Punt Return Problems
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:00 amI don't know whether we've covered this issue or not, but Gunnell literally fair catches every punt return on every single game. I know we had a good return from him in the NE game for a TD and versus VT, but those are the only times I remember that happening.
The problem isn't actually with Gunnell I've noticed most the time as by the time the punts lands, he's got guys all around him. The problem seems to be with our awful punt blocking. If we're not going to attempt to block the kick (I wish we'd do that more), then there's no excuse for the gunners running down the field and just flying by our blocking.
Hopefully this is something we can work on in the bye week.
The problem isn't actually with Gunnell I've noticed most the time as by the time the punts lands, he's got guys all around him. The problem seems to be with our awful punt blocking. If we're not going to attempt to block the kick (I wish we'd do that more), then there's no excuse for the gunners running down the field and just flying by our blocking.
Hopefully this is something we can work on in the bye week.