The coaching staff knew Luckhurst was not returning to the football team. Coe was brought in after the Mateen decision. And Coe was a competent PK at his previous stopsтАжonly after he came to Cal did he start missing kicks at a troubling rate. Almost as if there is systemic rot at the top of this coaching staff.
Wilcox did not view Mateen as a full-scholarship player at this level, as he had concerns about returnable kick offs. In that regard, Coe has been a major plus, as he has the leg to force touchbacks. But the accuracy has been severely lacking.
ItтАЩs odd because statistically, CoeтАЩs been a solid enough college kicker at his previous stops (2 years at Delaware, 1 in Cincinnati and a couple of games at UNC before he was injured). And then poof!!тАж. things immediately go south once he joins the Cal program.
Is that just bad luck, variance, whatever you want to call it? Or is it the byproduct of coaching, or a lack thereof? In a vacuum, you could argue itтАЩs the former, but when you look at all the other factors that point to an unhealthy football program, itтАЩs more likely the latter.
Wasn't Coe in after Luckhurst moved to soccer over the summer?
The coaching staff knew Luckhurst was not returning to the football team. Coe was brought in after the Mateen decision. And Coe was a competent PK at his previous stopsтАжonly after he came to Cal did he start missing kicks at a troubling rate. Almost as if there is systemic rot at the top of this coaching staff.
Wilcox did not view Mateen as a full-scholarship player at this level, as he had concerns about returnable kick offs. In that regard, Coe has been a major plus, as he has the leg to force touchbacks. But the accuracy has been severely lacking.
Leg strength means nothing without accuracy.
Agreed.
ItтАЩs odd because statistically, CoeтАЩs been a solid enough college kicker at his previous stops (2 years at Delaware, 1 in Cincinnati and a couple of games at UNC before he was injured). And then poof!!тАж. things immediately go south once he joins the Cal program.
Is that just bad luck, variance, whatever you want to call it? Or is it the byproduct of coaching, or a lack thereof? In a vacuum, you could argue itтАЩs the former, but when you look at all the other factors that point to an unhealthy football program, itтАЩs more likely the latter.