Kicking try outs [Archive]

TheLostDawg

11-10-2021, 12:12 AM

Todd4State

11-10-2021, 01:18 AM

Ruiz has had some injuries as we all know but kickers tend to be flakey. Sometimes they get the yips and sometimes they just can't perform.

Lord McBuckethead

11-10-2021, 01:54 AM

A guy named Logan was working out at the soccer complex tonight. He hit 3 in a row for 50+. Cleared what would have been the height of the uprights on the last ball would have been good from 60. He says he was showing up to win the spot.

parabrave

11-10-2021, 02:01 AM

99jc

11-10-2021, 06:52 AM

How will he perform under Pressure is the main Question.

yep....i could kick 60 + in high school without anyone rushing me. When i was rushed i looked like Charlie Brown. same with catching a baseball behind home plate anytime a batter swung the bat i blinked.

BogeyGolfer

11-10-2021, 07:02 AM

Article below. Man I knew our special teams was bad but man.. those numbers are awful when it comes to kicking. How are we that bad and who is the special teams coach? Ruiz was suppose to be the real deal, what happened.

https://247sports.com/college/mississippi-state/Article/Mississippi-State-football-open-tryouts-kicking--174870167/

Can we hold try-outs for long snapper and holder too? Both of those are just as important as kicking it. The last kick against Arkansas was a poor snap and hold as well.

Todd4State

11-10-2021, 08:52 AM

Can we hold try-outs for long snapper and holder too? Both of those are just as important as kicking it. The last kick against Arkansas was a poor snap and hold as well.
I'll say it- just stop playing Tucker Day. And I'll take the heat for calling him out by name from the holier than thou's after I've seen him laughing coming off the field after shanking a punt and cutting up the entire game. He needs to get his ass in gear or leave.

basedog

11-10-2021, 09:00 AM

I'll say it- just stop playing Tucker Day. And I'll take the heat for calling him out by name from the holier than thou's after I've seen him laughing coming off the field after shanking a punt and cutting up the entire game. He needs to get his ass in gear or leave.

Special teams have not been special at all, I just don't understand why Coaches don't put more work/effort/time into this important phase three of the game. Week after week I see losing because of special team play. I do know in the NFL they take it serious, and don't tell me because they get paid. Oh, I'm not just talking about kicking the ball, it's blocking, tackling and coverage.

Vandownbytheriver

11-10-2021, 09:06 AM

I'll say it- just stop playing Tucker Day. And I'll take the heat for calling him out by name from the holier than thou's after I've seen him laughing coming off the field after shanking a punt and cutting up the entire game. He needs to get his ass in gear or leave.

We've had a history of bad punters. Not sure why we can't find a good one. He's given the other team too good field position on multiple occasions. Just don't understand why that one facet of our team always under performs.

Dawgology

11-10-2021, 09:44 AM

How will he perform under Pressure is the main Question.

They were throwing wrenches at him when he kicked the 60 yarder

TrapGame

11-10-2021, 09:48 AM

They were throwing wrenches at him when he kicked the 60 yarder

In this offense shouldn't it be tennis balls?

PCHSDawg

11-10-2021, 10:27 AM

They were throwing wrenches at him when he kicked the 60 yarder

If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!

Johnson85

11-10-2021, 10:37 AM

I'll say it- just stop playing Tucker Day. And I'll take the heat for calling him out by name from the holier than thou's after I've seen him laughing coming off the field after shanking a punt and cutting up the entire game. He needs to get his ass in gear or leave.

That's extremely annoying, but if a punter or kicker is good, I'm not sure that not caring that much is a problem. If they live and die based off their performance, I could see that being less conducive to being clutch.

PGHBulldogBG

11-10-2021, 11:44 AM

Frank Beamer made a name for himself off special teams alone. His VT teams won so many games because of great special teams play. I wish Leach would try to watch some of those game films because Beamer had that unit executing at the highest level in college football I have ever seen

TrapGame

11-10-2021, 11:55 AM

So, the entire men's soccer team showed up to try out? Is that correct?

StarkVegasSteve

11-10-2021, 12:32 PM

That's extremely annoying, but if a punter or kicker is good, I'm not sure that not caring that much is a problem. If they live and die based off their performance, I could see that being less conducive to being clutch.

That's the problem. If he was regularly booming 50+ yarders then no one would care. The problem is that he's consistently gotten worse every season he has been here and his attitude has stayed the same.

OLJWales

11-10-2021, 12:45 PM

How will he perform under Pressure is the main Question.

Im damned good on the driving range; not so much when on the course

vindastra

11-10-2021, 12:52 PM

So, the entire men's soccer team showed up to try out? Is that correct?

Men's or women's team shouldn't matter. If anyone can make it, so be it.

was21

11-10-2021, 12:56 PM

Jackie Sherrill always took pride in special teams, particularly the kicking game. And in general, over the years Auburn has always seemed to excel in kicking teams.

R2Dawg

11-10-2021, 01:01 PM

We do currently have a punter and long snapper in the NFL. How many college teams can say that?

We've had some good punters here and there - Jeff Walker and Todd Jordan to name a couple.

Hardest hit I ever saw on kickoff of Jeff Walker decleating the Bama guy that day at Scott Field. It was awesome. Walker was put together like 240.

BrunswickDawg

11-10-2021, 01:19 PM

Jackie Sherrill always took pride in special teams, particularly the kicking game. And in general, over the years Auburn has always seemed to excel in kicking teams.

He may have taken pride in it - but looking at the record of our FG kickers during his tenure he shouldn't have. Multiple seasons with kickers making less than 60% of their FG attempts. Westerberg's 3 seasons are about the only good ones.

Commercecomet24

11-10-2021, 01:26 PM

He may have taken pride in it - but looking at the record of our FG kickers during his tenure he shouldn't have. Multiple seasons with kickers making less than 60% of their FG attempts. Westerberg's 3 seasons are about the only good ones.

Yeah this. We had good return teams and punters with Jackie but the fg kicking, outside of Westerfield was average at best.

TrapGame

11-10-2021, 01:53 PM

Men's or women's team shouldn't matter. If anyone can make it, so be it.

The rumor is the entire men's soccer team showed up with the head soccer coach to try out.

Wasn't trying to make it sexist at all.

basedog

11-10-2021, 01:58 PM

The rumor is the entire men's soccer team showed up with the head soccer coach to try out.

Wasn't trying to make it sexist at all.

I hope one of them had a name like Garo Yepremian***

Johnson85

11-10-2021, 02:04 PM

Yeah this. We had good return teams and punters with Jackie but the fg kicking, outside of Westerfield was average at best.

Don't know that we were particularly good at it, but he also put a good bit of emphasis on punt block. Supposedly would time punters in warmups to decide if we were going to put the punt block on early.

Percho

11-10-2021, 02:24 PM

LS= Hunter Bradley Green Bay

Coursesuper

11-10-2021, 02:54 PM

The rumor is the entire men's soccer team showed up with the head soccer coach to try out.

Wasn't trying to make it sexist at all.

I wasn't aware the club team had a coach.

TrapGame

11-10-2021, 02:59 PM

I hope one of them had a name like Garo Yepremian***

I'll take some dude named Messi or Beckham at this point.**

Dawgology

11-10-2021, 03:24 PM

If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!

There it is! :high-five:

PCHSDawg

11-10-2021, 03:38 PM

There it is! :high-five:Rip Torn's finest work.

defiantdog

11-10-2021, 04:07 PM

We've had a history of bad punters. Not sure why we can't find a good one. He's given the other team too good field position on multiple occasions. Just don't understand why that one facet of our team always under performs.
Logan Cooke says hey

msstatelp1

11-10-2021, 04:29 PM

I hope one of them had a name like Garo Yepremian***

Long as he doesn't try any passes...

basedog

11-10-2021, 05:32 PM

Long as he doesn't try any passes...

I thought about that? I remember when he first played with the Detroit Lions. He had never watched American football, the funny and really good football player Alex Karra, told a funny story on him. Garo made his first FG and he told Alex, "I kick a Touchdown", LOL!

OLJWales

11-10-2021, 05:33 PM

Long as he doesn't try any passes...

Remember watching as 6-7 year old. Wildest SB shit EVAH. Taught our American asses how to kick though.

Todd4State

11-10-2021, 05:34 PM

We need a kicking specialist coach on staff like we had when Chris Boniol was here who has ties to Kohl's kicking camps.

OLJWales

11-10-2021, 05:39 PM

Jackie Sherrill always took pride in special teams, particularly the kicking game. And in general, over the years Auburn has always seemed to excel in kicking teams.

Auburn puts helium in the ball when they kick.

That punter we had when we beat LSU at home under Jackie had the slowest time getting it off. Had blocks a lot even during that LSU game.

parabrave

11-10-2021, 05:54 PM

I hope one of them had a name like Garo Yepremian***

Rather have Morten Anderson. I think he can throw a football