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| Special Team Woes November 13 2002 By Bryan Hersh of 49ers Paradise THIS CONTENT IS COPYWRITED, REDISTRIBUTION OF IT (including copy/pasting it to a message board, forum or bbs) IS PROHIBITED AND COULD RESULT IN LEGAL ACTIONS - feel free to quote up to 1 paragraph providing a source link to http://www.49ersparadise.cjb.net is included The 49ers special teams have really stunk up the joint this season. It’s not just Jose Cortez missing field goals, like the three he’s missed in the past two weeks. The problems stem much deeper. It’s the return teams, the coverage teams, the kickers, they are all playing at a sub par level. Return man Jimmy Williams is not coughing up the ball, but he certainly isn’t bringing the ball up field a whole lot either. Luckily Williams is not doing a worse job that Sutherland last year. The return teams are thus stumbling, whether it be Williams or the blocking for him. The coverage teams have been absolutely brutal, so bad in fact that the 49ers kickers have been asked to kick the ball shorter at times to avoid a big run back. This is not how you play effective football. The return of Paul Smith and John Keith haven’t helped yet, but hopefully will.
Jose Cortez couldn’t nail a touchback if his life depended on it, and punter Jason Baker is anything but consistent. The 49ers have two other kicking options, but not willing to use them, makes you wonder just how bad the other guys are.
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