Problem with taking the points is Leach has zero confidence in our kickers. And with good reason.
We did not run it last week due to having 2 starting RBs injured and the starting center went down too.
True. But, our only FG miss hit an upright from 45, and we had already went for it from the Bama 15 the drive before.
What are the odds of us making 2 straight FGs? We’re 5-8 this year & have missed 5 extra points. and oddly the only truly low-percentage FG we’ve attempted was a make. Kicking the ball is just not a good strategy for us this year.
Also, one of Bama’s first touchdowns should’ve been called back. The center grabbed Johnson’s shoulder pads and threw him sideways to the ground. It was the 3rd down play Young stood in the pocket for a good 10 seconds.
Our receivers are absolutely scared. I tell who was not and it was that young running back of ours. He is going to be special.
When is he going to lose confidence in the coaches responsible for our special teams **** show?
They obviously were afraid what was going to happen to them after they caught the balls...avoid that if you don't catch the ball
This special team shitshow is on Leach in my opinion. Second year in a row we have no confidence in hitting a FG at any distance. He’s the head coach, he needs to quit acting like it’s the kickers fault. He’s responsible for this entire roster and how they all perform - and he’s failed miserably at finding / developing a decent place kicker.
It is the kickers fault and he brought in two new kickers this year and has a good one from Arkansas coming in next year. Do you want Leach to kick the field goals himself ?
There is a reason that hasn’t been the common play in 100+ years of playing football.
He’s bringing in supposedly good kickers that suck for us. I want Leach to bring in a good kicker and not ruin him. I don’t know what’s happening to them but this is the second year in a row we expected it to be a strength and it’s been our biggest weakness. These guys have shown they have the ability so something is changing when they play for us.
Yeah that was bone headed. I'm tired of us going for it on our own territory giving a short field if we don't get it.
They aren’t equal to the elite SEC receivers but they are ok. Ducking has been pretty good at times, he and Thomas both make good plays on 50/50 balls. I think Robinson will be pretty good with more experience. The slot receivers are usually pretty reliable but the mistakes tend to be costly. They all drop more than we would like but other players in the conference do as well.
Fact is, every time we play Bama - Bama especially - we absolutely have to make the big play when it is there to be made. Also have to make the routine plays at an almost 100% clip.
If he has some eligibility left and can make them, I’d be fine with it.
We are making a lot of observations without talking about those things. As far as I'm concerned we left 10 points on the field from just those plays because we need players that are trained and perform better. I think the players we will see in the next few years will have been in our system since they stepped on campus and that's going to make a big difference in the way they perform. You can ***** all you want but you won't see anything change this season it's gonna have to be after we change everything even the quarterback.
No. Alabama has played a few tough opponents. Jawja has struggled against Missouri. If they were as good as Alabama they would have smashed all the crappier teams and they have not done that.You don’t think Jawja is as talented as Bama?
Head coach is always responsible for the kicking game. In fact, having a consistently poor kicking game is frequently indicative of a poor coach overall. See Croom.
I thought y'all said Malik Heath was a bum too and left because he wouldn't start. He was Ole Miss' best receiver against LSU. Someone is confused.
