[personal] [Husker] A Comment

[Steven Johnson]

I can't believe it...a real kicker, back to the days of Josh or Chris Brown. 
This is significant because all good championship caliber teams have a great 
kicker, just ask Bobby Bowden.  A source of frustration for his bids at 
National Championships.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Skylar Dodds" <sklarbodds at cox.net>
To: "'husker-tssi.com'" <husker at tssi.com>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 4:23 PM
Subject: RE: [personal] [Husker] A Comment


>>>> Ali Kunalic's 46 yard field goal appeared from height and distance
> that it might have cleared the ball from 56 yards out. That fact will
> have a direct bearing on how opponents' defensive coordinators
> prepare their game plans against the Huskers.
>
> Excellent points Steve.  (It's Adi, not Ali tho) :)
>
> I would like to add two things of my own.  In warm-ups, he kicked at least 
> 5
> 58-yard attempts and I think he missed wide left on one.  ALL FIVE were 
> more
> than enough distance, one of which was 15 rows into the stands.  He said
> that one time in practice (with a tail wind), he kicked a 75 yard field
> goal.  YIKES!
>
> Also as important was 6 of 9 kicks resulting in touchbacks, which by the
> way, 6 touchbacks lead the nation this weekend.  Most returns (from what
> I've read) are resulting in about the 30 yard line, again that 10 yards 
> can
> be crucial.
>
> Great topic Steve!
>
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