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Re: The Kicker - Cardinal96 - 10-21-2012

(10-21-2012, 05:04 AM)JPRI link Wrote:[quote author=SamAtoms1980 link=topic=6708.msg50160#msg50160 date=1350806741]
[quote author=norcalcard link=topic=6708.msg50122#msg50122 date=1350787444]
He's a nice kid with a great leg, but he obviously can't manage his nerves on the field.  That reaction happens not just to kickers, but golfers and other athletes.  Experience is not usually the cure.  And what he does in practice is 100% irrelevant because you can't simulate the pressure.  We probably should have lined up a kicker last year, but if I were Shaw I'd make it a high priority for the fall. 

IMO, you CAN simulate the pressure.

Bring Stanford's hottest cheerleader to kicking practice.  Have Williamson attempt five 40-yard field goals, then five more from 45 yards, going from one hash to the other.  If he hits them all......
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If that happens you'll have most of the team volunteering to take a shot at field goal kicking.  :)

As far as keeping expectations under control, this is not a good year for Stanford fans. We are 5-2 with one of the losses coming on the road to a top ten team and judging from some of the comments you read you would think we were 1-6.
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I see it another way.  A lot of us see how good this Stanford team can be given the talent level and are quick to point out areas where we think Stanford can improve on.  I take that as a good sign.  In years past, beating Cal and a 6-6 season would have been considered a success.

Re: The Kicker - metsjetsfan - 10-21-2012

(10-21-2012, 12:18 PM)Roberton3 link Wrote:The kicker with the 6th-best FG percentage in the PAC-12 is at 58.3%.  Williamson is at 56.3%.  If that's not "roughly average" then I don't know what is.

Actually, your "6th best" is not out of 12 kickers, since there are a few kickers who don't have enough attempts to show up on the stats that you and I are likely both looking at (ESPN).  Colorado's kicker is 4/5 on the season and Washington's kicker is 4/6.  So in reality, Williamson is 8th best out of 10 kickers with enough kicks, and 10/12 among all kickers.

And even if 58.3% were the 6th best FG percentage out of 12, that doesn't necessarily mean 58.3% IS the average.  For example, if there are 3 kickers, one is 10/10 = 100%, another is 0/5 = 0%, and another is 5/10 = 50%, the average is not 50% or the one who has the middle FG%.  In fact, the average is 15/25 = 60%.

I'm too lazy to go and calculate the total FG% in the league to get the real average FG%.  I will simply reiterate that there are only 2 Pac-12 FG kickers (among those who qualify with enough attempts in ESPN) with lower FG% than Williamson.  That's below average, by any standard.

Re: The Kicker - metsjetsfan - 10-21-2012

Hmm I'm curious why I'm getting negative ratings on every post, when all I'm doing is posting accurate statistics that reflect Williamson's performance and confirm what most fans were feeling about him.  Compared to the criticism that some people on this board are pushing on Nunes, I would think what I'm saying about Williamson is child's play...

Re: The Kicker - teejers1 - 10-23-2012

Call me crazy, but I am 100% behind Williamson.  He has the best leg (distance and verticality great) I've ever seen at Stanford.

And I agree his issues are about 95% between the ears, but I think that can be readily solved by a couple makes.  This is pure psychobabble 101, but I think one problem is the guy needs to shake off misses, especially ones that he thinks are good.  In both the Fiesta Bowl and the Big Game, he blasted FG attempts over the upright and reacted as if the refs hosed him on calling the FG no good.  True or not, he needs to shake that off better.  (In both Fiesta and Big Game, he followed those controversial misses with non-controversial misses), though he did make one in the Fiesta Bowl.

Also, I put part of the problem on an anemic offense.  Blasting PATs regularly is good for the confidence on FGs, and Stanford has been pathetic on offense for the most part this season.  That doesn't help out Williamson, either.

Re: The Kicker - teejers1 - 10-23-2012

Call me crazy, but I am 100% behind Williamson.  He has the best leg (distance and verticality great) I've ever seen at Stanford.

And I agree his issues are about 95% between the ears, but I think that can be readily solved by a couple makes.  This is pure psychobabble 101, but I think one problem is the guy needs to shake off misses, especially ones that he thinks are good.  In both the Fiesta Bowl and the Big Game, he blasted FG attempts over the upright and reacted as if the refs hosed him on calling the FG no good.  True or not, he needs to shake that off better.  (In both Fiesta and Big Game, he followed those controversial misses with non-controversial misses), though he did make one in the Fiesta Bowl.

Also, I put part of the problem on an anemic offense.  Blasting PATs regularly is good for the confidence on FGs, and Stanford has been pathetic on offense for the most part this season.  That doesn't help out Williamson, either.

Re: The Kicker - fullmetal - 10-23-2012

It's obvious that we don't have anyone with consistent distance to replace JW--remember Oregon last year?  You just have to hope that JW gets his mental house in order before missing FGs that could prove to be the difference between winning and losing games.  (Kind of like that missed 25 yd FG with 10 min to go in the second quarter against ND...sigh.)

Maybe Stanford needs a short-range specialist.

Re: The Kicker - fullmetal - 10-23-2012

It's obvious that we don't have anyone with consistent distance to replace JW--remember Oregon last year?  You just have to hope that JW gets his mental house in order before missing FGs that could prove to be the difference between winning and losing games.  (Kind of like that missed 25 yd FG with 10 min to go in the second quarter against ND...sigh.)

Maybe Stanford needs a short-range specialist.

Re: The Kicker - fullmetal - 10-23-2012

Left seems about right.

Re: The Kicker - fullmetal - 10-23-2012

Left seems about right.