unting job over incumbent Johnny Townsend. How good of a game was it? Let’s see how his numbers in the game stack up with those of the punters in 2018.Cole averaged 43.0 yards per punt. While that punt average would have been just below thenumbers the man he just beat out for the punting job put up la

For at least the past couple of weeks Antonio Brown Raiders Jersey , all signs have pointed to a Raiders’ return to Oakland for one last season. With the sides having “meaningful and productive” talks since resuming negotiations late last week, a deal appears closer than ever.“I will confirm that we, late last week, started sitting down and talking with the Raiders about the potential of a 2019 season deal,” Scott McKibben, executive director of the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority, told via Michael Gehlken of the . “In my view, the discussions have been meaningful and productive.”The team’s lease expires Wednesday Womens Antonio Brown Jersey , McKibben told Gehlken. The sides had agreed on terms that included $7.5 million in rent for 2019, but the Raiders withdrew from that extension when the city of Oakland filed suit against the NFL and its 32 teams.The Raiders have considered several options and had an agreement with Oracle Park in San Francisco. The 49ers, though, refused to give up their territorial rights to allow the Raiders to play in San Francisco. You forced my hand." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesSilver And Black Pride homepageHorizontal - WhiteSilver And Black Pridean Oakland Raiders communityFollow Silver And Black Pride online:Follow Silver And Black Pride on TwitterFollow Silver And Black Pride on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchSilver And Black Pride main menuFanpostsFanshotsRaidersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Raiders StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Raiders NewsYahoo Raiders Team PageYahoo Raiders ReportYahoo Raiders Depth ChartYahoo Raiders TransactionsYahoo Raiders PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕How AJ Cole’s numbers in Raiders preseason opener would stack up against rest of NFLNew,110commentsYou forced my hand.PDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:How AJ Cole’s numbers in Raiders preseason opener would stack up against rest of NFLTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailOakland RaidersI saw a commenter complain that we had two consecutive (!) articles about punters. So, by popular demand, enjoy a third.AJ Cole’s performance in the Raiders’ preseason opener won him the Raiders punting job over incumbent Johnny Townsend. How good of a game was it? Let’s see how his numbers in the game stack up with those of the punters in 2018.Cole averaged 43.0 yards per punt. While that punt average would have been just below thenumbers the man he just beat out for the punting job put up last season (43.2), that was also Cole’s NET average because there were no returns. As a NET average Antonio Brown Jersey White , that would have been tied for the second best in the NFL with 4-time All Pro Johnny Hekker.Two of Cole’s punts were stopped inside the 20. One was fair caught and the other was a brilliant pooch punt that stuck in the turf at the 8-yard-line and bounce back to the 10-yard-line. Averaged over a full season, that would be 32 punts stopped inside the 20. That would be tied for the sixth most in the league with 9-year veteran Britton Colquitt, four-time Pro Bowler Andy Lee, and 6-year veteran Sam Martin.Two of Cole’s punts were fair caught and two were downed. Again, that would good for 32 of each over a 16-game season. Both would easily lead the league by a wide margin. 49ers punter Bradley Pinion led the NFL last season with 28 fair catches and Washington punter Tress Wray led the league with 19 downed punts.Yeah, it’s a small sample size. Yeah, it’s a meaningless game. Let’s see if he can keep it going Thursday against the Cardinals.Follow @LeviDamien