SmootSmack
01-08-2006, 11:35 PM
Not sure if this was mentioned somewhere else, but it sure was nice to see John Hall nail that 47-yarder . His longest of the year, of the last two and a half years in fact.
Granted, it would have been nicer if instead he was kicking an extra point, still that will be a huge plus if we can count on his leg like that
Twilbert07
01-08-2006, 11:38 PM
It's very nice to see that Hall is back, presumably at full strength (one of his kickoffs even made it to 1-yard line!). We need every single point we can get during the playoffs.
twinskinsfan
01-08-2006, 11:40 PM
John Hall is good to have on the team because of experience, but I would like to see the kickoff by someone else.
Warpath
01-08-2006, 11:46 PM
Yea I agree, hes good on field goals and extra points but damn he cant get a kick off inside the 10 usually. We need a kick off specialist who can boot it inside the 5 EVERY kickoff.
twinskinsfan
01-08-2006, 11:51 PM
It just looks to me that everytime Hall kicks off, it is the most painful expereince he has ever gone through.
redrock-skins
01-09-2006, 12:17 AM
It just looks to me that everytime Hall kicks off, it is the most painful expereince he has ever gone through.
Yes, I noticed that too. He still seems hurt. We can't keep letting Seattle start at the 35-40-yrd line every kickoff.
hooskins
01-09-2006, 12:25 AM
I do not think he is 100 percent, can Frost do the kickoffs? If Frost can kick that far, we can keep Hall fresh this way. For next year, draft Conor Huges, best kicker in college (and he went to UVA, my school :) )
twinskinsfan
01-09-2006, 02:18 AM
We need to find something new, we might as well kick onside kicks all game, we can't afford to let Seattle start with good field position all game. Maybe they should put Sean Taylor in there, if he can kick as far as they say he can spit, he's our man!
dgack
01-09-2006, 02:49 AM
I have to admit I was really rooting for Nick Novak when Hall was out.
Hall has never impressed me that much; maybe I'm spoiled growing up in the heyday of The Chip Shot, when you never had to worry because Lohmiller would drill it... but the 47 yarder this week went a long way to placating any fears I had about Hall being back.
Surprised the announce crew seemed unsure of Hall's ability to make that kick. Hasn't he kicked a bunch of 50 yarders in his career?
That Guy
01-09-2006, 03:01 AM
I have to admit I was really rooting for Nick Novak when Hall was out.
Hall has never impressed me that much; maybe I'm spoiled growing up in the heyday of The Chip Shot, when you never had to worry because Lohmiller would drill it... but the 47 yarder this week went a long way to placating any fears I had about Hall being back.
Surprised the announce crew seemed unsure of Hall's ability to make that kick. Hasn't he kicked a bunch of 50 yarders in his career?
not since his injury last year... longest before that 47 yarder was a single 45 yard kick i believe.
When we got him he was a great 50-54 yard type kicker, since then we haven't bothered to try it... he only has like 15 kicks on the year.