Kick Returner

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He makes good decisions and doesn't fumble and looks secure with the ball. Given how bad our ST's are... "not making a big mistake" is the #1 priority.

Granted, he's got no juice. But as long as he doesn't fumble, I breathe a sigh of relief when he's out there.
 
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FaulkSF said:
He asked the Dalai Lama for a tip,
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Ellard80 said:
Bachman is not an NFL caliber return man.

One of the worst ive ever seen.

He catches the ball... but that is a low bar for this level of football.
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Don't disagree totally ......... but CATCHING the ball beyond the 20, and letting it bounce inside of the 10 or even the 5 yd line, I believe is an UPGRADE for this crew right now.
 
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kmramsfan said:
Don't disagree totally ......... but CATCHING the ball beyond the 20, and letting it bounce inside of the 10 or even the 5 yd line, I believe is an UPGRADE for this crew right now.
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Yeah, and the way our STs block, I don’t care who is back there, they won't get much done unless it's all on their own. Picketts Charge had a better chance of succeeding than our returners have of breaking off a big return.
 
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I want that special teams coach, Vetrone, given his walking papers. A philosophy I have always lived by is, "you are only as strong as your weakest link", and special teams is the Rams weakest link.
 
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Sad responses brothers... "he catches the ball... doesn't fumble."

Nearly ever other team I watch has athletic guys that can make yards but we just want to catch the ball. High school kids can catch the ball.

Yikes.
 
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Ellard80 said:
Sad responses brothers... "he catches the ball... doesn't fumble."

Nearly ever other team I watch has athletic guys that can make yards but we just want to catch the ball. High school kids can catch the ball.

Yikes.
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In an ideal world, we all agree we'd love to have BOTH... a talented returner who ALSO is safe with the ball.

A question for ya, @Ellard80 ... who would you rather have as a Ram returner, Alex Bachman or Az Hakim? I loved Hakim, was a great player. Electric.

But in my mind, I'd choose Bachman over Hakim all day. With Hakim, the risk of a muff or a fumble was just unacceptably high.
 
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its also not just catching it and not fumbling (which - by the way I don't think is quite as easy as some are letting on)

Its decision making on the fly. To fair catch or not, to catch it or let it bounce - punt returner is a thinking mans game. Cooper Kupp wasn't our punt returner because he could turn on the jets (although he was slowly elusive as hell) - he was the punt returner because McV trusted him to make the right decision.
 
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XXXIVwin said:
In an ideal world, we all agree we'd love to have BOTH... a talented returner who ALSO is safe with the ball.

A question for ya, @Ellard80 ... who would you rather have as a Ram returner, Alex Bachman or Az Hakim? I loved Hakim, was a great player. Electric.

But in my mind, I'd choose Bachman over Hakim all day. With Hakim, the risk of a muff or a fumble was just unacceptably high.
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Playoffs - New Orleans, 2000.
Once again, my heart sank ......
 
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