says they're making kicks in practice, but this is quite the quote nonetheless a mere 8 days from kickoff
Rhule: “I’m concerned about the kicking, make no mistake about that..."
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Yeah it wasn't great at practice. They are putting them in tough spots and scenarios but we were lacking that was for sure. Its a tough job.
Does the soccer club team still exist? There's gotta be a guy from Argentina that can handle this job.
The full quote he talks about having 2 unproven guys and who he thought would be the starter is hurt. I listened to the full presser and it is the exact same thing as the entire team. We have to go prove we are a good team in game 1. Nothing matters until the game. The new JUCO kicker could be an absolute stud, but we have no idea until he kicks.
More reason we need to be good enough where every game isn't a 4th quarter nail biter.
I feel like kicker is a position that is always overlooked in both recruiting and the NFL draft. As a Rams fan, the kicking game suffered greatly after Matt Gay left. Before him, the Rams had Greg Zuerlein, who was a stud before his play declined.
Having a good kicker is an immeasurable weapon to have. It's a near-guaranteed three points whenever the team is in range, and basically an automatic touchback on kickoffs. At least it used to be before they changed kickoffs in the NFL.
Coaches don't seem to notice this until they don't have this luxury anymore. It's one of the most important positions on the entire team that is always underrated, it seems. And I'm always like, if you luck out and find a good kicker, do whatever you can to hang on to him.
Having a good kicker is an immeasurable weapon to have. It's a near-guaranteed three points whenever the team is in range, and basically an automatic touchback on kickoffs. At least it used to be before they changed kickoffs in the NFL.
Coaches don't seem to notice this until they don't have this luxury anymore. It's one of the most important positions on the entire team that is always underrated, it seems. And I'm always like, if you luck out and find a good kicker, do whatever you can to hang on to him.
Nothing worse than a team taking 8 plays, driving 45 yards into FG range, and then missing a chip shot.
Yeah, but not kicking off and they are bringing him along really really carefully.
How is it that we manage to get our kickers injured so often?
I will never understand this
Weird how the world works. There was a time when we always had the best kicker... Now nothing. There also was a time when Omaha produced elite tailbacks... Now nothing.
Put Coke back in the stadium so things come all of the way back!
I don’t care who kicks, just make them
And hopefully we’re ready to cover kickoffs because I’m guessing none of the kids we have can put it through the endzone
based on our special teams play over the past 2 decades, I wouldn't
and don't
we have 1 scholarship kicker and when he's not busy missing kicks he's hurt
We probably put the ball in the endzone last year just as muck as the rest of the big ten teams.
This 1000%. Our scholarship kicker was (charitably) lousy last year. Now he’s hurt and on the NCAA version of a “prove it” deal.
Even the most reasonable goals for this team are in question if we continue to miss 40 yard field goals.
Alvano has tons of talent and an NFL leg
What the bald fat guy in charge of special teams does all day remains a mystery
Kickers are delicate flowers, man.
Love this shit. Your posts are a form of art. Subtle, yet very direct.
Has anyone heard anything about Koch? I have high hopes for him but haven't heard him mentioned.
I want to believe that the kicking problems kind of mirrored the fragile nature of the rest of the team last year. I expect this defense to be really salty and if the offense has some swagger... maybe the ST will follow suit with the confidence rubbing off on them. That's pretty flimsy, huh?
I was watching him at the open practice but I didn't realize it was him. I thought to myself, I hope we don't have to go to the backup punter cause this guy does not look good. And that was with BB shanking about every third or fourth kick.
Isn’t Alvano like the second kicker in 4 years that a kicker got hurt? Out of all of Rhule coaches foley has been the most disappointing one
Not a fan of Foley at all. Nothing against the guy personally, I am sure he is a great guy. But if you’re going to have a dedicated ST coach you really should be very good there and they REALLY need to be one of your best recruiters and he clearly is not, I don’t think he even leaves the state. At least he is old and hopefully going to retire soon.
