Kick Off Team Must get better!!!

[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.