Starting Field Position

[FlatsLander]

I think this is one of the areas we can see the "cheapest" improvement in game outcomes this year. With very little time devoted to it, I think we can improve our starting field position by at least 10 yards on average, maybe more.

 

[Root4GT]

We will miss Percy. He was a field flipper. This is a big ask without him.

 

[YJMD]

We will miss Percy. He was a field flipper. This is a big ask without him.

Definitely, although I can see us making progress despite this. Turnovers, FG misses, poor KO/return coverage... all of these are very likely to improve.

 

[yeti92]

We will miss Percy. He was a field flipper. This is a big ask without him.

Nobody named Percy on our team.

 

[deeznats]

Nobody named Percy on our team.

Where did I put my keys?

 

[Root4GT]

Nobody named Percy on our team.

Percy Harvin - you recall him? An All American?

 

[deeznats]

Percy Harvin - you recall him? An All American?

Nope.

 

[slugboy]

Pressley Harvin III, GT Punter extraordinaire: https://ramblinwreck.com/roster/pressley-harvin-iii/

Percy Harvin, former Florida receiver: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Harvin

Fair catching more kickoffs could yield some field position. Better blocking on returns could too. We have returners, it’s making yardage that’s the trick.

 

[Root4GT]

Pressley Harvin III, GT Punter extraordinaire: https://ramblinwreck.com/roster/pressley-harvin-iii/

Percy Harvin, former Florida receiver: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Harvin

Fair catching more kickoffs could yield some field position. Better blocking on returns could too. We have returners, it’s making yardage that’s the trick.

He flipped field position as well.

 

[LibertyTurns]

I think this is one of the areas we can see the "cheapest" improvement in game outcomes this year. With very little time devoted to it, I think we can improve our starting field position by at least 10 yards on average, maybe more.

All the offense has to do is a get an extra first down on drives plus the defense to get a few stops and it will probably negate Harvin’s loss and get us those extra 10 yds. Thta’s not much of an ask for an offense that was riddled with injuries & seemed out of place often coupled with a defense that seemed to break on occasion for a variety of reasons.

The wins & losses argument is tough because a couple of plays or player injuries may swing your record wildly, but a stat like field position demonstrates overall performance throughout the entire game. Field position is a general competitiveness stat for the Team. I’m betting we’ll see a substantial improvement here. If not, I’ll be shocked. We’ve got way too many upgrades, much more experience, etc to not see it this year.

 

[Oldgoldandwhite]

Good special teams
Fewer penalties
Fewer 3 and outs
Not allowing 3rd and long conversions
Converting 3rd and short

This could go for any team any season.

 

[Ibeeballin]

I think this is one of the areas we can see the "cheapest" improvement in game outcomes this year. With very little time devoted to it, I think we can improve our starting field position by at least 10 yards on average, maybe more.

Having a FG kicker who can make kicks helps the defense out a lot.

 

[FlatsLander]

Having a FG kicker who can make kicks helps the defense out a lot.

That and making better decisions on kickoff returns. It seemed like 75% of returns we were trying to run it from 3 yards deep in the endzone, and we rarely passed the 25. Also, if one of the kickers can kick it our of the endzone on kickoffs, that would help a lot too.

 

[SOWEGA Jacket]

Fair catch every kickoff that Gibbs doesn’t catch. And he should only catch a kick off in the ACCCG or Playoff games.
Kick the ball into the end zone every time.

Those 2 things will net us a huge improvement in field position.

 

[dressedcheeseside]

We seem to always have terrible blocking on kick returns.

 

[slugboy]

We seem to always have terrible blocking on kick returns.

Seems like that’s been the case for 15 years

 

[GoJacketsInRaleigh]

Fewer turnovers. Force more turnovers

 

[CuseJacket]

 

[jgtengineer]

Looks like he's working on being both. That could be interesting whens the last tiem we had that Blair?

 

[slugboy]

That’s a bold statement the year after our punter took home the Ray Guy award. I’d love to step that up a notch.