“Yeah, I was actually talking about this a little bit earlier — the funny thing about my job versus Daniel’s (Carlson) job is, for instance, is for Daniel, the uprights are the exact same dimensions every single year. So there’s a theoretical max to what he can do, which is make 100 percent of his kicks. But for a punter, the better you play, the more the goal posts just shift. If I kick it 50 yards, can I kick 51? I kick a 4.8 hang, can I kick a 4.9? There’s no theoretical limit to what I can do. It feels like the ball could always go a yard further, a tenth higher, a yard closer to the sideline. And so, yeah, I mean, I think there is a little bit of pressure, but I think it’s a good thing. And I think that it forces me to really lock in.”—Las Vegas Raiders punter AJ Cole III when asked what kind of pressure he feels as one of the NFL’s top punters.
