New kickers

[AFCAT]

We don't need new kickers. Brendan and Hall are both good, capable kickers. What we need is a dedicated special teams coach, especially one with experience in working directly with the kicker. I agree with @msufaithful that a lot of the misses are due to technique.

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Brendan and Hall were a fantastic musical group in their day.

Terrible kickers though!

But on the kick drum, Brendan was just a walking metronome. A real prodigy.

‘Kick on my list’ and ‘I can’t go for that, it’s too far’ are two of my favorite songs.

[Camo_Cat]

We don't need new kickers. Brendan and Hall are both good, capable kickers. What we need is a dedicated special teams coach, especially one with experience in working directly with the kicker. I agree with @msufaithful that a lot of the misses are due to technique.

This isn't a real post. It can't be.

Brendan and Hall were a fantastic musical group in their day.

Terrible kickers though!

But on the kick drum, Brendan was just a walking metronome. A real prodigy.

‘Kick on my list’ and ‘I can’t go for that, it’s too far’ are two of my favorite songs.

Oh FFS, you all knew who the hell I was talking about - lol!!! A guy makes one little mistake with the names..............



But I did have all their albums back in the day........

[Helcat72]

How many 6-9 kickers are there in college or the pros? Not many, in fact Brenden may be the only one. He's great on punting and kickoff because he can take his time and approach the ball at his own rhythm.
When he has to kick placements he has to conform to someone else's rhythm. Given his long legs it's very difficult to hit the ball squarely in that short of time. It's not that he has bad habits, just that placements are not as efficient as kickoff or punts for a very tall person.

[MSU01]

How many 6-9 kickers are there in college or the pros? Not many, in fact Brenden may be the only one. He's great on punting and kickoff because he can take his time and approach the ball at his own rhythm.
When he has to kick placements he has to conform to someone else's rhythm. Given his long legs it's very difficult to hit the ball squarely in that short of time. It's not that he has bad habits, just that placements are not as efficient as kickoff or punts for a very tall person.

There aren't many 6'9" kickers because there aren't many 6'9" people, not because being tall is some kind of a disadvantage to being able to kick well. It's all about leg strength, technique, and the overall coordination and timing between the long snapper, holder, and kicker. Hall has all the leg strength you could ever want but something was off last year in the other areas. I have a hard time believing his height had anything to do with it any more than I believed last year's claim from some here that he would have more punts blocked because of his longer leg.

[TomCat88]

How many 6-9 kickers are there in college or the pros? Not many, in fact Brenden may be the only one. He's great on punting and kickoff because he can take his time and approach the ball at his own rhythm.
When he has to kick placements he has to conform to someone else's rhythm. Given his long legs it's very difficult to hit the ball squarely in that short of time. It's not that he has bad habits, just that placements are not as efficient as kickoff or punts for a very tall person.

There aren't many 6'9" kickers because there aren't many 6'9" people, not because being tall is some kind of a disadvantage to being able to kick well. It's all about leg strength, technique, and the overall coordination and timing between the long snapper, holder, and kicker. Hall has all the leg strength you could ever want but something was off last year in the other areas. I have a hard time believing his height had anything to do with it any more than I believed last year's claim from some here that he would have more punts blocked because of his longer leg.

I admit that I was thinking he’d get one blocked but it stands to reason that if was prone to that, then he probably wouldn’t have made it this far.

Teams/kickers miss kicks. Even HoFer Jan Stenerud, who had one of the worst misses of all time costing the Chiefs in a playoff game. It’s probably happened to every kicker to ever play. Gary Andersen made all his xps and FGs in 1998, then missed his last FG attempt of the year and it cost Minnesota a trip to the Super Bowl. This isn’t to say MSU shouldn’t be looking for a kicker but just that no matter how good you think they are, they can still miss at the worst possible time.

[kwcat]

How many 6-9 kickers are there in college or the pros? Not many, in fact Brenden may be the only one. He's great on punting and kickoff because he can take his time and approach the ball at his own rhythm.
When he has to kick placements he has to conform to someone else's rhythm. Given his long legs it's very difficult to hit the ball squarely in that short of time. It's not that he has bad habits, just that placements are not as efficient as kickoff or punts for a very tall person.

There aren't many 6'9" kickers because there aren't many 6'9" people, not because being tall is some kind of a disadvantage to being able to kick well. It's all about leg strength, technique, and the overall coordination and timing between the long snapper, holder, and kicker. Hall has all the leg strength you could ever want but something was off last year in the other areas. I have a hard time believing his height had anything to do with it any more than I believed last year's claim from some here that he would have more punts blocked because of his longer leg.

I admit that I was thinking he’d get one blocked but it stands to reason that if was prone to that, then he probably wouldn’t have made it this far.

Teams/kickers miss kicks. Even HoFer Jan Stenerud, who had one of the worst misses of all time costing the Chiefs in a playoff game. It’s probably happened to every kicker to ever play. Gary Andersen made all his xps and FGs in 1998, then missed his last FG attempt of the year and it cost Minnesota a trip to the Super Bowl. This isn’t to say MSU shouldn’t be looking for a kicker but just that no matter how good you think they are, they can still miss at the worst possible time.

I don’t know if we have anyone on the staff to be able to coach a kicker or not. Hopefully both of the young men are getting some quality off-season coaching to improve their game. Both I think can be very good. Just need to overcome whatever issues have been plaguing them.

[PapaG]

I think we all can agree if Gary Anderson and Scott Norwood had been coached just a little bit better, neither would have missed their infamous kicks.

[BLACKnBLUEnGOLD]

There aren't many 6'9" kickers because there aren't many 6'9" people, not because being tall is some kind of a disadvantage to being able to kick well. It's all about leg strength, technique, and the overall coordination and timing between the long snapper, holder, and kicker. Hall has all the leg strength you could ever want but something was off last year in the other areas. I have a hard time believing his height had anything to do with it any more than I believed last year's claim from some here that he would have more punts blocked because of his longer leg.

Being tall is a disadvantage for being able to command/control pitches in baseball. Height makes it more difficult to repeat your technique. I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same for kicking.

[wbtfg]

There aren't many 6'9" kickers because there aren't many 6'9" people, not because being tall is some kind of a disadvantage to being able to kick well. It's all about leg strength, technique, and the overall coordination and timing between the long snapper, holder, and kicker. Hall has all the leg strength you could ever want but something was off last year in the other areas. I have a hard time believing his height had anything to do with it any more than I believed last year's claim from some here that he would have more punts blocked because of his longer leg.

Being tall is a disadvantage for being able to command/control pitches in baseball. Height makes it more difficult to repeat your technique. I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same for kicking.

Isn’t the average mlb pitcher taller than the average field player?

[BgCATfan]

Can't tell you how many FCS teams have dedicated special teams coaches but SDSU does and I'd imagine any that team that wants to excel at ST does. Same with kicking, but I don't think it takes a ton of specialized kicking training or experience to recognize that an XP kicker varies the length of his first step resulting in his plant foot being in the wrong place to keep from kicking too low and having kicks blocked. If nothing else, an ST coach can google it just like you can google House's offense tutorials.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source= ... sttF64sqXd

You are bat ****** crazy if you think you can just Google how to kick and then go teach a kicker.
That's like trying to fix a Tiger Woods swing by googling how to hit the driver straight!
Kicking is so technical and any coach knows not to help a kicker unless they are a kicking coach.

Actually I think it could be pretty easy in Hall's case. "hey Brendan, aim farther left!!". Pick a spot behind the goal post to the left side of middle. Just like bowhunting. Aim small, miss small. I think every miss was pushed to the right except for one. Supposedly he makes EVERYTHING in practice and pushes kicks right in games. Seems nerves related, not mechanical. Could be something as simple as changing his game aim point whatever that may be.
And I actually did fix my slice by watching videos.

[Buckaroo Bonzi]

Can't tell you how many FCS teams have dedicated special teams coaches but SDSU does and I'd imagine any that team that wants to excel at ST does. Same with kicking, but I don't think it takes a ton of specialized kicking training or experience to recognize that an XP kicker varies the length of his first step resulting in his plant foot being in the wrong place to keep from kicking too low and having kicks blocked. If nothing else, an ST coach can google it just like you can google House's offense tutorials.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source= ... sttF64sqXd

You are bat ****** crazy if you think you can just Google how to kick and then go teach a kicker.
That's like trying to fix a Tiger Woods swing by googling how to hit the driver straight!
Kicking is so technical and any coach knows not to help a kicker unless they are a kicking coach.

Actually I think it could be pretty easy in Hall's case. "hey Brendan, aim farther left!!". Pick a spot behind the goal post to the left side of middle. Just like bowhunting. Aim small, miss small. I think every miss was pushed to the right except for one. Supposedly he makes EVERYTHING in practice and pushes kicks right in games. Seems nerves related, not mechanical. Could be something as simple as changing his game aim point whatever that may be.
And I actually did fix my slice by watching videos.

I need that slice Video

[kennethnoisewater]

There aren't many 6'9" kickers because there aren't many 6'9" people, not because being tall is some kind of a disadvantage to being able to kick well. It's all about leg strength, technique, and the overall coordination and timing between the long snapper, holder, and kicker. Hall has all the leg strength you could ever want but something was off last year in the other areas. I have a hard time believing his height had anything to do with it any more than I believed last year's claim from some here that he would have more punts blocked because of his longer leg.

Being tall is a disadvantage for being able to command/control pitches in baseball. Height makes it more difficult to repeat your technique. I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same for kicking.

Yeah it's like using a longer driver in golf. That extra few inches adds a few more MPH and gives you more power, but it also gives you more ways to make mistakes. You'd never use a longer driver if you're trying to get better control. Theoretically, he could shorten up his "swing" to something compact and easier to control for most kicks. Theoretically...

[TomCat88]

How many 6-9 kickers are there in college or the pros? Not many, in fact Brenden may be the only one. He's great on punting and kickoff because he can take his time and approach the ball at his own rhythm.
When he has to kick placements he has to conform to someone else's rhythm. Given his long legs it's very difficult to hit the ball squarely in that short of time. It's not that he has bad habits, just that placements are not as efficient as kickoff or punts for a very tall person.

There aren't many 6'9" kickers because there aren't many 6'9" people, not because being tall is some kind of a disadvantage to being able to kick well. It's all about leg strength, technique, and the overall coordination and timing between the long snapper, holder, and kicker. Hall has all the leg strength you could ever want but something was off last year in the other areas. I have a hard time believing his height had anything to do with it any more than I believed last year's claim from some here that he would have more punts blocked because of his longer leg.

I admit that I was thinking he’d get one blocked but it stands to reason that if was prone to that, then he probably wouldn’t have made it this far.

Teams/kickers miss kicks. Even HoFer Jan Stenerud, who had one of the worst misses of all time costing the Chiefs in a playoff game. It’s probably happened to every kicker to ever play. Gary Andersen made all his xps and FGs in 1998, then missed his last FG attempt of the year and it cost Minnesota a trip to the Super Bowl. This isn’t to say MSU shouldn’t be looking for a kicker but just that no matter how good you think they are, they can still miss at the worst possible time.

I don’t know if we have anyone on the staff to be able to coach a kicker or not. Hopefully both of the young men are getting some quality off-season coaching to improve their game. Both I think can be very good. Just need to overcome whatever issues have been plaguing them.

I think that they will be trying to get better in numerous ways, instinctively. It just a competitive persons nature. That doesn’t ensure that they’ll make clutch kicks.

[Mtcatfan]

Could be an incredible weapon from long distance at the elevation in Bozeman. Hope he can figure it out.

[BLACKnBLUEnGOLD]

There aren't many 6'9" kickers because there aren't many 6'9" people, not because being tall is some kind of a disadvantage to being able to kick well. It's all about leg strength, technique, and the overall coordination and timing between the long snapper, holder, and kicker. Hall has all the leg strength you could ever want but something was off last year in the other areas. I have a hard time believing his height had anything to do with it any more than I believed last year's claim from some here that he would have more punts blocked because of his longer leg.

Being tall is a disadvantage for being able to command/control pitches in baseball. Height makes it more difficult to repeat your technique. I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same for kicking.

Isn’t the average mlb pitcher taller than the average field player?

Yes. Just like the average punter is taller than the average kicker. Height is an advantage for generating velocity.

[kwcat]

How many 6-9 kickers are there in college or the pros? Not many, in fact Brenden may be the only one. He's great on punting and kickoff because he can take his time and approach the ball at his own rhythm.
When he has to kick placements he has to conform to someone else's rhythm. Given his long legs it's very difficult to hit the ball squarely in that short of time. It's not that he has bad habits, just that placements are not as efficient as kickoff or punts for a very tall person.

There aren't many 6'9" kickers because there aren't many 6'9" people, not because being tall is some kind of a disadvantage to being able to kick well. It's all about leg strength, technique, and the overall coordination and timing between the long snapper, holder, and kicker. Hall has all the leg strength you could ever want but something was off last year in the other areas. I have a hard time believing his height had anything to do with it any more than I believed last year's claim from some here that he would have more punts blocked because of his longer leg.

I admit that I was thinking he’d get one blocked but it stands to reason that if was prone to that, then he probably wouldn’t have made it this far.

Teams/kickers miss kicks. Even HoFer Jan Stenerud, who had one of the worst misses of all time costing the Chiefs in a playoff game. It’s probably happened to every kicker to ever play. Gary Andersen made all his xps and FGs in 1998, then missed his last FG attempt of the year and it cost Minnesota a trip to the Super Bowl. This isn’t to say MSU shouldn’t be looking for a kicker but just that no matter how good you think they are, they can still miss at the worst possible time.

I don’t know if we have anyone on the staff to be able to coach a kicker or not. Hopefully both of the young men are getting some quality off-season coaching to improve their game. Both I think can be very good. Just need to overcome whatever issues have been plaguing them.

I think that they will be trying to get better in numerous ways, instinctively. It just a competitive persons nature. That doesn’t ensure that they’ll make clutch kicks.

When Hall missed his kicks, he was consistently pushing to the right. Got to be something in his mechanics that should be able to be fixed I would think. And maybe just a mental part of his approach.

[RickRund]

There aren't many 6'9" kickers because there aren't many 6'9" people, not because being tall is some kind of a disadvantage to being able to kick well. It's all about leg strength, technique, and the overall coordination and timing between the long snapper, holder, and kicker. Hall has all the leg strength you could ever want but something was off last year in the other areas. I have a hard time believing his height had anything to do with it any more than I believed last year's claim from some here that he would have more punts blocked because of his longer leg.

Being tall is a disadvantage for being able to command/control pitches in baseball. Height makes it more difficult to repeat your technique. I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same for kicking.

Yeah it's like using a longer driver in golf. That extra few inches adds a few more MPH and gives you more power, but it also gives you more ways to make mistakes. You'd never use a longer driver if you're trying to get better control. Theoretically, he could shorten up his "swing" to something compact and easier to control for most kicks. Theoretically...

I don't think they make a short enough driver to fix my slice..

[Joe Bobcat]

There aren't many 6'9" kickers because there aren't many 6'9" people, not because being tall is some kind of a disadvantage to being able to kick well. It's all about leg strength, technique, and the overall coordination and timing between the long snapper, holder, and kicker. Hall has all the leg strength you could ever want but something was off last year in the other areas. I have a hard time believing his height had anything to do with it any more than I believed last year's claim from some here that he would have more punts blocked because of his longer leg.

Being tall is a disadvantage for being able to command/control pitches in baseball. Height makes it more difficult to repeat your technique. I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same for kicking.

Yeah it's like using a longer driver in golf. That extra few inches adds a few more MPH and gives you more power, but it also gives you more ways to make mistakes. You'd never use a longer driver if you're trying to get better control. Theoretically, he could shorten up his "swing" to something compact and easier to control for most kicks. Theoretically...

I don't think they make a short enough driver to fix my slice..

I don’t golf all that much but I use to slice badly. I didn’t golf at all for 2years because of hip pain and eventually hip replacement. Ever since the hip replacement my golf shots are straight as an arrow. Bizarre for sure

[RickRund]

The RAMS had the worst FG % in the nfl. Their kickers missed 11 FGs for the season. Haven't checked to see if that caused a loss or not.

49ers would have won if their kicker had been more accurate if I am not mistaken. That and the very, very rare McCaffery fumble.

[kennethnoisewater]

The RAMS had the worst FG % in the nfl. Their kickers missed 11 FGs for the season. Haven't checked to see if that caused a loss or not.

49ers would have won if their kicker had been more accurate if I am not mistaken. That and the very, very rare McCaffery fumble.

He did miss a PAT in the Super Bowl, but at the same time he's the reason they were in a position to go to OT, having made two 50-plus yard kicks.