Shane Lechler News

"That always amazed me that out of all the things I did in my career, that's always the first thing people ask me about," Guy said.

In the history of football only one man is even worth mentioning in the same paragraph as Shane Lechler .

San Francisco 49ers All-Pro punter Andy Lee signed a six-year contract extension Wednesday that Matt Maiocco of Comcast SportsNet Bay Area reported was worth $20.5 million .

I've previously looked at Shane Lechler's punting and the Raiders defensive performance, but now I wanted to combine the two and plot the graphs together to get a visual sense of how Shane Lechler is contributing to the Raiders' defensive field position.

Andy Lee, who averaged a NFL record 44.0 net yards per punt last season, has agreed with the 49ers on a six-year contract extension through 2018.

I did an analysis of Shane Lechler's 2011 year and how impressive it was . At $4M/year, it should be impressive.

Or, more accurately, does special teams decide games? Given that the relative number of minutes spent in this 3rd Phase of football is paltry, the impact it can have on the W-L tally is astounding.