The Kelly analogy may not be apt here
by flanner96 (2016-05-16 22:44:34)

In reply to: reminds me of Kelly with special teams  posted by grablifebythehorns


When we lost the title game in OT in 2010, off the draw, Corrigan said something to the effect of "I should have had a wing come down" meaning he should have had someone in position to get in Costabile's way so he didn't have a clear path to the goal.

I don't have data to back it up, but after that game, our faceoff philosophy started to change. Now, our wings crash down hard on the ball almost all the time. It's one of the reasons we defend so well-- we're already in our ride right off the faceoff, so even if the other team gets the ball, they're already under pressure. If you ask me, Corrigan has adapted his face off outlook to get the most out of his players and neutralize guys like Ben Williams and Baptiste (to an extent). That adaptation hasn't shown up in our football coach's special teams playbook.