Special teams.....
- Thread starter Comish
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Nuke LaLoosh
Four-Star Recruit
we have 9 guys just playing prevent punt return in the top picture...or they think that Westy's got this. Let's just hang back here.This is hilarious.
It'sNotAFakeID
All-American
Hmmm, I remember us winning today, and against UM, and NW, and Purdue, and Illinois, and SDSU, and SoMiss, and Wyoming. zdid those not happen?I am I said:
Actually, the coaches actually anticipated a fake and left the starting defense on the field. Problem was, that left us in good position to defend most fakes - run wide or a pass - but left us vulnerable to a run up the middle because we didn't have as many linemen as they did. We actually might have been better off with our FG unit because there likely wouldn't have been a hole there. But then they could have run a different fake as well.I am I said:
I think we did what we thought we should to watch for a fake. Just didn't work out.
He did on that play and they ran on the other side of the guy blocking him but it probably wouldn't have mattered - if he would have gone the other way they could have run inside him.
But there have been a few screens this year that he's sniffed out and started chasing before they threw the pass and he's pursued to the sideline on several occasions. Still needs worked but I've been pretty impressed.
Comish
All-Conference
Same story today. We may be the most inefficient team in Div 1 on special teams.
And if we include the ill-fated fake punt, (not tecnically a special teams play, but in the area code), it's even worse.
First, we need to admit that if we applaud a successful fake, we can't necessarily be critical of a failed play (and I wish we would try things more often), but this year we have tried 2 fake punts.
The first had a reserve defensive tackle trying to juke the defender and instead lumbered just short of the line to gain. Today, we tried a fake from our own 20 or so with plenty of time on the clock and within a score of tying the game. Seems to me the timing and style of fake needs to considered. But, since the dismal results of the rest of Special teams doesn't seem of import to the coaches, I doubt this will either.
And if we include the ill-fated fake punt, (not tecnically a special teams play, but in the area code), it's even worse.
First, we need to admit that if we applaud a successful fake, we can't necessarily be critical of a failed play (and I wish we would try things more often), but this year we have tried 2 fake punts.
The first had a reserve defensive tackle trying to juke the defender and instead lumbered just short of the line to gain. Today, we tried a fake from our own 20 or so with plenty of time on the clock and within a score of tying the game. Seems to me the timing and style of fake needs to considered. But, since the dismal results of the rest of Special teams doesn't seem of import to the coaches, I doubt this will either.
Whistlebritches
Special Teams Player
Here's a fairly shocking stat in regards to to punt return unit.
In 12 games we had 23 punt returns for a grand total of 70! yards. That's a 1.9 yard average per punt and less than 6 yards per game. That puts us at 123rd out of 125 teams which is just plain embarrassing.
http://www.cfbstats.com/2013/leader/national/team/offense/split01/category04/sort01.html
In 12 games we had 23 punt returns for a grand total of 70! yards. That's a 1.9 yard average per punt and less than 6 yards per game. That puts us at 123rd out of 125 teams which is just plain embarrassing.
http://www.cfbstats.com/2013/leader/national/team/offense/split01/category04/sort01.html
Mierin
Assistant Coach
They're worried about fakes but anyone watching this can see that any one of those 6 guys who didn't line up as an OL could have turned around and become a wide open receiver.This is hilarious.
