There are many words that you can use to describe John Goodman. Great student, good teammate and a leader are a few of those words, but punt returner shouldn’t be one of those words used to describe him.
Goodman remains Notre Dame’s guy returning punts despite being one of the worst returners in the entire country. When he actually doesn’t call for a fair catch and returns a punt, which is a rarity in itself, his stats are eye-popping bad. In eight returns, the senior only has five yards.
There are a number of reasons for this. Goodman doesn’t have the speed to get away from opposing defenders nor the strength to break tackles. There are several punt returners across the country who can break several tackles in order for a big return, but not Goodman.
Keeping Goodman this long as the team’s punt returner is inexcusable. It appeared as though he had lost his job in the beginning of this season when Theo Riddick was returning punts, but a Riddick fumble i...
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