POSTGAME REACTION: Liberty

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ManAboutTown

I’ve said it on the last 3 reaction pods. I don’t like going for it inside the 20 on fourth down. IIRC, we are 1/5 in those situations in the last 3 weeks. If Nate can make PATs, he can surely make a 24 yarder.

---

Precisely ... which is why Napier needs to choose to take the FG and go up by three scores. I also want more of these opportunities for Nate such that he can build that confidence. We may need it in a big game.

Brian

I can sum up my post-game reaction in one word: "Boom."

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by MetryCajun

Nate is the worst starter on the team. It’s not even close. He is so bad that our coach is making irresponsible decisions in the red zone. I have no idea why he has not lost his starting job. I find it near impossible that the other kickers are worse than him.

---

Yeah. I had buddies who aren't necessarily watching the Cajuns every week texting during this game what Napier is thinking and they thought he was supposed to be a good coach and he's doing stupid stuff like going on 4th and 5 when you could kick a FG and make it a 3 score game. I had to preface the fact that our kicker is just horrible when it comes to FG's. We've had issues here for a few years kicking FG's and we've been lucky that it hasn't cost us more games.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by zephyr

Yeah. I had buddies who aren't necessarily watching the Cajuns every week texting during this game what Napier is thinking and they thought he was supposed to be a good coach and he's doing stupid stuff like going on 4th and 5 when you could kick a FG and make it a 3 score game. I had to preface the fact that our kicker is just horrible when it comes to FG's. We've had issues here for a few years kicking FG's and we've been lucky that it hasn't cost us more games.

---

But you still can’t abandon the kicking game.

Anyone ever see if Kyle listened to the podcast for educational purposes? Probably too hammered to digest the information but worth a shot ;)

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ManAboutTown

But you still can’t abandon the kicking game.)

---

But we’ll you can . . .

Two field goals to match a touchdown. We miss about half our field goals and about 70% successful on 4Th. Not a bad gamble

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by zephyr

Yeah. I had buddies who aren't necessarily watching the Cajuns every week texting during this game what Napier is thinking and they thought he was supposed to be a good coach and he's doing stupid stuff like going on 4th and 5 when you could kick a FG and make it a 3 score game. I had to preface the fact that our kicker is just horrible when it comes to FG's. We've had issues here for a few years kicking FG's and we've been lucky that it hasn't cost us more games.

---

Everyone seems to forget that our FG kicker (Almadares) got hurt and is out for the season. He had been great before he was injured. Snider was mainly around to kickoff, which he has been good at.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Crawfish

Everyone seems to forget that our FG kicker (Almadares) got hurt and is out for the season. He had been great before he was injured. Snider was mainly around to kickoff, which he has been good at.

---

Good point

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Crawfish

Everyone seems to forget that our FG kicker (Almadares) got hurt and is out for the season. He had been great before he was injured. Snider was mainly around to kickoff, which he has been good at.

---

Actually I don’t believe most are unaware of this injury. It’s just not relevant to the discussion of this kicker. Unless you have evidence he was brought here for kickoffs only. If that’s the case he’s unfortunately not done very well at that.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by CajunEXPRESS

Actually I don’t believe most are unaware of this injury. It’s just not relevant to the discussion of this kicker. Unless you have evidence he was brought here for kickoffs only. If that’s the case he’s unfortunately not done very well at that.

---

The full story is relavant since some have asked why his backup isn't playing.

The backup is playing.

Wanted to thank everyone for making this Postgame Reaction the most listened to reaction episode of season 4! It's Great to be a Ragin Cajun!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by CajunEXPRESS

Actually I don’t believe most are unaware of this injury. It’s just not relevant to the discussion of this kicker. Unless you have evidence he was brought here for kickoffs only. If that’s the case he’s unfortunately not done very well at that.

---

…..Wait…Snider had won the job and got the 52 yarder winner but became very inconsistent….Almadenses then came in and was very good!