The Buehler Effect

[Tusan_Homichi]

hell if I'm not gonna keep calling him byooler.

Um, he's sick. My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

hell if I'm not gonna keep calling him byooler.

Your fate awaits at the foot of doom.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Um, he's sick. My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Ferris pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious.

I think he is the sausage king of Chicago or something.

 

[Cowboys22]

He is having that kind of effect and I'm not soo sure they have totally unleashed him yet. I think they have told him to kick it short a few times so they can get a look at the coverage units. Simply a great pick!

 

[reddyuta]

that's a very encouraging stat.If our coverage team cannot whiff on any more tackles then we are defnitely going to be the best in the league.

 

[Temo]

So ownage. But where are the stats for Crosby?

33% Touchback this preseason, 17% last season.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Last year, our kickoff team ranked 29th in opponents' average starting field position (29.3), 32nd in touchback percentage (zero), 31st in percentage of kickoffs reaching the end zone (10.4 percent) and 10th in percentage of times the opponent started inside its 20 (16.9 percent).

So far this preseason, Buehler has kicked off deep 11 times. Our opponents' average starting line is their 23.4, which would have ranked No. 1 last season by more than a yard. His kickoffs have reached the end zone seven times -- or 63.6 percent, which easily would have ranked No. 1 last season. He's had three touchbacks -- or 27.2 percent, which would have ranked No. 4 last season. (One more touchback would put him at No. 1.) And our opponents have started inside their own 20 three times -- or 27.2 percent, which also would have ranked No. 1 last season.

In other words, if our kickoff team performs during the season the exact same way it has in the preseason, we should go from having one of the worst kickoff teams to having what likely would be the best kickoff team in the NFL.

Dude, it's preseason. All the teams are just showing the vanilla kick return formations. :laugh2:

 

[DFWJC]

Nice post.

This will be a real boost for both the offense and defense if somehow the 'Boys can end up in the top 5 in opponents' average starting position.

 

[proline]

This is w/o the wedge, so I would need to compare what other teams kickoff stats are looking like.

^^^Good point.^^^

It would also be interesting to see how our preseason opponents did on returns against other teams this preseason, and where they ranked on returns last season.

 

[Hoofbite]

Even when he doesn't get the ball 2-3 yards deep, the kicks are so high that the coverage teams are nearly on top of the of the returner. Not to mention he's a monster and is basically another guy who can tackle.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

this would be all moot if Dallas had drafted Mason Crosby in the first place..

why have a Mason Crosby who can do both, instead of Buehler, who can beat up anybody in the world?

 

[EPL0c0]

Wow. If anyone needed more convincing of the reasoning behind carrying two kickers, there you have it.

it's solid reasoning, I'll give you that. I'm still of the mind that two kickers is a waste of a roster spot. BUT, Buehler at least gets down on ST and will tackle a guy, so he's not just a guy standing on the sidelines, he is contributing greatly on coverage. He definitely makes my argument against 2 kickers look silly (in this case only) hehe

 

[adbutcher]

Why, so we could save a roster spot by having a worse field-goal kicker and still being bad at kickoffs?

A smell a beating coming on.

 

[speedkilz88]

Last yr.

Crosby missed five fgs and also had two blocked(Crosby did have 17 touchbacks). Folk missed two fgs and zero blocked.

 

[TheSkaven]

I love Buehler, but I'd like him even more if we felt he could kick field goals at a better percentage than Folk. No doubt though, I am glad to have superman on our team.

 

[Hoofbite]

it's solid reasoning, I'll give you that. I'm still of the mind that two kickers is a waste of a roster spot. BUT, Buehler at least gets down on ST and will tackle a guy, so he's not just a guy standing on the sidelines, he is contributing greatly on coverage. He definitely makes my argument against 2 kickers look silly (in this case only) hehe

Meh, Buehler will be far more valuable for this season than a 3rd QB would be.

Not to say that I would rather not have McGee because I actually like that Dallas has invested a little into the QB position. Sort of makes it worth it to use that spot and sure beats the hell out of pulling scraps off the "can't hack it" pile and wasting a spot on them.

As much as he needs the reps and practice time, McGee to IR could come in handy if the team finds itself in a bind.

 

[quaigs]

this would be all moot if Dallas had drafted Mason Crosby in the first place..

You mean the same Mason Crosby that has yet to break the 80% FGA mark? He's one of the worst kickers in the league and the weather is no excuse as Carney, Gostkowski, and Gould were all above 90%.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

Nice. Only slight issue is that the cold air come late October will reduce those kickoff lengths and such. The impact is definitely there, though.




yakuza

 

[Temo]

I actually thought he would have a higher percentage of touchbacks based upon what he did in college, but I won't complain.
This is w/o the wedge, so I would need to compare what other teams kickoff stats are looking like.

Good point, and no it doesn't look nearly as good with that comparison.

 

[WarDaddy]

this would be all moot if Dallas had drafted Mason Crosby in the first place..

Yes. Yes, indeed.