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Title: Tide Notebook-LSU Punter Wing-Saban Comments Post by: Marshal Dillon on December 30, 2011, 05:30:02 PM Interesting.
LSU punter Brad Wing played a key role in the Tigers' 9-6 win over the University of Alabama in November, and the Australian-born specialist's impact isn't lost on the Crimson Tide. But unlike other positions, Wing's effectiveness isn't so easily countered. Running backs can be keyed on; defensive linemen can be double-teamed. But talented punters, short of a blocked punt, can't be so easily affected. http://alabama.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1312559 Title: Re: Tide Notebook-LSU Punter Wing-Saban Comments Post by: cbbama99 on December 30, 2011, 06:33:08 PM Interesting. LSU punter Brad Wing played a key role in the Tigers' 9-6 win over the University of Alabama in November, and the Australian-born specialist's impact isn't lost on the Crimson Tide. But unlike other positions, Wing's effectiveness isn't so easily countered. Running backs can be keyed on; defensive linemen can be double-teamed. But talented punters, short of a blocked punt, can't be so easily affected. http://alabama.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1312559 I really dislike this Wing guy. I keep hoping he muffs a punt and has to run with the ball just so one of our defenders can bury his butt. But he is effective, no doubt. How do you prepare for what he brings to the field? Just be prepared to call fair catch every time? Title: Re: Tide Notebook-LSU Punter Wing-Saban Comments Post by: SUPERCOACH on December 30, 2011, 09:14:52 PM Interesting. LSU punter Brad Wing played a key role in the Tigers' 9-6 win over the University of Alabama in November, and the Australian-born specialist's impact isn't lost on the Crimson Tide. But unlike other positions, Wing's effectiveness isn't so easily countered. Running backs can be keyed on; defensive linemen can be double-teamed. But talented punters, short of a blocked punt, can't be so easily affected. http://alabama.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1312559 I really dislike this Wing guy. I keep hoping he muffs a punt and has to run with the ball just so one of our defenders can bury his butt. But he is effective, no doubt. How do you prepare for what he brings to the field? Just be prepared to call fair catch every time? If you aren't going to have a chance to return it anyway, go for the block on every punt. Leave one guy back to fair catch, and send the other 10. As many times as they are going to have to punt, we are bound to block one. Just be careful and watch for the fake punt once they see we are going for the block every time. Title: Re: Tide Notebook-LSU Punter Wing-Saban Comments Post by: Merk on December 30, 2011, 10:25:42 PM Interesting. LSU punter Brad Wing played a key role in the Tigers' 9-6 win over the University of Alabama in November, and the Australian-born specialist's impact isn't lost on the Crimson Tide. But unlike other positions, Wing's effectiveness isn't so easily countered. Running backs can be keyed on; defensive linemen can be double-teamed. But talented punters, short of a blocked punt, can't be so easily affected. http://alabama.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1312559 Yeah. Wing really scares me in this one. I think the kicking game is the only area where LSU can dominate us. When we have opportunities to kick a FG, I hope we can get our guy in a position to succeed. No more 40+ FG tries. :-[ Title: Re: Tide Notebook-LSU Punter Wing-Saban Comments Post by: BAMAWV on December 30, 2011, 10:46:37 PM As where special teams are concerned, I am not going to judge an entire season on one games performance. Out of the end zone kick-offs and 45 yard field goals are not gonna happen, but our special teams play on the season has been as good or better than any. Everything that could've gone wrong did, in our first meeting with LSU. It is not much like CNS to be satisfied with the status quo in the second meeting nor is it likely that so much (winning or losing) will hinge on special teams play. A missed FG attempt doesn't hurt near as bad when your are up by 28. I hope our punter spends the day playing that Angry Birds game.
Title: Re: Tide Notebook-LSU Punter Wing-Saban Comments Post by: KoKoPuf on January 01, 2012, 09:58:21 AM I say go for the block and knock the crap out of Wing on the first punt. Take the penalty and do it again.
Title: Re: Tide Notebook-LSU Punter Wing-Saban Comments Post by: Marshal Dillon on January 01, 2012, 12:26:05 PM As where special teams are concerned, I am not going to judge an entire season on one games performance. Out of the end zone kick-offs and 45 yard field goals are not gonna happen, but our special teams play on the season has been as good or better than any. Everything that could've gone wrong did, in our first meeting with LSU. It is not much like CNS to be satisfied with the status quo in the second meeting nor is it likely that so much (winning or losing) will hinge on special teams play. A missed FG attempt doesn't hurt near as bad when your are up by 28. I hope our punter spends the day playing that Angry Birds game. What Alabama special teams have you been watching, 1979? We had, count 'em, THREE kickoffs not returned against us for the season. Auburn had 35 kickoffs with no return, since they were kicked out of the end zone. We were pathetic on kick-offs. We were constantlly having teams start off at the 25-40 yard area, which without our great defense, would have cost us during the season, and finally caught up to us with LSU. How many kickoffs for TD's happened this year against Bama, two or three? The Tide use to go YEARS in between kickoff returns, now we have 2 or 3 a year. That's totally unacceptable. I won't even start discussing the punting. >:( |