Kick Off Team Must get better!!!

[htownskinfan]

I'm more concerned with our kickoffs,Hall gives the other team great fp every kickoff,he's had one tb the whole season,most of the time his kicks are caught between 10 -20 yard line and the other team starts pass the 20 yard line everytime.I wish I knew if they have tried Frost in practice letting him kickoff,because Hall is not getting the job done,and the coaches need to try something else

[cpayne5]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

I'm more concerned with our kickoffs,Hall gives the other team great fp every kickoff,he's had one tb the whole season,most of the time his kicks are caught between 10 -20 yard line and the other team starts pass the 20 yard line everytime.I wish I knew if they have tried Frost in practice letting him kickoff,because Hall is not getting the job done,and the coaches need to try something else

I'm wondering if this is a coaching thing, though. Even when Novak was in, he was dropping it at the 10, but then when we played the Cardinals, he was was putting it at the goal line. Seeing that makes me think its a strategy thing on Danny Smith's part. Anyone else notice this?

[skindogger47]

Originally Posted by cpayne5

Even when Novak was in, he was dropping it at the 10, but then when we played the Cardinals, he was was putting it at the goal line.

No I paid close attention to Novac's kicks and his kicks were short. Brown caught his TD at the 15, and one kick went to the 20. Maybe we can sign Kurt Smith from UVA next year just for kickoffs. It would be worth it.

[mheisig]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

I'm more concerned with our kickoffs,Hall gives the other team great fp every kickoff,he's had one tb the whole season,most of the time his kicks are caught between 10 -20 yard line and the other team starts pass the 20 yard line everytime.I wish I knew if they have tried Frost in practice letting him kickoff,because Hall is not getting the job done,and the coaches need to try something else

I'm with you on that one.

This just occured to me while watching the college bowl games this week and noticing these college kids kicking off into the endzone or within the 5 or 10 with incredible consitency.

How can college kickers do this but our kicker is putting it on the 20-25 every time?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by mheisig

I'm with you on that one.

This just occured to me while watching the college bowl games this week and noticing these college kids kicking off into the endzone or within the 5 or 10 with incredible consitency.

How can college kickers do this but our kicker is putting it on the 20-25 every time?

In the NFL they kickoff from the 30, in college it's the 35.

[skindogger47]

I don't like Danny Smith. I don't care what anyone says, the guy is a bad special teams coach. We have our damn starting defense on coverage and still give up good field position. Antonio Brown is NOT a Redskin, I don't give a **** if he did run that kick back. He nearly cost us the Bears game, and did cost us a Dallas game. He is stupid and he sucks. Get Thrash or Betts back there or Moss for Christs sake.

[hooskins]

Originally Posted by skindogger47

I don't like Danny Smith. I don't care what anyone says, the guy is a bad special teams coach. We have our damn starting defense on coverage and still give up good field position. Antonio Brown is NOT a Redskin, I don't give a **** if he did run that kick back. He nearly cost us the Bears game, and did cost us a Dallas game. He is stupid and he sucks. Get Thrash or Betts back there or Moss for Christs sake.

How can you say he is not a Redskin if he won the Arizona game for us?? Seriously our team was not doing anything offensively and without that, again , we would not be in the playoffs! Mistakes are terrible, but when u win games its better, give the kid a break. Only thing that worries me is if he fumbles but that is different story. Sure put in Betts, but AB is not THAT bad as everyone says he is. Betts had a fumble at the start of the second half in the first Giants game that ruined our chances even more if you all remember that too. But I like Trash on punts, I guess I can agree with that.

[CrazyCanuck]

I like Brown's explosiveness on kickoffs. I am petrified every time he touches the ball though.

[mheisig]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

In the NFL they kickoff from the 30, in college it's the 35.

Yeah I know, but that's just a 5-yard difference. Doesn't explain the 20-30 yard difference in Hall's kicks. He just seems consistently short on kickoffs.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by mheisig

Yeah I know, but that's just a 5-yard difference. Doesn't explain the 20-30 yard difference in Hall's kicks. He just seems consistently short on kickoffs.

Actually it's a huge difference.

Touchbacks were getting out of control before the NFL backed it up to the 30.

[mheisig]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Actually it's a huge difference.

Touchbacks were getting out of control before the NFL backed it up to the 30.

How does kicking off from 5 yards deeper result in a 15-25 yard shorter kick? I'm talking about the actual spot on the field where the ball hits or is downed. Seems like kicking off from 5 yards deeper ought to result in a 5 yard shorter kick, not three or four times that.

Granted I'm basing all of this off having watched way too much college football this week. Anyone have some stats on the average kickoff length and Hall's average kickoff? I still think he's gotta be quite a bit shorter than the norm.