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There has been no shortage of praise from Patriots coach Bill Belichick this season when it comes to discussing the opposing team’s punter.womens Jordan Willis Jersey

, to New Orleans’ Thomas Morstead, to Houston’s Shane Lechler,From Kansas City’s Dustin Colquitt, to Oakland’s Marquette King, Belichick gave one rave review after another.Authentic Jordan Willis Jersey

he took time to express his admiration for his own punter.womens A.J. Green Jersey,On Tuesday

which is a bedrock of the Belichick Way.Authentic Vontaze Burfict Jersey,Ryan Allen finished 30th in the league with a gross average of 43.4 yards, but mostly by what the Patriots typically ask of him. That is to execute in situational moments, a figure that was adversely impacted by a slow start in September

,Allen ranked fifth after dropping 41.4 percent of his punts inside the 20-yard line.womens John Ross Jersey

and certainly the elements and field condition come into play.Authentic Joe Mixon Jersey,” Belichick said in a conference call. “It’s making the right kick in the right situation. Sometimes part of that is the rush, sometimes part of it is the coverage,“Punting is such a situational play; it’s not just standing there and kicking it as far as you can, sometimes part of it is the field position and game situation, time left and so forth

he’s done a good job of executing them.womens Carl Lawson Jersey”,“Overall he has done a very good job for us, not just in situational punts but last week when we he was backed up and had to hit for distance into the wind, too. Ryan works hard and he’s really a guy who pays attention to his job and all the little things we ask him to do. When those situations have come up, he did a good job of that

Allen is coming off a tremendous performance in which he helped the Patriots control field position in their 26-6 win over the New York Jets on Sunday in bitterly cold and extremely windy conditions at Gillette Stadium.womens Josh Malone Jersey

Allen placed five of his eight punts inside the New York 20, including balls at the 4, 4 and 3. His footwork combined with the legwork of the coverage team — led by Matthew Slater and Jonathan Jones — added up to an impressive net average of 41.8 yards.

,“There’s a lot of gray area in punting, but situationally we were all on the same page and we got good coverage, we usually get the outcome that we want as a unit. So everyone was doing their job and it was fun.”Authentic John Ross Jersey,” Allen said afterward. “We were all firing on one cylinder and when we do that

And, as Belichick mentioned, Allen boomed a 52-yarder into the wind at the end of the first quarter to flip the field from the New England 33 to the New York 14.Authentic Tyler Eifert Jersey

punters and Belichick:womens Tyler Eifert Jersey,A couple of interesting notes regarding the Patriots

Allen is a left-footed punter, which has been the case with every punter Belichick has employed during his 18 seasons in New England beginning with Lee Johnson in 2000. (Belichick has previously called that trend “a coincidence.”)Authentic Josh Malone Jersey,

And from 2001 to 2012, but only one for Belichick., the Patriots had four primary punters in Ken Walter, Josh Miller, each of whom lasted three seasons. Interestingly, and Zoltan Mesko, Chris Hanson, Johnson also punted for three seasons for the Patriots

The 6-foot-2, 215-pound Allen is now in his fifth season in New England after unseating Mesko and making the team as an undrafted rookie out of Louisiana Tech by way of Oregon State in 2013.Authentic A.J. Green Jersey,

Allen did his job well enough to earn a three-year, $6.1-million extension in 2015 even though he had a year remaining on his rookie contract. However, he uncharacteristically struggled with his timing and rhythm to start this season before working through his issues.womens Vontaze Burfict Jersey

,“You have to put your nose down and keep working on it and be diligent about it, but the great thing about it is you have to keep working each day. ... It’s one day at a time.”womens Joe Mixon Jersey,” Allen said. “That’s kind of the approach I’ve taken. It’s still not perfect and it’s still not where I want to be

he recognized Allen for his contributions to the Patriots.'Authentic Carl Lawson Jersey,Belichick has extolled the efforts of opposing punters all season. With the playoffs on the horizon