Kicking Game Worries No One Talking About It????

[ICHawk24]

http://thegazette.com/subject/sports/no-31-x2014-the-kickers-20140715

 

[Hawknigh]

Surely someone has seen them kicking. How do they look?

 

[ICHawk24]

Surely someone has seen them kicking. How do they look?

Like kickers.

 

[hawkeyebob62]

Like kickers.

Complete with old-school, single-bar facemask?

 

[HawkeyeDenis]

Who needs a kicking game. We have momentum.

 

[hawkihayes]

http://thegazette.com/subject/sports/no-31-x2014-the-kickers-20140715

What this article failed to mention was that both Haffar's attempts were into a 20-25 MPH wind. All 4 of Koehn's kicks were with the wind! If you wanted a true competition both kickers should kick into and with the wind. We have all seen how this staff works form Stanzi, to Canzeri they make their mind up and its over until the #1 or 2 in Canzeri's case gets injured.

 

[CAARHawk]

Miguel Recinos is a very intriguing prospect.

If anything, the Hawks have the legs to not be defending kickoff returns if they find that unit isn't a strength.

 

[HawksRule98]

We can only be hopeful that KF has a legit prospect in the fold. I can't remember the kid from Texas' name (FR), but he was like top 10 kickers in HS last season. Hopefully, this kid pans out. We damn sure could use another Nate Kaeding.

LOL, where did you pull that one out of? Rivals has him as a 2 star with no national ranking and offers from Yale and Iowa.

 

[ohhawk]

LOL, where did you pull that one out of? Rivals has him as a 2 star with no national ranking and offers from Yale and Iowa.

Yes, there were some pretty favorable reports from kicking camps he participated in........

http://chrissailerkicking.com/player-rankings/profile.php?player=3072

http://kohlskicking.com/recruiting/Ellis/Mick/commits/8524

 

[1977Hawkeye]

Hopefully the kicking game is not an issue. If Iowa Football's motto is "keep the games close", then a missed PAT or FG could mean the difference between W's and L's in a tight game. Not to mention having the confidence to kick a FG from 45-50 yards out instead of punting. Now if Iowa can put the ball in the end zone with more regularity... moot point.

 

[NCHawker]

We only kick FGs from inside the 35. Outside of that its a punt. Who needs a big leg anyway?

 

[hawkihayes]

After Kids practice I'm more than a little worried about the kicking game. No pressure, no wind and the results for these three kickers was less than mediocre. The way KF's style of play is you can't afford a weak kicking game.

 

[hawkdrummer1]

After Kids practice I'm more than a little worried about the kicking game. No pressure, no wind and the results for these three kickers was less than mediocre. The way KF's style of play is you can't afford a weak kicking game.

If Koehn does perform well, I hope we get to see Ellis. All reviews say this kid is the real deal.

 

[ArvadaHawk]

If Koehn does perform well, I hope we get to see Ellis. All reviews say this kid is the real deal.

Didn't Ellis participate yesterday? I thought all kickers were consistantly missing.

 

[hawkdrummer1]

Didn't Ellis participate yesterday? I thought all kickers were consistantly missing.

(I meant if Koehn "doesn't" perform well,...my bad). But yeah, that's what I gathered as well. Nobody really stood out.

Ellis has pretty strong reviews coming out of high school, so maybe it's just an adjustment thing. (even Kaeding had a spotty start).

 

[KansasHawkeye]

Maybe we'll have the opportunity to go for it on fourth down and win a few more close games.

 

[pekurhawk]

Where's Scott Schilling when you need him- probably wide left somewhere

 

[hawkihayes]

If Koehn does perform well, I hope we get to see Ellis. All reviews say this kid is the real deal.

Ellis was said to have a foot injury when he reported to summer drills. Not sure if he is 100% yet?

 

[austinhawk]

If we have a really kick *** team, but a crappy kicker , that's a much easier fix than a crappy football team and a kick *** kicker. Seriously, there's a lot of kickers at Ellsworth or DMACC or Kirkwood that would do just fine

 

[hawkihayes]

If we have a really kick *** team, but a crappy kicker , that's a much easier fix than a crappy football team and a kick *** kicker. Seriously, there's a lot of kickers at Ellsworth or DMACC or Kirkwood that would do just fine

They might need to be enrolled in school soon so I'm guessing this isn't an option? Plus they had another kicker in Haffar and KF sent him packing. It will be interesting to watch how he does at Minnesota State Mankato if kicking goes south with the Hawks? Oh and Kickers are very important to a good team, just ask Bobby Bowden or even Dan McCarney.