Redskins sign kicker Neil Rackers

had that backwards.....31/36 :cheeky-sm

Yeah, just giving you a hard time :food-smil

If Rackers is so good then why is Houston letting him go? Maybe a very small upgrade but I certainly don't see a major one.

Houston has let a lot of key guys walk this offseason.

I think we have guys on the team that could return kicks and punts. I'd rather have a more accurate kicker in Rackers, and have Gano for the kickoffs and long attempts. But doubt that will happen. I think Gano's time is going to be short lived.

I wouldn't assume all 5 blocked are makes and I wouldn't assumed all 5 should be removed from the equation altogether. I would assume that 3 out of the 5 were made based on his historical % accuracy on FGs, considering the distance at which they were blocked. Most of the blocks occurred on longer (40+) attempts. 3 out of 5 on those feels right.

But even that's not entirely fair unless Rackers went all year without one blocked. But whatever...

So I get:
34 Makes, 41 Attempts: 83%

Solid. But even giving him 3 out of 5 might be generous. In the Red Bryant Seahawks game, those two blocks were on Will Montgomery. But throughout the rest of the year you heard Shanahan rail on Gano in postgames for needing to get the ball airborne faster.

Ultimately I'd treat Gano as a kicker with a strong and adequate leg, but he's not somebody I'd put back there with the confidence that he can win a playoff game for me in the 4th quarter with 45 yarder with time running out.

He's done enough to earn the right to compete for a job, but he shouldn't be guaranteed a job without competition.

had that backwards.....31/36 :cheeky-sm

You are tempting me to start a new "Mathematical Errors Found on the Warpath" signature. LOL.

If Rackers is so good then why is Houston letting him go? Maybe a very small upgrade but I certainly don't see a major one.

Cap space dood. Just because a team lets a player go doesn't mean the player is garbage. Houston let Mario Williams go. I guess he's garbage too?!

I just found this on youtube, this basically shows Will Montgomery (#63) get completely owned by Red Bryant in both FG blocks:

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The first time it happens doesnt bother me that much. But the 2nd time makes me think you are weak and you are doing the best that you can - I seriously hope we draft a center/guard.

Cap space dood. Just because a team lets a player go doesn't mean the player is garbage. Houston let Mario Williams go. I guess he's garbage too?!

I never said he was garbage. I just don't think Rackers is a major upgrade over Gano. As others have said, some of the blocking was terrible on fg/pat's. However I don't think Gano is good enough where he shouldn't have competition either. I still think with Gano being a bit younger that he's still our kicker come Sept.

how many kick did we have blocked last year? i feel like it may be some sort of modern record

how many kick did we have blocked last year? i feel like it may be some sort of modern record

5 FGs, 1 XP