Graham Gano has to Go !!

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

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.

I swear the snap on that kick at the end of regulation was not good. I could have sworn that the ball was really low to the ground and coming sideways to Hunter Smith. And the Redskins did a terrible job at getting Gano a shorter field goal try before the half ended.

I'm not saying Gano is a great kicker, but he did enough to get us the win. Should he do more? Yes. But so should the offense who fails to score time and time again, and settles for FGs.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

I swear the snap on that kick at the end of regulation was not good. I could have sworn that the ball was really low to the ground and coming sideways to Hunter Smith. And the Redskins did a terrible job at getting Gano a shorter field goal try before the half ended.

I'm not saying Gano is a great kicker, but he did enough to get us the win. Should he do more? Yes. But so should the offense who fails to score time and time again, and settles for FGs.

Yup. The snap was bad, diminishing the practiced fluidity of the holder/kicker combo. I still wish that Gano had made the kick but he was kicking under less than ideal conditions.

[aceinthehouse]

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...

[freddyg12]

Originally Posted by aceinthehouse

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...

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.

[hooskins]

Need the Red Snapper.

[MTK]

meh, if the ball gets set the kicker has to make it. I think too much is being made of the snaps this year. Gano just didn't get enough mustard on that one for whatever reason.

[SmootSmack]

Shanahan commented today that he wasn't too thrilled with the snaps yesterday

[Dogtag]

Seeing the make-shift O Line yesterday, I would not be too critical of the snaps.

[rypper11]

Originally Posted by Dogtag

Seeing the make-shift O Line yesterday, I would not be too critical of the snaps.

What does Sundberg's bad snaps have to do with the OL? He doesn't play OL. Only snaps the ball. Every game. Nothing else.

[firstdown]

Why is everyone giving him a pass but bashed SS. Gano has an average of 73.1 and SS average around 84% but people wanted him gone.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Why is everyone giving him a pass but bashed SS. Gano has an average of 73.1 and SS average around 84% but people wanted him gone.

Who would you rather have right now?

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Why is everyone giving him a pass but bashed SS. Gano has an average of 73.1 and SS average around 84% but people wanted him gone.

I dunno about others, but for me there are two main points in his favor:

1) he's young, so he can improve

2) his kickoffs have been great in terms of direction and distance. I know one or two have gone out of bounds, but he also has pinned KR's to one side of the field alot, and that is huge.

(and of course there is always the Yo Gano chant, but that doesn't really count)

[freddyg12]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Why is everyone giving him a pass but bashed SS. Gano has an average of 73.1 and SS average around 84% but people wanted him gone.

He's missed from 40+, he's got a strong leg & he's young. I think he's missed one under 40 plus a block this year. He's hit a lot of 40+ this year too, some of them pretty clutch like yesterday, also the 49 yarder v. Dallas to put us up 6.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by freddyg12

He's missed from 40+, he's got a strong leg & he's young. I think he's missed one under 40 plus a block this year. He's hit a lot of 40+ this year too, some of them pretty clutch like yesterday, also the 49 yarder v. Dallas to put us up 6.

Um, he has also missed clutch kicks like yesterday. He also missed kicks against hou (two missed) and the colts. Both of those game we lost by 3 points.

[freddyg12]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Um, he has also missed clutch kicks like yesterday. He also missed kicks against hou (two missed) and the colts. Both of those game we lost by 3 points.

The Houston one is tough to pin on him, it was 52 yards & he nailed it the first time. Hard to ask a guy to do that twice. He missed yesterday sunday from 47 & 51, those are not high probability kicks.

When kickers miss under 40 kicks w/some consistency then you've got a problem.