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Why does Lane never talk about special teams and how they have been an issue all season?
Posted on 11/10/26 at 5:04 pm
Posted on 11/10/26 at 5:04 pm
They have been major factors in helping to cost LSU 2 of their 3 losses, which ignores the massive issues they had in wins.
I will never understand a coach who wants to win championships to have units so bad in that area.
Houston is supposed to be a good coach, but his unit has been atrocious across the board and has been regressing as the season has gone on.
LSU likely beats UK without giving up that punt return (and yes I know there were 2 blocks in the back, but also missed tackles).
Bama game was 17-13 when LSU punted and barely got it to mid-field only to have Bama return it to our 25, where the game was basically put out of reach.
Punting has been awful all season. Likely could pick up a better punter in the quad for goodness sake.
I will never understand a coach who wants to win championships to have units so bad in that area.
Houston is supposed to be a good coach, but his unit has been atrocious across the board and has been regressing as the season has gone on.
LSU likely beats UK without giving up that punt return (and yes I know there were 2 blocks in the back, but also missed tackles).
Bama game was 17-13 when LSU punted and barely got it to mid-field only to have Bama return it to our 25, where the game was basically put out of reach.
Punting has been awful all season. Likely could pick up a better punter in the quad for goodness sake.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 5:07 pm to Geauxgurt
He was asked about special teams a few times in the preseason and didn't sound thrilled. He made it pretty clear ST and OL were the problem areas.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 5:14 pm to The Pirate King
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He was asked about special teams a few times in the preseason and didn't sound thrilled. He made it pretty clear ST and OL were the problem areas.
Special Teams should never be a problem. It's not like it is rocket science and scheming. It's about discipline and responsibilities.
If his former player who is now the Special Teams coach was worth a crap, we wouldn't be seeing these issues over and over. It is a lack of focus and discipline.
You can have a weaker kicker/punter, but there are ways to work around that. Coverage teams should not be such a huge issue and are entirely on coaching.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 5:45 pm to Geauxgurt
They are not great, but, at least in my mind, they are better than they were in the Kelly era.
Except for the punter and kicker, most of special teams consists of players who are there for other reasons and usually are not starters or high-end guys these days. Sometimes they just don't give it the focus they should.
That wasn't out of reach, except we couldn't seem to move the ball in the red zone.
This one is sort of a head-scratcher. Chadwick's average has dropped almost 6 yards per punt, and he seems to be kicking it lower (less hang time). Last season, 33.9% of his punts were inside the 20. This season, 26.9%. He has regressed.
There's always something better in the quad. But maybe we need to give Hayden Craig a shot.
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I will never understand a coach who wants to win championships to have units so bad in that area.
Except for the punter and kicker, most of special teams consists of players who are there for other reasons and usually are not starters or high-end guys these days. Sometimes they just don't give it the focus they should.
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Bama game was 17-13 when LSU punted and barely got it to mid-field only to have Bama return it to our 25, where the game was basically put out of reach.
That wasn't out of reach, except we couldn't seem to move the ball in the red zone.
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Punting has been awful all season.
This one is sort of a head-scratcher. Chadwick's average has dropped almost 6 yards per punt, and he seems to be kicking it lower (less hang time). Last season, 33.9% of his punts were inside the 20. This season, 26.9%. He has regressed.
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Likely could pick up a better punter in the quad for goodness sake.
There's always something better in the quad. But maybe we need to give Hayden Craig a shot.Posted on 11/10/26 at 6:07 pm to Geauxgurt
Maybe he doesn't want the opposing coaches to know about how bad they are.....:)
Posted on 11/10/26 at 6:21 pm to Geauxgurt
I just heard Scarborough on the radio. This subject came up and he blamed it on the fact that Kiffin, unlike Saban, doesn’t like to play his starters on special teams, therefore the best athletes are not on the field. The result is lopsided return yardage in favor of the other team.
Posted on 11/10/26 at 7:22 pm to Geauxgurt
Why is no one mentioning just how dogshit wrapped in catshit our punt return has been? I'm not talking about housing it, I'm simply referring to not letting the ball bounce for 20 yards time and time again when you could field it on one bounce and just plop to the ground.
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