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Special Teams Management

Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by oneatatime, Aug 15, 2024.

  1. oneatatime

    oneatatime GC Hall of Fame

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    I hope they have fixed the management of special teams.

    Wasn't there a penalty called on us last year, where we had two players with the same number on the field at the same time?

    I was looking at the new roster and still seeing some opportunity for chaos. We have a lot of players with low duplicate numbers who could be potentially on the field at the same time. I wonder why we continue to give defensive linemen numbers under 30 while some higher numbers are either unassigned or presently assigned to a non-scholarship player who I doubt will hit the field this year.

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  2. oneatatime

    oneatatime GC Hall of Fame

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    perhaps I am old school, but we don't have a single player assigned to #51, worn by perhaps the best linebacker in NFL history. Dick Butkus
     
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  3. fox

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    We have 2 special teams coaches who can now be on the field and manage directly. So should be ok along with 2 great kickers and a lot of returners competing with speed and experience and hopefully at least a portion of Brandon James type courage.
     
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  4. oneatatime

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    Just hope we don't see both Wilson and Marshall on kick returns
     
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  5. fox

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    Probably not but I'm a fan of getting the ball in the best player's hands.
     
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  6. murphree_hall

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    That’s because we prefer to assign that number to two players at the same time.
     
  7. Blazergator

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    This is true, but it was assigned to one of the all time great Gator linebackers, Brandon Spikes.
     
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  8. oneatatime

    oneatatime GC Hall of Fame

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    more the reason since we don't retire numbers
     
  9. lizardbreath

    lizardbreath GC Hall of Fame

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    Isn't Tank Hawkins officially the fastest player on the team now, and how much does he figure into the return game to start the season? Is it 8/31 yet?
     
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  10. KronoGator

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    Special teams still had XP with only 10 on the field in the spring game.

    Hope they are practicing :D
     
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  11. partdopy

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    No way, really?

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  12. ridgetop

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    Hawkins isn’t just fast he is shifty
    I (hope/expect) he will see time returning kicks.
     
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  13. Gatorrick22

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    10.3 in the 100... yeah, fastest. But I didn't know he was shifty too. Thanks for that tidbit.
     
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  14. core545

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    Well hopefully we avoid it as they are both #3
     
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  15. Wanne15

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    The shifty part is what gets them into open field. Running fast in a straight line doesn’t do shit.
     
  16. kryptonite

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    However, he is 4 mph behind the fastest athlete from Gainesville. Now that is crazy, because Tank is blazing fast.
     
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