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You Gano haters are IDIOTS. There is a reason that we're leading the league in kickoff coverage, and Gano's excellent kickoffs are a HUGE part of that. Gano has missed one "gimme" all season, and that was the 37 yarder last week. Other than that, he is the best looking kicker we've seen here in years. I said it last week, and I'll say it again - Gano will be a successful kicker in this league for a long time, and I hope that Shanahan has the patience to allow it to happen here.

Re: Graham Gano has to Go !!
 

[quote=SouperMeister;754648]You Gano haters are IDIOTS. There is a reason that we're leading the league in kickoff coverage, and Gano's excellent kickoffs are a HUGE part of that. Gano has missed one "gimme" all season, and that was the 37 yarder last week. Other than that, he is the best looking kicker we've seen here in years. I said it last week, and I'll say it again - Gano will be a successful kicker in this league for a long time, and I hope that Shanahan has the patience to allow it to happen here.[/quote]

I like the passion on a kicker! If Gano lined up in his stance and kicked Rabach with all of his force, ending his career, he would be the best kicker we ever had!

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With his 2/2 yesterday he's up to 27th in the league at 75%

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Gano made an awesome TD-saving tackle too. It was a hard, solid tackle for a kicker.

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Sign Gano to a 4 or 5 year deal!

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[quote=Mechanix544;751772]I second this, he sucks. We need to draft the best bad ass college kicker in the 5or 6th round this draft, and make him a redskin staple. Given our history for kickers (counting EVERY kicker all the way back after Lohmiller) the odds do not look especially good for us. It definietly is an area that needs addressing though......[/quote]



History with kickers here is interesting because they have had good ones here and let them go elsewhere as youngsters.

You have heard of David Akers, no?

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Why does everyone always turn to David Akers as if it reflects some pattern for the Redskins and field goal kickers? He played one game for the Redskins

You've heard of Scott Blanton, Brett Conway, Jose Cortez, Nick Novak, and Shaun Suisham, no?

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[quote=SmootSmack;756532]Why does everyone always turn to David Akers as if it reflects some pattern for the Redskins and field goal kickers? He played one game for the Redskins

You've heard of Scott Blanton, Brett Conway, Jose Cortez, Nick Novak, and Shaun Suisham, no?[/quote]

Why use him as an example? Simple...

David Akers is a good kicker - maybe even a very good kicker - and has been one for about 10 years now. He was the "property" of the Redskins and they did not recognize what they had so they started down the path of Blanton, Conway ... Suisham, Gano. Had the coaches recognized what they had in hand, things would have been different in the Skins' kicking game.

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Hindsight is 20/20. Falcons didn't recognize his talents, Panthers didn't recognize his talents

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[quote=SmootSmack;756542]Hindsight is 20/20. Falcons didn't recognize his talents, Panthers didn't recognize his talents[/quote]Yes, we weren't the only ones to miss on Akers, but Gano has shown me enough to believe that he has similar talent. He gives us a clear field position advantage on kickoffs, and he has made some very big kicks to keep us in games. Hell, some of these Gano haters probably blame him for Fred Davis sleeping on the edge when the Texans blocked a short attempt that might've iced that game.

Re: Graham Gano has to Go !!
 

[quote=SouperMeister;754648]You Gano haters are IDIOTS. There is a reason that we're leading the league in kickoff coverage, and Gano's excellent kickoffs are a HUGE part of that. Gano has missed one "gimme" all season, and that was the 37 yarder last week. Other than that, he is the best looking kicker we've seen here in years. I said it last week, and I'll say it again - Gano will be a successful kicker in this league for a long time, and I hope that Shanahan has the patience to allow it to happen here.[/quote]

Calm down, just because some of us would like to see some more accuracy from the kicker position doesn't mean we're haters. I could have a nicer car, does that mean I hate my car? He's a decent kicker, he missed 2 in a close game with the Texans and I am pretty sure he had missed a kick in every game before last week.

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Was today "acceptable"?

Made huge kicks. Missed a couple really hard ones.

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Still can't believe he missed the one at the end of regulation, the turf might have been to blame. I do like how he came back and nailed the one in OT with authority though.

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We have to remember too...he's essentially a rookie...
He's gonna get better and more accurate as he progresses.

He's the best we've had since chip imo...

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[quote=aceinthehouse;761452]We have to remember too...he's essentially a rookie...
He's gonna get better and more accurate as he progresses.

He's the best we've had since chip imo...[/quote]

Definitely agree. It would be nice to have a long-term kicker. The best teams usually have the best kickers. Gano is only going to get better.