Special Teams Elephant in the Room

[Tinman64]

Need a influx of beamer ball on special teams … vt was prolific at it for a long time

 

[CANEMC]

Need a influx of beamer ball on special teams … vt was prolific at it for a long time

 

[Brooklyndee]

Not only as a returner but remember he blocked a fg vs fsu in 04 that kept it a 1 score game. I know @Brooklyndee has been harping on our specials being not so special for a while also

I don't even wanna get started on this. It seems like it just comes down to trust. Because zero reason we don't go after kicks, zero reason we don't have people back there that can house kickoffs. We just prioritize safety and let the offense do the rest. Makes no sense that approach.

 

[305407cane]

Ohio state fired their special teams coordinator. Why can’t we do the same. We are terrible. Let up a long return ok Saturday, punt block td in the natty, 2024 we let up two kickoff return touchdowns. We’ve all seen enough

 

[ssvir]

Fair points but for once, we had the STs advantage in a big game. Holy crap I'd be ****ed with their kicker - 2 out of bounds kicks.

and woefully missed a FG

 

[ssvir]

And still lost by 7… gave up a 56 yard punt return that lead to a TD.

I think that was on the punter. I was in the endzone and he not only outkicked the coverage but seemed to kick it to the wrong side of the field.

 

[dstuart4]

Brashard Smith against A&M IIRC.

Mali obviously was inches away against A&M as well.

Wingo seems to be doing a decent job back there.

My bigger issue is 1) we never try to block a punt; and 2) not sure if we’ve run a fake under Mario ever (obviously not advocating for this all the time, just maybe once in 5 seasons to put it on film).

A couple of times vs. ND they were sending **** near 10 guys to try and block and only leaving the return man back.

The fake punt to Elijah Lofton against Iowa State in the Pop Tarts Bowl was very successful. Haven't seen it since. Mario is very risk-averse.

 

[3rd-43]

I think that was on the punter. I was in the endzone and he not only outkicked the coverage but seemed to kick it to the wrong side of the field.

Best punt he’s had in a while, completely negated by execution. Dope you were there

 

[Tinman64]

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Lmao

 

[JgDaCane]

@JgDaCane since this vag doesn’t want to answer my question I’d like to know why you agree with this buffoons post.

Mis-click. Mean to thumbs down. Thanks for calling that out haha I'd rather miss a few FG's & trade that for return TD's & being Miami on specials again.

 

[Shooter McGavin]

Mis-click. Mean to thumbs down. Thanks for calling that out haha I'd rather miss a few FG's & trade that for return TD's & being Miami on specials again.

All good I figured you’d give it a thumbs down. I don’t think anyone would agree with that guy.

 

[SinisterCane]

In theory, sure. I guess we do. That math don't math because that coach aint coaching. Danny needs to gtfo. Completely useless.

Check out this resume:

• Danny Kalter is entering his third season as the Miami Hurricanes’ special teams coordinator in 2026.
• Kalter was promoted to senior quality control analyst in 2021 and served in that role through the 2023 season.
• A south Florida native, Kalter spent three years as a graduate assistant (2017-19) before serving as a quality control analyst for the 2020 season.
• He was a student volunteer at Miami for the 2013-2016 seasons.
• Kalter graduated from the University of Miami in 2017."

He should not be the ST coach at Miami. Perhaps a job like Buffalo is more suitable. He's in way over his head, and has already ****ed a lot of **** up for us. His time to go has come, and I hope Mario sends him on his way, sooner than later.

Are you telling me this is the best we can do as a special team coach at Miami?


He must be the son of a booster

 

[THEU01]

We just don't do anything great on ST. We seem to give up a big return at some point during every game and Wingo just looks like he's running in quick sand on kick returns. Our only great play on ST all year was the punt against FSU to send that game to OT, other than that it's just a bang average part of the team. It doesn't have to be amazing but it also can't cost you games.

 

[Shooter McGavin]

@Go Canes!! answer my question instead of running away like a pus*y

 

[hoops156]

Are you telling me this is the best we can do as a special team coach at Miami?


He must be the son of a booster

so he was hired under richt and stayed under diaz and mario. STs are *** to the point where im like just dont muff punts

 

[Shooter McGavin]

so he was hired under richt and stayed under diaz and mario. STs are *** to the point where im like just dont muff punts

Basically says we don’t give a **** about special teams even tho it cost them the national championship

 

[Ironmanfootball]

even the dudes we have in punt coverage just look unathletic...like a bunch of walk-ons.

I spotted 3 guys I thought were the LS who were not.

That’s a euphemism for 3 slow white boys built like a bag of milk.

 

[Shooter McGavin]

Pruitt is good for a penalty a game on specials

 

[Pearson704]

When was the last time Miami returned a punt or kickoff? Has it happened under Mario?

Mali also had a couple last season but got tripped up or took on friendly fire.

 

[flips]

I’d take better punt blocking and coverage for when we punt. We’ve been pretty good up until NDs big punt return on coverage (maybe I’m forgetting one). Of course punt blocking will always bring up bad memories for us

FG kicking has been pretty solid. Hard to complain abt that

Mario said in the presser today that Joyce punted the ball to the wrong spot of the field with the coverage we had set up.