sentences:  The Patriots' special teams strategies have not been as widely studied.Because of the team's offensive success, the team ranks near the bottom of the league in number of punts executed.Of note, the team has consistently employed left-footed punters (including one, Chris Hanson, who could kick with both legs); there has been no discernible statistical advantage to doing so, and the hypothesis that the ball's spin in the opposing direction makes it more difficult to field has never been verified.