"Kicking is an item that can be addressed later."
When? Are we not trying to win games now? Or are all of these games this year just practice games leading toward some undefined future date, when the games are finally going to count?
Come on - this is really, really, basic stuff. Does NOT require a bunch of "prioritization" or focus . . . your HC, OC, and DC CAN work on your O and D, while a snapper, holder, and kicker practice kicks by themselves over to the side - maybe with some occasional direction, oversight and feedback from your offensive special teams coach. Then at the end of practice you can bring in the entire o-line and d-line to do a few full run-throughs. We can walk and chew gum at the same time . . . or at least we should be able to. Look, there are a zillion high school football teams in this country which have successfully kicked extra points and field goals for decades. Even the crappiest little FCS schools are able to execute PATs and FGs better than what Tech has exhibited this year.
It's not the end of the world, and no reason to just toss CGC under the bus, IMO. But I do find it very hard to take seriously folks who are excusing this (Tech doesn't have enough money to coach this up; kicking PATs would take time away from polishing the defense; etc.) or acting like it should be expected during the most difficult transition in college football since the invention of the wheel.
Please.
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