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A squib kick is a term used in American football meaning a short, low, line drive kickoff that usually bounces around on the ground before it can be picked up by a member of the receiving team. The ball is kicked so short that it forces the receiving team's slower players to recover the ball first instead of their faster kick returner. Secondly, the bouncing ball may be harder for the receiving team to pick up, allowing more time for kicking team members to get downfield to surround the ball carrier.
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2 Strategy
3 Famous examples
4 References
History[edit]
The first recognized use of this by design in modern play was by the San Francisco 49ers during the 1981 season. On opening day, an injured Ray Wersching miskicked a kickoff at the Pontiac Silverdome against the Detroit Lions. The hard Astroturf surface of the Silverdome saw the spheroid-shaped football bounce oddly, sporadically, and was noticeably difficult for the receiving team to field. Its characteristics were that of an onside kick. Head coach Bill Walsh turned the mistake into design and used it later in Super Bowl XVI, also held at the Silverdome. Wersching made two squib kicks late in the first half. The first pinned the Bengals deep in their own territory, and after forcing a punt, the resulting good field position led to a 49ers field goal. Moments later, as time was running out in the half, Wersching made a second squib kick, and this time the Bengals muffed the ball, and the 49ers recovered. As time expired in the half, 49ers scored a last-second field goal.
Strategy[edit]
The squib kick is a tactic used to prevent a long return, usually at the end of the half. On average the receiving team will gain better field position than it would returning a normal kick. However, it is considered worthwhile by the kicking team, as it is more difficult to return for a touchdown. Also it must be returned, which is not the case on a touchback, and thus it takes time off the clock and often brings the half to an end.
A squib kick can work against the kicking team, especially if the receiving team is expecting it. Because the kick is so short, the receiving team will usually get good field position, even if there is a minimal gain on the return. With moderate gain, the receiving team can find themselves in field goal territory quickly.
Squib kicks are also more difficult to pull off successfully than they were in the 1980s, since artificial turf has evolved to thicker, less bouncy installations such as FieldTurf. The unpredictable nature of a squib kick's bounce can also play against the kicking team if the ball inadvertently bounces out of bounds, giving the receiving team far better field position.
Famous examples[edit]
Perhaps the most famous example of a squib kick is the controversial last-second kickoff return, nicknamed "The Play", during the November 20, 1982 college football game between the University of California, Berkeley ("California" or "Cal") Golden Bears and their arch-rival, the Stanford Cardinal. Stanford took the lead 20-19 with only four seconds remaining in the game. Anticipating a squib kick, Cal coach Joe Kapp sent his onsides return team into the game. The players recovered the ball and lateraled it five times — two of them controversial – to score a touchdown to win the game.[1]
In Super Bowl XLI, the Indianapolis Colts decided to squib kick five of six subsequent kickoffs after Devin Hester of the Chicago Bears returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown. The Colts ended up winning 29-17. In Super Bowl XXXVII, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers used the squib kick on all of kickoffs against the Oakland Raiders, ending up in an overwhelming win for Tampa Bay.
In the Central European Championship, 2007, the assistant coach of the Budapest Wolves, William Goldenberg, called a squib kick within the last few minutes of the 4th quarter versus the Belgrad Vukovi. This controversial kick was returned and eventually led to the Vukovi winning within the last minute of the game.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Fimrite, Ron (1983-09-01). "The Anatomy Of A Miracle". Sports Illustrated. pp. 212–228.
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Love's Gonna Make It Alright
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"Love's Gonna Make It Alright"
Single by George Strait
from the album Here for a Good Time
Released
November 7, 2011 (2011-11-07)
Format
CD single
Genre
Country
Length
3:50
Label
MCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Al Anderson
Chris Stapleton
Producer(s)
Tony Brown
George Strait singles chronology
"Here for a Good Time"
(2011) "Love's Gonna Make It Alright"
(2011) "Drinkin' Man"
(2012)
"Here for a Good Time"
(2011) "Love's Gonna Make It Alright"
(2011) "Drinkin' Man"
(2012)
"Love's Gonna Make It Alright" is a song written by Al Anderson and Chris Stapleton, and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in November 2011 as the second single from his album Here for a Good Time.
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2 Chart performance
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3 References
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Critical reception[edit]
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country rated the song four stars out of five, saying that "the easy, mid-tempo swinger is another in a long line of hits that gives one no reason to turn down the radio. Strait is a master at modifying his traditional approach just enough to make it still sound plenty modern."[1]
Ben Foster of The 1-to-10 County Music Review rated the song seven out of ten and states, "where the single goes right is in creating the perfect mood and backdrop for its straightforward story. Smooth fiddling and steel picking give the song a vintage flavor that sounds strongly reminiscent of Strait’s beloved nineties hits such as “Write This Down” and “Check Yes or No.”"[2]
Chart performance[edit]
"Love's Gonna Make It Alright" debuted at number 57 on the Hot Country Songs charts.[3] It also debuted at number 99 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week of February 4, 2012.
Chart (2011–12)
Peak
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US Billboard Hot 100[4] 61
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 3
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (2012)
Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 42
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Dukes, Billy (November 2011). "George Strait — "Love's Gonna Make It Alright" - Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
Jump up ^ Foster, Ben (October 28, 2011). "George Strait – "Love's Gonna Make It Alright"". The 1-to-10 County Music Review. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
Jump up ^ "Weekly Chart Report (10/04/11)". MusicRow Publications. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
Jump up ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot 100)" Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
Jump up ^ "George Strait Chart History (Hot Country Songs)" Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Best of 2012: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
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Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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