Abdullah the Butcher Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 I missed some of the game on Saturday. What grade would you give our special teams? Field Goals - A Punts - B Punt Returns - C Kick Return - D Coverage - C Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 I missed some of the game on Saturday. What grade would you give our special teams? Field Goals - A Punts - B Punt Returns - C Kick Return - D Coverage - C So maybe a B-/C+ overall? I'm just wondering because I saw a someone comment on an article to "worry about nebr's special teams play they suck" Quote Link to comment
Abdullah the Butcher Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 Kenny Bell was doing nothing on punt returns, only have a C because Pierson-El had a 15 yard return. Both kickers made 45 yard field goals, Bondi needs to get more touchbacks on kickoffs because our kick coverage allowed a few big returns. Foltz was ok on punts and Moore did nothing with the one kick return we had. Quote Link to comment
Whistlebritches Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 I missed some of the game on Saturday. What grade would you give our special teams? Field Goals - A Punts - B Punt Returns - C Kick Return - D Coverage - C I think you're being generous by giving Punt Returns a C grade but I'll admit I'm frustrated by how bad we are at this aspect of the game. Even the announcers talked about how it was a point of focus in the off-season and it looked like almost the same thing as last year. Kenny Bell muffed a punt that could have easily been a turnover had he not swatted it out of bounds. We fielded four punts with a total of 19 yards in returns which is fairly poor considering the opposition and that most were being fielded around the 20-25 yard line. These weren't short field punts where our guy is trying to do something while standing on his own 5 yard line. We did pressure their kicker one time when he tried to roll out and do a rugby style punt. The only big change I saw was that our players were hustling back towards the ball to help block. I think on every kick there was more than just a lone NU player on the TV screen surrounded by a sea of opposition. Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Samuel McKewon @swmckewonOWH 2m LS Paul Kelly is on scholarship, according to Pelini. NCAA had to approve a waiver and did so quickly. #huskers Brian Christopherson @HuskerExtraBC 9s New roster addition Paul Kelly will likely get some snaps this week. The senior, who previously snapped at Miami, is on scholarship. Quote Link to comment
Blackshirt96 Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I missed some of the game on Saturday. What grade would you give our special teams? Field Goals - A Punts - B Punt Returns - C Kick Return - D Coverage - C I think you're being generous by giving Punt Returns a C grade but I'll admit I'm frustrated by how bad we are at this aspect of the game. Even the announcers talked about how it was a point of focus in the off-season and it looked like almost the same thing as last year. Kenny Bell muffed a punt that could have easily been a turnover had he not swatted it out of bounds. We fielded four punts with a total of 19 yards in returns which is fairly poor considering the opposition and that most were being fielded around the 20-25 yard line. These weren't short field punts where our guy is trying to do something while standing on his own 5 yard line. We did pressure their kicker one time when he tried to roll out and do a rugby style punt. The only big change I saw was that our players were hustling back towards the ball to help block. I think on every kick there was more than just a lone NU player on the TV screen surrounded by a sea of opposition. I would look at it this way. Bell - D Pierson El - B Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 Bell actually had a chance to return two, but he let them go. They were set up almost identically to the one Pierson-El had a return on. Quote Link to comment
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