Power 5 Bias on AP All-American Team

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From what I witnessed, Joe's longest punts seemed to roll a long way rather then fly a long way. That's not what NFL teams look for in punters.

Regardless, Joe's a great kid...smart as heck. He'll be fine either way.
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Globetrotter wrote:Do they have national kicks inside the 20?
Joe had 28 of 60 punts inside the 20 and 2 touchbacks
Dickson of Texas had 32 of 73 and 8 touchbacks
Townsend of Florida had 27 of 64 and 5 touchbacks
Wishnowsky of Utah had 16 of 46 and 3 touchbacks
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Redwingtom wrote:From what I witnessed, Joe's longest punts seemed to roll a long way rather then fly a long way. That's not what NFL teams look for in punters.

Regardless, Joe's a great kid...smart as heck. He'll be fine either way.
Someone said he's nota good "directional kicker, reason you get rolls etc. is because you DONT kick directly to the returners.
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Class of 61 wrote:
Redwingtom wrote:From what I witnessed, Joe's longest punts seemed to roll a long way rather then fly a long way. That's not what NFL teams look for in punters.

Regardless, Joe's a great kid...smart as heck. He'll be fine either way.
Someone said he's nota good "directional kicker, reason you get rolls etc. is because you DONT kick directly to the returners.
The reason I saw him getting punts with rolls was because he ran to the side and then kicked it low and it then rolled down inside the 20, etc.. No NFL teams kick like this.
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Redwingtom wrote:
Class of 61 wrote:
Redwingtom wrote:From what I witnessed, Joe's longest punts seemed to roll a long way rather then fly a long way. That's not what NFL teams look for in punters.

Regardless, Joe's a great kid...smart as heck. He'll be fine either way.
Someone said he's nota good "directional kicker, reason you get rolls etc. is because you DONT kick directly to the returners.
The reason I saw him getting punts with rolls was because he ran to the side and then kicked it low and it then rolled down inside the 20, etc.. No NFL teams kick like this.
He has a few different styles that he uses depending on the situation. That is just one of them. He can also boom the ball quite well with great hang time if needed. I imagine that the coaches determine which one they want him to use.
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IIRC...the wind can be a bit much in BG. Going rugby style and keeping the ball as close to the ground as possible seems like a better strategy in those conditions.
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Davidson got an invite to play in the east-west shrine game.
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tiznow wrote:Davidson got an invite to play in the east-west shrine game.
Kinda disappointed he didn't get invited to the Senior Bowl.
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hammb wrote:
tiznow wrote:Davidson got an invite to play in the east-west shrine game.
Kinda disappointed he didn't get invited to the Senior Bowl.
Me too. I think he is a hell of a punter. He adapts his punts to the situation.
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