My question for the coach

[SWC75]

I've sent in my question for tomorrow' night's Scott Shafer Show. The obvious thing was to ask about the quarterbacks or Tim Lester vs. George MacDonald but I figured those things will get discussed anwyay so i went with this:

“Coach, a struggling offense needs all the help it can get from special teams. Against Louisville both teams had 14 possessions. On ten of ours we had 75 or yards to go to score. Louisville had two such possessions. We had a total of 1025 yards to go. They had 871. That’s hidden 154 yards of offense Louisville didn’t have to have to score. We’re averaging 17 yards a kick-off return and haven’t returned 15 of 25 punts, some of which wound up at our goal line. When we did return them, we get 9 yards vs. the opposition’s 16 yards. What can we do to get more out of our kick returns to get the offense and, eventually the defense, better field position? “

If you want to submit or ask a question:

The show this year will be broadcast from the Canyons at Destiny USA in front of Cantina Laredo. I don’t know if they will take questions from the audience there but they say you can watch the show whereas when it was a t a restaurant, their table tended to be in a secluded location. You can call in questions at 1-888-7-Go Cuse (746-2873) or, locally 424-8599. You can also send them in advance at this site:

http://cuse.com/sb_output.aspx?form=4

(I do both so they can be prepared to give me an informed, reasoned answer.) You can also contact them via Twitter (@SUSportsNetwork) using #AskShafe.

The show can be heard in Syracuse on AM 1260 or FM 97.7 at 7PM.

 

[javadoc]

Good question that gets at something on the back burner, only because of the other problems. Special teams needs help.

 

[DomeStranger]

Love that question. There is advise there that will hopefully sink in when he hears it.

Hopefully someone can make a similar intelligent written post about how going for it on 4th down at midfield isn't as risky as it seems. When your team had difficulties driving 90 yards, it's a good time to take some chances at midfield.

 

[Millhouse]

I've sent in my question for tomorrow' night's Scott Shafer Show. The obvious thing was to ask about the quarterbacks or Tim Lester vs. George MacDonald but I figured those things will get discussed anwyay so i went with this: “Coach, a struggling offense needs all the help it can get from special teams. Against Louisville both teams had 14 possessions. On ten of ours we had 75 or yards to go to score. Louisville had two such possessions. We had a total of 1025 yards to go. They had 871. That’s hidden 154 yards of offense Louisville didn’t have to have to score. We’re averaging 17 yards a kick-off return and haven’t returned 15 of 25 punts, some of which wound up at our goal line. When we did return them, we get 9 yards vs. the opposition’s 16 yards. What can we do to get more out of our kick returns to get the offense and, eventually the defense, better field position? “ If you want to submit or ask a question: The show this year will be broadcast from the Canyons at Destiny USA in front of Cantina Laredo. I don’t know if they will take questions from the audience there but they say you can watch the show whereas when it was a t a restaurant, their table tended to be in a secluded location. You can call in questions at 1-888-7-Go Cuse (746-2873) or, locally 424-8599. You can also send them in advance at this site: http://cuse.com/sb_output.aspx?form=4 (I do both so they can be prepared to give me an informed, reasoned answer.) You can also contact them via Twitter (@SUSportsNetwork) using #AskShafe. The show can be heard in Syracuse on AM 1260 or FM 97.7 at 7PM.

The kickoff blocking really is dreadful. It gets lost because of the other drama and problems. That's low hanging fruit

 

[JSOrange97]

That's a really great question, and agree that when you aren't getting return yardage and can't seem to drive the length of the field, maybe going for it on 4th down from the opponent's 40 yard line doesn't seem so risky...