Graham Gano has to Go !!

Mechanix544 · 09-18-2011, 07:54 PM

no, he might have kicked a game winner, but his nack for missing field goals that should be gimmes, or at least 85/15 probabilities, is getting very concerning. His accuracy is below average, and lets not even mention how many damn kickoffs he boots out of bounds, giving the opposing team a start at the 40 and deflating the team. Guy has a negative impact on the entire team, and this is one area where u are supposed to be a NON factor, not a negative one. Find another young kicker that needs a chance, and let him try it out. IMO cant really get too much worse than Gano. Guy is a 60/40 prospect at best for anything over 30 yards, and that just aint cutting it, sorry.

Mechanix544 · 09-18-2011, 07:57 PM

In short, im just trying to make the point that Gano is in no way valuable to this team. There are plenty of other kickers out there that can be just as inconsistent, i think we know what we have with Gano. He just isnt good enough.

Chico23231 · 09-18-2011, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Mechanix544

In short, im just trying to make the point that Gano is in no way valuable to this team. There are plenty of other kickers out there that can be just as inconsistent, i think we know what we have with Gano. He just isnt good enough.

Im of the same opinion, but like Hoo says, we dont have any other options. Its kinda like Rex behind center, but we are 2-0 and we still could see improvement as the season goes on. Gano has alot to prove if he wants to be here next year. Lets see how it plays out.

hooskins · 09-18-2011, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Mechanix544

no, he might have kicked a game winner, but his nack for missing field goals that should be gimmes, or at least 85/15 probabilities, is getting very concerning. His accuracy is below average, and lets not even mention how many damn kickoffs he boots out of bounds, giving the opposing team a start at the 40 and deflating the team. Guy has a negative impact on the entire team, and this is one area where u are supposed to be a NON factor, not a negative one. Find another young kicker that needs a chance, and let him try it out. IMO cant really get too much worse than Gano. Guy is a 60/40 prospect at best for anything over 30 yards, and that just aint cutting it, sorry.

First of all, just looking at this season, the statistical sample is way too low say he tends to miss field goals. I don't recall him kicking a ton of kickoffs out of bounds in the past. I do recall, throughout the preseason and the last two games, that he has booted tons of KOs out of the endzone.

Also, who is a better option? The Chargers are using Novak after their kicker got hurt. Do you actually think Novak is better than Gano?

Mechanix544 · 09-18-2011, 08:08 PM

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First of all, just looking at this season, the statistical sample is way too low say he tends to miss field goals. I don't recall him kicking a ton of kickoffs out of bounds in the past. I do recall, throughout the preseason and the last two games, that he has booted tons of KOs out of the endzone.

Also, who is a better option? The Chargers are using Novak after their kicker got hurt. Do you actually think Novak is better than Gano?

Like I have said, Gano is horrible. And yes, I would take Novak in an instant over Gano, no questions. The guy just cannot be counted on, not even in the simplest of kicks. Dependability is a paramount trait when you kick the ball. He isnt dependable. When your whole team is on edge when you go to kick a 35 yarder, or just a 29 yarder, there is something wrong. He isnt an NFL caliber kicker, sorry. You can defend the guy all u want, but if his ass would have gotten the 2nd blocked fg up today, as well as if he didnt shank the first attempt, then we wouldnt of needed a chip shot game winner. Win the game he did not. He was just very very lucky that we didnt come out of the contest with a Loss in spite of his horrid play. And yes, his play so far this season has been absolutley atrocious. I cannot believe people want this bum retained on this team after the way he has been playing at the end of last year and so far this year. Seriously, I cannot believe there is ONE person defending this bum.

Cut him, likle I said before, there has to be one person on the waiver wire with just as much upside, well, id take an unknown at this point. Gano simply cannot be trusted.

hooskins · 09-18-2011, 08:20 PM

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Like I have said, Gano is horrible. And yes, I would take Novak in an instant over Gano, no questions. The guy just cannot be counted on, not even in the simplest of kicks. Dependability is a paramount trait when you kick the ball. He isnt dependable. When your whole team is on edge when you go to kick a 35 yarder, or just a 29 yarder, there is something wrong. He isnt an NFL caliber kicker, sorry. You can defend the guy all u want, but if his ass would have gotten the 2nd blocked fg up today, as well as if he didnt shank the first attempt, then we wouldnt of needed a chip shot game winner. Win the game he did not. He was just very very lucky that we didnt come out of the contest with a Loss in spite of his horrid play. And yes, his play so far this season has been absolutley atrocious. I cannot believe people want this bum retained on this team after the way he has been playing at the end of last year and so far this year. Seriously, I cannot believe there is ONE person defending this bum.

Cut him, likle I said before, there has to be one person on the waiver wire with just as much upside, well, id take an unknown at this point. Gano simply cannot be trusted.

Wow, a lot of anger. Sorry, but I am not the only one "defending" him seems like many posters are looking at the kicking situation rationally. How do you know he was going to miss the blocked field goal? Is he supposed to block for his own FGs too?

Just because you or any fans are uncomfortable when he kicks doesn't matter. The team doesn't pick and cut kickers based on fan opinion and comfort. He is the best option right now, despite what you may think. Also let's take a quick gander at Novak's stats vs. Gano's (not including this week).

Graham Gano - Washington Redskins - Career Statistics - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

Nick Novak - San Diego Chargers - Career Statistics - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

His stats are better in almost all categories, namely FG percentage (70 vs. 63.3). Are you going to present some substance to back up your position or are you just going to make qualitative claims with no basis beside the fact you don't feel comfortable with him kicking?

Slingin Sammy 33 · 09-18-2011, 08:23 PM

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You can defend the guy all u want, but if his ass would have gotten the 2nd blocked fg up today, as well as if he didnt shank the first attempt, then we wouldnt of needed a chip shot game winner.

The block was not Gano's fault, Carriker blew his blocking assignment....which you can't do when you've got a 6'8" guy in your inside gap.

rypper11 · 09-18-2011, 09:20 PM

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The block was not Gano's fault, Carriker blew his blocking assignment....which you can't do when you've got a 6'8" guy in your inside gap.