Skins sign kicker Shaun Suisham
 

We officially have a new kicker at Redskins Park.

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Dang, that was quick.

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Hmmmm, a household name?

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Hmm.. No Vandy??

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Hopefully by the end of next's weeks game we will know for SURE who our kicker is....

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he was a cowboy at the beginning of the season.

pretty good at kickoffs i think

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I don't think Vandy is totally out of the equation just yet.

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We really need to address this in the offseason, we'd better spend some $$ on a quality kicker. I've never even heard of this dude.

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This is fishy...he didn't even work out the article said. maybe he was signed to be the kickoff man in the event that their waiver claim for Vandy goes through.

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So, Dallas possibly looses 2 kickers...hmm...so who the FUCK is kicking for them now!?

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Another ex-49er. What's the scoop Rexi?

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[QUOTE=JGisLordOfTheRings;252281]So, Dallas possibly looses 2 kickers...hmm...so who the FUCK is kicking for them now!?[/QUOTE]

um...Martin Gramatica

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[quote=TAFKAS;252283]um...Martin Gramatica[/quote]



heheh oh yeah.....day off, too many bong hits already...forgetting shit...hahahah....

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[quote=JGisLordOfTheRings;252286]heheh oh yeah.....day off, [B][U]too many bong hits[/U][/B] already...forgetting shit...hahahah....[/quote]

i know the feeling......

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[quote=celts32;252280]This is fishy...he didn't even work out the article said. maybe he was signed to be the kickoff man in the event that their waiver claim for Vandy goes through.[/quote]

I get the feeling they'll see what he's got in practice this week and make a decision.

Hopefully Vanderjagt is still on the radar, I think it would be stupid to not at least give him a look.

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[quote=Mattyk72;252288]I get the feeling they'll see what he's got in practice this week and make a decision.

Hopefully Vanderjagt is still on the radar, I think it would be stupid to not at least give him a look.[/quote]

I agree. Vanderjagt may be a head case but there's still a reason he's the most accurate K in league history.

Do we know anything about Suisham's leg strength?

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[quote=Schneed10;252292]I agree. Vanderjagt may be a head case but there's still a reason he's the most accurate K in league history.

[/quote]I could bring up the point that he played more than half of his games in a dome, but I won't.

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[quote=Schneed10;252292]I agree. Vanderjagt may be a head case but there's still a reason he's the most accurate K in league history.

Do we know anything about Suisham's leg strength?[/quote]I don't know exactly how strong his leg is, but as a kickoff specialist, it's safe to assume its the best we've had here in a long time.

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You never know. If you can get him cheap, get him. maybe Parcells has got him all pissed off. he does have a rep for screwing with the kickers!

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the article specifically states that vanderjagt is still on our radar

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It amazes me the way we sign people at the drop of a hat around here...

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He is a cowboys reject, he was with the cowboys when Cundiff got hurt, nothing more than a backup from what i've heard.

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[QUOTE=hesscl34;252303]It amazes me the way we sign people at the drop of a hat around here...[/QUOTE]

signing and cutting kickers cant even be compared to signing and cutting other players, no chemistry required for the kicker and most of the time no big salary

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[QUOTE=Schneed10;252292]I agree. Vanderjagt may be a head case but there's still a reason he's the most accurate K in league history.
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I'm not so sure -- kickers can go from "league's most accurate" to 50-50 on 40-yard field goals pretty quick.

Remember Chip Lohmiller?

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I think Vandy needs some time off for a few months. I think a lot of his problems right now are Chuck Knoblauch-esque. Who knows if he'll ever recover from that.

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[QUOTE=Schneed10;252292]I agree. Vanderjagt may be a head case but there's still a reason he's the most accurate K in league history.

Do we know anything about Suisham's leg strength?[/QUOTE]

Suisham played some last year and this year for the Cowboys.

He is excellent at KO - guarenteed touchback. He is a young kicker and has his problems with long distance accuracy.

He is Canadian and used to be an enforcer for his Junior B hockey team. I like him and thought the Cowboys could let him grow with them.

Vanderjagt actually has a higher accuracy rate kicking outdoors than he does kicking indoors.

The problem with him is that he just has a lot to say for a kicker. Add to that he has a problem with his form right now. everything is going right on him. He sneaked a 22 yarder in beside the right upright against Tampa.

If he can get his head straight then he might be a steal. He is not good on kickoffs. He got one or two touchbacks for the Cowboys this year. m Usually his kicks land at the 7-13 yard line.

He will try your patience though. He is cocky and arrogant. You can't be a kicker and be cocky and miss field goals. Not for Parcells, and I imagine not for Gibbs.

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[quote=Beemnseven;252321]I'm not so sure -- kickers can go from "league's most accurate" to 50-50 on 40-yard field goals pretty quick.

Remember Chip Lohmiller?[/quote]

Yeah you're right. The key is to check him out and see if you can figure out what is the cause of becoming the 50/50 guy. If it's injury, and you think he'll be healthy soon, then it's probably a wise investment. If the injury may nag him, then maybe you stay away. Or if you interview him and he seems to be off the deep end, then maybe you stay away.

But my whole point is you'd have to be retarded not to at least give him a call, a tryout, and an interview. I mean we're calling, interviewing, and trying out lots of kickers who have barely ever kicked in the NFL. Why wouldn't we give Vandy the same look?

I'm not saying sign him right this second. But you have to take a look.

As for the dome argument, Gigity, it's not like Dallas is a real bad-weather or windy environment. He didn't exactly go from Indy to the Meadowlands. He's not missing kicks because of the venue. He's either hurt, not focusing or working hard, or just in a random cold streak.

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[QUOTE=hesscl34;252303]It amazes me the way we sign people at the drop of a hat around here...[/QUOTE]

Thats what happens when you have a kicker thats gone 5 for 13. That just ain't cutting it up here. We need some consistency. Its not like we're signing every guy on the waiver wire.....

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[QUOTE=5RINGS;252325]Suisham played some last year and this year for the Cowboys.

He is excellent at KO - guarenteed touchback. He is a young kicker and has his problems with long distance accuracy.

He is Canadian and used to be an enforcer for his Junior B hockey team. I like him and thought the Cowboys could let him grow with them.

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If Suisham has that good a leg maybe the skins should sign him and be patient with him. We all still remember how we blew Akers out of town for one miss. Vandy is the better guy for this year maybe but he's also 36 years old and the skins are not exactly in the midst of a super bowl run.

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It would great if SS turns out to be a young good kicker we could keep until he's 36.

Now THAT would be amazing: Solidify the Kicker an QB for the next 10 years. That's almost un-redskin.

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suisham probably isn't the answer. we won't have the pick to take crosby, so unless there's a good FA kicker, vandy's the best we can do.

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id rather have vander.

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[quote=celts32;252345]If Suisham has that good a leg maybe the skins should sign him and be patient with him. We all still remember how we blew Akers out of town for one miss. Vandy is the better guy for this year maybe but he's also 36 years old and the skins are not exactly in the midst of a super bowl run.[/quote]


Ohh the Akers debacle....and the wounds just now healed too!!!

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probably another nick novak

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comcast just reported that the team is [U]NOT[/U] interested in vandy.

but ya never know with this organization.

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i say give the kid a legit shot, and maybe we can have ourselves a kicker for more than 1 or 2 seasons

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remember when akers sucked ass and we released him?

maybe this is that sae thing, ya know they say history repeats it slf

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[quote=TAFKAS;252324]I think Vandy needs some time off for a few months. I think a lot of his problems right now are Chuck Knoblauch-esque. Who knows if he'll ever recover from that.[/quote]

For those of us who don't follow baseball, Chuck Knoblauch did what now? I feel like my Dad watching a Dennis Miller special.

Is it like when Dale Murphy was a catcher early in his career and couldn't throw the ball to second one day?

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[QUOTE=That Guy;252376]suisham probably isn't the answer. we won't have the pick to take crosby, so unless there's a good FA kicker, vandy's the best we can do.[/QUOTE]

Josh Brown? Matt Stover?

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[quote=TAFKAS;252409]Josh Brown? Matt Stover?[/quote]

yeah, too bad we gave up the chance at vinetari and longwell. stover's old, but they could hold down the fort for a few years. brown talks too much smack for a kicker, but he's better than anything we've had as well.