Kickoff Coverage Team

[ichawk24]

The kickoff coverage team has been excellent so far this year.

Miguel Recinos is 39th nationally in kickoff distance:
http://cfbstats.com/2017/leader/national/team/offense/split01/category29/sort01.html

Recinos 42nd nationally in touchback ptg:
http://cfbstats.com/2017/leader/national/team/offense/split01/category29/sort04.html

Iowa is 7th in the country in allowing 14.8 yards per return:
http://cfbstats.com/2017/leader/national/team/defense/split01/category05/sort01.html

The kick team has been a huge weapon so far this year, hopefully it continues.

 

[tony0051]

Think that is a testament to good coaching and quality young athletes.

 

[rchawk]

Think that is a testament to good coaching and quality young athletes.

Good lane discipline I suppose, I'll have to pay more attention to KOs on Saturday.

 

[Blair Sanderson]

Amani Jones is a monster on KO team.

 

[ichawk24]

Amani really brings athleticism but also ENTHUSIASM whenever he steps on the field. I am looking forward to him being a starting LB next year.

 

[rchawk]

Amani Jones is a monster on KO team.

He is also "a bad man."

 

[OutbackBowl2017]

Hope he has an opportunity to collide with Barkley on Saturday. He might blow him up if he does.

 

[td77]

Amani Jones is a monster on KO team.

Beat me to it. He's around every KO tackle it seems.

 

[Blair Sanderson]

He is also "a bad man."

Haha. That's what I posted first, which you probably saw, but didn't want it taken the wrong way.

 

[TKingpin]

If you are KF, do you tell Recinos to kick it deep and not allow Barkley to return it, or go with the recent strategy of kicking it right to the goal line which has been keeping opposing teams from even bringing it out to the 20, due to our superior Kick return defense?

I would take the ball out of Barkley's hands as often as possible. Kick it deep.

 

[ichawk24]

I'd take a touchback every single time if I could get it. Zero chance of bad things that way.

 

[Roy-munson]

Amani Jones is a monster on KO team.

Dafney is also playing really great he is gunning down there and forcing the return man one way.. north Texas doubled him toward the end of the game

 

[IowaNiceHawk]

Barkley is a rare, talented kid. Agree.......take the ball out of his hands as much as possible. However, cannot be afraid or intimidated by him.
Smack him around if he does come out.

GO HAWKS

Special teams will be important against Penn State, of course.

 

[TKingpin]

I do like the thought of Amani Jones taking a full-speed shot on him on KR coverage.

 

[DaCDiggity]

Beat me to it. He's around every KO tackle it seems.

I always chuckle to my self cause even if it's a clear deep kick not getting returned he always feels the need to hit someone so everyone else is running to the end zone mean while he's always getting up off the ground after blowing someone up... amani is the type that I picture screaming while sprinting down the field

 

[EagleHawk]

I always chuckle to my self cause even if it's a clear deep kick not getting returned he always feels the need to hit someone so everyone else is running to the end zone mean while he's always getting up off the ground after blowing someone up... amani is the type that I picture screaming while sprinting down the field

Yep, first time in probably 10 years that I only focus on one person during a kick return.

 

[BigOHawk]

Amani Jones is a monster on KO team.

How many guys did he lay out from N TX last week?

 

[BigOHawk]

Yep, first time in probably 10 years that I only focus on one person during a kick return.

Last one for me was the Irish Car bomb Jayme Murphy!