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10-26-2010, 05:33 PM | #61 |
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Re: Graham Gano has to Go !!
Jason Reid just posted this:
Graham Gano is 31st in the NFL on field goals Redskins place kicker Graham Gano ranks only 31st in the league in field goals made, with a 72.2 percentage. He has converted all 13 of his point-after attempts. The strong-legged kicker has 50-plus-yard range on field-goal attempts, but he has struggled at times in his first full season in the NFL. in Week 2, Houston Coach Gary Kubiak successfully iced Gano in Washington's 30-27 loss in overtime at FedEx Field, calling a timeout before Gano missed a potential game-winning 52-yard kick. In the fourth quarter of Sunday's 17-14 victory over Chicago, Gano missed a 37-yard field-goal attempt that would have extended Washington's lead to six points, sending the ball off the left upright. Gano said he struck the ball well but the wind at Soldier Field didn't cooperate. "I think he said it best, that he probably wishes he played the wind a little bit more," Coach Mike Shanahan said. "The wind was blowing pretty consistently and it hit the upright. That is football. I got a lot of confidence in him." Gano is talented and he's a hard-working kid, special teams coordinator Danny Smith tells me. That's good enough for me. But despite having the support of Shanahan and Smith, Gano probably needs to finish the first half with a good performance against Detroit at Ford Field. With Washington beginning its bye week after that game, it would not be surprising, if Gano struggles against the Lions, to see a place-kicking tryout at Redskins Park during the team's time off.
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10-26-2010, 05:34 PM | #62 | |
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10-26-2010, 05:47 PM | #63 |
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I dont see anything wrong or incorrect with what J.Reid is saying.
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10-26-2010, 09:29 PM | #65 |
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Tell you what.... locate a kicker who's better then Gano, send him to Redskins Park, and have him try out for the Skins. He/She does better and Gano is replaced all us fans will look at you like a demi god. Maybe.
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10-26-2010, 09:53 PM | #66 |
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Come on now, all of us were singing his praises a few weeks ago. Let the guy finish the season and then start a dump Gano thread if he truly sucks. Our offensive woes have a lot more to do with things not pertaining to Gano. But I think we should try and draft a K soon, preferably one that has a knack for making the clutch kicks. Thing is there isn't too many to choose from every year.
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10-26-2010, 11:50 PM | #67 | |
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10-27-2010, 10:13 AM | #68 |
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Gano will be just fine. People forget about some of the big kicks that he has made , including the FGs to tie and beat Green Bay. Who have we had better on kickoffs in the last decade, with the possible exception of John Hall before he hurt his leg? Gano will eventually be an above average kicker for a long time in this league. Hopefully Shanny will be patient enough to let it happen here, because I could see him becoming another David Akers for someone else if we cut him.
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10-27-2010, 10:27 AM | #69 |
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People also forget that even the best Kickers on other teams are missing easy kicks.
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10-27-2010, 10:37 AM | #70 | |
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10-27-2010, 10:37 AM | #71 |
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Gano won't stuggle in Detroit, because its a dome. I would hate to be Robbie Gould and have to kick in Chicago 8 times a year. These dome kickers have it made.
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10-27-2010, 03:02 PM | #72 |
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Or a kicker for Green Bay. Probably feels like kicking a cinder block.
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10-27-2010, 03:27 PM | #73 | |
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Totally agree.
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10-28-2010, 12:12 PM | #74 |
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I totally agree that we should KEEP him. He is young, has a great leg, has made great kicks, and again, HE IS YOUNG! I love his kickoffs as well. I think accuracy will come with maturity.
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10-29-2010, 12:46 PM | #75 |
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FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | 2010 SPECIAL TEAMS RATINGS
Can't underestimate the role of kick coverage in this rating, but only Atlanta, Baltimore, and Seattle have even 50% of our kickoff unit value. A lot of that is power and directional accuracy from Gano.
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