Popular Post Mikey 16,781 Posted November 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2022 If Carlson's knee injury has made him less effective, let's try the McPherson kid. He was the top-ranked kicker coming out of high school last year and was hitting 60+ yard field goals back then. He certainly should be able to get a kickoff into the end zone. We lost seven points last night because a kickoff was returned for a TD and another one would have gone the distance had Carlson not made a saving tackle. I think we have a kicker on the squad who can get it into the end zone. Why not give him a try? It's true, anybody can miss a field goal try but it's obvious that Carlson isn't as good as he has been in prior years. If the youngster isn't ready to kick FG's, that's another story but at least lets have kickoffs that are not returnable. 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placekicker 41 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 I agree. With what, three regular season games left, McPherson could play in all of them without losing his redshirt. This would be an excellent way to get him some game experience without burning a year of eligibility. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThurstontheWelshCorgi 576 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Carlsons going to finish out the season at #1, he just is in my opinion but he is definitely having issues that should cause us to turn to Mcpherson starting next saturday -- i just dont see it happening 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU-24 3,130 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 1 minute ago, ThurstontheWelshCorgi said: Carlsons going to finish out the season at #1, he just is in my opinion but he is definitely having issues that should cause us to turn to Mcpherson starting next saturday -- i just dont see it happening I think Mikey is saying: if nothing else, use McPherson for kickoffs so we don’t have to worry about one being returned for a touchdown etc. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThurstontheWelshCorgi 576 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 3 minutes ago, AU-24 said: I think Mikey is saying: if nothing else, use McPherson for kickoffs so we don’t have to worry about one being returned for a touchdown etc. That would be a wise decision 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael X 74 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 36 minutes ago, AU-24 said: I think Mikey is saying: if nothing else, use McPherson for kickoffs so we don’t have to worry about one being returned for a touchdown etc. Agree. I was at the Arky game last weekend and Carlson put a kickoff out of bounds. Not saying it doesn’t happen to good kickers but it was going to be short of the end zone if it hadn’t gone out. Seems to me like Carlson has lost his mojo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger 8,864 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 An ACL injury for a kicker is devastating. Hate it for him and the rest of the team 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Win4AU 4,203 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 McPherson should have been Auburn's kicker 3 or 4 games ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMassie11 1,717 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Not 100% sure how the redshirt works for special team guys. That being said with a limited number of games left I would expect to see him these last few games 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au302 2,669 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 No doubt the ACL has hurt, but I truly think Anders broke well before that. I was at the LSU game at LSU last year when things were looking promising for this staff, and he was the one guy out there that looked shell shocked. You could tell in his body language he had no confidence. Missed like 3 kicks that game. Most of these kicks seem to have the distance. Think the ACL may affect him more on the kickoffs, but regardless, it's clear it's time to try Mcpherson. It sucks for Anders, but it's SEC football. No favorites, play the best 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auburn02 151 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 2 hours ago, placekicker said: I agree. With what, three regular season games left, McPherson could play in all of them without losing his redshirt. This would be an excellent way to get him some game experience without burning a year of eligibility. Well said, Alex. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexava 6,976 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Was the wind strong there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMassie11 1,717 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 4 minutes ago, alexava said: Was the wind strong there? Before the game yes. They also mention Carlson preferred to kick to the closed end zone so maybe it was a vision thing? Notice msu decided not to try for the easy fg to end the game in OT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoALtiger 4,068 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 It’s crazy not to let Alex at least get some action on kickoffs. Carlson (is now) a very average kicker at best and it bite us last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleEye67 1,948 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 2 hours ago, Win4AU said: McPherson should have been Auburn's kicker 3 or 4 games ago. I think he would have been, if the incumbent's last name was/is different. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronCrazy 1,111 Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Very true - IMO Carlson cost us the game last night. Just think about how many points we left on the field goal by going for it on 4th down in the red zone or going for two instead of taking the points by kicking it. If MSU didn’t have those 7 points from the kickoff return, then we likely don’t have to take those risk in the 2nd half and we score at least 5 more points. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Eagle 5,357 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 9 hours ago, AU-24 said: I think Mikey is saying: if nothing else, use McPherson for kickoffs so we don’t have to worry about one being returned for a touchdown etc. For sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aucanucktiger 1,910 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Fwiw Carlsons kicking was not the difference last night, if he made the fg in OT so what - Miss St scored a TD anyway, end of game. Also, the clear squib kickoff was not a bad coaching call, the 15 yd AU facemask penalty DURING the squib kick was a killer. McPerson's a rock star, lets try him. Carlsons season has frankly waivered enough to make that a tough call IMO (frosh kickers are not known for coolness under pressure) and Carlsons kicking last night is #83 in the things to worry about. Caddie himself said hed like to have back the chip shot fg instead of going for it on 4 & 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,781 Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 3 hours ago, aucanucktiger said: Fwiw Carlsons kicking was not the difference last night, Giving up 7 points on a KO return and giving up field position after three other KO's certainly did have a bearing on the outcome. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBiGGiE 2,488 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 I hate to say it, but it's time to take Anders out to pasture... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AEAugirl 9,649 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Let Carlson keep kicking the FGs but put McPherson in there for the kickoffs. Go ahead and start getting McPherson ready to take the reigns for next season. Field position as a result of kickoffs has made a difference this season and it did against MSU. He can play the rest of the season without losing his RS status. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AEAugirl 9,649 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 21 hours ago, JMassie11 said: Not 100% sure how the redshirt works for special team guys. That being said with a limited number of games left I would expect to see him these last few games Redshirts are the same for every player no matter what position they play. He could play in every game the rest of the season and still keep his RS. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyehardfanAU 2,117 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Anders was always overrated by the fanbase but this latest knee injury has made his play considerably worse. I hate it for the guy but am glad he will be replaced next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smackydoodle 200 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Anders should only be the extra point option at best. Dude is shaky over 35 yards and nearly a nonfactor over 45. With an offense that stalls out, a better kicker provides a good safety net of points. At this rate, you have to get to the 20 yard line to have confidence Anders makes the kick. As @dyehardfanAU he's always been fairly inconsistent. He's currently 80th in the nation in field goal percentage, which is better than he was last year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBiGGiE 2,488 Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 1 hour ago, dyehardfanAU said: Anders was always overrated by the fanbase but this latest knee injury has made his play considerably worse. I hate it for the guy but am glad he will be replaced next season. Anders broke all of Daniel's highschool records. There was plenty enough reason to give the benefit of the doubt on Anders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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