Special Teams

[huskerfan74]

In fact, whoever is hiding behind the emojis are cowards and have been cowards all their lives. Prove me wrong and tell me who you are...COWARD(s).

[Cdog923]

1 hour ago, Lyons in the Sea of Red. said:

DeWitt needs to go. If you can give me a reason to want Bruce Read back, you are beyond bad. 

 

When healthly, the OLBs have been playing well. Domann has already made an impact there. 

[huskerfan74]

1 minute ago, Cdog923 said:

 

When healthly, the OLBs have been playing well. Domann has already made an impact there. 

That does not make him a good special teams coach.

[Cdog923]

1 minute ago, huskerfan74 said:

That does not make him a good special teams coach.

 

Which is why he doesn't need to be fired, just reshuffled responsibilities. 

[huskerfan74]

We need a good knowledgeable coach for that phase of the game. Having one coach split duties is not working out as seen all season long. The offense and defense continue to improve whereas the unspecial teams continue to cost us games. It is time to find a good special teams coach and have them focus on that aspect of our team.

[huskerfan74]

I agree, we do not need to fire that coach but hire a capable one for the special teams alone.

[Mavric]

4 minutes ago, huskerfan74 said:

We need a good knowledgeable coach for that phase of the game. Having one coach split duties is not working out as seen all season long. The offense and defense continue to improve whereas the unspecial teams continue to cost us games. It is time to find a good special teams coach and have them focus on that aspect of our team.

 

Having a coach dedicated to special teams is no guarantee of success either.  Quite the opposite.

[huskerfan74]

Well...whatever we are doing now is not working either. In fact, today, our special teams cost us a very important win. Doing the same exact thing and expecting a different result is not very smart.

[brophog]

1 minute ago, huskerfan74 said:

 

Doing the same exact thing and expecting a different result is not very smart.

 

 

We've seen several personnel changes on special teams this year. They definitely haven't been "doing the same exact thing".

[huskerfan74]

Our unspecial teams simply do the absolute minimum not to make a mistake and they still make mistakes. I saw six teams today block a punt yet we never even try. Most of the time we signal fair catch and most of the time we let the ball roll to our five yard line. We had horrible starting field positions yet Ohio state had wonderful field position most of the game.

[huskerfan74]

Personnel changes mean nothing if it is the same exact coach coaching them. The issue is the coach not being knowledgeable in special teams play and not the players.

[huskerfan74]

The only time we had success on special teams is when we have JD Spielman returning punts and most of the time, I am sure he is being asked to fair catch the ball. Our players never attempt to go after a punt to block it. They never try to block a field kick either. Our punts are horrible most of the time. We used to have some of the best kickers and punters in the country. I am hoping that we can recruit some talent in that area or we will continue to struggle in that phase of the game. Lightbourn will not magically get better. He has been with this team for three years now.

[grandpasknee]

28 minutes ago, huskerfan74 said:

In fact, whoever is hiding behind the emojis are cowards and have been cowards all their lives. Prove me wrong and tell me who you are...COWARD(s).

Who is hiding behind emojis?  I must have missed something.

[Moiraine]

1 hour ago, huskerfan74 said:

In fact, whoever is hiding behind the emojis are cowards

 

 

[brophog]

1 hour ago, huskerfan74 said:

Personnel changes mean nothing if it is the same exact coach coaching them. The issue is the coach not being knowledgeable in special teams play and not the players.

 

If it's the coach and not the players then why is your following coach all about the players?

 

1 hour ago, huskerfan74 said:

The only time we had success on special teams is when we have JD Spielman returning punts and most of the time, I am sure he is being asked to fair catch the ball. Our players never attempt to go after a punt to block it. They never try to block a field kick either. Our punts are horrible most of the time. We used to have some of the best kickers and punters in the country. I am hoping that we can recruit some talent in that area or we will continue to struggle in that phase of the game. Lightbourn will not magically get better. He has been with this team for three years now.