Factoid
February 23, 2013
Colts will franchise Pat McAfee
The Colts will use the franchise tag on Pat McAfee. I don't think that's a surprise.
McAfee isn't a big-name guy. Most of us probably wouldn't recognize him if he were to walk by in the grocery store. But he's a weapon. He's a good punter, and he's one of the top handful of kickoff guys in the league (allowing the Colts to use Adam Vinatieri as their kicker - Vinatieri struggles on kickoffs).
In the last five years, McAfee has averaged over 67 yards on kickoffs four times. The rest of the league combined has done this only 19 times in the same time period (McAfee is the only guy at four).
LONGEST KICKOFF AVERAGE, 2008-2012
Avg Year (Tm)
71.1 2010 Billy Cundiff (Balt.)
70.0 2009 Pat McAfee (Ind.)
69.1 2012 Pat McAfee (Ind.)
68.4 2009 Matt Prater (Den.)
68.1 2008 Josh Brown (St.L.)
68.1 2012 Blair Walsh (Minn.)
68.0 2010 Thomas Morstead (N.O.)
67.9 2009 Olindo Mare (Sea.)
67.9 2010 Stephen Gostkowski (N.E.)
67.8 2009 Stephen Gostkowski (N.E.)
67.8 2011 Billy Cundiff (Balt.)
67.8 2011 Jay Feely (Ariz.)
67.8 2008 Rhys Lloyd (Car.)
67.7 2009 Thomas Morstead (N.O.)
67.6 2010 Michael Koenen (Atl.)
67.5 2012 Justin Tucker (Balt.)
67.5 2011 Josh Scobee (Jac.)
67.4 2009 David Buehler (Dall.)
67.2 2008 Rob Bironas (Tenn.)
67.1 2009 Michael Koenen (Atl.)
67.1 2012 Greg Zuerlein (St.L.)
67.0 2010 Pat McAfee (Ind.)
67.0 2011 Pat McAfee (Ind.)
^aEUR"Ian Allan