Monday, August 28, 2006

I promised all of you a look at the special teams on Monday so here it is:

The special teams are an interesting area for the Cats. There are some young guys in this group. Obviously it's hard to replace a Taylor Begley, but here's how things are shaping up.

Tim Masthay (6-2, 200, Soph) will be punting and kicking off for the Cats. Brooks said he has shown improvement in both his punting and kickoffs. However, kickoffs this year will be more difficut due to the rule change which has lowered the kicking tee. Look for the rest of the kickoff team to have to step up to stop some big returns.

The long snapper will be Jason Dickerson, a 6-1, 254lb Senior. The starting center, Matt McCutchan will be backing him up in case anything goes wrong.

As of today, J.J. Housley a 5-10, 186lb Sophomore will be kicking field goals and extra points for Kentucky. However, there is competition with Brian Scott a 5-11, 190lb Junior and Lones Seiber a 5-8, 180lb Freshman. This is going to be the most important position for the special teams. Not only are you trying to replace Taylor Begley, but if you are trying to play the spoiler teams, you HAVE to win some games by field goals. Therefore, Housley will have to make sure that he is ice cold mentally and is ready for those pressure situations. His foot could make or break a bowl for the Wildcats.

As for the rest of the players on special teams, look for freshmen to make an impact here at special teams. Until he starts, you might see Micah Johnson playing in many different positions in the special teams.

One more thing to note from today's press conference. Joe Schuler is no longer the starting strongside linebacker. He was out of preseason camp for 6 days due to a concussion and Johnny Williams a 6-3, 235lb sophomore took those days off to his advantage. Brooks said that Williams brings a different dynamic to the linebackers with his size and definitely looks for him to make an impact.
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4 comments:

John Edwards said...

Palmer went 9 of 14 for 140 yards and 3 TDs?!?!?!?!? Wow, I guess he's not as bad off as we all thought!

With a 34-7 halftime lead over the Packers, it's safe to say that the Bengals as picking up where they left off last season.

I said last year that I believed that this season would be the season for the Bengals. Last year I felt like they were a good team but not a great team. I like what they did in the offseason and I believe that they pieces are in place for them to make a run this year.

Nothing will make me believe that the Colts will make it to the superbowl. They ALWAYS lose in the playoffs. Peyton Manning has always been that great in season quarterback but folds when the pressure is on when it counts. Due to their losses, I think that they Steelers will not be able to repeat their success from last year. Therefore, I think the team that will challenge the Bengals will either be the Patriots or the Dolphins (depending on how Daunte Culpepper does). My guess is that the AFC will come down to the Patriots and Bengals. I still don't see the NFC posing a legitimate threat besides the Panthers. Their addition of Keyshawn Johnson in the offseason will mean that one of their WRs will be able to get free (since you can't adequately cover them both). But don't worry, there will be much more NFL coverage to come.

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cberry,
I agree that the special teams have been a strong suit for the Cats in recent years. If you remember last year, a TD was scored against Florida due to a blocked punt. Replacing Begley is hard but I agree it can be done. I think that UK has enough skill players to have some great returns as well. I'm sure that Little will continue his trend of all purpose yards.

As for QB, I just want them to make a decision and stick with it. Changing quarterbacks could be kryptonite for the Cats.

11:14 PM
J-Delicious said...

The WVU quarterback you refer to, Q-Berry, was Pat White. The game was in Morgantown and it was decided in the third overtime. Loserville gave that game to WVU. The Cards were up 24-7 at the end of the third quarter.

Pat White didn't do much to UofL. He was 5 of 11 passing with 49 yards. He rushed for 69, but no scores. RB Steve Slayton was what happened to UofL. 188 yards rushing on 31 carries with 5 TD's, 3 receptions(one for a TD) for 20 yards.

That day, October 15, 2005, was the greatest day of college football in my life. WVU Vs. UofL, Penn St. Vs. Michigan, Ohio St. Vs. Michigan St., and USC Vs. Notre Dame. And they were all great games. BW3's. I don't think that day can be topped.

12:09 PM
John Edwards said...

Putting Woodson in the slot and putting Lorenzen in the slot IS TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THINGS! I think if they put Woodson in the slot teams might actually think that Kentucky might throw to him.

When Lorenzen went in the slot (which he shouldn't have done in the first place nor should he EVER have run the option) they didn't throw to him enough to keep teams honest. When they saw him line up there, teams knew there was one guy on the field they didn't have to cover...

Either Woodson or Pulley would be effective in the slot (granted the ball is thrown to them).

6:04 PM
J-Delicious said...

The first score of the WVU/UofL game was a Bednarik 20 yard TD pass to Slaton. Then Bednarik sprained his ankle. Slaton was the hoss that broke UofL's back, not White.

But, I can see what you're saying. Maybe it was the opportunity?

I think it would be awesome to see both of them come out of the huddle first play. Have Woodson send a screen over to Pulley and have him bomb one down the field to a reciever.

8:24 AM

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