New Kicker
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49/50 PATs and 18/20 FGs with a long of 46 this year. excellent accuracy I'd say.
Here I thought we had a poore chance of getting him
The staff REALLY has no faith in Chance Poore. When he signed out of HS, I figured he'd be at least a 3-year solid starter. The first missed couple of FGs evidently got in his head so bad he's had the yips ever since. Guess we don't feel good about the FR either.
Hope this kid keeps up the accuracy. We don't need rocket launches, just make the makeable ones consistently. Geez, last year was a complete roll of the dice even on PATs.
Hope this kid keeps up the accuracy. We don't need rocket launches, just make the makeable ones consistently. Geez, last year was a complete roll of the dice even on PATs.
Coach Boulware knows what he is doing boys. Our Spec Teams will instantly go from a team weakness to a strength in 1 offseason.
Hope we got a long snapper to come with him. That was 75% of the problem last year.
Ultimately cost the Bengals a home AFC title game too. Well that and a heart attack.
Agreed. People said we didn’t need a special teams coach.
I like the kid and he’s a excellent kickoff man but I was really really hoping chance wasn’t going to be our kicker. Now he can focus on what he excels at. Making teams start from the 25.
I wonder if that’s the way to go anymore?
Kick the ball higher and towards a corner and let your ST pin them even deeper.
I think towards the end of last year I noticed some teams trying to do just that. The receiving team can still fair catch but sometimes they will run it back.
Kick the ball higher and towards a corner and let your ST pin them even deeper.
I think towards the end of last year I noticed some teams trying to do just that. The receiving team can still fair catch but sometimes they will run it back.
They were just agreeing with CMS.
Took him a loooonnnggg time to recognize the need.
Cost us and him some games.
That’s good news! Seems like the staff learned their lesson about giving too many kickers scholarships. No offense to Poore, but he’s been taking that up for like 5-6 years now.
Adam Luckett wrote last night that he confirmed the new kicker is on scholarship and that brings us to 83. So we have two left. I really wish we'd get another QB because I'm not confident in our backups at all. That has to be the worst backup room in the SEC. We probably need another OT or ILB.
Not if the Long snapper is still sending the ball back with no idea where it is going to go 75% of the time.
Edit: Funny enough I had not seen the other post about 75% misses. Enough Said.
It is correct that he is on scholly. Kid has 2 years left. Will be at UK in June. I think he takes over F goals immediately, but we shall see.
Did I miss it or has nobody commented yet about getting two commits on the same day from kids named Raynor/Rayner? I'm willing to bet that will never happen again . . . rain or/er shine.
Already done. Walker Himebauch from Monument, CO. Check him out on Rubiolongsnapping.com.
I thought Jackson Smith was supposed to be the best Kicker in the country, he redshirted last year. You would think he would be ready, but I haven't heard much about him lately.
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You'd have to ask his GF if he's the best licker in the country. I just want him to be a good kicker.
You haven't heard much about Jackson Smith lately because Chance Poore handled all the placekicking during spring practice. If Smith had made adequate progress, he would have gotten some kicking reps. A competition is shaping up for August between Poore and Alex Raynor. But Raynor has been brought in subsequent to spring practice, so I doubt he is here to sit.
Staff hasn’t been great at getting these “elite” high school kickers to pan out. If Raynor is good, maybe they’ll go to the portal more often.
