BOL Round Table

I honestly thought it was a strategy of some sort too, as I figured even if he sucked he couldn't suck that bad.

That's why I was asking why the last 2 kicks, in the 2nd half of the game, went right down the middle of the field & landed on the base of the goal line.

It's nice to know the greatest coach in all the land isn't partially insane. Our kicker just flat needs to work on some things, to put it nicely. lol

Well hell what coach wouldn't want their kicker to nail the ball right through the end zone every time. I think that was the most obvious statement out there. Its not the coaches choice to kick it short. It is by necessity alone. Its been 2 years of Cade kicking it this way. It didn't appear overnight. We have to cover his kicks in the manner in which he kicks them. Right now he can't kick the ball into the end zone. So does anyone think we go into the game thinking Cade can magically start kicking the ball through the endzone? I mean honestly a coach with the most strict game planning in the nation doesn't know what his kicker can and can't do. Really I think a lot of people took this thread and what was said in it and interpreted it the way they wanted to. The OP made a good observation...

Also, +1 to the OP for manning up ITT. Got to respect that.

Just want to point out that the OP has gotten more upvotes for being wrong than I have for being right lol. My rating took a little bit of a hit in this thread . Just trying to lighten the mood not begging for upvotes............well not explicitly anyways..................................................................

Cade had the ability last year. I've seen him put it out of the endzone. It's a strange occurrence. Not sure why he can do it in practice and not the games.

Of course its not by design to not kick it out of the endzone. People are arguing over different points here. It is by design that Saban wants Cade to kick it high and to the corner instead of a low line drive to the goal line. If you notice on twitter right after Sabans comment went out Travis R said sure Saban will let Cade kick it however he wants to as long as its to the right corner and has.a 4 second hang time. That shorter high kick is what Saban wants instead of a low line drive to the goal line. So you can say thats by design. You can split hairs all you want and take quotes out of context. Bottom line is Cade cant do the best possible thing so Saban does the next best thing instead of saying to hell with it. Thats why the staff has said it was by design. It all depends on how you ask the question to Saban.

The strategy most definitely is to kick the ball high and to the corners so that the coverage team can get in position to down the runner before he gets to the 20. However, anyone who thought the ball landing around the 10 yard line was okay is frickin' nuts. You'd want the ball landed ON the goalline, 5 yard line max. At least that long.

Tiffin would kick it out of the end zone in practice too but it never translated in the games...my guess is that they are kicking balloon balls in practice and new balls in games. I think we should sub in a ball for kickers like everyone else does.