Punt Returning

[goodolgil]

I've heard a lot of people say punt returning is easy, can someone explain to me what I'm doing wrong. Around 95% at least one guy is right on me right as I receive it, if I'm ever so bold as to call a punt block two guys converge on me. I'm forced to call a fair catch, because of the increased fumbling this year.

Has anyone experienced the same problem as me?

[bravosfan]

I haven't had any luck returning punts, either. I return kicks for TD's often (probably too often infact), but I always get my arse kicked on punt returns.

[ZigZag]

You run away from the tackles.

[dust247]

I have only returned one for a td but i was lucky cause the kicker almost knock me out of bounce so they challenge it and it was still a td

[SKINSFAN0303]

I have not had any luck returning punts either I think my long is about 15 yards

[phattastic76]

whenever I get a good one I just bust a spin toward the sideline and somehow the other team misses tackling me.

[Torgo2]

This is a semi-cheese tactic, but an effective one. What usually makes punt returns so difficult is that the two ends on the "inside line" of the punting team always fly down the field WAY faster than in real life, and are always the first in your face on a return. Try moving the two ends on your line a few steps to the outside before the snap, and those two ends on the punting team will stay in to block.

You'll still have to avoid a lot of tacklers, but at least you'll have time to catch the ball and make a move 50 to 60% of the time. It sounds cheesy, but after a full Franchise season of using this tactic, my punt return stats are at right around the NFL average (in both numbers of returns and average yards), so the results are realistic. I've even taken a couple to the house.

BTW, I got this tip from another poster a while back, so I'm sorry that I can't remember his or her name to give props for it...

[SKINSFAN0303]

thanks dog I'm going to give that a shot