Kessman
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More likely to cost us one or two. Can’t trust him to deliver from any distance.
With his leg strength he very well could win one. But with his poor accuracy he is going to cost us one.
Kessman hooked a couple but blaming him is oversimplification. The long snapper and holder f’ed up a FG today and an XP last week.
I remember being really, really down on him last year after a few games too. Maybe he just really sucks in sept and will redeem himself like last year.
hoping anyways.
hoping anyways.
He probably will, but been saying forever he and punter too far below line.
The long snapper put that ball right on the money. You couldn't have asked for a better snap than that. And Christodoulou dropped it anyway.
Find another holder and punter. I prefer the backup QB or a backup WR to be the holder on kicks.
I'd need to watch all of his kicks, but it seems like more often than not that when Kessman is kicking from the right hash he pushes the ball to the left of the upright.
Hey, it could be worse. Last week against Florida State the Georgia Tech kicker had a 22 yard field goal blocked, missed a 38 yard field goal, and had an extra point blocked. Then today against UCF he had a 27 yard field goal blocked.
Although after the blocked field goal today they benched him and used the backup the rest of the game.
Maybe... 0-3 or 0-4 at your home stadium... let's hope we score TD's or when he nails the next he's back !
He muffed the hold last week and I chalked it up to the lefty freshman kicker and the other side. But pretty clear that’s an issue. If that hold isn’t solid, it definitely throws off the rhythm of the kicker. I just wonder how much that screwed with Kessman’s misses. But as mentioned, this is how many kicks last year, practice etc. if Christodolou is still struggling with it, probably time to try a different holder.
Christo just doesn't have leg (or hands).
Kessman too inconsistent.
Unfortunately for them its magnified in games with this offense.
Kessman too inconsistent.
Unfortunately for them its magnified in games with this offense.
I agree. Kicking is all he does. Yes you need a reliable holder, and we have a bunch of backup QB’s sitting around.
No excuses. I had to do my job well every day.....probably like the rest of you guys as well. Why should he get a pass?
Miami kicker looked awesome in that long attempt.....
Pitt down 2 to ND at the end of the 4th quarter. Kessman lines up for a 38 yarder. You feel good about that scenario?
i thought i heard one of the announcers say last week (Austin Peay) that he showed up at the summer camp with a different kicking style (read as picked up a bad form without coaching during COVID) and that the kicking coach was trying to get him to convert back to his old form? did anyone else hear that?
Feel better about him than anyone else we have. And given that, no use in worrying about who else can kick FGs. Let the staff work out his issues. They did last year whether it was execution or psychological.
Again, terribly slow start last year and he ended nearly perfect starting in October.
i recall everyone on this board (Myself absolutely included) saying the same thing at this time last year. think he finished last 8 games with only 2 misses.
This looks like a timing issue and that makes sense early in the season. It looks like a bit of a hitch that throws off the timing from the snap, hold and kick.
I don't know anything about kicking, but it looks like his plant foot is too close to the ball. He's just pulling everything left. Need to get him off that right hash too. Once he makes a few he'll get straightened out.
You do realize they practice that every day for months before the seasons starts, including with a live rush on.
No excuse to not have perfect execution of the snap, hold and kick down pat in Game 1.
Kicking is like a golf swing. I’m a golfer so I’ll chip in (get it) with my advice.
So he’s pulling it, do what I do on the golf course when I’m pulling my wedges and short irons. Slow down your swing, then you start pushing it wide. Then you say F it and buy a 6 pack from the cute cart girl and realize you suck at golf anyways so why even get upset about it, no one gives a crap if you shoot an 88 instead of an 85.
Hope this helps
So he’s pulling it, do what I do on the golf course when I’m pulling my wedges and short irons. Slow down your swing, then you start pushing it wide. Then you say F it and buy a 6 pack from the cute cart girl and realize you suck at golf anyways so why even get upset about it, no one gives a crap if you shoot an 88 instead of an 85.
Hope this helps
you know i was thinking this but honestly, lets evaluate this. so you dont want to leave the ball on the right hash for Kessman. OK, sounds good but that means on third down, you are basically limiting your play book to runs to the left or passes over the middle or to the left. You are basically going into 3rd down with a defeatist attitude.
I dont think you take into consideration where the ball is on your third down play. Sometimes yeah, it's 3rd and 15 on the 40, you run a draw or a quick screen to get into field goal position. End of game, you are down two or tie and it's 3rd down, you play that game but 95% of the time, you cant worry about such things and you focus on getting the first down..
you start calling plays on third down to set up kessman, you are doing your team a big injustice..
Maybe have Pickett slide to a good spot for a FG attempt on any red zone 3rd down.
Call plays for it, no - be aware of it, take it into consideration you bet
pittdan77
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I’d be okay to get rid of kicking in football. They’re just overly important specialists that prance around on the side field during practice, come in for one play, kick a game winner, and you watch them get carried off the field by the skill guys while you decide where you’re bleeding from and if walking will be part of your life the next day.
Well except occasionally at the end of games/halves they aren't running the third down play to set up the field goal. At least I hope they aren't.
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