In reply to: If he can’t kickoff I’m not sure how hes expected to kick posted by JBrock18
I don’t want an injured place kicker kicking field goals though with what is on the line down the stretch now.
He’s far more valuable kicking field goals and extra points. All you have to do is watch the video of him kicking off on Saturday to see why he isn’t doing it more often.
Or does he not kick off because he already is hurt? Those are two entirely different things. If you or Kelly or anyone else says it’s the former I call complete BS.
That’s why he’s not doing both now.
And the problem is not the kicker other than kicks going out of bounds. Kick coverage is the issue.
Both deficiencies can be true. As a former player who played collegiately and covered kickoffs for 3 seasons I can tell you that the kicker placing the ball where it is planned in the sideline or field huddle is just as important as staying in lanes and defeating blocks. In fact lane assignment is based on it. Kelly saying the kickers aren’t kicking the ball where they are supposed to is entirely different than bitching that they aren’t consistently kicking touchbacks. Get it?