That new kicker...

I think we now know why Shamire is in such good shape. Lots of team running after missed FGs.
 
Diseqc said:
We still have kickoffs, point afters, free kicks...

We can't just have a lame kicker and say "eh we just won't kick".
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Could we punt our kickoffs? I think our punter had good height and distance. Likewise, we could drop kick field goals and PATs.
 
whenyousaybud said:
Forget field goals from here on out. Touchdowns or bust.
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I actually love this idea and at least it gives us consistency, which is key. If you can't rely on your kicker to even make easy ones, ditching the kicking all together allows you to game plan going for it on 4th down every time you're in the redzone. We could also just practice onside kicks and do those exclusively as well if our kick coverage and defense doesn't improve. I'm not even joking. If Marshall stays healthy, this might actually be our best option going forward.
 
Diseqc said:
We still have kickoffs, point afters, free kicks...

We can't just have a lame kicker and say "eh we just won't kick".
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Don't forget penalty kicks, offside throw-ins and corner kicks.
 
grantfield82 said:
He's someone's kid and I try to remember that...but then I think about the thousands of hours of practice, lifting, studying and otherwise preparing done by the other kids on the team. I think about them and the sacrifices they make. The coaches, their hard work. The fans, their time and effort not to mention their money and support.

Did he do everything he could? Did he prepare as hard as he could and was he the best option available? If yes, then he shouldn't feel bad. If no, he should feel like crap and should go to work and make sure he never lets down all of us ever again. I think you get a few chances to really make a difference to that many people's lives, you better prepare like it. I doubt he did that based on performance. He can't undo what he did but he can go work his ass off and if he can't fix it he should go tell the coaches that he can't do it and to find someone else
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Shawn IS someone's son and he has taken the loss personally even though there were other factors that contributed to the loss( fumble that lead to UT TD). He's a good kid, from a good family who has worked hard to be where he is and will do what it take to rise above his last performance.
 
Widgetbuzz57 said:
Shawn IS someone's son and he has taken the loss personally even though there were other factors that contributed to the loss( fumble that lead to UT TD). He's a good kid, from a good family who has worked hard to be where he is and will do what it take to rise above his last performance.
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You are right of course and us fans tend to forget this. With that being said, the kid kicked 5 extra points and they seemed to be pretty centered and deep enough. If he had use the same technique on the FG's, at least the second one, would have been no problem. Instead he let the pressure of the moment get in his head and tried to kick it too hard. Kind of like hitting a golf shot. Hope he can bounce back and still contribute some positives.
 
Widgetbuzz57 said:
Shawn IS someone's son and he has taken the loss personally even though there were other factors that contributed to the loss( fumble that lead to UT TD). He's a good kid, from a good family who has worked hard to be where he is and will do what it take to rise above his last performance.
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Well said. Typically the people that criticize student athletes are folks that never played a competitive sport in their life and haven't the first clue about what the pressure can be in the moment.

A loss like this in a team game is the cumulative result of many different factors. In this game, a fairly large number of events occurred, any one of which would've led to an easy victory.
 
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