How exactly do you "waste" a punter?
The punter has literally nothing to do with what the other team does on a kick off return since he's not on the field, with the rare exception that the punter is kicking off. That special teams play that you mentioned the TE outrunning everyone was an interception return, AKA another play where the punter is not on the field. Trick plays? He's a punter. Returning punts for TDs? Again, not the job of the punter.
It's one thing when you dump your scrambled egg brain cells out into a post, but it's something special when you double down on it.