Both of our kickers are soccer style kickers, what we need is someone with his head screwed on tight enough that he can consistantly hit a chip shot.
My solution for the PAT problem. Go for 2 every time. Even if you get 50% of them you break even. Damn you tirk and those signatures. I can't read half the post because I am too distracted, especially by this one.
Now this is an idea that I could like. I bet we would make more than 50% of them. Or we could just recruit a kicker from a high school that has shown he can do what he is supposed to consistently.
Hindsight is 20/20, but it sure looks like bringing in a JUCO prospect to compete for the starting job this year instead of relying on two sophmores who were both very inconsistent during their freshmen years might have been an option worth exploring after all. Seriously, having such poor, poor consistency at a such a vital position on a team with so, so much talent elsewhere is...risky, to put it charitably.
Another kicking idea from the Advocate today: Dubois: Just for kicks, consider the forgotten big toe By CARL DUBOIS [email protected] Advocate sports writer Oregon State's Alexis Serna misses three point-after-touchdown kicks in a one-point loss to LSU. A week later, LSU's Chris Jackson misses two PATs in a blowout victory over Arkansas State. A week later, LSU's Ryan Gaudet misses a PAT in a one-point loss to Auburn. That night, Tennessee's James Wilhoit misses a PAT against Florida, then atones with a 50-yard field for a two-point victory. What in the wide, wide world of sports is going on here? Dumb luck, maybe. Lack of concentration, possibly. The law of averages, probably. Maybe there's a more straight-forward answer. All of the above are soccer-style kickers. Maybe college football coaches should explore whether soccer-style kickers are better suited for medium- and long-range field goal attempts -- and give the straight-on style consideration for PATs. For the rest go here: http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/092004/spo_duboiscol001.shtml
