Richard Hightower-Chicago Bears Special Teams Coach

Originally posted by ltrain:

Originally posted by NCommand:
Unit nearly cost us a 4th game this year.

Wife comes in at the end: "How's it going?"
Me: "Gould just missed a game winning FG at regulation."
Wife: "Again?"

I thought the units overall played much better in covering punts and kickoffs than they have in recent history and getting some turnover action (thanks mainly to Bungles). However, Wish and Gould individually didn't have very good games. Wish consistently had short kicks and obviously Gould missed the game winner to avoid overtime. We need both of those guys to step up with the playoffs looming and points/field position being key ingredients to winning.

Originally posted by NCommand:
100%. I've never seen so many muffed plays. They must have had zero return yards. LOL

Originally posted by ltrain:

Originally posted by NCommand:
Unit nearly cost us a 4th game this year.

Wife comes in at the end: "How's it going?"
Me: "Gould just missed a game winning FG at regulation."
Wife: "Again?"

I thought the units overall played much better in covering punts and kickoffs than they have in recent history and getting some turnover action (thanks mainly to Bungles). However, Wish and Gould individually didn't have very good games. Wish consistently had short kicks and obviously Gould missed the game winner to avoid overtime. We need both of those guys to step up with the playoffs looming and points/field position being key ingredients to winning.

Originally posted by pasodoc9er:
It was a mirror image of us against SEA last week. Each week wiht injuries, expect the unexpected…from here on out. Everybody is nicked, and that gives you PARITY FOOtBALL.

that said, kyle must have given the entire ST the pep talk about how important they are and i suspect he reminded them thruout the game . I hope HT was part of that but who knows. For sure kyle let them all have it after last week. Just hope he continues to manage that crew.

Originally posted by KeepRabbitsOut:
I am not sure Wish was at all a problem this time except one shorter punt that span backwards.

He had 3 punt/kicks muffed. Often that is due to hang time/pressure and ball spin/trajectory. Haven't checked the hang time numbers yet but from anecdotal game view it seemed that way.

Also kicked a good few out the back of the end zone from kick off. One was too short (caught around the 15yard).

Gould is showing his age.

Good to see better coverage.

Originally posted by pasodoc9er:
P.s. if anyone happens to have video of either of those two muffed punts, specifically video of downward flite of those two balls, may i ask you to share it?
more i think about it, the more i think those both could have been Mitch's "wobblers"…but would really love to know. TIA (Thx in advance)

Originally posted by KeepRabbitsOut:
Answer to reporter that asked him what a banana kick is.

- You guys know what it is. Look it up on youtube.

Originally posted by 49Fever:
He is so incompetent that they had bosa lined left end on a punt…

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by KeepRabbitsOut:
Answer to reporter that asked him what a banana kick is.

- You guys know what it is. Look it up on youtube.

Originally posted by 49Fever:
He is so incompetent that they had bosa lined left end on a punt…