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New Kicker AJ Silva

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:39 pm
by Bozcat003
Committed to Montana State. From Nevada here is acticle
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Re: New Kicker AJ Silva

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:48 pm
by CatBlitz
He hit a 64 yard FG this year. :shock:

Re: New Kicker AJ Silva

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:51 pm
by mslacatfan
wasn't there another kicker or two that verballed to the Cats, walking on, etc.

Bolton is already there, Silva... wasn't there one or two other names coming in?

I would think 2 kickers on the roster is more than enough, just my opinion.

also, Silva looks like a good one!!!!

Re: New Kicker AJ Silva

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:53 pm
by Bozcat003
CatBlitz wrote:He hit a 64 yard FG this year. :shock:
not to be a kill joy, but the kid that hit the 64 yard FG is Austin Pacheco who is going to Nevada.
AJ Silva still looks pretty good. Looks like a good athlete.
"Silva made 87 extra points and nine field goals, including two of 50 yards, last season for the Northern 4A champion Raiders, as well as had 84 touchbacks in 121 kickoffs. Silva also passed for 2,884 yards, rushed for 630 yards and had 54 combined touchdowns. He was the RGJ's All-North 4A Player of the Year"

Re: New Kicker AJ Silva

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:55 pm
by Bozcat003
mslacatfan wrote:wasn't there another kicker or two that verballed to the Cats, walking on, etc.

Bolton is already there, Silva... wasn't there one or two other names coming in?

I would think 2 kickers on the roster is more than enough, just my opinion.

also, Silva looks like a good one!!!!
I dont think that the coaches are sold on any kicker yet. Otherwise we wouldnt be recruting so many. Hopefully one of these guys can step up.

Re: New Kicker AJ Silva

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:58 pm
by CatBlitz
Bozcat003 wrote:
CatBlitz wrote:He hit a 64 yard FG this year. :shock:
not to be a kill joy, but the kid that hit the 64 yard FG is Austin Pacheco who is going to Nevada.
AJ Silva still looks pretty good. Looks like a good athlete.
"Silva made 87 extra points and nine field goals, including two of 50 yards, last season for the Northern 4A champion Raiders, as well as had 84 touchbacks in 121 kickoffs. Silva also passed for 2,884 yards, rushed for 630 yards and had 54 combined touchdowns. He was the RGJ's All-North 4A Player of the Year"
Damn. That's what I get for reading (not). :lol:

Re: New Kicker AJ Silva

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 1:08 am
by vike_king
Bozcat003 wrote:
CatBlitz wrote:He hit a 64 yard FG this year. :shock:
not to be a kill joy, but the kid that hit the 64 yard FG is Austin Pacheco who is going to Nevada.
AJ Silva still looks pretty good. Looks like a good athlete.
"Silva made 87 extra points and nine field goals, including two of 50 yards, last season for the Northern 4A champion Raiders, as well as had 84 touchbacks in 121 kickoffs. Silva also passed for 2,884 yards, rushed for 630 yards and had 54 combined touchdowns. He was the RGJ's All-North 4A Player of the Year"

That was a poorly written article, easy to get confused.

Re: New Kicker AJ Silva

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:43 am
by TomCat88
Silva threw for 43 TDs with just six INTs. Ran for 611 and 11 TDs.

Here's an article on the Reed High School team and all their post-season awards. The coach has some nice stuff to say about Silva.

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Here's his highlights with commentary, which is a new twist:

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The negative number is how far into the end zone the ball goes. The first number is hang time. He's kicking off from the 40. About a 10-20 mph cross wind for the first 10 minutes. Sparks elevation is 4,400.


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STUD OF THE YEAR
Candidates:
Marcus Tippens (Lovelock) - 1,385 yards rushing, 21 TD's
Michael Nolting (Douglas) - Over 3,200 total yards, 25 passing TD's
Dylan Sawyers (Carson) - 1,454 yards rushing, 24 TD's
Jace Billingsley (Lowry) - 2,360 yards rushing, 30 TD's

Winner:
A.J. Silva (Reed)
- 2,884 yards passing 43 TD's, 630 yards rushing,
11 TD's. 9 FG's, 87 PAT's. 438 total points!

Re: New Kicker AJ Silva

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:46 am
by CatsFBfan
Welcome to the Bobcat family A.J.

Re: New Kicker AJ Silva

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:35 am
by catsrback76
Welcome A.J! Bobcat forever! \:D/

Re: New Kicker AJ Silva

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:48 am
by 4thecats
After watching his video, I think he has potential. I would love for him to meet and maybe workout with Cunningham. As far as the form goes, he needs the work, but he is still young. I think Cunningham could help a lot.

Re: New Kicker AJ Silva

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:58 am
by wbtfg
4thecats wrote:After watching his video, I think he has potential. I would love for him to meet and maybe workout with Cunningham. As far as the form goes, he needs the work, but he is still young. I think Cunningham could help a lot.
Is Cunningham still in Bozeman or is he somewhere prepping for an NFL workout?

Re: New Kicker AJ Silva

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:01 pm
by 4thecats
Not sure, but he is definetly someone to keep on speed dial.. Im sure he would help in any capacity he can.. Not a very far trip for Mr. Silva to go to Dallas to train for a bit.

Re: New Kicker AJ Silva

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:06 pm
by SonomaCat
It's kind of handy to have a kicker who's a former standout QB ... that could always add a wrinkle to any FG or PAT situation.

Re: New Kicker AJ Silva

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:09 pm
by wbtfg
Bay Area Cat wrote:It's kind of handy to have a kicker who's a former standout QB ... that could always add a wrinkle to any FG or PAT situation.
I wonder if he can roll punt.

Re: New Kicker AJ Silva

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:38 pm
by coachouert
wbtfg wrote:
Bay Area Cat wrote:It's kind of handy to have a kicker who's a former standout QB ... that could always add a wrinkle to any FG or PAT situation.
I wonder if he can roll punt.
I'm going to punch you in the ovary the next time I see you. ;)

Re: New Kicker AJ Silva

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:43 pm
by 4thecats
coachouert wrote:
wbtfg wrote:
Bay Area Cat wrote:It's kind of handy to have a kicker who's a former standout QB ... that could always add a wrinkle to any FG or PAT situation.
I wonder if he can roll punt.
I'm going to punch you in the ovary the next time I see you. ;)
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: New Kicker AJ Silva

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:57 pm
by DicTater
wbtfg wrote:
Bay Area Cat wrote:It's kind of handy to have a kicker who's a former standout QB ... that could always add a wrinkle to any FG or PAT situation.
I wonder if he can roll punt.
Said in the article that he was also the punter

Re: New Kicker AJ Silva

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 1:42 pm
by vike_king
Bay Area Cat wrote:It's kind of handy to have a kicker who's a former standout QB ... that could always add a wrinkle to any FG or PAT situation.
Received an e-mail from a friend of mine who is a Superintendent in Nevada. He spoke very highly of Mr. Silva, was very surprised that he didn't get snarfed up by a bigger school, and also mentioned the threat of the fake on kicks.

Re: New Kicker AJ Silva

Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:00 pm
by seacat85
I believe Jan is around. He'd probably be a good one to get some pointers from. Wonder what the ties are like between the team and him.