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Marshall Koehn had a good day
Marshall Koehn had a good day
LolHe was raised right.
He'll do what his father tell him!!!!
I appreciate your support!
Miguel is approaching this in steps (which I think is absolutely the right thing to do)
1. Focus on graduating fall 2018 with degree in human physiology/minor psychology, with eye towards either medical school or graduate school in psychology
2. Jel with unit (holder/snapper)
3. Win starting job in fall camp
4. Gain KF’s trust to take 50+ yd attempts, and take more than 20 total attempts/season
5. Win Lou Groza
6. See what happens
As of last year, there were 5 NFL kickers over the age of 40, and I see the Vikes drafted a guy this year to compete with one of them (Forbath ). If one/more of the old guys gets hurt or doesn’t perform well, then there could be job openings for 2019. So, a lot of things would have to fall into place, but it’s certainly possible.
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Nope. This coming fall is his final (5th) year, so if he would have left early, it would have meant for this year’s NFL draft.
He should have some chances to shine. Iowa usually is on a major network and plays a lot of close, competitive games. If I were a kicker, that's the recipe I want for exposure while I'm attempting a meaningful kick.
A walk-off FG like Houghtlin and Murray had would get some SportsCenter eyeballs involved. Not that NFL scouts need SportsCenter to find talent...
Is there any off season exercises that he's doing to improve leg strength? Is his 50+ yd accuracy improving? Your son ( or someone on staff) must be charting this, right?
Thanks RCjazzman
Hello, RCJazzman. Can you tell us anything on the #2 guy behind your son on the depth chart -- Caleb Shudak? I thought the North Carolina kid would be #2 (Keith Duncan). Did Duncan redshirt last year or is he still with the team?
As always, best wishes for Miguel ( and you as well). Hope he can put his name on an award besides Nate Kaeding (The Lou Groza award). Seems like a lot of awards can get political at times. Go Hawks!
As always, best wishes for Miguel ( and you as well). Hope he can put his name on an award besides Nate Kaeding (The Lou Groza award). Seems like a lot of awards can get political at times. Go Hawks!
You're welcome.
At Iowa, the specialists do everything the other position guys do, without exception. Based on my conversations with other programs, this is very different than what many other programs do, where the specialists have a lighter workout than that of the other position players. So, needless to say, Miguel has been "Doyle-ized". Miguel's range is now about 56-58 yards with a live snap-and-hold. On sticks, he's hit from 60.
During official practices (eg; spring ball, fall camp, in season), every kick is charted and videotaped. So, there's tons of data generated. Miguel has shared some of it with me. I don't know his completion % at 50+, specifically. I can tell you that his completion percentage during spring ball 2017 was about 75%, fall camp 2017 was approx 92%, spring ball 2018 was about 75%. His average FG distance during spring 2018 was about 8 yards further back, as compared to spring 2017.
Dear jazz man,
If KF punts from the 35ish, and doesn't let your boy take a shot at the 50+ yarder, I will bail you out after you punch him in the nose.
-wddt
(All jokes aside thank you for the info and I hope your son has a Groza type year. I know kicker is a tough gig to get in the NFL but it sounds like he will have options no matter what.)
If KF punts from the 35ish, and doesn't let your boy take a shot at the 50+ yarder, I will bail you out after you punch him in the nose.
-wddt
(All jokes aside thank you for the info and I hope your son has a Groza type year. I know kicker is a tough gig to get in the NFL but it sounds like he will have options no matter what.)
Caleb (aka, Mighty Mouse) has a big leg. He has done a great job recovering from a significant lower extremity injury which he sustained some time ago. Duncan was red-shirted in 2017, and is still with the team. Caleb was cleared to resume kicking late in the fall 2017. Miguel sustained a quad strain during the Nebraska game last year, so because they wanted to preserve Duncan's redshirt, and because Caleb had resumed kicking and was doing well, Caleb got promoted to 2nd string for the PinStripe bowl.
During the time Miguel has been with the program, it's been KF's typical approach to keep the 2-deeps unchanged from bowl to the following spring, other than to fill in for players that have left or graduated from the program. That's why Duncan was not listed in the 2-deeps for spring 2018.
