I think letting catchable balls bounce at the 15-30 yard line is an equally big issue. Several times this year we just haven’t been agressive enough in running up on short kicks to fair catch them. And instead let the bounce and roll out for an additional 10-15 yards.
Punt return in general has been a bad unit all year. I love Milton in the passing game, but he has terrible instincts as a returner. Can Kene return punts?
ST staff have a lot of work to do.
The last time they punted we were in a punt safe formation and Milton fair caught it at our ~45 while 5 TT players were running at him with no blockers.I really didn't get the fair catch - I think the last time TT punted.and the returner had about 20 yards between himself and the closest defender when he caught the ball.
Even on our made kicks, there is a ridiculous amount of pressure coming right up the middle.Yeah...that unit has been wanky all year. It would really stink to have a potentially special season wiped out by poor special teams play.
It's got to be rather rare for a team to give up 2 touchdowns in a season by blocked kicks. It seems that the opponents are seeing something and starting to take advantage.
I really didn't get the fair catch - I think the last time TT punted.and the returner had about 20 yards between himself and the closest defender when he caught the ball.
special teams coach needs to be fired. No time to waste trying to teach the present special teams coach. Bring someone in that has a sense of urgency in what needs to be done.Not sure how this thread got so far off track? The OP clearly was talking about punts, not kickoffs. And it was the fair catch on the 4 yd line of a PUNT that led to the sack, fumble TD for TT.
I didn't mean to ask about the kickoff situations. I think we wanted to get the ball to our best player and kill clock. That didn't bother me strategically. Fair catching inside the 10 seems like a strategic mistake and it is driving me nuts. We've done it in past games too. Im guessing they're is a reason to do it. Can anyone explain it please? This is not a low discipline team where guys will just continue to do things incorrectly or against team strategy.
There’s not time to teach 18-22 year olds, but there’s time to fire a coach and bring in someone new? What exactly do you think the new guy would do besides teach? Unless the new coach would have eligibility, teaching is all that can be done.special teams coach needs to be fired. No time to waste trying to teach.
I think he got chewed for not fielding the previous punt and wasn't going to make that mistake again. Only this time he should have left it. It happens at every level of play.
Conservative coaching would be "follow the basic football rule at all times, even if you think you've got a reason not to." Not, "fair catch it at the 4, that's conservative." That's actually stupid coaching if it is the case.Conservative coaching and Freshman returner.
That’s only the best case if you don’t trust Milton to get the easy yards and then get down.I have a lot of very critical things to say about our special teams coach, if we have one at all. But the fair catch on the kickoff was the right thing to do. It was tarique vs 10 unblocked guys. He was on the 10 yard line and they were on the 35 when he caught it!
Best case scenario, he gets to the 25 and then annihilated and potentially injured
Not sure how this thread got so far off track? The OP clearly was talking about punts, not kickoffs. And it was the fair catch on the 4 yd line of a PUNT that led to the sack, fumble TD for TT.