SittingBull Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Will he bring on Smithers as assistant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins2victory Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Welcome to the redskins...... We are in need of some big special teams play, please and thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkabong82 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Just Suisham. And he was statistically one the best in franchise history. It was WHEN he missed the kicks that doomed him. As for the rest of them, where are they balling now? http://m.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/wp/2012/10/09/redskins-lead-the-nfl-in-kicking-changes/ Novak is with San Diego, 18 of 20 this season. Suisham 28 of 31. Gano is on the Panthers now replacing an injured kicker, went 9 of 11. Each of the young guys we had started out well but then became inconsistent, especially in clutch situations. The trend was too common under Smith. Probably best not to use a piece from October, especially not one from the Post that only puts out hit pieces. But his point you are correct in that it was exaggerated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Will he bring on Smithers as assistant? I hope so. Fire Slowik and hire Smithers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighOnHendrix Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Novak is with San Diego, 18 of 20 this season. Suisham 28 of 31. Gano is on the Panthers now replacing an injured kicker, went 9 of 11.Each of the young guys we had started out well but then became inconsistent, especially in clutch situations. The trend was too common under Smith. Probably best not to use a piece from October, especially not one from the Post that only puts out hit pieces. But his point you are correct in that it was exaggerated. True enough about those three. But Novak was out of the league for a year or two IIRC and nobody really wanted Gano until there was an injury. Seems the trend in the league may be shifting away from these retread kickers everybody keeps trotting out every year. Hell, I think Kai is the first kicker we've had I would call "our young guy". Everybody else played reg season games elsewhere before we rented them. I'd like to see them go down the same route with the punting position we're going to need to fill now that Rocca has health issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWJ Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 True enough about those three. But Novak was out of the league for a year or two IIRC and nobody really wanted Gano until there was an injury. Seems the trend in the league may be shifting away from these retread kickers everybody keeps trotting out every year. Hell, I think Kai is the first kicker we've had I would call "our young guy". Everybody else played reg season games elsewhere before we rented them. I'd like to see them go down the same route with the punting position we're going to need to fill now that Rocca has health issues. Pat McAfee from the Colts is a FA. I'm hoping that we target him in FA. Plus, he is great at KO and can fill in as a FG kicker in case Kai is injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Cool hair, bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Who the **** is that spj? Here's our guy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseGoForTheWin Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Cool hair, bro Hey, KEN Burns' hair might be bizarre, but his documentaries are usually informative. Don't care for his piece on Jazz, but the WWII and Prohibition pieces were excellent. Also really enjoyed The West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hogg Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I like the hire. He's only 40 and already has a good rapport with Coach Shanahan. Plus he's from the DMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseNeckred Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 we have a talented special teams core of players, hopefully this hire will be the coach that can nurture that talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLSkins Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 http://www.denverbroncos.com/team/coaches/keith-burns/8be9b559-a10f-48d4-8300-f2a38bb4e05d Keith Burns begins his seventh season on the Denver Broncos’ staff in 2013, following a 13-year playing career in which he became one of the most accomplished special teams players in the NFL. Burns, who played for the Broncos for 11 years, has worked with the club’s special teams for the last six years. He was named to his current position as assistant special teams coach on Jan. 27, 2011. During six seasons assisting with the instruction of Denver’s special teams, Burns has worked with a unit that has accounted for 10 return touchdowns (6 punt return, 4 kickoff return) and three blocked kicks (2 punts, 1 extra point) in addition to posting the sixth-best punt return average (10.3 yds.) in the NFL. The Broncos also have posted the most touchbacks on kickoffs (194) in the league over that span. Thought this was good info from the Broncos site. Somewhere Bang is doing the happy dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 it wasn't just kickers.. 2012 excluded, the entire unit constantly under-performed. Penalties were my biggest gripe. 2012 was an exception. However, Kai Forbath was a last ditch stab-in-the-dark-oh-crap-i-hope-this-works move. And even though it DID work, and he IS good, there's no way I give credit to a guy who brought in two other kickers to compete, cut them both, brought in ANOTHER loser kicker on the eve of the season and when that blew up in his face, flailed out and found Forbath. By any stretch of any imagination, a LUCKY stab... a miracle. and no way will I give Smith credit for that. He had no idea, or Forbath would have been here all summer. Good luck coach Burns. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoRUSupposed2Be Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 it wasn't just kickers.. 2012 excluded, the entire unit constantly under-performed.Penalties were my biggest gripe. 2012 was an exception. However, Kai Forbath was a last ditch stab-in-the-dark-oh-crap-i-hope-this-works move. And even though it DID work, and he IS good, there's no way I give credit to a guy who brought in two other kickers to compete, cut them both, brought in ANOTHER loser kicker on the eve of the season and when that blew up in his face, flailed out and found Forbath. By any stretch of any imagination, a LUCKY stab... a miracle. and no way will I give Smith credit for that. He had no idea, or Forbath would have been here all summer. Good luck coach Burns. ~Bang Ur da Man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rk3025 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Hope he keeps Hightower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Be fair Bang. Under Smith's eye, Randle-El averaged over 20 yards a punt return for two seasons. That is unheard of. Of course, the NFL because they hate the 'skins refuse to acknowledge yards gained horizontally, but still! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I was hoping for Alan Lowry, but at this point, anything is better than Danny Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVaSkins21 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 but at this point, anything is better than Danny Smith. My sentiments exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
authentic Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Hope he keeps Hightower. They will probably keep hightower to work in the same capacity as he did in the past. that being with the secondary and teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFi Skins Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Oh man, we hired Ashy Larry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky21 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 OK he does look a little like Ashy Larry. In 2012, the Broncos boasted the NFL’s second-ranked punt coverage team and the seventh-ranked kick coverage unit. Returner Trindon Holliday ranked first in kickoff return average, while also taking back a kick and a punt for touchdowns. I'm liking what I'm hearing here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 The Broncos also have posted the most touchbacks on kickoffs (194) in the league over that span.Thought this was good info from the Broncos site. They do play half their games at Mile High. I don't think he can "teach" that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 They could have hired this guy and it would have been an upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doghouse4x4 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 They could have hired this guy and it would have been an upgrade.http://i.imgur.com/cgAseJK.jpg Look like the lead singer for the Pogues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I believe it is. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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