How The Raiders Broke the NFL

Lifelong, 45+ year Raider fan. The main reason our punters are so amazing is we give them so many chances to punt. 😞

The Shane Lechler and Seabass Janikowski combo was lethal

They also have had some iconic/great kickers over their years: George Blanda(Kicker and QB during his time with the Raiders), Sebastian Janikowski, and now Daniel Carlson. Raiders and special teams is something they've always had.

These past 20+ years by the Raiders have been a prime example that fantastic punting does not equate to winning. In other words, the offense and defense have failed the Raiders’ special teams unit year after year since 2002.

Marquette king was also crazy fast. There were so many trick plays that were possible. I never understood why his career ended so quickly.

Ray Guy was One of Greatest Punter / Hall of Famer, May He R.I.P.

Well Lechler definitely got plenty of punting reps with that 2006 Raiders offense.

I might have been waiting my whole life as a Raider fan and Ray Guy fan for this video.

I may be a big chargers fan and thus a big Raiders hater, but man do I love their specialists.

Marquette King's personality ended his career. He was kicked off the Raiders cause he pissed off the locker room. Remember when he took that picture with Aqib Talib making fun of Crabtree and the necklace incident? Bruce Irvin almost beat his ass during that whole drama. Soon after he was off the team. No punter is worth a locker room cancer.

Ruy Guy is a legend 💪🏾👊🏾💪🏾👊🏾 John Madden loved him

this video makes me wonder how punting on 4th down became normalized and whether team roster sizes were embiggened specifically for punters/kickers, great vid! Way to make punting interesting

10:40 I was literally about to make this comment before I heard you say it. Lechler’s gotta be the second punter in the HOF

Now this is what I subscribed for

3 phases of football. i grew up watching lechler and king. now having cole is awesome.

Similarly Green Bay has had an insane run with their QBs.

Thanks for sharing. I remember watching Ray Guy on television growing up. He was phenomenal. I can't think of another team with the string of punting greats the Raiders have had. Shawn R., Mo-Mutt Music/Sacred & Secular (and football fan)

You know I’ve been a Raiders fan my whole life! Never did I realize that we have been that dominant in a position for that long! The only guy I remember really is Ray Guy. That is when I was a kid and probably did look at positions in a different way. Since then, I think I’ve been the type of person that doesn’t care about a punter. Because that means we’re giving the ball up. “But” thank you for the history lesson and the importance of every player since I do admit, I lost sight of it. Great video and editing by the way!

I remember being so disappointed that the Raiders didn't get JK Scott. They had actually traded up fro him, and the Packers took him one pick before the Raiders, so they settled with Townsend. Mind you, I was well aware of the history of punters on the Raiders. I grew up watching Lechler dominate for over a decade. I even tried being a punter myself when I was 12 (that didn't work lol), so I was hyper aware of the next punter for the Raiders. I remember seeing AJ Cole's first preseason game, and I just said, yep, that's the guy. Some teams are known for their linebacker history or QB's, but the Raiders will always be known for their punter history.

I love the high drop, flowy Ray Guy punt. It’s how I punt, except Ray could beat my punt stats with his non-dominant leg 😂