Redskins sign kicker Neil Rackers

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by jdlea

Ask and you shall receive. From last season:
Rackers:
18-29 30-39 40-49 50+
14/14 10/11 4/8 4/5
100% 90.9% 50% 80%

Gano:
18-29 30-39 40-49 50+
14/15 5/9 8/11 4/6
93.3% 55.6% 72.3% 66.7%

(source: Sports Illustrated)

I wonder how those numbers shake out if blocked kicks are removed.

[jdlea]

Originally Posted by Lotus

I wonder how those numbers shake out if blocked kicks are removed.

Not if sure if you're serious, but you'd better appreciate this:
Gano's blocks: 30*, 49, 49**, 23, 36

Now his stats are more like:
Gano:
18-29: 14/14, 100%
30-39: 5/7, 71.4%
40-49: 8/9, 88.9%
50+: 4/6, 66.7%

Total: 31/36, 86.1%


*Reported yardage adjusted due to conflicting reports
**Coaches said the kick was too low

That's what Gano's percentages look like if you completely remove the blocked kicks from his attempts. Personally, I'm not really in favor of this because sometimes the kicks don't get up quick enough and it's not always the line's fault.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by jdlea

Not if sure if you're serious, but you'd better appreciate this:
Gano's blocks: 30*, 49, 49**, 23, 36

Now his stats are more like:
Gano:
18-29: 14/14, 100%
30-39: 5/7, 71.4%
40-49: 8/9, 88.9%
50+: 4/6, 66.7%


*Reported yardage adjusted due to conflicting reports
**Coaches said the kick was too low

That's what Gano's percentages look like if you completely remove the blocked kicks from his attempts. Personally, I'm not really in favor of this because sometimes the kicks don't up quick enough and it's not always the line's fault.

Thank you, that is excellent research! The stats you posted before made him look abysmal inside 40 yards, which is why I asked. Put this way he looks better, although still not great.