pbmax
02-23-2015, 10:56 AM
On that fateful Sunday, did Shawn Slocum actually say:
"If your name isn't Jordy Nelson or Micah Hyde, don't try to field the ball."
I REALLY doubt that is the message during the game. But given the recent strategy of teams facing onside kicks (sending blockers into the kickoff team), it might be possible. But it doesn't seem like the kind of reminder or encouragement a coach would use mid-game.
http://espn.go.com/blog/green-bay-packers/post/_/id/18803/four-things-we-learned-at-the-combine-packers
Don’t blame Slocum: If you want to blame former Green Bay Packers special teams coordinator Shawn Slocum for the botched onside kick recovery in the NFC Championship Game loss to the Seattle Seahawks, you should know this: According to a person familiar with Slocum’s instructions on the sideline, one of the last things he told his hands team before the play was this: "If your name isn't Jordy Nelson or Micah Hyde, don't try to field the ball." Of course, we all know that Brandon Bostick, who was released earlier this week, tried to catch it and failed, allowing the Seahawks to recover. Two weeks later Slocum, whose special teams units were problematic all season and allowed the Seahawks to run a fake field goal for a touchdown, was fired.
"If your name isn't Jordy Nelson or Micah Hyde, don't try to field the ball."
I REALLY doubt that is the message during the game. But given the recent strategy of teams facing onside kicks (sending blockers into the kickoff team), it might be possible. But it doesn't seem like the kind of reminder or encouragement a coach would use mid-game.
http://espn.go.com/blog/green-bay-packers/post/_/id/18803/four-things-we-learned-at-the-combine-packers
Don’t blame Slocum: If you want to blame former Green Bay Packers special teams coordinator Shawn Slocum for the botched onside kick recovery in the NFC Championship Game loss to the Seattle Seahawks, you should know this: According to a person familiar with Slocum’s instructions on the sideline, one of the last things he told his hands team before the play was this: "If your name isn't Jordy Nelson or Micah Hyde, don't try to field the ball." Of course, we all know that Brandon Bostick, who was released earlier this week, tried to catch it and failed, allowing the Seahawks to recover. Two weeks later Slocum, whose special teams units were problematic all season and allowed the Seahawks to run a fake field goal for a touchdown, was fired.