Special Teams Work

Reports are the new punt block wall (three personal protectors) - at least for today - were Chongo Kondolo, Vincent Valentine and Maliek Collins.

 
Mavric said:
Reports are the new punt block wall (three personal protectors) - at least for today - were Chongo Kondolo, Vincent Valentine and Maliek Collins.
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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.

 
Gabe Miller is out for awhile with a back injury. Nathan Gerry (long-snapped in HS) and Banderas volunteered to work at that spot.

 
Atbone95 said:
Mavric said:
Reports are the new punt block wall (three personal protectors) - at least for today - were Chongo Kondolo, Vincent Valentine and Maliek Collins.
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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.
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Our punt coverage efficiency was totally fine last year with the same philosophy. I'm fine with it.

 
Mavric said:
Gabe Miller is out for awhile with a back injury. Nathan Gerry (long-snapped in HS) and Banderas volunteered to work at that spot.
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Kind of sad. He was recruited just for longsnapping and his back up graduated last year.

 
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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?

 
I think the special teams have been split between coaches for a couple years - probably since Els took over as Recruiting Coordinator. I hadn't noticed that on the web page but they might have gotten rid of the Coordinator spot since it's split up.

 
Thanks_Tom RR said:
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?
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Sipple commented that Ron Brown was working with the Punt Returners yesterday.

 
Here is a tweet from Josh Harvey talking about True Freshman DeMorney Pierson-El,



Josh Harvey @JoshHarveyScout · Aug 4
I'm a big fan of @ThtPiersonElKid's game. Here is the freshman in a #Nebraska #Huskers jersey https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BuPlVKkIQAIm55b.jpg









And here is the response from a guy that was a punter in HS in Pierson-El's area

Zach Eisenhour ‏@the_OG_great_8 Aug 4
@JoshHarveyScout Coach told me that if I kicked the ball in his direction I would never see the field again...lol.
Let's turn that punt return game around.

 
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Atbone95 said:
Mavric said:
Reports are the new punt block wall (three personal protectors) - at least for today - were Chongo Kondolo, Vincent Valentine and Maliek Collins.
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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.
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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?
 
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