Special Teams Excels
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Twenty Division I-A teams have returned a kickoff or punt for a touchdown this season, but only Virginia has done both.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Special teamers such as Larry Izzo can get lost on this multitalented Patriots team, where the coach, the quarterback, and the star cornerback receive much of the attention.
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For a team with few detectable flaws, the Patriotsâ run defense, ranked 10th in the league, has occasionally been suspect, populated by an over-30 set of linebackers.
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Charlie Strong roams the practice field just like any other head coach. He works with the offense, the defense and the special teams.
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Consistency isn&#39;t sexy. It&#39;s not a quarterback throwing bombs, or backs bursting into the secondary, linebackers in their wake.
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In its third game of the seaon, Navy displays a dominance that had not been present earlier in the season as they put together both a strong offensive and defensive performance.
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There was some great basketball played last Friday night. From preps to pros, many remarkable things happened that are worth talking about.
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WATERTOWN -- Field position is so crucial that the squads appointed to control it are called special teams . Melrose coach Tim Morris knew Jawara Loftis and Nick Cappellucci were special players, even before they assured Melrose stayed atop the Middlesex League another week with a 23-21 victory over Watertown yesterday.
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With a nod to the lads down in Foxborough, there's another team in town that not only is mowing down opponents but is doing so at a rate that, statistically, could rank it as one of the great regular-season teams of all time.
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Shaun Ellis has a high standard for the Jets&#39; defense. He says he and his teammates try to do more than just limit the damage opposing offenses do.
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The Carolina Panthers entered the season thrilled about their depth at running back.
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Nate Burleson and Deion Branch speeding for scores on perfect throws from Matt Hasselbeck. Shaun Alexander sprinting for key first downs. And Deon Grant making plays for the first time as a Seahawk.
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In his never-ending search for areas that need improvement, coach Tom Coughlin found one in the phase of the game he is known to emphasize: special teams.
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FOXBOROUGH -- The alarming part is not that they made mistakes. The alarming part is that they worked all week to correct those mistakes and then went out and repeated them.
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Detroit and Calgary extended their home winning streaks Friday night, getting it done with special teams.
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Harris has not shown the least hesitation when asked to run head-on into the fray on special teams during the preseason.
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MADISON, Wis. -- Northwestern&#39;s special teams were anything but special Saturday in a 24-12 loss at Wisconsin. The Wildcats had a punt blocked, missed a field goal and booted a kickoff out of bounds.