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Panthers interviewing special teams coaches

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1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

It's worth remembering that DeHaven didn't really plan to be a special teams coach again. He was working as an assistant here with an eye toward retirement when the need came open.

Good point, I was trying to forget about the Rock Rodgers led unit. 

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4 minutes ago, CatMan72 said:

Fair, but Teddy Williams was also response for the bone-headed play that allowed Philly to return a punt against the Bears a few years ago - so there's a history that extends beyond our coaching. 

Oh, I'm not absolving him.

He's got a tremendous combination of size and speed, but if he doesn't cut down on the mistakes, that won't mean much.

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I like DeHaven but special teams has been horrendous all year. Blocking on FG's has been terrible, but even worse is the kickoff coverage unit. Gano was the #1 kicker in kickoff distance and touchbacks but we ranked 27th in kickoff return avg. allowed. One of only 3 teams to allow a punt return and kick return TD. 

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23 minutes ago, CatMan72 said:

No, that's what I'm saying - Teddy was making boneheaded plays on ST long before he got here. 

I haven't been so frustrated with a player since LaDrop still was our #2 WR. How hard is it for Teddy not to run out of bounds on a punt? Dude has done it like 6 times this year it seems.

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2 hours ago, pantherphan96 said:

I like DeHaven but special teams has been horrendous all year. Blocking on FG's has been terrible, but even worse is the kickoff coverage unit. Gano was the #1 kicker in kickoff distance and touchbacks but we ranked 27th in kickoff return avg. allowed. One of only 3 teams to allow a punt return and kick return TD. 

Don't forget the stellar blocked extra point that was run back for the first 2-point conversion in history!!

 

Yeah.. things need to shake up on STs. Sorry if he's having health issues, but as a lot of folks keep saying, this is a business after all.

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3 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

The fact that they are only interviewing assistants though might mean that's all they're really looking for.

Bobby April is a long time special teams coach in the NFL who's currently unemployed. If they're not interviewing a guy like that, it might not be for the top spot.

April is a known quantity who kinda sucks. I'd rather take a shot on an unknown and hope for good results rather than settle for a known that's not very good. It's not like it can get much worse.

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17 minutes ago, Bartin said:

April is a known quantity who kinda sucks. I'd rather take a shot on an unknown and hope for good results rather than settle for a known that's not very good. It's not like it can get much worse.

April's long been considered one of the best ST coaches in the league.  Biggest thing working against him now is he's up in age.

My guess is the plan is to retain DeHaven for one more year but the guy they hire now might be an heir apparent.

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10 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

April's long been considered one of the best ST coaches in the league.  Biggest thing working against him now is he's up in age.

My guess is the plan is to retain DeHaven for one more year but the guy they hire now might be an heir apparent.

It's been a while since he had a good unit and the Titans hired him a couple weeks ago anyway

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