I really don't see why you need a kicker and a punter on a football team. Wouldn't it seem logical that a kicker could also punt well? How could you be a good kicker but not a good punter? I always thought that if you wanted to be one of those parents who pushed a kid at a young age to excel in a sport (like Tiger Woods or Serena Williams), you should push them to be a punter because no one aspires at a young age to be a punter. I figure if you start a kid out at 5 years old, he'll be way ahead of the curve and could have a decent chance of making the pro's if he stuck with it. Then when he makes the pro's he could parlay that into a long career. You have to figure punters have the least expectations put on them than any other professional sports player position. All they have to do is maintain a good average. If the punt gets blocked it's the line that gets the blame. If a pooch punt goes into the end zone, it's a bad bounce that is to blame. Punters are never blamed for anything. Now a kicker, that's a completely different thing. People don't remember the kicks you made, they remember the ones you missed. A punter used to be the field goal kick holder. I think it was just to give them something else to do. They don't even do that anymore. It's usually a backup quarterback now. It makes me wonder what these guys do in practice all day. I can't imagine a more cushy job and it's one they could probably do for 14 years.