Who will return punts and kickoffs in this season?

[eViL jEsTeR]

put me out there! I know how to fumble punts! and i'll do it for 1/10 the salary!

[pantherholic]

Witherspoon was out there for a punt return in the 4th and it was a fair catch. He was back to receive multiple KO's in the Baltimore game, but each time it was a touchback.

[coxc63]

Brian Witherspoon BIO:Why are we not using this guy?

Explosive young player who made roster as undrafted rookie in 2008 … Served as primary returner and saw action late in the season at CB … Set single-season franchise record with 52 kickoff returns for 1,250 yards … Possesses outstanding speed and quickness … Joined Isaiah Gardner as the only two undrafted rookies to make opening day roster … First player from Stillman (NCAA Division III) to make Jaguars roster … Nicknamed "Spoon."

2008

Played in 14 games as a rookie on special teams and at CB … Handled the kickoff and punt return duties … Was one of only two undrafted rookies to make opening day roster … Led team with a franchise-record 52 kickoff returns for 1,250 yards (24.0 avg.) and 17 punt returns for 192 yards (11.3 avg.) … The 11.3-average ranked as fifth-highest for a season in team history … Added seven tackles on defense and two special teams tackles … Became only the third Jaguars rookie to surpass 1,000 all-purpose yards as he finished with 1,442, joining Fred Taylor (1998) and Maurice Jones-Drew (2006) … Was impressive in his first career game on 9/7 at TEN as he returned three kickoffs for 124 yards (41.3 avg.) with a long of 51. Returned two punts for 45 yards (22.5 avg.) with a long of 29 yards … 9/14 vs. BUF: Had three kickoff returns for 85 yards (28.3 avg.) and one punt return for eight yards … 9/28 vs. HOU: Returned five kickoffs for 130 yards (26.0 avg.) and two punts for 43 yards (21.5 avg.). Saw action for three plays on defense … Totaled 101 yards on four kickoff returns on 10/5 vs. PIT … Was inactive on 10/12 at DEN with thigh injury … 10/26 vs. CLE: Returned a career-high six kickoffs for 134 yards (22.3) with a long of 30 and one punt for 14 yards . The six returns tied for the third-most in team history … 11/2 at CIN: Had two kickoff returns for 45 yards (22.5 avg.), one punt return for one yard and one special teams tackle … Inactive on 11/9 at DET … 11/16 vs. TEN: Totaled 75 yards on four kickoffs and 31 yards on two punt returns. Had four fair catches … 11/23 vs. MIN: Had a career-high 38-yard punt return … 12/1 at HOU: Recorded 52 yards on two kickoff returns and became third rookie in franchise history to have 1,000 all-purpose yards … 12/7 at CHI: Saw action for 20 plays at cornerback and recorded two solo tackles. Added two punt returns for two yards and four kickoff returns for 99 yards with a long of 35 … 12/14 vs. GB: Had one solo tackle on defense and set a single-season franchise record for kickoff returns (42) and kickoff return yards (1,033). Finished with 84 yards on four kickoffs … 12/18 vs. IND: Recorded one solo tackle and returned five kickoffs for 120 yards (24.0 avg.) … 12/28 at BAL: Recorded three solo tackles in season-finale

So your basically saying that the jags had a horrid D...I agree. Didn't witherspoon miss a kick return against baltimore?

[thunderraiden]

Witherspoon was out there for a punt return in the 4th and it was a fair catch. He was back to receive multiple KO's in the Baltimore game, but each time it was a touchback.

Wait he caught the punts and didn't fumble them? that is automatically an upgrade over all the other PR and KR's on our roster.

[Snake]

you can facepalm all you want but history under Fox shows that when he believes in guys he will start them again and again until he gets the results he beleives they are capable of.....even if he players on the roster that can stop the bleeding. Finally when the season is over if he still doesn't get the result he then make adjust his roster in the offseason.

No coach I can think of would have kept Jake in the length Fox did (even factoring what Jake had accomplished). He could have stopped the bleeding and saved the season by going to his bench.

I can't think of a coach that would have kept Godfrey in for 22 consecutive starts with that caliber of S play (2008 until his 09 injury). Sure, after 22 games of bad play he finally improved after he cameback from injury. That is a long time of a player hurting a team to get the wanted results. I would think they could make a lot of those improvements in practice instead of being a starter and being liabilities to those extremes on Sunday.

Edwards is bad. He isn't going to make huge gains from now until week 1. He has a proven NFL return man on his roster right now who had not even returned a single kick. Who do you want to wager will be the starter come week 1 at NY. My money is on Edwards b/c Fox simply beleives in him and wants him to be the guy. Fox will patiently wait for "his guy" even if it hurts the team in the process.

That is my opinion at least.

[CRA]

weak.