Special Teams again

[DJDAWG]

So...... no answer.

No, just historical evidence.

Any answer I give now would just be conjecture and obviously debatable. I'll leave the answer to the experts/pros. If any current Tech player makes an NFL roster next year, that would be proof.

[SicemDawgz]

Pretty sure we have taken 3 (maybe 4) kick offs received out past the 25 since WKU.

One good punt today when it counted. The other one was when the game was over.

Kicking game good today? We allowed one to be run back for a TD. Yes, it was called back, but the hold call was behind the returner. Not a good call...just lucky for us.

I meant to right overall this year on the kicking, and I was specifically talking about FG's.

[SicemDawgz]

Write

[maverick]

No, just historical evidence.

Historical evidence that one-third of NFL players are from non P5 institutions. You know what that means about the other two-thirds, right?

[DJDAWG]

Historical evidence that one-third of NFL players are from non P5 institutions. You know what that means about the other two-thirds, right?

Sigh. The original question was about any player being good enough. I showed evidence that there are many. So, I don't understand what point you are trying to make.

[PawDawg]

I meant to right overall this year on the kicking, and I was specifically talking about FG's.

Yes, FG and Xpt is the only special teams bright spot on the year. The other four special teams areas are horrible.

Miss St saw something that allowed them to block a punt and disrupt a FG (got lucky on the roughing) Not sure the same guy got beaten on both teams, but I'd guess yes.

[DJDAWG]

They also came in with a specific game plan of throwing the short pass and seeing the receivers create 10 and 15 yard plays. MSU didn't even try to establish the run. They knew our D would just sit back and allow the short and intermediate passes all day long. Result: 45 ponts.

[maverick]

Sigh. The original question was about any player being good enough. I showed evidence that there are many. So, I don't understand what point you are trying to make.

Fair point.

[eagle2180]

We have loads of talent. So......

Sorry. Loads for me usually means more than one possibly 2! Out of the 565 future NFL players from non-p5 schools, how many currently play at La Tech?

[dawg80]

Sorry. Loads for me usually means more than one possibly 2! Out of the 565 future NFL players from non-p5 schools, how many currently play at La Tech?

Gonna say....5 or 6

[eagle2180]

Gonna say....5 or 6

How many had significant playing time today?

[dj95]

So how many did MSU have playing today? You can act like we had no chance in this game if you want but that wasn't a team that was better than K State and we didn't get blown out because of talent. We got beat today based on the schemes we played on defense and special teams and our conservative approach after the first quarter. Out team did a complete 180 in our performance once we quit being aggressive in play calling.

[dj95]

So how many did MSU have playing today? You can act like we had no chance in this game if you want but that wasn't a team that was better than K State and we didn't get blown out because of talent. We got beat today based on the schemes we played on defense and special teams and our conservative approach after the first quarter. Our team did a complete 180 in our performance once we quit being aggressive in play calling.

[T1]

They also came in with a specific game plan of throwing the short pass and seeing the receivers create 10 and 15 yard plays. MSU didn't even try to establish the run. They knew our D would just sit back and allow the short and intermediate passes all day long. Result: 45 ponts.

Actually 31 pts by their offense, but your point is valid... we have to do something different... that is too easy for an offense.

[T1]

So how many did MSU have playing today? You can act like we had no chance in this game if you want but that wasn't a team that was better than K State and we didn't get blown out because of talent. We got beat today based on the schemes we played on defense and special teams and our conservative approach after the first quarter. Our team did a complete 180 in our performance once we quit being aggressive in play calling.

I don't think we quit being agressive as much as Diaz made some adjustments to what we were doing on the first 3 drives. The real problem was 4 of 15 in 3rd down conversions.... ouch!