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He missed an untimely kick this season and you guys are letting it cloud your judgement on him.
Kick? As in singular?
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He missed an untimely kick this season and you guys are letting it cloud your judgement on him.
If we were upset that Newman isn't capable of making 3 50+ yard FG's in a game than I would say that's an unfair comparasion to Swank. Newman is okay, but I'd have a hard time saying he's "solid" when he missed a chippy against Clemson that would've probably won the game and he missed a chippy and an extra point against Cuse that probably would've won the game. Not to mention the miss against Notre Dame.
Pretty sure the EP he missed against Cuse was a bad snap but that game was totally on Grobe and the defense. He had an awful day against Clemson and i'll give you that one but his kick against ND was pretty long IIRC and into the wind. Not an easy kick by any stretch. Still didn't do anything to lose the game as WF would have had to score a TD either way had they gotten the ball back. So he's lost one game in the Clemson game. I stand by that he is a good college kicker. We can agree to disagree.
I could go as far as to say good, but closer to decent. Would you agree he needs to make a big kick or two to be considered a "really good" kicker? I think the thing that bothers me a little bit is that his misses can be really bad, that inconsistency scares me a little bit. Some kickers, even their misses seem to be hit well and either don't hook or hook too much, etc., but Jimmy's misses aren't even close most of the time.
Pretty sure the EP he missed against Cuse was a bad snap but that game was totally on Grobe and the defense. He had an awful day against Clemson and i'll give you that one but his kick against ND was pretty long IIRC and into the wind. Not an easy kick by any stretch. Still didn't do anything to lose the game as WF would have had to score a TD either way had they gotten the ball back. So he's lost one game in the Clemson game. I stand by that he is a good college kicker. We can agree to disagree.
We're spoiled by Swank. College kickers are turrible. Newman is solid.
He shat the bed against Syracuse, but he still made kicks of 37, 38 and 40 in the game.
No Kyle Wilbur, He dominated Fla St.
As the one who derailed it, I apologize for taking away from the accomplishments of those who did make it.
Josh Bush went from one of the worst cornerbacks in the history of the ACC to a first team All-ACC safety.
That's quite a turnaround. Congrats.
I'd have to look it up but I'm pretty sure that my HS had kickers with better range than that.
That is the result of Grobe's greyshirt/redshirt system.
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So you don't think that extra year was essential in making Josh Bush the 1st team ACC player he is today?
I don't think the extra year made nearly as much of a difference as the position change.