Wetjen killing it



I was shocked Rutgers punted to him right before halftime like they did... I have a feeling he'll get the Deion Sanders/Devin Hester treatment going forward and he'll see a lot less opportunities the rest of the way. He's an absolute weapon. He only needs a crease for not very long to get through. You could tell on the KO that once he got to the 20 he was gonna be gone. The announcer even said uh oh right about the time he got there.
 


Hawkfnntn said:
I was shocked Rutgers punted to him right before halftime like they did... I have a feeling he'll get the Deion Sanders/Devin Hester treatment going forward and he'll see a lot less opportunities the rest of the way. He's an absolute weapon. He only needs a crease for not very long to get through. You could tell on the KO that once he got to the 20 he was gonna be gone. The announcer even said uh oh right about the time he got there.
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The last punt return, I believe, Wetjen had 3/4 blockers in front of him but choose to cut to the left into
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It was still a Solid Return, and this is not a criticism of the most exciting punt/kickoff specialist in college
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Tim Dwight style of excitement all over again

It's All Good

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At the risk of being a turd in the punchbowl, he ran straight and no one touched him on the kickoff. He absolutely screwed up by not going down at the end of the half. He wasn't going to score. You gotta know the situation and give your team a chance to take the lead and collect momentum at the end of the half. And while he probably will be Big Ten Special Team of the Week this week, he has had his ups and downs this season so far. Let's hope the trendline keeps going because we are going to need some breaks to beat the Hoosiers.
 


NorthKCHawk said:
At the risk of being a turd in the punchbowl, he ran straight and no one touched him on the kickoff. He absolutely screwed up by not going down at the end of the half. He wasn't going to score. You gotta know the situation and give your team a chance to take the lead and collect momentum at the end of the half. And while he probably will be Big Ten Special Team of the Week this week, he has had his ups and downs this season so far. Let's hope the trendline keeps going because we are going to need some breaks to beat the Hoosiers.
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I was asking the same question on the punt return right before the half. The game against Iowa State was not his best showing. Problem with returners, they can wow you with exciting plays, but also have you shaking your head when they try to do too much. He fumbles that over the shoulder punt return, we aren't showering him with praise. Let's hope he continues to thrive.
 


NorthKCHawk said:
At the risk of being a turd in the punchbowl, he ran straight and no one touched him on the kickoff. He absolutely screwed up by not going down at the end of the half. He wasn't going to score. You gotta know the situation and give your team a chance to take the lead and collect momentum at the end of the half. And while he probably will be Big Ten Special Team of the Week this week, he has had his ups and downs this season so far. Let's hope the trendline keeps going because we are going to need some breaks to beat the Hoosiers.
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Special teams in general have been up and down. Dakin and Stevens are having rough moments as well. Special teams needs to be borderline elite if we are talking 8 or more wins.
 


HawkPowerlifter said:
I was asking the same question on the punt return right before the half. The game against Iowa State was not his best showing. Problem with returners, they can wow you with exciting plays, but also have you shaking your head when they try to do too much. He fumbles that over the shoulder punt return, we aren't showering him with praise. Let's hope he continues to thrive.
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Agreed on the ISU game. He really hurt us a couple times in a game that was a nailbiters. Returners are sort of like three point shooters. They have to have short term memories and have to take chances. No one goes All-American fair catching the ball. He was explosive against Rutgers. No debate there.

The other thing about Wetgen is that he literally can change the game just by his presence back there. Punting out of bounds, trying directional kicking, etc. When a returner is in a special teams coach's head, it can impact the game in a lot of ways.
 




Seth53 said:
He was shot out of a cannon, then proceeded on a straight line untouched x104 yards.

Some of the group I was with were dinking around and missed the play.
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On an interview he said he knew he was going to score as soon he left his own end zone. The hole was that big.
 




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