šŸˆ Skyler DeLong Is No Longer Listed on the Roster

50+yeartidefan said:
Blaming players is not right...
He wasnt out there cause he shanked em in practice...
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There is no way in hell the guy could stand on the 50 and kick it into the endzone 8 times out of 10. 50 yards toe to receiver is so average. I was out punter in high school and about 42-45 yards toe to receiver was about right. Since most teams put only one back I would angle the ball away and take the risk of a shank but only to the left (since I was right footed). Roll baby roll. You never saw Sklyler nail a punt in his few attempts and that is odd since everybody nails one every now and then.
 
BamaFan334 said:
That's pretty much all Jaylen Waddle though, not some miraculous coaching job.
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No, sir. Blocking lanes. One missed and there is no return. That's an 11 man unit if we're ever going to see one.

#5 in the nation in opponent kick off returns. Oops, there's special teams leading the nation, again.
 
This was 95% Jaylen Waddle here. The face mask threw off the other two guys LSU had coming after him and then all lanes meant nothing




The last one here looks like a solid blocking job by the return team, but the others you see Waddle and even Ruggs changing direction due to no blocking.



Without Waddle, I think you see us drop quiet a bit. As far as our kick coverage on kickoff, you throw eleven five stars and high four stars you're going to have the athleticism to stop almost everyone. All of our skill players on offense are on kick coverage. Credit where credit is due of course, but the athleticism of these guys is more of the reason. I mean, it makes sense we would be better at those two units because those are our best players. Punting and kicking obviously not so much. There's one common denominator in there on the two units you're speaking of compared to the success of our other units.
 
TerryP said:
No, sir. Blocking lanes. One missed and there is no return. That's an 11 man unit if we're ever going to see one.

#5 in the nation in opponent kick off returns. Oops, there's special teams leading the nation, again.
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I agree... There was very good blocking schemes in some of those returns. I also think Waddle is an elite talent who makes a lot happen, but that's not news to anyone.

On the other hand, is the inability to punt & kick at a high level a sign of a lack of coaching? Or just guys with performance anxiety? A lot... of... guys... Over the years šŸ˜
 
JoseyWalesTheOutlaw said:
There is no way in hell the guy could stand on the 50 and kick it into the endzone 8 times out of 10. 50 yards toe to receiver is so average. I was out punter in high school and about 42-45 yards toe to receiver was about right. Since most teams put only one back I would angle the ball away and take the risk of a shank but only to the left (since I was right footed). Roll baby roll. You never saw Sklyler nail a punt in his few attempts and that is odd since everybody nails one every now and then.
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Punting distance is based on the line of scrimmage, not the place of the kick. Standing on the 50 and punting towards the endzone would result in a ~35-yard kick. Thirty-five yards is close to what DeLong was doing.
 

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