Redskins Sign K Billy Cundiff, Release Gano

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by firstdown

I was just reading todays paper and it said that Gano was safe. WTF

You still read the newspaper?

[mbedner3420]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

You still read the newspaper?

This is exactly the reason why newspapers are entirely worthless anymore. Unless you need a liner for your floor while house training a puppy.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by firstdown

I was just reading todays paper and it said that Gano was safe. WTF

Things are never as they seem

[Dirtbag59]

The Redskins front office is a bunch of blowhard idiots. They have continued time and time again to pass over the best kicker in the history of the game.....

MIKE HUSTED!!!!!


COME AT ME BRO!!!!

[SouperMeister]

I'm disappointed with this move. Gano is much younger, and has serious upside. If not for 5 blocked kicks due to shoddy blocking up front, he would have had a better year statistically. Do note that he made 4-6 from 50+, including a franchise record 59-yarder, whereas Cundiff has made one of his last nine from 50+. RG3 better be driving us inside the 30 for a legit chance to come away with points.

[Chief X_Phackter]

He can't be worse than Gano, so I am ok with it. No negative impact expected.

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

He can't be worse than Gano, so I am ok with it. No negative impact expected.

Baltimore fans were negatively impacted by Cundiff's choke from 32 yards that ended their season in the AFC Championship. If it was about consistency inside 45 yards, we should have just gone with Rackers IMO.

[CrustyRedskin]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

Baltimore fans were negatively impacted by Cundiff's choke from 32 yards that ended their season in the AFC Championship. If it was about consistency inside 45 yards, we should have just gone with Rackers IMO.

That's a kinda what ima thinking, must have been some other factors such as the root of all evil.

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

Baltimore fans were negatively impacted by Cundiff's choke from 32 yards that ended their season in the AFC Championship. If it was about consistency inside 45 yards, we should have just gone with Rackers IMO.

True, but had Lee Evans held on to the football in the end zone, Cundiff never would have had to 'try' that kick to force overtime.

Rackers - Gano - Cundiff. Who cares, flip a coin.

[81forHOF]

Best move of the off season!!....well, maybe 2nd

[RGIII]

With all the weapons on offense now, Skins won't be kicking FGs >50yds.

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by RGIII

With all the weapons on offense now, Skins won't be kicking FGs >50yds.

That's true. I remember a lot of people complaining about Gano sucking when he was kicking from over 50 yards. Gotta hope that we can at least get close enough to keep the majority of FGs to 40 yards and under.

[Dirtbag59]

Both kickers and kick returners baffle me. At no position do players seem to go from zero to hero and back quicker than those two spots.

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

Both kickers and kick returners baffle me. At no position do players seem to go from zero to hero and back quicker than those two spots.

Not even QB?

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

Not even QB?

I just feel like when a QB is good they stay good for a while. Rarely do you have one year wonders at QB and if they end up being one year wonders its usually due to injuries. Kick returners and Kickers seem to have more and more one or two year wonders.

Cundiff for example was a pro bowler in 2010 at a position that picks only two players out of 32 or more. Just last week he was released. Neil Rackers, couple of years ago it would have taken a 2nd round pick to convince the Cardinals to give him up, now he's hoping that someone will call him. Nick Folk, pro bowler for Dallas in 2007. In 2009 they "lost faith in Folk and waived him on December 21, 2009."

Kick returners to. Back in 2010 Brandon Banks was the next big thing. This year we're wondering if he'll make the roster. Dante Hall was the "X" factor for 2 years before he started to slowly become less and less of a game changer. Even Devin Hester who could probably still return kicks is getting relegated it seems to just playing receiver. He was replaced by kick return specialist Eric Weems who the Falcons liked but didn't fight tooth and nail to hold onto.

Also does anyone remember Chad Morton? Talk about a Redskin no one remembers.

I don't know it just seems to me that a lot of these specialist have very short life spans. Punters being the exception to the rule. If you find a good punter you are set for the next 10,000 years.