Special teams is just awful

[BigBoss]

Who is coaching the these guys, holy grief!

First, Ted ginn has been atrocious at returns since last year. It's so simple but Lord just catch the punt, it's been horrible watching him. Other times he'll fair catch it and guys are 10 yards away. Pathetic.

Kick returns just awful. Would it be so horrible to knee the end zone and get to the 25 for free? I believe Dex or Aceboogie could pull this off!

Gano is pretty unreliable this year. But was fine today.

Gave up a return for a TD this year

Too many mistakes or penalties to negate any play potential.

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[rico6]

Panthers ST hasn't been relevant since 2008 when we had Mark Jones.

[electro's horse]

ted ginn is toast, sure, but this is indicative of a team that's suffered a lot of injuries

injuries to starters ripple to the special teams. It's not just the actual players. guys that would be practicing special teams have to practice as starters. 

there's a pretty straight trend line between team health and special team performance. 

but ginn needs to go.

[t96]

Wish we could get the Eagles ST coordinator from them... Definitely a coaching issue but it's also an issue across the league to some degree. Not a whole lot of great ST coaches. Ours really isn't that terrible, it's just not beneficial to us ever. Bright spot though was Gano actually being decent on punts with Lee hurt, and of course Lee is a beast on punts. Too bad the punt coverage has been pretty terrible all year. Just is what it is. Not nearly the biggest issue on the team right now. Nor was it in the Super Bowl last year.

[grateflday]

Running the ball out of the end zone has been a bad idea for many. Not only are players not taking the knee, they are not even getting to the twenty which was the older spot. With the guys we have, they should be taking a knee every time.

I think it was the forth quarter when Fozzy not only ran it out but after an illegal block in back the drive started around the ten yard line. Cost us there for sure.


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[BIGH2001]

Our special teams has sucked in one facet or another every year since 2003 and in that year we lost the super bowl because of them

[Snake]

I honestly don't think we focus that much on ST . Some teams do but we most definitely don't. 

[MechaZain]

I think the kickoff and punt team is fine mostly. Not great, and it's really concerning how often they get into spats with opposing teams, but I don't worry about them with Lee out there.

But yeah returns are another story. I'll take a consistently average returner over our alleged homerun hitter with crisco for gloves

[PantherPhann89]

30 minutes ago, rico6 said:

Panthers ST hasn't been relevant since 2008 when we had Mark Jones.

Yes, he didn't have the speed but he made up for it with vision

[rico6]

Just now, PantherPhann89 said:

Yes, he didn't have the speed but he made up for it with vision

I think overall that '08 squad was good. We had Dante whatever his name was who was a straight up gunner out there.

[PantherPhann89]

1 minute ago, rico6 said:

I think overall that '08 squad was good. We had Dante whatever his name was who was a straight up gunner out there.

No doubt. Right now we have a 3rd string QB and 3rd string RB as returners. 

[GoobyPls]

Anyone else notice we never go for the FG or punt block? Are coaches are so paranoid of the opposing team faking it that they would rather play it safe.

 

pathetic mentality 

[juliosantos]

EVERY COACH SHOULD BE FIRED . RIVERA HAS BEEN EITHER REALLY GOOD OR REALLY BAD ITS EVERYOTHER YEAR , SHULA HAS JUST BEEN TERRIBLE . MCDERMOTT BEEN OK BUT HATE THOSE SOFT COVERAGES 

[*FreeFua*]

Yet every year Gettleman is wasting money or picks on guys like Teddy Williams, Joe Webb and David Mayo just for fugging special teams.

It's pathetic. 

Cordarelle Patterson has been awesome as a gunner this season. He could be useful to us next season.