Bobby Burton Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Gerry H and CJ, this may be worth the discussion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Gerry Hamilton Posted February 6 Moderators Share Posted February 6 That’s right up my alley! Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators CJ Vogel Posted February 6 Moderators Share Posted February 6 I have long had a gripe with gunners, especially at the college level. But credit to Jeff Banks and the Texas ST staff. It was clear Keilan Robinson and Kitan Crawford understood their roles and were pretty darn close to perfect last season. To me, the gunners play just as big a role in down balls inside the 20 as punters do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Gilbert Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Basketball use to use a saying, “Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, and free throws win championships”. Football should be, “Offense sells tickets, defense wins games, and special teams wins championships”. At least in my opinion. I love UT’s decision to put our beat athletes, even starters, on special teams. My Freshman year at Donna (go Redskins) we lost the district title due to a punt return for a TD by Mercedes. For the next three years we spent time every day covering punt returns and kick returns. We did not give a TD to either at any level those three years. Anecdotal to be sure but we all know how a blocked kick or a return for a TD can change a game. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinncent McManning, Jr. Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 great chart. i'm wondering who are going to be our 2 best gunners next year... wisner, mcdonald? or is mcdonald too much in the 2 deep at safety? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Burton Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 Wisner, I would think, is one. The other is up for grabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoHorns1 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 16 hours ago, CJ Vogel said: I have long had a gripe with gunners, especially at the college level. But credit to Jeff Banks and the Texas ST staff. It was clear Keilan Robinson and Kitan Crawford understood their roles and were pretty darn close to perfect last season. To me, the gunners play just as big a role in down balls inside the 20 as punters do. Wisner will be a great gunner, wouldn’t be surprised Ryan Niblett kills it as gunner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaJacques Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 I have enjoyed the decline in punts in college and pro football over the last few years. No longer is it considered gospel that you "have to punt" if it's fourth down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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