2020 Special Teams

[LeagueCityFrog]

That 26 year old Aussie didn't really do us many favors in 2019. He had some nice short punts early in the season that we caught inside the 10, but he stunk at field flipping Anson Kelton style booming punts. This important position should be opened back up for more competition in 2020 if we want a chance to win the Big XII title.

TCU was 120th in punting out of 130 D1 teams.

https://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/team/98/p3

 

[Bill Bozeat]

Merry Christmas
Your 1000% correct but you wait till today to post it?

 

[More Frogs the Better]

Merry Christmas
Your 1000% correct but you wait till today to post it?

It’s already the day after Christmas in Australia. Maybe that was his thinking.

 

[westoverhillbilly]

I had high hopes for this young man and was expecting to see some running sideways to deliver end over end punts and instead saw too many shanks and too few big leg punts.. Let's hope he uses the learning experience and the offseason to become a hoss, or I hope we find someone who is the real deal..

 

[thefrogking]

It was my understanding that the coaches made him change his rugby style kicking to a traditional American football style. It may have backfired.

 

[LeagueCityFrog]

Maybe Coach P gets on the Aussie like he did last off season on Jonathan Song and we have much improved net punting in 2020.

 

[Froggish]

Has a great leg and maybe he’ll get better

 

[4th. down]

Maybe Coach P gets on the Aussie like he did last off season on Jonathan Song and we have much improved net punting in 2020.

Seems like I remember GP mentioning that they didn't want him doing any rugby style. GP was really high on him in Spring ball - he thought we had a field flipper. Maybe we over coached him.

If we can improve in the Spring and carry it forward into Fall:

No run backs on kick offs.
Sandy returns to his original form (remember the videos of him in Australia?)
GP gets better at clock mgt.
Run less on 1st. down (too many times, run on 1st. down, gain 3 yds., pass on 2nd. down (incomplete), pass on 3rd. down complete and gain 6 yds., Punt.

 

[tcudoc]

It was my understanding that the coaches made him change his rugby style kicking to a traditional American football style. It may have backfired.

I was under the impression that there was no special teams coach.

 

[CountryFrog]

Gravity is very different in Australia

 

[tcudoc]

Gravity is very different in Australia

Perhaps he never recovered from the toilet water swirling in the opposite direction and that somehow messed with his kicking game.

 

[Big Frog II]

I was under the impression that there was no special teams coach.

And that is part of our problem.

 

[PurplFrawg]

Perhaps he never recovered from the toilet water swirling in the opposite direction and that somehow messed with his kicking game.

No, this whole North Star thing has him off course.

 

[PurplFrawg]

It’s already the day after Christmas in Australia. Maybe that was his thinking.

It's Boxing Day to you peasants.

 

[tcudoc]

No, this whole North Star thing has him off course.

You mean when they moved from Minnesota?

 

[PurplFrawg]

I was under the impression that there was no special teams coach.

Perhaps he never recovered from the toilet water swirling in the opposite direction and that somehow messed with his kicking game.

You mean when they moved from Minnesota?

Happy Boxing Day, ya filthy animal!

I think they are calling for you in OR 4. lol

 

[tcudoc]

I think they are calling for you in OR 4. lol

I wish. It is an office day. I have survived another meeting that could have been an email.

 

[Bob]

I heard Anderson dabbled at coaching the punt team.

 

[Limp Lizard]

It was my understanding that the coaches made him change his rugby style kicking to a traditional American football style. It may have backfired.

I have wondered about that. The videos of him were very impressive. They they try to totally change the way he kicks?

If you don't want a rugby-style kicker don't sign one. Is that too hard to understand?

 

[tcudoc]

I have wondered about that. The videos of him were very impressive. They they try to totally change the way he kicks?

If you don't want a rugby-style kicker don't sign one. Is that too hard to understand?

That is like when they had prop comic Carrot Top star in the movie Chairman of the Board, but took away his props.