Official Redskins First Cuts Thread

[SmootSmack]

Let's post official Redskins cuts here.

For starters, as reported in several places already, Graham Gano has won the starting K competition as Rackers has been asked to turn in his iPad

Released:

RB: Antwon Bailey
DB: Kevin Barnes (traded to Lions)
RB: Lennon Creer
WR: Sam Kirkland
OT: James Lee
WR: Lance Lewis
LB: Monte Lewis
OG: Nick Martinez
OG: Tony Moll
K: Neil Rackers
TE: Beau Reliford
DB: Morgan Trent (injury settlement)

[mooby]

I hope that competition has really started the fire in Gano. His kickoffs are great, but he needs to be consistent in his field goals.

[MTK]

I was hoping for Rackers to win out, oh well. Prove me wrong Gano.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

I was hoping for Rackers to win out, oh well. Prove me wrong Gano.

I think he did fine last year minus the blocks, but that is entirely on Danny Smith. His STs have been horrible the past few years, and had entirely too many FG blocks last year and they year prior.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

I think he did fine last year minus the blocks, but that is entirely on Danny Smith. His STs have been horrible the past few years, and had entirely too many FG blocks last year and they year prior.

Bad blocking up the middle for sure, but that low trajectory doesn't help either.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

I think he did fine last year minus the blocks, but that is entirely on Danny Smith. His STs have been horrible the past few years, and had entirely too many FG blocks last year and they year prior.

Can't put the blocks all on Smith. Gano is partly to blame for too low of a kick trajectory.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

I was hoping for Rackers to win out, oh well. Prove me wrong Gano.

Ditto. I hate the low trajectory on FG attempts, one blocked per year is too many, let alone 3.

The kickoff distance is nice though.

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Ditto. I hate the low trajectory on FG attempts, one blocked per year is too many, let alone 3.

The kickoff distance is nice though.

I agree, but apparently that is Danny Smiths fault???? People blamed Danny Smith for Suisham and Novak too. They were even worse when they left DC. That being said Danny Smith is horrible - but that has nothing to do with the fact that we havent had a guy who can kick since Lohmiller.

[44 goes 50 gut]

Understandable move considering they were only able to see practices. And didn't get to trade any FG in preseason. Sticking with a incumbent player as well as paying attention to the kicking positions and not treating them as an afterthought has been a refreshing change from the Snyderatto years. I'm good with this move if only because this is not a playoff year, and Gano is better at kickoffs.

Gano needs to be a consistent pro this year or they're going to move on.

[Lotus]

Hopefully Gano thinks of Rackers all year long, thus causing Gano to bring his A game every week.

[Chico23231]

its always an excuse for Gano

2011 NFL Player Kicking Stats - National Football League - ESPN

3rd worst field goal pct last year, 2010 worst field goal pct at 68.6%. 68% is dreadful.

Lets not forget the kickoffs out of bounds, one that sparked a rally in game we lost last year.

Gano sucks until he proves otherwise

[SmootSmack]

They should bring in Cundiff in my opinion. Just for a tryout at least

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

They should bring in Cundiff in my opinion. Just for a tryout at least

The last time we brought in a kicker cut from the Cowboys worked so well.

[mbedner3420]

Originally Posted by Monkeydad

The last time we brought in a kicker cut from the Cowboys worked so well.

I thought he went to the cowboys after being cut by us.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by mbedner3420

I thought he went to the cowboys after being cut by us.

They had him first. He jumped back and forth between us and Dallas. Now he's Pittsburgh's problem.