Buehler: I predict I'll have 80 percent touchbacks (in new stadium)

[viman96]

Anyone have the home percentages for dome kickers? Do the strong legged kickers for dome teams average around 50% at home?

I say one thing for Buhler and his comment, he has us talking about him!

 

[SaltwaterServr]

The football in College is bigger then the football in the NFL. So, would a fatter football travel farther then a smaller football, or vice-a-versa?

Also, why don't the college game use the same football as the NFL?

No idea why they use different balls.

The NCAA is a fatter ball, therefore more drag and wind resistance. The NFL football is an ounce or two heavier, therefore it has more inertia.

If David attended his physics classes, he's right to believe he'll be getting it through the back of the endzone. Even if the balls were the same weight, the NFL ball would travel farther due to better aerodynamics.

Since the NFL ball is both better aerodynamically and has more inertia when kicked, he'll be getting a double boost in distance.

 

[MCowboys]

Even if he only gets 20% touchbacks, he still won't be bad to have around. Nick Folk is a great kicker, but he is awful on kickoffs. He had more kicks out of bounds than anyone and was the only kicker with more than 20 kickoffs with no touchbacks. We could have used a kicking specialist last year. There is no way that a good kick off guy is not more valuable than whoever the 45th man dressing last year was.

 

[JD_KaPow]

Rules question: if Buehler's kickoff goes through the end zone, out of the stadium, clear around the world, back into the stadium, and lands at the opponent's 10-yard-line, is that considered a touchback or can it be fielded? If it's the latter, then he's no better than Folk.

 

[amuze]

This kid is an ATHLETE. Wow.

 

[RainMan]

I wonder what the NFL record is for this sort of stat? I thought I recently read the single-season touchback record was somewhere in the near mid-30s, but I have no idea how that might compute percentage-wise.

 

[SaltwaterServr]

I wonder what the NFL record is for this sort of stat? I thought I recently read the single-season touchback record was somewhere in the near mid-30s, but I have no idea how that might compute percentage-wise.

http://profootball.scout.com/2/826978.html

Carolina's guy set it this past season. 30 of 88 attempts, 34.1%. The article doesn't clarify if the record is for total #'s or for percentage.

A quote from the article:

7. Unless you're a Panthers fan, you may not be aware of the impact that kicker Rhys Lloyd could have on the outcome of the playoffs.
Lloyd, who only had three games of NFL experience prior to his 16-game stint with Carolina this year, is the team's kickoff specialist, so don't beat yourself up too badly if you're not all that familiar with his work.
But the 26-year-old kicker, who was born in Dover, England, broke the NFL record for touchbacks since the league started using the K-ball back in 1999. Lloyd's 30 touchbacks out of 88 attempts helped boost the Carolina special teams kickoff coverage from 19th-place last year to 3rd in the league this year.

 

[Bleu Star]

Lloyd's 30 touchbacks out of 88 attempts helped boost the Carolina special teams kickoff coverage from 19th-place last year to 3rd in the league this year.

This gets me more excited about the possibilities with Buehler. Touchbacks are beautiful.

 

[Hostile]

http://profootball.scout.com/2/826978.html

Carolina's guy set it this past season. 30 of 88 attempts, 34.1%. The article doesn't clarify if the record is for total #'s or for percentage.

A quote from the article:

7. Unless you're a Panthers fan, you may not be aware of the impact that kicker Rhys Lloyd could have on the outcome of the playoffs.
Lloyd, who only had three games of NFL experience prior to his 16-game stint with Carolina this year, is the team's kickoff specialist, so don't beat yourself up too badly if you're not all that familiar with his work.
But the 26-year-old kicker, who was born in Dover, England, broke the NFL record for touchbacks since the league started using the K-ball back in 1999. Lloyd's 30 touchbacks out of 88 attempts helped boost the Carolina special teams kickoff coverage from 19th-place last year to 3rd in the league this year.

Wow. Interesting info.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

80%????

Wow I love the kids confidence and if he gets anything over 50% I'll be thrilled with this kid. That article about the Carolina kicker was also very nice. Hopefully this kid can help out of coverage and thus help out or defense so they're not constantly working with short fields.

 

[QT]

For some reason I read this and in my head I hear this.

1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: Where'd you get the coconuts?
King Arthur: We found them.
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: Found them? In Mercia? The coconut's tropical!
King Arthur: What do you mean?
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: Well, this is a temperate zone
King Arthur: The swallow may fly south with the sun or the house martin or the plover may seek warmer climes in winter, yet these are not strangers to our land?
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
King Arthur: Not at all. They could be carried.
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: What? A swallow carrying a coconut?
King Arthur: It could grip it by the husk!
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut.
King Arthur: Well, it doesn't matter. Will you go and tell your master that Arthur from the Court of Camelot is here?
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: Listen. In order to maintain air-speed velocity, a swallow needs to beat its wings forty-three times every second, right?
King Arthur: Please!
1st soldier with a keen interest in birds: Am I right?

Depends if it's an African swallow or a European swallow....

 

[Seven]

I understand why they did it, but I hate it. If it helps the team (as Folk clearly did) I will try not to gripe too loudly (as I don't about Folk). But I can't say I am excited to carry two Kickers. Like I said though, I do understand it.

He's gotta keep telling his self that. Keeps him sane................

 

[Doomsday101]

I would like to see the kicks go right at the 1 to have a chance to prevent teams from making it to the 20. I do think with our new special teams coach that he will be able to get this unit squared away

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

DB is like Clubber Lang...

He also has a prediction like Clubber...

PAIN!!!!

 

[QT]

If Big Bill was still here, Big Bill would be bringing gatorade to Dave Buehler.

But seriously, DB will be tied to the goal post for his rookie hazing in training camp.

 

[BigDave95]

Rules question: if Buehler's kickoff goes through the end zone, out of the stadium, clear around the world, back into the stadium, and lands at the opponent's 10-yard-line, is that considered a touchback or can it be fielded? If it's the latter, then he's no better than Folk.

That might be the single funniest thing I've ever read in my entire life.

I LOVE five page kicker threads!!!

ETA: SIX pages!!

 

[Boyzmamacita]

Even if he only gets 20% touchbacks, he still won't be bad to have around. Nick Folk is a great kicker, but he is awful on kickoffs. He had more kicks out of bounds than anyone and was the only kicker with more than 20 kickoffs with no touchbacks. We could have used a kicking specialist last year. There is no way that a good kick off guy is not more valuable than whoever the 45th man dressing last year was.

What a great point. I'm surprised more people don't feel this way.

 

[Cowboy Bill Watts]

why would a kicker running his mouth inspire confidence?

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Buehler's so good, he'll have 110% touchbacks.

This guy gets it.

 

[speedkilz88]

That might be the single funniest thing I've ever read in my entire life.

I LOVE five page kicker threads!!!

ETA: SIX pages!!

You really should adjust your post per page in the user cp. Its only two pages for me.