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Is it time to make a change at punt returner?

Posted on 9/13/23 at 8:23 pm
Posted by BigFolks6347
Alabama
Member since Sep 2022
2251 posts
Posted on 9/13/23 at 8:23 pm
I love Kool Aid but he is not shifty enough to be a dangerous returner. He’s a very stiff runner and not very elusive. I understand that the most important is making the catch but having a weapon to flip field position is important also. Who do y’all think would make a good punt return man?

I say Isaiah Bond or Kobe Prentice.
Posted by Doug Heffernan
Member since Aug 2017
748 posts
Posted on 9/13/23 at 8:44 pm to

quote:

I love Kool Aid but he is not shifty enough to be a dangerous returner. He’s a very stiff runner and not very elusive. I understand that the most important is making the catch but having a weapon to flip field position is important also. Who do y’all think would make a good punt return man?


At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
Posted by Crimsontide1713
Member since Dec 2019
2844 posts
Posted on 9/13/23 at 8:52 pm to
4th in the country in punt return average a year ago.
Posted by CrimsonCrusade
Member since Jan 2014
5689 posts
Posted on 9/13/23 at 9:10 pm to
He's a good punt returner but an argument could be made that he's too valuable to risk having him out there on statistically one of the most likely plays for injury.
Posted by JIB
Member since Sep 2013
2496 posts
Posted on 9/13/23 at 9:32 pm to
I opened this thread assuming the argument was that Kool Aid is too valuable to be returning punts.

I can’t believe what I just read.
Posted by bamabenny
Member since Nov 2009
15449 posts
Posted on 9/13/23 at 10:38 pm to
I hope you never post again. Koolaid is one of the best field flipping returners in the country.
Posted by BamaFan107
Madison
Member since Dec 2019
893 posts
Posted on 9/14/23 at 4:37 am to
I thought this thread was going to be about Kool-Aid moving to quarterback, so I was going to hear you out and give you a down vote. This post was even worse than I thought, I gave you a down vote for wasting everyone’s time.
Posted by CrimsonBoz
Member since Sep 2014
20157 posts
Posted on 9/14/23 at 5:41 am to
Lol
Posted by WeWillFly
Up North
Member since Oct 2022
1492 posts
Posted on 9/14/23 at 6:53 am to
quote:

I love Kool Aid but he is not shifty enough to be a dangerous returner.


This sentence makes no sense. Kool-Aid is very shifty, if you want a person to get you some good field position Kool-Aid is your guy (as we saw last week)

quote:

He’s a very stiff runner and not very elusive.


No?

quote:

I understand that the most important is making the catch but having a weapon to flip field position is important also.


He's literally one of the best field flippers in the country.

Again, there is no need to change our Punt Returner. Our problem is with the QB position.
Posted by TiderNAL
Member since Nov 2010
7986 posts
Posted on 9/14/23 at 7:05 am to
quote:

he is not shifty enough to be a dangerous returner. He’s a very stiff runner and not very elusive.


Posted by BigFolks6347
Alabama
Member since Sep 2022
2251 posts
Posted on 9/14/23 at 7:20 am to
It’s not just me. Former BAMA players have are saying the same thing. I’ve said it since last year. Marvin Constant is constantly saying it on his podcast.
Posted by Panthers4life
Huntsville
Member since Nov 2017
4961 posts
Posted on 9/14/23 at 7:35 am to
Provide the links. Kool aid is fine. He's not doing anything wrong.

Just because you have former Bama players saying doesn't mean they're right.

I can assure you football program has reached out to former players about things they're saying
Posted by coachcrisp
pensacola, fl
Member since Jun 2012
30906 posts
Posted on 9/14/23 at 8:10 am to

Where do these fricking people come from?
Posted by Panthers4life
Huntsville
Member since Nov 2017
4961 posts
Posted on 9/14/23 at 8:20 am to
I"m trying to figure out because folks coming out of nowhere coming up with stupid shite.
Posted by Bamagirl79
Member since Feb 2023
108 posts
Posted on 9/14/23 at 12:22 pm to
How the actual hell did you even come up with this? Do yourself a favor and delete it. Yes this team has issues at the moment but Kool-Aid at punt returner isn’t one of them. Sweet baby Jesus…smh
Posted by BigFolks6347
Alabama
Member since Sep 2022
2251 posts
Posted on 9/14/23 at 12:49 pm to
I came up with it because I played football all my life and know the game very well. I never said he was a problem I just believe that role can be performed by another player. I’ve felt this way since last year and a few former players on the Touchdown Alabama podcast made the same point. Kool Aid is very stiff and he can’t make cuts like previous return men we’ve had. Think back to the other guys since saban has been here. All quick twitch guys who can cut. Waddle, Arenas, Cyrus, Christion, JoJo.
Posted by JIB
Member since Sep 2013
2496 posts
Posted on 9/14/23 at 1:01 pm to
So you saw a guy leading the SEC in punt returns and said, "Meh, we can do better?"
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