A Question About Ira Smith's Fumble

SUMG · October 18, 2009

I haven't seen any replays....so I'll take everyone's word, that it shouldn't have been a fumble.

But here's my question: Why do we take Royce Hill off of the KO return team, at times? We've done that two games in a row. I don't get that. He wasn't hurt, and yet the guy has shown that he's great at KO returns. I believe on the Smith "fumble", it was Ira and James Hamilton who were back.

Just wondering.

eulessismore · October 19, 2009

I haven't seen any replays....so I'll take everyone's word, that it shouldn't have been a fumble.

But here's my question: Why do we take Royce Hill off of the KO return team, at times? We've done that two games in a row. I don't get that. He wasn't hurt, and yet the guy has shown that he's great at KO returns. I believe on the Smith "fumble", it was Ira and James Hamilton who were back.
Just wondering.

I was also wondering about that. Still, it seems like Hill bobbled one kickoff (but recovered it himself). Also, there was another Royce Hill fumble on a kickoff that the meangreensports.com play by play listed as having been picked up and advanced 10 or 15 yards by Seidle (sp?). Maybe Seidle just wanted to get a "touch" and grabbed it from him.

forevereagle · October 19, 2009

I want to know why their entire team was on the field and there was no sideline warning. That was a little questionable as well.

Green Crazy · October 19, 2009

i noticed hill not being on the field a couple of kickoffs too, it seems that when the defense has stayed on the field for a considerable amount of time during the opponents scoring drive they sub hill for someone else who is fresh. that doesn't explaing why smith was in there though.

FirefightnRick · October 19, 2009

I haven't seen any replays....so I'll take everyone's word, that it shouldn't have been a fumble.

But here's my question: Why do we take Royce Hill off of the KO return team, at times?

Because he's averaging over 28 yards per Kick-off return???????????