Comments on: Penn State’s Special Teams Just Got a Lot Special-er (In the Special Ed sense) http://nittanywhiteout.com/2010/03/02/penn-states-special-teams-just-got-a-lot-special-er-in-the-special-ed-sense/ Penn State Nittany Lion Blog Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: penn76 http://nittanywhiteout.com/2010/03/02/penn-states-special-teams-just-got-a-lot-special-er-in-the-special-ed-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-3526 penn76 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:46:53 +0000 http://nittanywhiteout.com/?p=6353#comment-3526 Answer is clear...offer 2010 Cody Mandell, #5 ranked punter, walking on next season for Alabama. Done deal, discussion closed. Answer is clear…offer 2010 Cody Mandell, #5 ranked punter, walking on next season for Alabama. Done deal, discussion closed.

]]> By: PSUMatt http://nittanywhiteout.com/2010/03/02/penn-states-special-teams-just-got-a-lot-special-er-in-the-special-ed-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-3524 PSUMatt Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:25:47 +0000 http://nittanywhiteout.com/?p=6353#comment-3524 devon.. i agree that fera punting and kicking is not a good option-- not just for a freshman, but for any class. with the sport as specialized as it is now, there should definitely be two people. however, i don't see why we can't have fera kicking and find another punter. i mean, how difficult can it be to find a decent punter? most of those guys are walk ons anyway. if as the article stated, we have to rely on a guy who was a backup at temple, then we're not in good shape. hopefully fera has a good spring and beats out wagner. i heard a rumor that fera had the job last year in the spring but had a terrible summer leading up to the season. may be true, may not be... devon.. i agree that fera punting and kicking is not a good option– not just for a freshman, but for any class. with the sport as specialized as it is now, there should definitely be two people. however, i don't see why we can't have fera kicking and find another punter. i mean, how difficult can it be to find a decent punter? most of those guys are walk ons anyway. if as the article stated, we have to rely on a guy who was a backup at temple, then we're not in good shape. hopefully fera has a good spring and beats out wagner. i heard a rumor that fera had the job last year in the spring but had a terrible summer leading up to the season. may be true, may not be…

]]> By: psudevon http://nittanywhiteout.com/2010/03/02/penn-states-special-teams-just-got-a-lot-special-er-in-the-special-ed-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-3523 psudevon Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:43:58 +0000 http://nittanywhiteout.com/?p=6353#comment-3523 I agree, and I'm definitely not a fan of Wagner. However, the odds that they'll let Fera pull double duty as a freshman is probably nil. I agree, and I'm definitely not a fan of Wagner. However, the odds that they'll let Fera pull double duty as a freshman is probably nil.

]]> By: Charlie http://nittanywhiteout.com/2010/03/02/penn-states-special-teams-just-got-a-lot-special-er-in-the-special-ed-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-3522 Charlie Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:10:33 +0000 http://nittanywhiteout.com/?p=6353#comment-3522 Oh man do I agree with you on Collin Wagner. I understand it's not easy kicking it from the left and right hash marks, but talk about inconsistent. Of the 22 field goal attempts he had in the 2009 season, he made 15. That's a 68.2% success rate. Granted 1 of his misses was a 50+ yarder, but Wagner is 3-5 in the 30-39 yard range, and 1-4 from the 40-49 yard range. <br><br>His consistency lies just within the 29 yard range where he is 11-12. But these are disturbing numbers if you are down by 2, time to run a single play in your opponents red zone. Do you go for it, or try a 30+ yard field goal. With Collin Wagner, you might as well toss a coin. Oh man do I agree with you on Collin Wagner. I understand it's not easy kicking it from the left and right hash marks, but talk about inconsistent. Of the 22 field goal attempts he had in the 2009 season, he made 15. That's a 68.2% success rate. Granted 1 of his misses was a 50+ yarder, but Wagner is 3-5 in the 30-39 yard range, and 1-4 from the 40-49 yard range.

His consistency lies just within the 29 yard range where he is 11-12. But these are disturbing numbers if you are down by 2, time to run a single play in your opponents red zone. Do you go for it, or try a 30+ yard field goal. With Collin Wagner, you might as well toss a coin.

]]> By: PSUMatt http://nittanywhiteout.com/2010/03/02/penn-states-special-teams-just-got-a-lot-special-er-in-the-special-ed-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-3521 PSUMatt Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:34:49 +0000 http://nittanywhiteout.com/?p=6353#comment-3521 if that guy couldn't punt for temple, but he can punt for penn state... hmm... i think there's a problem there. additionally, colin wagner should not be kicking for us next year. i'm sorry, but he is terrible. i know he had a big capital one bowl, but seriously all the kicks were inside the 10 (and i know the field was muddy and you needed extra concentration, but still..). the guy just does not have a strong leg. any kicks outside of 40 yards are pretty much misses for him. we were lucky there wasn't a huge kick with a lot of pressure on him (not counting the 20 yd chip shot in the cap 1 bowl). if fera was such a highly recruited guy out of high school, i don't see how he can be any worse than wagner. if that guy couldn't punt for temple, but he can punt for penn state… hmm… i think there's a problem there. additionally, colin wagner should not be kicking for us next year. i'm sorry, but he is terrible. i know he had a big capital one bowl, but seriously all the kicks were inside the 10 (and i know the field was muddy and you needed extra concentration, but still..). the guy just does not have a strong leg. any kicks outside of 40 yards are pretty much misses for him. we were lucky there wasn't a huge kick with a lot of pressure on him (not counting the 20 yd chip shot in the cap 1 bowl). if fera was such a highly recruited guy out of high school, i don't see how he can be any worse than wagner.

]]>