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Barkley ko returns/Thompkins punt returns

mn78psu83

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Many here have questioned the wisdom of having SB return kicks. Some say it isn't worth the physical risk. Others have stated that he is not most likely the best at it. Well, he is currently 9th nationally. Not bad.

LINK: NCAA statistics - KO returns

Thompkins is 4th in punt returns. Too bad that one was wiped out on the hold yesterday.

LINK: NCAA statistics - Punt Returns

Makes me wonder when the last time PSU was ranked in the top ten in ko and punt returns at the mid-point of the season.
 
I am one who has questioned the wisdom of having Barkley return kickoffs, but he is the most dynamic player on the team. A long kickoff return (for a touchdown or not) can be a game-changer. Barkley's touchdown return to start the indiana game had to take the wind out of the hoosiers' sails.
 
Please stop posting facts to backup decisions made by professional coaches.

The BWI coachtards know more.
 
Many here have questioned the wisdom of having SB return kicks. Some say it isn't worth the physical risk. Others have stated that he is not most likely the best at it. Well, he is currently 9th nationally. Not bad.

LINK: NCAA statistics - KO returns

Thompkins is 4th in punt returns. Too bad that one was wiped out on the hold yesterday.

LINK: NCAA statistics - Punt Returns

Makes me wonder when the last time PSU was ranked in the top ten in ko and punt returns at the mid-point of the season.
For me it depends on the game. When Barkley had 30+ touches vs Iowa, I thought it was a bad idea. But a game where he isn't as involved im all for it
 
With our defense, SB doesn’t have too many kickoffs to return most games, and it ends up making the opponent spend more time on kick coverage. Thomkins is as dynamic a punt returner as we’ve had since Gerald Hodges. I kid... seriously, he’s in the Derric Williams category, or at least the punt return unit collectively is the best I can remember in the last decade or so.
 
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