I can't help but say that John Deraney has been nothing but a dissapointment this year. His punts have been very short, his kickoffs haven't been through the end zone, missed PAT at Maryland, and he just blew a 32 yard field goal....

10/28/2006 2:25:21 PM

TRESTMAN

10/28/2006 2:26:47 PM

you do realize there's an abnormal vortex in scott stadium today

10/28/2006 2:27:53 PM

yes....but there was no wind when he screwed up the PAT at Maryland, where he also kicked one or two kickoffs out of bounds....Its been a bad year for him. Not just game.

10/28/2006 2:29:40 PM

you've obviously forgotten the Kiker era

10/28/2006 2:30:33 PM

Adam was a complete loss....his entire time at NCSU. Deraney was decent at one point in his career.

10/28/2006 2:35:13 PM

I still back him 100%

he's come through for us way more times than he's let us down...the missed FG today was only his second of the season

plus, he takes on all kicking duties and does pretty damn well at all of them...everyone makes mistakes every now and then

10/28/2006 2:53:16 PM

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"Adam was a complete loss....his entire time at NCSU."

Bullshit.

10/28/2006 2:54:42 PM

ASIDE FROM TRESMAN, CHUCK, DERANEY, THE QBs, THE OFFENSIVE LINE, AND THE FACT THAT VIRGINIA IS HORRIBLE WE ARE A GREAT TEAM!

10/28/2006 2:55:27 PM

didn't that PAT get blocked?

10/28/2006 2:58:24 PM

i hope we go 3-9

10/28/2006 3:08:01 PM

pretty much called the fact that we were going to throw over the middle into triple coverage for an int at the end of the game....however did i know?

10/28/2006 3:24:56 PM

I can't expect Deraney to perform 100% of the time this year... i feel bad for the guy

10/28/2006 3:28:19 PM

yeah I told someone on AIM simply "pick" about 30 seconds before the pick

10/28/2006 3:28:37 PM

Lay off on Deraney, his dad is getting worse and worse and his declining performance has correlated with his father's illness.

Deraney has done an excellent job in his time here at State.

10/28/2006 3:31:09 PM

his declining performance is more related to the number of times he punts in a game than the condition of his dad

10/28/2006 3:39:00 PM

shouldn't More Kicks = More Experience = Better Kicks?

10/28/2006 4:51:38 PM

When you're the only one doing all three duties, it tends to wear one down, regardless of talent level.

10/28/2006 4:57:47 PM

plus its not like punting is anything like kickoffs or placekicking.....completely different type of kick....

10/28/2006 5:57:56 PM

bottom line is football is a team sport, it is one of the few true team sports out there, which is why I love it so. Therefore, there is no one person to blame but the coach. The talent is obviously there, but if it's not teaching them the discipline to not get all those damn penalties or not figuring out what works and what doesnt, the coaching is obviously failing.. So I blame Chuck...

10/28/2006 6:05:12 PM

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"yes....but there was no wind when he screwed up the PAT at Maryland"

you realize that one of Maryland's players was able to get a hand on the ball. if you want to blame somebody, blame the offensive lineman that didn't take care of his man.

10/28/2006 6:06:59 PM

I'll blame the coaching staff and the entire team until they start earning their place among the brand new facilities...

10/28/2006 6:09:08 PM

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"you do realize there's an abnormal vortex in scott stadium today"

it's not abnormal... it's there all the time... anyone who's seen a cool weather game in scott stadium knows all about it... and yes, it plays hell with kickers...

10/28/2006 6:10:17 PM

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" still back him 100% he's come through for us way more times than he's let us down...the missed FG today was only his second of the season plus, he takes on all kicking duties and does pretty damn well at all of them...everyone makes mistakes every now and then "

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" his declining performance is more related to the number of times he punts in a game than the condition of his dad "

/thread

10/28/2006 6:42:17 PM

Seriously, why don't we get a punter?

10/28/2006 6:43:43 PM

Deraney hes been an asset for the last few years....but hes had all kinds of problems this year.

10/28/2006 6:51:03 PM

that miami punt return was pretty dissapointing

10/28/2006 6:52:30 PM

deraney sucks

10/28/2006 6:54:14 PM

http://www.technicianonline.com/media/storage/paper848/news/2006/10/04/Sports/Deraney.Familiar.With.Dealing.With.Pressure-2330056.shtml?norewrite200610281855&sourcedomain=www.technicianonline.com



...lay off deraney, lets talk about how shitty our OC is before we go beating up on him

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"Deraney familiar with dealing with pressure With his father battling multiple sclerosis and a wedding to get ready for, redshirt senior has plenty on his plate Tanner Kroeger Issue date: 10/4/06 Section: Sports Media Credit: Ronald Nause John Deraney knows pressure. Every second he steps on the field for the football team, thousands of people are praying his kicks sail true or that he falls on his face. Every time he laces his shoes and dons his No. 12 jersey, he knows he's going to face some tough situations. Yes, John Deraney knows pressure. But whatever weight he feels on the field doesn't compare to what he's facing away from football. In late July, Deraney's father, Rick, who has multiple sclerosis, received care at a hospice in Deraney's home state of Georgia. Hospices focus on palliative care for terminally ill patients -- meaning they attempt to make life more comfortable for dying patients. "He was put in a hospice, and he got better over a week's time. So they moved him back home," Deraney said. "The doctor said if anything gets worse, then he'd have to come back in." The fifth-year senior said he keeps up with his dad through his mom because his dad doesn't like to talk on the phone. "MS has affected his speech and his hearing, so it's kind of hard for him. But if you're face-to-face with him, you can understand what he's talking about because you can read his lips," Deraney said. "I miss him. I miss him." But Deraney doesn't let his father's illness devastate his life. Instead, he said he turns it into motivation on the field. "I look at it like it's only going to make me work harder and get better for him," he said. "That's what he wants me to do." But the 6-foot-4, 224-pound kicker's personal life isn't, by any means, entirely tragic. He is engaged to his high school girlfriend Brittany Parker, who is a senior in nursing at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, just outside of Charlotte. "Things are going good," he said. "We're really busy with school right now, so at times it's kind of hard. She's trying to finish up her nursing degree, but we'll get a lot done in between semesters when we're both at home." And on the field, Deraney's coach said he could be the team's most valuable player. "John Deraney is probably the MVP of our team if we stopped the season right now," coach Chuck Amato said. "You know what? We can't say where we'd be without him because he's a part of our football team. It's called together. He's with us, and he's doing his job. He's kicking. He's putting them out. He's doing everything. Deraney, who handles all of the Wolfpack's kicking duties from punting and placekicking to kickoffs, said he feels comfortable on the field just because he's been doing it for so long. "It's experience," he said. "I've been doing all three for three years. It's about going out there and being able to relax and forget about the last kick." Amato echoed the value of Deraney's experience. "He's a fifth-year senior," Amato said. "It makes a lot of difference. People who play with fifth-year seniors have such an advantage." The technology education major added he's most comfortable kicking field goals and with his 54-yard boot against Southern Mississippi, he has evidence to support his confidence. "That one kick was probably as far as I've kicked a football," he said. "It probably would have been good from about 65 [yards]. That's about as good as I've ever kicked a football." But with the Florida State game Thursday night, Deraney's punting will be a focus of the Seminoles after they blocked two of his punts in last year's matchup. "It's in the back of my mind," Deraney said. "Looking back at the film, it was my fault because I covered too much ground when I punted the ball on both punts. I've got to be aware of how much ground I'm covering when I punt the ball." With a father battling multiple sclerosis, a wedding to plan and full-time kicking duties in the ACC, John Deraney knows pressure. But the devout Christian said when the world has him cornered, he turns to his faith for answers. "I rely a lot on my faith. It's in God's hands," he said. "There's nothing I can do. Worrying isn't going to do any good. The only thing I can do is put it in the Lord's hands and move on."

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10/28/2006 6:57:02 PM