Alabama Lands Temple Grad Transfer Kicker Austin Jones

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And honestly, Foster is really the low point but he was a helluva kickoff guy and did well in coverage. Griffith, we're pretty sure at this juncture, was mostly playing through injury problems most of his career. I had heard rumors back in early 2016 that we lost out on Florida's Pineiro, who is a top flight kicker, due to Griffith deciding to not "retire from football" after 2015.
Foster was 10-12 entering the AU game.
 

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Foster was a guy who could have used a ST coach like Banks. I believe his mechanics got worse the longer he stayed at Bama. I don't know how he didn't stay hurt all the time with his poor mechanics.
I believe the added bulk over his career hindered his mechanics. He didn't look nearly as limber his senior year as he did earlier in his career.
 

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I believe the added bulk over his career hindered his mechanics. He didn't look nearly as limber his senior year as he did earlier in his career.
This is certainly possible, but he already looked like a LB when he arrived at Alabama.
 

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This is certainly possible, but he already looked like a LB when he arrived at Alabama.
Yes, he did. I remember him making a tackle in kick coverage and jumping up and showing his guns. The announcers even made the comment that “even Alabama’s kickers have big muscles”
 

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Granted it was before CNS, but the Jamie Christensen kick to win the 2006 Cotton Bowl is about the summation of our kicking game- even when it's good, it's still ugly.
I was at that game. I was already sitting down ready to wait on the overtime after he hit it. Couldn’t believe it made it.


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Well, I thought folks could figure it out, but if not...

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