Kickoff Returns

drs1310 · Post by **drs1310** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:03 pm

I wasnt there yesterday so i dont know for sure but the stats looked like Mapps and Henderson were takin off the return team, is that true?

George S. Patton · Post by **George S. Patton** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:04 pm

Henderson just hasn't been the same since his ankle injury it would appear.

FWMustangGirl · Post by **FWMustangGirl** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:07 pm

Was it the last kickoff return when SMU received the ball, the player (forgive me but I can't recall who it was) looked panicked, and actually turned around backwards to try to get rid of the ball? Why on earth are we playing hot potato with the football?!?!?!?

ALEX LIFESON · Post by **ALEX LIFESON** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:12 pm

The most remarkable thing about our kickoff returns are......if we don't get a penalty. Unbelievable!

Treadway21 · Post by **Treadway21** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:14 pm

All the credit goes to the special teams coach.

mrydel · Post by **mrydel** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:46 pm

FWMustangGirl wrote:Was it the last kickoff return when SMU received the ball, the player (forgive me but I can't recall who it was) looked panicked, and actually turned around backwards to try to get rid of the ball? Why on earth are we playing hot potato with the football?!?!?!?

Rice was kicking off short and Butler had caught 2 or 3 in a row and had no real suucess in returning them. He did not panic. He was preparing to lateral to Robinson who had a pretty good night on returns except there were penalities on almost all of them. Robinson was either not ready or too far behind him so he turned up field to run. My guess would be either a coach or Robinson had told him to try and toss it back if he could. Had I been coaching I would have told Butler to fair catch the kickoffs that were coming down between the 30 and 35 in order to keep from gettting the half the distance to the goal holding call each time.

Pony Fan · Post by **Pony Fan** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 5:07 pm

I kept hearing on every kickoff return in the fourth quarter "Holding #81".

docabel · Post by **docabel** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 5:32 pm

mrydel wrote:
FWMustangGirl wrote:Was it the last kickoff return when SMU received the ball, the player (forgive me but I can't recall who it was) looked panicked, and actually turned around backwards to try to get rid of the ball? Why on earth are we playing hot potato with the football?!?!?!?

Rice was kicking off short and Butler had caught 2 or 3 in a row and had no real suucess in returning them. He did not panic. He was preparing to lateral to Robinson who had a pretty good night on returns except there were penalities on almost all of them. Robinson was either not ready or too far behind him so he turned up field to run. My guess would be either a coach or Robinson had told him to try and toss it back if he could. Had I been coaching I would have told Butler to fair catch the kickoffs that were coming down between the 30 and 35 in order to keep from gettting the half the distance to the goal holding call each time.

Would that be the special teams coach???? :?:

Charleston Pony · Post by **Charleston Pony** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 6:27 pm

Pony Fan wrote:I kept hearing on every kickoff return in the fourth quarter "Holding #81".

That was Mario Walker - got flagged a couple of times on kick returns

ALEX LIFESON · Post by **ALEX LIFESON** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:35 pm

He got 2 on kickoff returns, and 1 for a punt return. He had three in a row.

J.T.supporta · Post by **J.T.supporta** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:37 pm

[quote="ALEX LIFESON"]He got 2 on kickoff returns, and 1 for a punt return. He had three in a row.[/quote]

He must have ordered those "Flozell Adams Instructional Blocking Videos"