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Overall Special Teams Play
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 2:05 am
by BGGrad01
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.
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 4:21 pm
by Warthog
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.
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 8:06 pm
by hammb
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.
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 8:09 pm
by orangeandbrown
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.
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 8:23 pm
by Schadenfreude
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.
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 8:50 pm
by Warthog
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?
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 8:58 pm
by Falconwise
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.