Field goals this year

#27
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ChattaTNVol said:
I think having Medley do a lot of kicks outside his range may mess with his confidence and that could sometimes be adverse to his performance on what should be his gimme kicks. Sometimes, though, (the FL game), he's our last hope. We put him in a situation where he could be a hero but the odds may not be in his/our favor.
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I guess the thing that jumps out at me here, is that someone attempted and 80+ yard field goal? Wow!
 
#28
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KBVol said:
Actually, Medley's safe range is anything under 40 yards....he's been really good from there. But once he gets 40 yards and beyond, it's anybody's guess. I can understand beyond 50, where he's about 0-3 or 0-4 lifetime. But he's also been very bad 40-49 and that just has to change this year IMO.
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Yeah, I went back an looked at all 31 FG attempts last year and under 40 yds he hit 16/19 for 84.21%. Above 40 was 5/12 or 41.67% and only 3 of those were beyond 50, the last attempt at FL, and 2 of the 3 misses at Bama. The other miss at Bama was still beyond 40.

If we can get away with limiting our FGs to less than 40 yds this year, Medley will look like a god to the masses and CBJ a genius. :)

7/10 misses were wide right. At Bama his first one (43) was wide right, then he over corrected on the second one (51) and went wide left, then overcorrected again and went wide right on the 3rd attempt (51). :)

One good omen is that in the last six games, he went 12/14 for 85.71% including making 4/5 from beyond 40 yards. Maybe he's already got this figured out.
 
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Everyone is assuming that the misses were all on Medley and seem to forget there is a snapper and ball holder involved in each field goal attempt. Each has to do their assignment correctly.
 
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#30
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Until Medley shows consistency I'm going to do the watch him kick with my head in throw pillow and rocking back and forth in my recliner method. Not that he cares. Go vols
 
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TAF said:
I'm not so sure that "Palardy was (an) MVP"...

Or Tennessee was still sucking so bad on offense...that Palardy was a bright spot for some kind of points.
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I recall very clearly people talking about him being the MVP of that team given his great work handling placekicker, punter and kickoff duties. Of course, that team was so horrific that saying you're MVP of the 2013 team is akin to being the smartest kid in summer school, so you're right there.

But Palardy took a tremendous step forward under Butch very quickly and was just outstanding that year after 3 disappointing years prior. Thus far, Medley's been a disappointment both years under Jones. Hopefully he turns a significant corner this season.
 
#33
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TAF said:
I just hope he stops plunk in' the damn uprights!!!
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His knack for hitting the uprights is unbelievable. Did it twice in one game last year vs Arky. I've never seen a kicker hit the uprights so many times in so few games like Medley. It's uncanny, and not in a good way.
 
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KBVol said:
Actually, Medley's safe range is anything under 40 yards....he's been really good from there. But once he gets 40 yards and beyond, it's anybody's guess. I can understand beyond 50, where he's about 0-3 or 0-4 lifetime. But he's also been very bad 40-49 and that just has to change this year IMO.
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Agreed. There's a good chance we may need a 45-50 yard FG to win a close game or two this year. I think Butch can turn it around with him, he's got the ability I just think it's more mental than anything. He done great with Palardy, Dooley made him a train wreck.
 
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KBVol said:
I recall very clearly people talking about him being the MVP of that team given his great work handling placekicker, punter and kickoff duties. Of course, that team was so horrific that saying you're MVP of the 2013 team is akin to being the smartest kid in summer school, so you're right there.

But Palardy took a tremendous step forward under Butch very quickly and was just outstanding that year after 3 disappointing years prior. Thus far, Medley's been a disappointment both years under Jones. Hopefully he turns a significant corner this season.
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Was it 2014 medley kicked the first part of the year nursing an injury?
 
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ChattaTNVol said:
Yeah, I went back an looked at all 31 FG attempts last year and under 40 yds he hit 16/19 for 84.21%. Above 40 was 5/12 or 41.67% and only 3 of those were beyond 50, the last attempt at FL, and 2 of the 3 misses at Bama. The other miss at Bama was still beyond 40.

If we can get away with limiting our FGs to less than 40 yds this year, Medley will look like a god to the masses and CBJ a genius. :)

7/10 misses were wide right. At Bama his first one (43) was wide right, then he over corrected on the second one (51) and went wide left, then overcorrected again and went wide right on the 3rd attempt (51). :)

One good omen is that in the last six games, he went 12/14 for 85.71% including making 4/5 from beyond 40 yards. Maybe he's already got this figured out.
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Reserving optimism with Medley until he proves he can make a big kick in a pressure situation vs a good team. He's 6 of 18 in his career so far on kicks beyond 40 yards....that ain't cutting it. He has a strong enough leg, just looks to me like his problem is between the ears, which is a big concern. Last year vs Bama was the biggest sign of that IMO. He missed the kick you mentioned, got a do over due to penalty, and then missed that kick even worse than the first by either over correcting or just pure mis-hitting the ball. Good kickers don't do that IMO.
 
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Vol$_Deep_11_9 said:
Was it 2014 medley kicked the first part of the year nursing an injury?
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Not sure, don't recall. I know he didn't miss any time due to it. As a fan of the program, what I do recall more than anything else is him starting the season 8 of 17 last year vs the best teams on our schedule during the most important stretch of games ....not good.
 
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#38
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KBVol said:
Reserving optimism with Medley until he proves he can make a big kick in a pressure situation vs a good team. He's 6 of 18 in his career so far on kicks beyond 40 yards....that ain't cutting it. He has a strong enough leg, just looks to me like his problem is between the ears, which is a big concern. Last year vs Bama was the biggest sign of that IMO. He missed the kick you mentioned, got a do over due to penalty, and then missed that kick even worse than the first by either over correcting or just pure mis-hitting the ball. Good kickers don't do that IMO.
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Some would say that's grounds for pulling a scholarship.

Edit: the 6 of 18 from forty plus I mean.
 
#39
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ChattaTNVol said:
Yeah, I went back an looked at all 31 FG attempts last year and under 40 yds he hit 16/19 for 84.21%. Above 40 was 5/12 or 41.67% and only 3 of those were beyond 50, the last attempt at FL, and 2 of the 3 misses at Bama. The other miss at Bama was still beyond 40.

If we can get away with limiting our FGs to less than 40 yds this year, Medley will look like a god to the masses and CBJ a genius. :)

7/10 misses were wide right. At Bama his first one (43) was wide right, then he over corrected on the second one (51) and went wide left, then overcorrected again and went wide right on the 3rd attempt (51). :)

One good omen is that in the last six games, he went 12/14 for 85.71% including making 4/5 from beyond 40 yards. Maybe he's already got this figured out.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again, I think he and the holder line up wrong. Like a golfer who lines up with a tee box and not the fairway.
 
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eskimovol said:
Ummmmm did we just forget what CBJ'S was able to do with Palardy? I'm not worried about the kicking game at all.
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CBJ only had to let Palardy be his natural self...He was after all along with Matt Darr, they were rated two of the best kickers in the nation coming out of high school. I hate bringing this up BUT It was CDD's coaching staff that had them both messed up. how else would you explain 2 of the top recruits in both kicking and punting being complete disasters. Just glad those days are now long passed.
 
#41
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I would try to figure this stuff early by the time of FL game. If he is still not hitting 40/45+ yards better than a 50% clip, than we really may need another long distance fg kicker. We may just need two players for that skill set. He's just not proven he can do that. An SEC kicker should hit more than 41% at beyond 40. Let's find the guy who gives us the best chance at that. The need for such a skill will prove more than necessary throughout the season.

So in other words, a short leash :question:
 
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KBVol said:
His knack for hitting the uprights is unbelievable. Did it twice in one game last year vs Arky. I've never seen a kicker hit the uprights so many times in so few games like Medley. It's uncanny, and not in a good way.
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its almost like he's aiming for the upright and hoping the ball curves in.
 
#44
#44
How about we get him some early in-game reps at longer kicks? Every time we score a TD against Appy St we take 5 or 6 false start penalties on the PAT and let him have at it.
 
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#48
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For 2016 season, he got a new nickname...Aaron 'Money' Medley.

After his 3-4 field goals per game, we'll play his walk-off song. Heard POS out working on it today...

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Op2YQ7yyU[/youtube]
 
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crazyguy said:
The three kicks mentioned were from the 45 yard line... the sky is not falling.
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Not at all worried about those 3 kicks in practice.....it's the last 2 seasons that has me concerned. Here's hoping his third year is a charm.
 
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#50
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crazyguy said:
You don't make the decisions at 24 that you might at 36. I've had this username for a minute.
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Yeah, but it made a funny visual.

Lol, I'm still dealing with the ramifications of decisions I made when I was 24, and I'm more than twice that now.
 
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