Mavric Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Reports are the new punt block wall (three personal protectors) - at least for today - were Chongo Kondolo, Vincent Valentine and Maliek Collins. Hate this philosophy... No offense, but are those three really going to chase down a returner after he catches the ball? You're essentially trading never having a punt blocked for having 8 (1 being the punter, 1 being the long snapper) men capable of chasing down a returner. So really, 6.It only takes one man with a motor and no personal regard for safety (i.e. Eric Martin) to block a punt in that formation. When will teams stop using it? Pretty sure this is not correct or more teams would be blocking punts and no teams would be using it. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Reports are the new punt block wall (three personal protectors) - at least for today - were Chongo Kondolo, Vincent Valentine and Maliek Collins. Hate this philosophy... No offense, but are those three really going to chase down a returner after he catches the ball? You're essentially trading never having a punt blocked for having 8 (1 being the punter, 1 being the long snapper) men capable of chasing down a returner. So really, 6. You aren't looking at the entire picture. The advantage is the seven on the line can take off immediately instead of waiting to block first so they are covering the receiver before the ball gets there (the vast majority of the time, anyway). Those three have basically no responsibility to make any tackles. We allowed fewer than two yards per punt return last year so I don't think the strategy is all that bad. Quote Link to comment
NUpolo8 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Who ran that special teams work out yesterday? I know Ross Els has been the Special Teams Coordinator the last few years, but the official Huskers website no longer has him listed as such, only Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator. Oversight on the website, or are we mixing up coaching personnel? Sipple commented that Ron Brown was working with the Punt Returners yesterday. While I'm all for the punt returners getting work and improving, I have to think the amounts of muffs would decrease regardless of who was back there if literally -anyone- was blocking for the poor souls. Quote Link to comment
hskrfan4life Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Who ran that special teams work out yesterday? I know Ross Els has been the Special Teams Coordinator the last few years, but the official Huskers website no longer has him listed as such, only Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator. Oversight on the website, or are we mixing up coaching personnel?Sipple commented that Ron Brown was working with the Punt Returners yesterday. While I'm all for the punt returners getting work and improving, I have to think the amounts of muffs would decrease regardless of who was back there if literally -anyone- was blocking for the poor souls. I would think that is probably true. The thought of noone blocking for you would not help you catch a ball. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 Sounds like Abdullah was unblockable in the punt block drill today. He'd been lobbying for a chance and apparently made the most of it. Quote Link to comment
Lyons in the Sea of Red. Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Sounds like Abdullah was unblockable in the punt block drill today. He'd been lobbying for a chance and apparently made the most of it. I wonder if we will have an identity with the punt return unit this year. Last year, we wouldnt attempt to block the kick, nor the 11 guys running downfield untouched to destroy our returner. It'd be nice to try one or the other. 1 Quote Link to comment
RedRedJarvisRedwine Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Don't have to reinvent the wheel. Put on some Frank Beemer coached special teams tape and copy copy copy. Quote Link to comment
papersun87 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Don't have to reinvent the wheel. Put on some Frank Beemer coached special teams tape and copy copy copy. seriously. it can't be rocket science. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 Josh Harvey @JoshHarveyScout 1h No timetable on LS Gabe miller at this time. They could use him. #huskers Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 Steven M. Sipple @HuskerExtraSip 1h Players working at kickoff return Saturday: Alonzo Moore, Ameer Abdullah, Kenny Bell, Jamal Turner, Terrell Newby. #Huskers Quote Link to comment
Decked Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Drew Brown and Mauro Bondi both getting first team reps today. Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 That's great we have guys working of fair catches, any twitter talk of installing a punt return scheme this year? Quote Link to comment
Thanks_Tom RR Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Drew Brown and Mauro Bondi both getting first team reps today.For a second, that made me wonder if Drew is not doing enough to stand out. However, from all accounts, it sounds like Drew is living up to the billing, and Bondi saw time today because he step up his game this week. Good news in both fronts. Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 Sounds like Brown had a tough day kicking a couple days ago but was good today. Conversely, Bondi had been kicking well but didn't do so hot today. Hopefully someone will find some consistency. Quote Link to comment
papersun87 Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 On the punt side, Kenny Bell took reps fielding punts, a job that he said he wants “real bad.” You might think of Bell as a natural fit for punt returns, but he said he’s got a lot to prove.“The one time I got to catch a punt I fumbled it against Northwestern,” he said “That one still eats at me. That’s what I want to do. You know, we weren’t good at punt return last year, and I’m gonna play every single down I can. If it’s not catching punts and returning, I’m gonna go block someone.” Bell compared punt returns with kick returns; an area where he has excelled at Nebraska. “In kickoff return you don’t have to worry about anybody being in your face right as you catch it,” he said. “It’s a big difference. I’d definitely say it’s the scariest play in football.” Bell said the returns differ in that punt returns allow more open field for running after the initial adrenaline rush of fielding the high ball. “It’s a lot more violent than people realize,” he said. http://hailvarsity.com/2014/08/rb-taylor-out-with-broken-ankle/ Quote Link to comment
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