Bears ST coordinator Richard Hightower extremely pleased with the work of his unit!
While most starters will not play past the first quarter this Saturday for the Bears' first pre-season game, there are 3 exceptions that will play all game long.
Those players are kicker Cairo Santos, rookie punter Trenton Gill, and long-snapper Patrick Scales.
"Especially with a new holder this year, we felt like those guys really needed the work and they needed to work together," said special teams coordinator Richard Hightower.
It looks like Hightower is very pleased with the way his specialists have been performing so far in training camp.
«Those guys are working really well now in sync. I'm happy where they are. Everything starts with the snaps," Hightower said. "We like the snap between 10 and 2, if you're looking at a clock. If you can get the laces between 10 and 2, that's only like a quarter turn or less than a quarter turn for the holder, and the kicker wants the laces to be facing out.
"Usually, Scales has been on the money, like he's been 11, 12 o'clock. So that's easier work for Trent, and Cairo can stay in rhythm and be fast. If those laces aren't correct or if the ball's tilted the wrong way, it's got no chance to go through the goal posts. We're talking about minute inches off.
"Usually, Scales has been on the money, like he's been 11, 12 o'clock. So that's easier work for Trent, and Cairo can stay in rhythm and be fast. If those laces aren't correct or if the ball's tilted the wrong way, it's got no chance to go through the goal posts. We're talking about minute inches off.
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