Special teams Gunners

[darthseinfeld]

Who do you see being the gunners this year?

 

[Carson]

It should be CJ Goodwin and Maurice Canady.

Bucky Brooks raved on Canady and his special team ability.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

CJ Goodwin and perhaps Donovan Wilson?

 

[jazzcat22]

Devin Smith was a gunner at OSU, but Garrett rather bench him after his very good game at WR then to let him also play gunner. So he went with V. Bryant that did not play WR all that much, and did not seem to do a lot on ST's to justify this move.

Maybe he was not one of the better gunners for Dallas, who knows.

 

[jazzcat22]

It should be CJ Goodwin and Maurice Canady.

Bucky Brooks raved on Canady and his special team ability.

Two good choices, however I believe one of the two does not make the team. Unless they keep 11, an injury, or one beats out Worley hands down.

I think Canady is a better DB than Goodwin though, so he probably gets the nod.

 

[DanA]

Ranking our gunners last season:
1. CJ Goodwin
2. Ventell Bryant
3. Darian Thompson

Ranking new additions:
1. Reggie Robinson
2. Trevon Diggs
3. Maurice Canady

I personally don't think CJ Goodwin or Canady make the team because we have other really good options as gunners and we'd benefit more from having a special teams TE, LB or RB on the roster.

 

[DanA]

Devin Smith was a gunner at OSU, but Garrett rather bench him after his very good game at WR then to let him also play gunner. So he went with V. Bryant that did not play WR all that much, and did not seem to do a lot on ST's to justify this move.

Maybe he was not one of the better gunners for Dallas, who knows.

Ventell Bryant had 6 special teams tackles in 12 games and also caught a good TD pass. He was arguably our best gunner in 2019 though CJ Goodwin has been good over multiple years and should probably be rated higher. Gunners weren't our problem though, our protectors were. We didn't really replace guys like Kyle Wilbur, Damian Wilson, Mark N'Zoecha and Jeff Swaim. Even Keith Smith was significantly better than Olawale and we also had Rod Smith who was alright. We've done a little better this season bringing in Bell and hopefully Gifford is healthy too. We've also got some intriguing UDFA's like McKeon (TE), Olonilue (FB), and Azura Kamara (OLB/DE) but it's a little bit of a worry as we don't have recognized protection guys.

 

[MWH1967]

these guys do the dirty for nothing and I for one appreciate their effort.....

 

[Techsass]

Ranking our gunners last season:
1. CJ Goodwin
2. Ventell Bryant
3. Darian Thompson

Ranking new additions:
1. Reggie Robinson
2. Trevon Diggs
3. Maurice Canady

I personally don't think CJ Goodwin or Canady make the team because we have other really good options as gunners and we'd benefit more from having a special teams TE, LB or RB on the roster.

I was watching the Voch video on Robinson. He doesn't seem to think Reggie is ready to play DB, but went overboard singing his praises as a gunner.

 

[darthseinfeld]

It should be CJ Goodwin and Maurice Canady.

Bucky Brooks raved on Canady and his special team ability.

I wonder if they would keep both considering they are from the same position group? That would make us pretty CB heavy.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Ranking our gunners last season:
1. CJ Goodwin
2. Ventell Bryant
3. Darian Thompson

Ranking new additions:
1. Reggie Robinson
2. Trevon Diggs
3. Maurice Canady

I personally don't think CJ Goodwin or Canady make the team because we have other really good options as gunners and we'd benefit more from having a special teams TE, LB or RB on the roster.

Has Robinson been a gunner. He is an interesting choice. He will get ST's snaps one way of the other.

 

[darthseinfeld]

I was watching the Voch video on Robinson. He doesn't seem to think Reggie is ready to play DB, but went overboard singing his praises as a gunner.

Just awnsered my question. Im going to track thay video down

 

[Typhus]

Just awnsered my question. Im going to track thay video down

This draft addressed special teams more than most noticed.
A good roster, and a good draft addresses special teams.
Gone are the days when you can really roster a sole special teams ace... Kenny Gants have been faded.

 

[DanA]

Has Robinson been a gunner. He is an interesting choice. He will get ST's snaps one way of the other.

Robinson played all special teams units in college and blocked 3 punts. With his height, weight speed he should be a good ST guy.