As with ANY special teams coach,..the team has to give him the proper personnel to operate in all aspects of the special teams .the coverage game, the kicking game, the return game.
- that's why fringe guys like Justin March Liddard, CJ Goodwin, Darian Thompson etc. were re-signed.
Jeff Heath was a top special teamer but he has taken his act to Casino City.
- Another reason why useless blocker FB Jamele Olawale is likely to have a
good chance to make the team ? He's supposedly noted as a fine special team guy - one of the leading tacklers on the team.
But hell, i'm trying to get a Keith Smith type -a violently physical blocker who can catch a little, run inside a little while also being
a big special teams helper.
- Now Here is the big deal package about new special teams coach John Fassel,
.. not only is he known as a strong disciplinarian fundamentalist, ..he also a master at fronting and stunting games at you ,
He will pressure and challenge the opposing special teams unit.
He will look for weaknesses, openings, and opportunities to draw opponents off sides for big penalty 1st downs, look for poorly designed
blocking-alignment for punt blocks,
- He'll move multiple formations around pre-snap to confuse and keep opponents off balance and out of sync in adjusting.
Fassel has been known to work misdirecting and misleading games in the return game and has been known to have punter
actually throw to wide open targets for surprise big 1st down momentum.
Til this day, i am still quite surprised we were able to sign him away from the Rams.