold onto one eventually.
bostonfred
Footballguy
You did what now?
Dexter
Footballguy
jhib
Footballguy
And that's if it's in a dome or perfect weather outside.One chance I would say at best 2 out of every 10
Nigel
Footballguy
catching a pass and catching a punt are two very different animals.
Linus Scrimmage
Footballguy
I played soccer all my life.
I could punt the ball better than I could catch one
I could punt the ball better than I could catch one
GroveDiesel
Footballguy
Went to the NFL Experience when it was at the HOF Game one year and caught punts from a jugs machine. It's a lot harder than you'd think. And that's with a machine putting it in a fairly predictable spot.
KnowledgeReignsSupreme
Footballguy
We had a guy on our football team that was mainly a track guy. Ran the 100m and 200m really fast. They tried to put him back there for punt/kick returns. He dropped every one. Then he'd pick it up off the ground and proceed to run it back for 60 yards. Pretty effective overall I guess.
In an empty stadium, just shagging punts, I'd say at present, I'd have ~ 33% chance of catching oneIn a full stadium, just shagging punts, no one else on the field, just the pressure of 70,000 people laughing at me when I drop it, I'd have ~ 10% chanceIn a game, I'd have < 2% chance of catching it, and I would be waving for the fair catch before the ball was even in the air.(note, I've never played organized football, and am not very athletic any longer)
Nigel
Footballguy
The flight of a round object is much easier to judge than the flight of a leather torpedo.
Linus Scrimmage
Footballguy
Ok there Willie Mays Hayes.
H.K.
Footballguy
Absolutely. Just settle under the ball, then put what would normally be your glove hand about about a foot from you face and watch it in. Same thing.
Steve Tasker
Footballguy
I worked for a bunch of years with a punter who's currently bouncing around NFL tryouts (never seems to land on a team).It's a hell of a lot harder than it looks, even with no pads and no coverage.If I get 3 chances, I'd say I'll catch 1-2.....but I only get 1 try?Nigel said:
Steve Tasker
Footballguy
Is he the one making the sandwiches?
:shrugs:I didn't think catching fly balls took any particular atheletic skill. We take guys off the street and after a few games in right field they are able to accomplish this task.Ok there Willie Mays Hayes.
Da Guru
Fair & Balanced
Last summer my daughters were working out on the track at the local HS.
There were two college aged kids on the football field practicing their FGs and punting...I was just standing there so I said I would shag for them.
One kid was going to Grand Valley State, the other to Eastern Michigan. It was a somewhat windy day and they punted the ball very high. The high spirel kicks I handled pretty easy, the high balls that were out of rotation were much more difficult to catch..muffed quite a few of those, the line drive knuckleball kicks were very difficult to handle.
There were two college aged kids on the football field practicing their FGs and punting...I was just standing there so I said I would shag for them.
One kid was going to Grand Valley State, the other to Eastern Michigan. It was a somewhat windy day and they punted the ball very high. The high spirel kicks I handled pretty easy, the high balls that were out of rotation were much more difficult to catch..muffed quite a few of those, the line drive knuckleball kicks were very difficult to handle.
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Short Corner
Footballguy
I think a football would be much easier to judge than a batted baseball.
Jayrod
Footballguy
You would think wrong.
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