'14 GA K/P Tyler Newsome (Notre Dame Signee)

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Good article, Dubs!

I like Newsome's attitude. Ever seen this guy? He is amazing! A wild man and true free spirit.

It seems he is really on top of it from an intellectual standpoint, and attitudinally, as well.

If he can make these improvements ND special teams may move from the dog house to the penthouse!
 
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Kid from Bama is a beast and will probably be 1st team AA. Tyler is definitely up there tho. Could easily see him being 2nd team or 3rd team AA. Hope he proves me wrong tho and takes 1st team.
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A car crash left 16-year-old Tyler Newsome with a fractured pelvis. Fractured tailbone. Broken ribs. Ruptured spleen.<br><br>Now, he's the first <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NotreDame</a> punter to be named captain.<br>"Nothing is really guaranteed."<a href="https://twitter.com/DakotaCrawford_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DakotaCrawford_</a> on the value of the journey.<a href="https://t.co/YSuEybBKVW">https://t.co/YSuEybBKVW</a></p>— Matthew VanTryon (@MVanTryon) <a href="https://twitter.com/MVanTryon/status/971175621417201665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A car crash left 16-year-old Tyler Newsome with a fractured pelvis. Fractured tailbone. Broken ribs. Ruptured spleen.<br><br>Now, he's the first <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NotreDame</a> punter to be named captain.<br>"Nothing is really guaranteed."<a href="https://twitter.com/DakotaCrawford_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DakotaCrawford_</a> on the value of the journey.<a href="https://t.co/YSuEybBKVW">https://t.co/YSuEybBKVW</a></p>— Matthew VanTryon (@MVanTryon) <a href="https://twitter.com/MVanTryon/status/971175621417201665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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He looks pretty yoked for a punter to me.
 
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A couple of excerpts that I thought was noteworthy from the linked article above. As a punter, I can't imagine how hard he must be working to cause other people notice and to earn their respect.

"He was one of my personal votes for captain because I see the way the guy works," said fifth-year senior center Sam Mustipher. "He's insane about his work ethic, and he truly, like, wants to lead this team. He wants this team to be successful and he'd do anything for us."
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"You've got to understand, he got 51 percent of the votes," Kelly said. "Where Sam and Drue benefit from a unit they're with, (Tyler) has four guys he's with ... to get that kind of vote as a punter, sends a strong message about how he's looked at by his peers."
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What's up with Newsome? That is one Creepy, Sean Penn character he's channeling in this vid.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Family knows best?<br><br>‘How Well Do You Know Your Teammate?’ <a href="https://twitter.com/LoganPlantz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LoganPlantz</a> vs. <a href="https://twitter.com/Tyler_Plantz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Tyler_Plantz</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoIrish?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoIrish</a> ☘ <a href="https://t.co/ZfmgqAKVQK">pic.twitter.com/ZfmgqAKVQK</a></p>— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/NDFootball/status/996790127203569664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 16, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
 
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Tyler is currently averaging 44.4 yards/ punt, which ranks 14th nationally. Not "I see why they made this Punter a captain" good, but respectable.

Yet our net punting yardage has been pretty weak. We're currently netting 37.41/ punt, which ranks 64th nationally. Polian's competence aside, I don't recall many egregiously bad punt coverages; on the contrary, Claypool seems to make a great ST coverage tackle at least once a game. So is our sadly average net punting yardage mostly on Newsome?

Kelly's decision to punt from SC's 42-yard-line followed by Newsome putting it in the end zone (netting us only 17 yards) was brutal.
 
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Whiskeyjack said:
Tyler is currently averaging 44.4 yards/ punt, which ranks 14th nationally. Not "I see why they made this Punter a captain" good, but respectable.

Yet our net punting yardage has been pretty weak. We're currently netting 37.41/ punt, which ranks 64th nationally. Polian's competence aside, I don't recall many egregiously bad punt coverages; on the contrary, Claypool seems to make a great ST coverage tackle at least once a game. So is our sadly average net punting yardage mostly on Newsome?

Kelly's decision to punt from SC's 42-yard-line followed by Newsome putting it in the end zone (netting us only 17 yards) was brutal.
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Coming back for his 5th season, being a captain, having 5 years in a college weight room, and being the starting punter for 4 years equates to Tyler Newsome is having a really bad year. There’s no way to sugarcoat it but he’s outkicked the coverage quite a bit with low hang times which allows the returner a nice head start and puts the coverage unit in a bad spot, but luckily they haven’t broken anything huge from what I remember. The coverage hasn’t been exemplary but Newsome has kicked it into the end zone on numerous occasions with his punts not really being close to the 5 yard line. Overall, I was hoping and basically expecting Notre Dame to be top 15 nationally in net punting and to be in the 60s in that ranking is not good at all. Newsome should expect better from himself because he’s the lynchpin for that whole punting operation.
 
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Yeah, he had one incredible punt on Saturday that really changed field position for the Irish...but then killed us with the aforementioned punt into the end zone from the 42. Overall, I agree that he's been very average this year and I know we were all expecting more from a 5th year senior specialist.

It could be worse though...USC's punter was AWFUL on Saturday!
 
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Whiskeyjack said:
Tyler is currently averaging 44.4 yards/ punt, which ranks 14th nationally. Not "I see why they made this Punter a captain" good, but respectable.

Yet our net punting yardage has been pretty weak. We're currently netting 37.41/ punt, which ranks 64th nationally. Polian's competence aside, I don't recall many egregiously bad punt coverages; on the contrary, Claypool seems to make a great ST coverage tackle at least once a game. So is our sadly average net punting yardage mostly on Newsome?

Kelly's decision to punt from SC's 42-yard-line followed by Newsome putting it in the end zone (netting us only 17 yards) was brutal.
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Newsome has been one of the biggest disappointments for the 2018 team. There are a dozen high schoolers in the Dallas area that would be better than what he has done this year. As stated above, the punt into the end zone was a joke and inexcusable for a 5th year punter. That crap loses games vs good talent.
 
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tom prendergast said:
I'm not sure how I feel about our punter being stronger than various lineman and linebackers like Coney and Mustipher. Seemsa like our strenght program is getting mixed results.
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Doesn't mean he's stronger, just means he has more stamina at 225. 225 is the warm up weight, not a weight you work out with.
 
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I've always wondered why the combine seems to care so much about bench rep #s. Doesn't seem to translate well into anything a player would actually need to do on the field.
 
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Whiskeyjack said:
I've always wondered why the combine seems to care so much about bench rep #s. Doesn't seem to translate well into anything a player would actually need to do on the field.
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Translates a lot to OL and DL, no?

and to a lesser extent, RBs and WRs shedding tackles or straight arming. And DBs jamming WRs and TE at the line.

punters.... well they need to look buff, as it's harder for them to get the girls when standing next to the other guys.
 
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Translates a lot to OL and DL, no?

and to a lesser extent, RBs and WRs shedding tackles or straight arming. And DBs jamming WRs and TE at the line.

punters.... well they need to look buff, as it's harder for them to get the girls when standing next to the other guys.
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I meant doing the same repetitive motion until failure. Football involves short bursts of explosive motion punctuated by rest. I agree that it's likely most relevant for gauging the stamina of linemen, but even there it's a very imperfect measure of ability.
 
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I meant doing the same repetitive motion until failure. Football involves short bursts of explosive motion punctuated by rest. I agree that it's likely most relevant for gauging the stamina of linemen, but even there it's a very imperfect measure of ability.
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Steve Smith talked during the combine about Champ Bailey popping him in the chest a few times off the line and how the bench translates to popping a WR off the line.
 
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I meant doing the same repetitive motion until failure. Football involves short bursts of explosive motion punctuated by rest. I agree that it's likely most relevant for gauging the stamina of linemen, but even there it's a very imperfect measure of ability.
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so you are saying it's more relevant to masturbation than football?

i don't think any of the combine measurements are close to perfect for any position. IMO, the bench is the only easy way to measure upper body strength while also seeing a bit of strength plus stamina.
 
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Steve Smith talked during the combine about Champ Bailey popping him in the chest a few times off the line and how the bench translates to popping a WR off the line.
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i think it goes both ways. dbs want to jam/pop WRs, and WRs want to be able to flick DBs off.

on the OL. back in my HS FB days, the OL coach would say "pop" on the ups of bench press circuit. same thing he said during OL drills "popping" the sled, or the guy in front of you.
 
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Missing my point. Bench press is obviously relevant to football strength. Benching 225 until failure is... much less so.
 
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Missing my point. Bench press is obviously relevant to football strength. Benching 225 until failure is... much less so.
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I get your point. I'm saying there's nothing perfect. What would be better in your opinion. Maxing out one rep, 5 reps? I think they just settled on standard weight, and added the stamina factor.

They could make a pop machine similar to the old punching bag machine that measured your strike :)
 
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