Bret Maher

[The Red & White Knight]

Ok, so, Bret's kicks appeared to have a little more 'POW' to them. I remember commentators remarking about the FG as well as line drive / bullet punts.

 

Bret was very good last year, doing double duty then, too.

 

But I don't remember him ever kicking the ball like this before, with more explosiveness and bullet-ness.

 

 

Thoughts?

[The Red & White Knight]

(I'm replaying the game and watching his punts again, thus far, so I figure I bring this up here)

[HuskerShark]

Ok, so, Bret's kicks appeared to have a little more 'POW' to them. I remember commentators remarking about the FG as well as line drive / bullet punts.

 

Bret was very good last year, doing double duty then, too.

 

But I don't remember him ever kicking the ball like this before, with more explosiveness and bullet-ness.

 

 

Thoughts?

 

I think his 51-yarder would have been good from 65. He smoked that ball.

[HUSKER FREAK]

Ok, so, Bret's kicks appeared to have a little more 'POW' to them. I remember commentators remarking about the FG as well as line drive / bullet punts.

 

Bret was very good last year, doing double duty then, too.

 

But I don't remember him ever kicking the ball like this before, with more explosiveness and bullet-ness.

 

 

Thoughts?

 

I think his 51-yarder would have been good from 65. He smoked that ball.

This. He would have definately made it from 65 on that one. I really hope he is back for good now.

[QMany]

Honest question then, is he NOT trying to put kickoffs into the endzone? Seems like he is struggling on kickoffs. Some are caught at the 10.

[Peoriahusker]

Ok, so, Bret's kicks appeared to have a little more 'POW' to them. I remember commentators remarking about the FG as well as line drive / bullet punts.

 

Bret was very good last year, doing double duty then, too.

 

But I don't remember him ever kicking the ball like this before, with more explosiveness and bullet-ness.

 

 

Thoughts?

 

I think his 51-yarder would have been good from 65. He smoked that ball.

This. He would have definately made it from 65 on that one. I really hope he is back for good now.

 

Ya then on the next play he kicked the ball out of bounds so the ball came out to the 30.

[deedsker]

Honest question then, is he NOT trying to put kickoffs into the endzone? Seems like he is struggling on kickoffs. Some are caught at the 10.

New touch back rule. If you can directionally kick it and get air underneath it, you give plenty of time for your coverage to stop them deep in their own territory. The rule tried to eliminate more kickoffs and I think it is creating more incentives to make teams return kicks.

[Count 'Bility]

Honest question then, is he NOT trying to put kickoffs into the endzone? Seems like he is struggling on kickoffs. Some are caught at the 10.

New touch back rule. If you can directionally kick it and get air underneath it, you give plenty of time for your coverage to stop them deep in their own territory. The rule tried to eliminate more kickoffs and I think it is creating more incentives to make teams return kicks.

But our High school coverage team sucks, so they were still getting it to the 30+ anyway. I just say boom it out if you can. Hell, even the out of bounds kick giving at the 35 wasnt even that big a deal.

[HuskerThor]

I noticed that we had Bell (I believe) in motion to the side Maher was running for a punt. I thought, if they do this enough, we could be setting up a fake for later down the road.

[QMany]

Honest question then, is he NOT trying to put kickoffs into the endzone? Seems like he is struggling on kickoffs. Some are caught at the 10.

New touch back rule. If you can directionally kick it and get air underneath it, you give plenty of time for your coverage to stop them deep in their own territory. The rule tried to eliminate more kickoffs and I think it is creating more incentives to make teams return kicks.

But our High school coverage team sucks, so they were still getting it to the 30+ anyway. I just say boom it out if you can. Hell, even the out of bounds kick giving at the 35 wasnt even that big a deal.

 

That's what I was thinking. Our coverage hasn't been great, I feel like they get beyond the 25 almost all of the time. Just put it in the back of the endzone.

[RedRedJarvisRedwine]

Maher looked like he was mad at the football! Looked like he was trying to kick those field goals out of the stadium! Me likey!

[gobiggergoredder]

I noticed that we had Bell (I believe) in motion to the side Maher was running for a punt. I thought, if they do this enough, we could be setting up a fake for later down the road.

 

It's going to happen eventually. Maher has speed.

[Hooked on Huskers]

I think is wrong Bret's mugshot picture at ESPN TV graphic. Or else wearing a wig.

[HUSKER FREAK]

Ok, so, Bret's kicks appeared to have a little more 'POW' to them. I remember commentators remarking about the FG as well as line drive / bullet punts.

 

Bret was very good last year, doing double duty then, too.

 

But I don't remember him ever kicking the ball like this before, with more explosiveness and bullet-ness.

 

 

Thoughts?

 

I think his 51-yarder would have been good from 65. He smoked that ball.

This. He would have definately made it from 65 on that one. I really hope he is back for good now.

 

Ya then on the next play he kicked the ball out of bounds so the ball came out to the 30.

Yeah, that was a directional kick and was real close to being in the endzone as it went out right in front of where I was sitting. The kick was supposed to be high and to the corner and hopefully drop at about the five or so to try and pin them deep. Tha's the risk you take especially when kicking with the wind.

[The Red & White Knight]

The weekly honor was the second of the season for the 2011 Big Ten Punter and Place-Kicker of the Year, and Maher's fifth career award, tying for the most special teams weekly honors in conference history.

 

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