The formation I never paid much attention to one way or the other.. But I did notice that Fisher has one hell of a foot it seems.
It was the same punt formation as last year. Fisher has the distance and his hang time is much better. But he doesn't seem to be able to pooch punt, so I hope he learns how to punt it out of bounds inside the 10.
I was watching the Bama game last night and I believe Western Carolina runs that same formation - almost had two kicks blocked. Anyone have a good link of LSU's special teams coach (Peveto) talking about why this formation is so great? I'd like to read that. Edit: Just read Peveto's bio - he was last the Def Coord at Middle Tennessee (2003/4).
Why do people think that the kick is "almost" blocked because a guy or two gets through the line when there are three backs to stop them. It is designed to let a couple through the line to be blocked by the backs. All last year I heard that LSU's punts were "almost" blocked when they really weren't. Close only counts in horseshoes. The formation is designed to get people downfield to tackle the return man. It also is perfect for a fake punt run being a full-house backfield. Look for it on 4th and short sometime in a big game. And as we have seen at LSU, it allows for the outside pass if the defense cheats to the inside.
Well, in the case I was describing, Bama came very close - fingertip close. I hear what you're saying....but I still don't like it. Maybe by season's end, I'll have changed my mind.
Flynn played well after a slow start but the thing that impressed me the most about him is that he threw the ball away and didnt try to force any passes. The O line does need to improve but I think the playcalling was vanilla for a reason so we dont tip anything off for Va Tech. I think we will have a better feel for our offense after this weekend. :geauxtige
