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Bobcat36
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Posted: 9/25/2012 10:04 AM
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Paul Graham wrote:expand_more
Ummmmmm...Yeah....He's the all time scoring leader...Think he might deserve the benefit of the doubt??


What does that have to do with this? I'm just pointing out the obvious. So far this year he has missed 5 kicks from less than 40 yards. He's missed 6 of those (less than 40) in his entire career here! So something is going on. Not to mention, some of those misses have been way off.

If its a holder/snapper thing, then I'm sure it will get worked out. However, if its the "yips"...then it could really hurt us down the road.


It has everything to do with it...

You're not pointing out the obvious because there is no obvious.  As you yourself stated and others have mentioned, we have a new LS and a new H being broken in.  My point is when you create a thread titled "Weller" it insinuates the misses are on him and the fact that he's the all time leading scorer, (in my opinion) should buy him the benefit of the doubt. 
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Posted: 9/25/2012 10:21 AM
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Bobcat36 wrote:expand_more
Ummmmmm...Yeah....He's the all time scoring leader...Think he might deserve the benefit of the doubt??


What does that have to do with this? I'm just pointing out the obvious. So far this year he has missed 5 kicks from less than 40 yards. He's missed 6 of those (less than 40) in his entire career here! So something is going on. Not to mention, some of those misses have been way off.

If its a holder/snapper thing, then I'm sure it will get worked out. However, if its the "yips"...then it could really hurt us down the road.


It has everything to do with it...

You're not pointing out the obvious because there is no obvious.  As you yourself stated and others have mentioned, we have a new LS and a new H being broken in.  My point is when you create a thread titled "Weller" it insinuates the misses are on him and the fact that he's the all time leading scorer, (in my opinion) should buy him the benefit of the doubt. 


Agree 36, if this is a Weller problem, you can bet he's trying to sort it out. The worst thing anyone could do is try to get inside his head. He'll figure it out. His history proves that he can.
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Posted: 9/25/2012 11:29 AM
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I've heard kickers quoted as saying that after kicking too many times their kicking leg "turns to rubber".  Perhaps that was what was happening with Weller yesterday...between kickoffs, PATs, and field goal attempts, he was called upon to kick 17 times in the game, not counting practice kicks during the warmup.

It might have been wiser to let Amicone attempt the last two field goals.


Wouldn't that burn Amicone's redshirt?
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Posted: 9/25/2012 12:40 PM
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It seems to me it's not just Weller...it's the whole FG unit.  Seems like teams are getting closer to blocking our kicks, and the snaps and holds seem a little dicey at times.  

Same with our  punt team.. Seems the D is getting dangerously close to blocking every singe punt...
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Posted: 9/25/2012 1:50 PM
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I'm good from 35.  
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Posted: 9/26/2012 7:03 AM
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The Optimist wrote:expand_more
I'm good from 35.  


I'm good at 60.  Next week I'll be good at 61.

Despite the problems with the kicking game in general, Weller is 3rd in the nation in FGs made and 9th in scoring.  It's not like Penn St where kicking is always an adventure.  The three misses last week came late in the game when the outcome was not in doubt.  Maybe it was just a concentration problem.  Doubt that'll happen when the game is on the line.
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