Overall Special Teams Play

BGGrad01 · Post by **BGGrad01** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 2:05 am

Everybody is going to call for Timshanko's head over the next couple days for missing a couple more extra points tonight, but I think the rest of our special teams needs alot of work as well. Our kickoff return is consistently puting us in a starting position shy of the 20-yard line and our kick coverage teams last week weren't that great either.

Another thing that really bugged me tonight was the onside kick by BSU. Everyone along the front 5, except Steve Sanders, was going backwards on the attempt. Sanders came halfway across the field and somehow jumped over 3 guys to recover it. One good play by one guy on an otherwise lousy night for our special teams too IMO.

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 4:21 pm

I agree wholeheartedly. And you forgot to throw in Fry's crappy punting as well. There is not one facet of special teams play that I am happy about.

hammb · Post by **hammb** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 8:06 pm

Warthog wrote:I agree wholeheartedly. And you forgot to throw in Fry's crappy punting as well. There is not one facet of special teams play that I am happy about.

Just got back from the Browns game

Reading this, sounds like more of what we saw at the scrimmage a couple weeks ago...our special teams blows.

orangeandbrown · Post by **orangeandbrown** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 8:09 pm

Warthog wrote:I agree wholeheartedly. And you forgot to throw in Fry's crappy punting as well. There is not one facet of special teams play that I am happy about.

At least part of the blame for this goes to the fact they have him doing that dopey rugby style running punt. I think he'd be fine if he could just punt normally.

Schadenfreude · Post by **Schadenfreude** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 8:23 pm

orangeandbrown wrote:
Warthog wrote:I agree wholeheartedly. And you forgot to throw in Fry's crappy punting as well. There is not one facet of special teams play that I am happy about.
At least part of the blame for this goes to the fact they have him doing that dopey rugby style running punt. I think he'd be fine if he could just punt normally.

I thought it worked quite well in Wisconsin.

I didn't see the Ball State game, obviously.

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 8:50 pm

orangeandbrown wrote:
Warthog wrote:I agree wholeheartedly. And you forgot to throw in Fry's crappy punting as well. There is not one facet of special teams play that I am happy about.
At least part of the blame for this goes to the fact they have him doing that dopey rugby style running punt. I think he'd be fine if he could just punt normally.

I hear what you are saying. Is this a chicken/egg argument? Do they have him doing the running punt because he can't kick or do they do that to help the coverage?

Falconwise · Post by **Falconwise** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 8:58 pm

Special Teams are poor. This is a coaching problem. Look at the special teams coach. Nice guy, not a good coach. Came to BG from the high school ranks, which is where he landed after getting fired as Kent State's DC.

BG's offense is one of the best in the country. Everything else is flat.