Redskins vs Bucs Post Game Reaction

[zeesson]

We need to get rid of Cundiff right now, before he costs us a game in the future. I understand that he made that final kick, but he was trying his best to miss it. Had he nailed that last kick, maybe I'd say give him another chance, but that kick was whipping to the left so hard we all held our breath. Had we been a yard or two back he'd have missed that kick. Billy Cundiff is the Rex Grossman of kickers. We can't spend another season holding our breath on 30 -40 yard kicks. We need a kicker that can make those kicks routinely.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by zeesson

We need to get rid of Cundiff right now, before he costs us a game in the future. I understand that he made that final kick, but he was trying his best to miss it. Had he nailed that last kick, maybe I'd say give him another chance, but that kick was whipping to the left so hard we all held our breath. Had we been a yard or two back he'd have missed that kick. Billy Cundiff is the Rex Grossman of kickers. We can't spend another season holding our breath on 30 -40 yard kicks. We need a kicker that can make those kicks routinely.

Yep. Fact is, we are going to be in a lot of close games this year and my guess is the kicker is going to decide more than half of them. Can't have someone out there missing 30-40 yard field goals...unsat.

[zeesson]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

Yep. Fact is, we are going to be in a lot of close games this year and my guess is the kicker is going to decide more than half of them. Can't have someone out there missing 30-40 yard field goals...unsat.

Yup...this is what Redskins Confidential had to say from the link above:

"Billy Cundiff has a reputation for being confident. Even when maybe he shouldn’t be. Like Sunday. This isn’t meant to be a joke, but it’s hard work for a kicker to remain confident for too long in this league. That’s why Cundiff said after the game that he kept telling himself that he’s been through these situations in the past and come through. That confidence made a difference in the end. But let’s be real about Cundiff: he’s made more than 80 percent of his kicks only once in the six seasons he’s attempted at least 17. That means he’s an ordinary kicker at best. His kickoffs are excellent, but he has struggled as a placekicker throughout his career. In the last four years he’s made 80 percent of his kicks under 49 yards, but that’s far from elite and if a guy is going to miss all the time beyond 50 (13 of last 15), he’d better be more automatic from closer distances."

[CrustyRedskin]

I had to leave and missed the last 2 minutes of the game yesterday, what a pleasant surprise. The WP would be on fire today if the Skins would have blown that game. Happy Monday everyone!!!!

[mooby]

Originally Posted by zeesson

We need to get rid of Cundiff right now, before he costs us a game in the future. I understand that he made that final kick, but he was trying his best to miss it. Had he nailed that last kick, maybe I'd say give him another chance, but that kick was whipping to the left so hard we all held our breath. Had we been a yard or two back he'd have missed that kick. Billy Cundiff is the Rex Grossman of kickers. We can't spend another season holding our breath on 30 -40 yard kicks. We need a kicker that can make those kicks routinely.

I know you don't actually believe this, but even just saying that makes you look stupid. Yes, professional kickers who miss 3 kicks in a row intentionally try to miss the game-winning 4th one, so they can be cut the next day. Because no job is better than a job right?

Other than that I agree with your point, he had a pretty bad game yesterday and if that's what it's going to be like down the road I think we should bring in some competition for the spot, i.e. Gano if nobody snatched him up.

[zeesson]

Originally Posted by mooby

I know you don't actually believe this, but even just saying that makes you look stupid. Yes, professional kickers who miss 3 kicks in a row intentionally try to miss the game-winning 4th one, so they can be cut the next day. Because no job is better than a job right?

Other than that I agree with your point, he had a pretty bad game yesterday and if that's what it's going to be like down the road I think we should bring in some competition for the spot, i.e. Gano if nobody snatched him up.

I meant that as a figure of speech. I don't literally think he was intentionally trying to miss the kick. "he was trying his best to miss it" = "He shanked the ball so badly he might as well have been trying to miss it"...It's called literary irony, we do that in 'merica

[mooby]

Originally Posted by zeesson

I meant that as a figure of speech. I don't literally think he was intentionally trying to miss the kick. "he was trying his best to miss it" = "He shanked the ball so badly he might as well have been trying to miss it"...It's called literary irony, we do that in 'merica

lol. u mad bro?