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re: MYTH - Brad Wing is having a bad year
Posted on 10/31/12 at 2:12 pm to TriumphTiger
Posted on 10/31/12 at 2:12 pm to TriumphTiger
he's only had one bad game. a lot has to do that he doesn't worry about distance as much as you think. he directional punts a to out of bounds, which can hurt the overall average put the punt is not returned. they concetrate on that alot. He will be drafted high because of that ability alone. Most punters cannot do this. He learned that playing australain rules.
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Posted on 10/31/12 at 2:17 pm to macycarly
Honestly, BW is having a good year as a punter. He is however having a mediocre to bad year as Brad "The Australian Boot" Wing. What's worse is those poorer moments have come at inoppurtune moments and are highlighted by a flailing offense.
Posted on 10/31/12 at 2:21 pm to TriumphTiger
The inside the 20 is due to missing tm7 and Ron brooks. That is simple to see.
Posted on 10/31/12 at 4:32 pm to SBC
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The inside the 20 is due to missing tm7 and Ron brooks. That is simple to see.
It doesn't help. That's for sure!
Posted on 10/31/12 at 4:48 pm to TriumphTiger
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2011 Punts 59, Long 73, Touchback 5, Fair catch 15, Inside 20 27, 50+ 20
2012 Punts 41, Long 65, Touchback 7, Fair catch 11, Inside 20 13, 50+ 14
The inside the 20's were inside the 10 last year. Now not so much. Agreed that he's not having a bad year tho.
Posted on 10/31/12 at 4:52 pm to TriumphTiger
Do you remember Chad Kessler? His yards per punt one season made Brad Wing look like a middle school punter. He may hold the LSU single season average. Kessler kicked everything through the back of the end zone no matter where he was on the field. He had no directional punting at all. Last year Wing could boom the ball like Kessler if needed but his ability to directional punt made him even more special. Wing's directional punting has not been great this year. Wing is having no where the year he did last year and I bet he would admit that.
Posted on 10/31/12 at 4:56 pm to TriumphTiger
Wing's year last year nor this year can be judged on avg yds per punt.
Last year Wing in some games changed field position so dramatically it affected the momentum for LSU.
This year he just has not. Does not mean it's a bad year, but don't post numbers without context. Stats are meaningless.
Last year Wing in some games changed field position so dramatically it affected the momentum for LSU.
This year he just has not. Does not mean it's a bad year, but don't post numbers without context. Stats are meaningless.
Posted on 10/31/12 at 4:57 pm to TriumphTiger
I think it's do to the fact that last year he put like 10 punts inside the 2...
Posted on 10/31/12 at 5:12 pm to ehidal1
Ehidal1, i had been wondering what that stay looked like... Good info, and i agree, that's the biggest difference. That is a huge numbers advantage to pin opposing offenses so deep so often.
Posted on 10/31/12 at 5:34 pm to NoGeaux
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Wing's year last year nor this year can be judged on avg yds per punt.
There are more stats listed than that. He has more touchbacks and less inside the 20, but the numbers are still pretty solid. He's had 2 pretty badly shanked punts that stick out, but otherwise is still a stud punter.
This post was edited on 10/31/12 at 5:34 pm
Posted on 10/31/12 at 5:35 pm to Tiger1242
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I think it's do to the fact that last year he put like 10 punts inside the 2...
We do miss Mathieu and Brooks on coverage for sure. Also, Wing doesn't seem to have the backspin as much as last year.
Posted on 10/31/12 at 5:37 pm to TriumphTiger
Correct, last year's balls would bounce backwards or to the side. This year, they just spring forward into the endzone.
Posted on 10/31/12 at 5:44 pm to TriumphTiger
Doesn't matter what he does this year, he is still the only punter to have a TD called back for taunting. 
Posted on 10/31/12 at 6:16 pm to TriumphTiger
FACT
last year he pinned the opponent inside the 10 and usually inside the 5 routinely and he hung it up high to give up no return yards
this year he punts it into the endzone, then the next time he overcompensates for that and punts it 25 yards to the 25 yard line, then he punts it 9 yards, then he gets mad because of the 9 yarder and punts a 60 yard line drive to boost his average and we give up a 70 yard return
last year he pinned the opponent inside the 10 and usually inside the 5 routinely and he hung it up high to give up no return yards
this year he punts it into the endzone, then the next time he overcompensates for that and punts it 25 yards to the 25 yard line, then he punts it 9 yards, then he gets mad because of the 9 yarder and punts a 60 yard line drive to boost his average and we give up a 70 yard return
Posted on 10/31/12 at 6:53 pm to TriumphTiger
Find a hang time stat, and that may tell the real story of this year (in addition to the inside the 20 column). 
Posted on 10/31/12 at 7:13 pm to foshizzle
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Doesn't matter what he does this year, he is still the only punter to have a TD called back for taunting.
This post was edited on 10/31/12 at 7:16 pm
Posted on 10/31/12 at 9:16 pm to TriumphTiger
He does not seem to have the same ability he had last year in getting the ball to stop on a dime. We are not getting nearly the number of punts downed inside the 20 we did last year.
Posted on 11/7/12 at 10:39 pm to JaxTigah
Wing had an awesome game. His first punt was a fricking moon shot!
Posted on 11/8/12 at 8:47 am to TriumphTiger
He just has a touch of the Justin Vincent Syndrome.
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