Captain Kangaroo Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Vandelay Sports Zips Football Preview Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyZip Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 All these previews are pretty bland. I like to compare this season to '05. Hopefully things go right like they did that year...I found it interesting that Luke Getsy joined the team as grad assistant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uafan Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 Looks as though they are predicting what most people on this sight are willing to settle for...mediocrity! They seem to hit on what we all know, but I don't see how we will be solid on special teams as long as Stec is the punter. He has been inconsistent for 2 years now, and I don't see where he will be much better next year. What other choice do we have, though? Recruiting a good punter is like recruiting a good QB. It just ain't happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 Looks as though they are predicting what most people on this sight are willing to settle for...mediocrity! They seem to hit on what we all know, but I don't see how we will be solid on special teams as long as Stec is the punter. He has been inconsistent for 2 years now, and I don't see where he will be much better next year. What other choice do we have, though? Recruiting a good punter is like recruiting a good QB. It just ain't happening.He has shown signs of being a great punter. Do you remember how he put on an All-American type performance against OSU? He has the talent. The coaches are the ones making him do the stupid rugby punt thing. If our punt-coverage has improved, Stec will be allowed to make more of the regular punts that he is capable of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziptrumpet87 Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 Looks as though they are predicting what most people on this sight are willing to settle for...mediocrity! They seem to hit on what we all know, but I don't see how we will be solid on special teams as long as Stec is the punter. He has been inconsistent for 2 years now, and I don't see where he will be much better next year. What other choice do we have, though? Recruiting a good punter is like recruiting a good QB. It just ain't happening.He has shown signs of being a great punter. Do you remember how he put on an All-American type performance against OSU? He has the talent. The coaches are the ones making him do the stupid rugby punt thing. If our punt-coverage has improved, Stec will be allowed to make more of the regular punts that he is capable of.And that "stupid rugby punt thing" worked fabulous a few times when it was used as a fake on 4th down, not that I'm advocating that they should do that all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 Looks as though they are predicting what most people on this sight are willing to settle for...mediocrity! They seem to hit on what we all know, but I don't see how we will be solid on special teams as long as Stec is the punter. He has been inconsistent for 2 years now, and I don't see where he will be much better next year. What other choice do we have, though? Recruiting a good punter is like recruiting a good QB. It just ain't happening.He has shown signs of being a great punter. Do you remember how he put on an All-American type performance against OSU? He has the talent. The coaches are the ones making him do the stupid rugby punt thing. If our punt-coverage has improved, Stec will be allowed to make more of the regular punts that he is capable of.And that "stupid rugby punt thing" worked fabulous a few times when it was used as a fake on 4th down, not that I'm advocating that they should do that all the time.I agree. Do it intermittently for the sake of maintaining the fake element, but not all the time. It's not necessary to do it at the start of an away game on 4th and 26 from inside our own 20. That's not fooling anyone. Make the big punt and play the field position game. But, I guess this gets back to the issue of a lack of creative play calling. Why do I feel like the conversations on this board go in one big vicious circle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 USA Today Zips Football PreviewQUOTE TO NOTE: "We plan on playing about 20 people on defense each game and will regularly rotate the skill positions on offense." — J.D. Brookhart.QB is a skill position, I hope we are not debating this come September. "Rodgers, no CJ, no Rodgers, no CJ...." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uafan Posted July 9, 2008 Report Share Posted July 9, 2008 He has shown signs of being a great punter. Do you remember how he put on an All-American type performance against OSU? He has the talent. The coaches are the ones making him do the stupid rugby punt thing. If our punt-coverage has improved, Stec will be allowed to make more of the regular punts that he is capable of.Yes, he has shown signs of being good, but he has also shown signs of being bad. Yes, he had a good first half against OSU, but in the second half he was getting tired, and his punting slipped. Remember his last punt of the season? We were deep in our own territory and needed a boomer. Instead, we got a 20 yarder, giving them a short field. They quickly scored a TD to win. And his only long punts were rollers that weren't fielded and were allowed to roll. Too inconsistent for me, but acceptable for most people on this board. Like I said...mediocrity! Expect it, accept it, deserve it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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