Reading Glen Gifford's thoughts from camp on 8/3 he writes that he is concerned about the way the ST unit looks organizationally and that mirrors what a friend of mine (Jeff Ridson-Real GM) told me about the problems ST Coach Danny Crossman had in Detroit. Here is Gifford's exact comments;
In a season where we very well may (and probably will struggle) losing a constant field position battle will be like a never ending nightmare.
I will go on record saying that the special teams unit is going to be a worry for me. I have been impressed with rookie placekicker Dustin Hopkins, but the punting unit as well as the kickoff unit has several new faces. I will wait until a few preseason games to pass judgement, but the unit as a whole seems less organized and less enthusiastic about practice.
I also place this special teams concern under coaching, as current Bills special teams coordinator Danny Crossman has never had a unit ranked in the top half of NFL categories statistically. Nothing that I see in practice leads me to believe that the special teams will be anything more than average at best this season.
I also place this special teams concern under coaching, as current Bills special teams coordinator Danny Crossman has never had a unit ranked in the top half of NFL categories statistically. Nothing that I see in practice leads me to believe that the special teams will be anything more than average at best this season.
In a season where we very well may (and probably will struggle) losing a constant field position battle will be like a never ending nightmare.
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