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Bama worked out 12 Australian punters over the Summer
Posted on 9/27/18 at 7:35 pm
Posted on 9/27/18 at 7:35 pm
Posted on 9/27/18 at 7:37 pm to jatebe
Well damn, we should've kept at least one.
Posted on 9/27/18 at 7:46 pm to jatebe
The guy has played four games. We can afford to give him some time to develop. I'm fine with that.
However, regardless of what Saban says (and he is right to give encouragement here), if we are punting for a 35 yard average at the end of the season, a change will be made at that spot.
However, regardless of what Saban says (and he is right to give encouragement here), if we are punting for a 35 yard average at the end of the season, a change will be made at that spot.
This post was edited on 9/27/18 at 7:47 pm
Posted on 9/27/18 at 7:49 pm to jatebe
Does confidence increase leg strength or something?
The kid is hitting them pretty consistently around 35 yards.
The kid is hitting them pretty consistently around 35 yards.
Posted on 9/27/18 at 8:05 pm to jatebe
Were all 12 Aussie punters missing legs?
Posted on 9/27/18 at 8:24 pm to jatebe
We always seem to get the head cases. JK Scott was an anomoly
Posted on 9/27/18 at 11:01 pm to jatebe
Time to give Mack Wilson a crack at it
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"When he hits a good ball on a punt, he can compete with probably any punter in the country," Alabama’s starting punter JK Scott said of Wilson. "He can smoke a ball. He’s not as consistent, but he can really hammer it."
This post was edited on 9/27/18 at 11:10 pm
Posted on 9/28/18 at 4:21 am to jatebe
Mack Wilson was the back-up punter last year. Is he still the back-up?
Posted on 9/28/18 at 6:53 am to jatebe
Did any of them have two legs?
Posted on 9/28/18 at 8:18 am to jatebe
I'm betting that's some of that unidentifiable sarcasm!
Posted on 9/28/18 at 9:42 am to jatebe
Saban explains Alabama's roll-out punts, talks Aussie punters (BamaOnLine)
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Against Texas A&M, Alabama freshman punter Skyler DeLong rolled out to his right during his six punts this past weekend. A caller asked Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban about rugby-style punts during his call-in radio show Thursday evening, and Saban explained why DeLong’s drop was similar to the style many punters across the college football landscape choose to use.
“I think one of the reasons is it’s easy to protect, No. 1, because you’re rolling out basically when you punt,” Saban said. “It’s almost like if you’re blitzing the quarterback and he can roll out, if he gets by one guy, you have no pressure. Well, it’s a similar thing. The rugby punt is very difficult to field. You get a lot of roll. We don’t really want to rugby punt, aight. So, for those of you out there that think because we’ve rolled with our punter a few times -- we’re trying to get him to develop confidence into being able to punt.
“He’s a freshman. He punts very well in practice. We get in the game, he gets nervous and he’s moving the wall around and drops the ball bad, inside, outside. So, that’s a matter of confidence, so we’re trying to find a style that fits him. We don’t need to rugby punt. We can kick it right, we can kick it left, we can kick it down the middle. We have coverage patterns to do whatever he can do. He’s done a pretty job of Aussie kicking when we do the (end-over-end stuff). And we’ve downed some balls inside the 10-yard line.
“But his consistency is something that we need to work on. We tried the rugby style just trying to get him to be able to develop confidence in doing that, thinking it would be a little easier for him. So, it’s a work in progress, but I think if he develops confidence, he’ll be a good punter. But that is the advantage of rugby punts. It starts with the protection, it’s hard to field.”
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This post was edited on 9/28/18 at 9:47 am
Posted on 9/28/18 at 9:51 am to jatebe
This is another example of Saban showing some allegiance to his players. Obviously he has some compassion.
Posted on 9/28/18 at 12:49 pm to jatebe
He has been consistent, though. His four games:
36.3
35.0
37.0
36.0
36.3
35.0
37.0
36.0
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