Another game, another miss for Gano

[PantherPhann89]

I'll ride with Gano but only till the end of the season. We seriously need to find his replacement or get someone in to coach him up. 

[Dunn]

He's missed a total of 14 points worth of FGs/XPs this season...could you find some games where those points mattered between a W and an L?  I sure can.  

Ready to move on from him and honestly wouldn't mind finding a kicker in the draft if needed.

[Zaximus]

6 minutes ago, pantherclaw said:

Gano has been very consistent for ys since he came to the Panthers. This is the first season of any inconsistency what so ever. 

He's not as bad as he's made out to be. 

We can upgrade, so yes, lets shell out rediculous money for a better kicker. 

He wasn't that dependable last year either.   He didn't bring the nickname "oh-no-Gano" for no reason man, that was before he got here.     He's also already getting ridiculous money, top 3 in the league.   We no longer need or WANT touchbacks either on kickoff so that's been devalued.  

[TNPanther]

Gano is money inside of 40. Beyond 40 he is unreliable at best.

[SOJA]

I've never really been a fan of Gano but the problem is- the average kicker in the NFL sucks. If there was a viable upgrade option then yea I'd be all for it, but there isn't 

[Kakarot]

He needs competition this upcoming offseason, but now, we have to roll with him.

I don't trust him from 45+, though.

[thefuzz]

31 minutes ago, SOJA said:

I've never really been a fan of Gano but the problem is- the average kicker in the NFL sucks. If there was a viable upgrade option then yea I'd be all for it, but there isn't 

I'm not so sure this is the case.

Now this season, maybe.  But the K's in the game have been getting better and better for some time now...however, with them getting better, the coaches are letting them decide too much.

Before the half, and at the end of games, coaches are settling for 45+ yard field goals to win games.....like all the time.  Back in the 70's and 80's I don't think that the coaches were so neutered...they would push for 30 yard or less field goals.  

Long story short, coaches are relying on kickers too much at the end of games, instead of their offenses.

[dcpanther89]

This year he's proving why the redskins had no problem letting him go


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[Khyber53]

14 hours ago, TheRed said:

I've defended Gano for a long time. But we need to explore options moving forward.

Also, it wouldn't be the huddle without someone steadfastly defending blatant mediocrity. It's like some people never learned after the 2010 season. Fug you, and your mediocrity right in the ear. Enough of this settling bullshit.

If we start cutting everyone for mediocre performances this year, compared to last year, then we're not going to be able to field 53 players. 

Is there anyone who gets a pass from you on this? Anyone who is safe for not performing up to last year?

[TheRed]

Just now, Khyber53 said:

If we start cutting everyone for mediocre performances this year, compared to last year, then we're not going to be able to field 53 players. 

Is there anyone who gets a pass from you on this? Anyone who is safe for not performing up to last year?

It isn't up to me, it's the FO.

We made an example out of Bene for underperforming, why should Remmers or Gano get a pass?

[CRA]

2 hours ago, Kakarot said:

He needs competition this upcoming offseason, but now, we have to roll with him.

I don't trust him from 45+, though.

Very few kickers can be trusted to automatically hit 45-55 yarders year after year. 

Not realstic IMO.  Kasay even had some years when that range wasn't automatic and people still want a statue for him 

[Khyber53]

1 minute ago, TheRed said:

It isn't up to me, it's the FO.

We made an example out of Bene for underperforming, why should Remmers or Gano get a pass?

Anyone else getting a pass? 

Because right now, about the only player who is performing better than he did last season is Kelvin Benjamin... and he didn't play last year. 

At best, Thomas Davis is playing at his level from last year and Greg Olsen keeps trucking along. 

Everyone else, including Cam and Luke, aren't playing as well as they did last year. 

Look, I'm tired of people screaming for someone's head on a platter around here. The crap is wearing thin. We aren't talking about demotions, we're talking about "Throw the bum out, he's a has been." And you beat that drum as hard as anyone.

It's getting old, man. Really old. You and your ilk raise hell about how bad our players and coaches are worse than our opponents do. You've got a sacred cow or two that can't be touched or criticized in the least, but every other player on the team is fair game for you. That's the kind of fan that makes a bad season such a miserable experience for others. 

Grab a beer, sit down, watch the game and cheer for the damned team once in a while, would ya?

[TheRed]

13 minutes ago, Khyber53 said:

Anyone else getting a pass? 

Because right now, about the only player who is performing better than he did last season is Kelvin Benjamin... and he didn't play last year. 

At best, Thomas Davis is playing at his level from last year and Greg Olsen keeps trucking along. 

Everyone else, including Cam and Luke, aren't playing as well as they did last year. 

Look, I'm tired of people screaming for someone's head on a platter around here. The crap is wearing thin. We aren't talking about demotions, we're talking about "Throw the bum out, he's a has been." And you beat that drum as hard as anyone.

It's getting old, man. Really old. You and your ilk raise hell about how bad our players and coaches are worse than our opponents do. You've got a sacred cow or two that can't be touched or criticized in the least, but every other player on the team is fair game for you. That's the kind of fan that makes a bad season such a miserable experience for others. 

Grab a beer, sit down, watch the game and cheer for the damned team once in a while, would ya?

Me, and my ilk, lol. How dare I expect our kicker to actually make some kicks that should really be gimmes, especially ones he's missed on our home field.

You're more than willing to sit on here, and critique Cam Newton in a press conference of all meaningless things. But discussing our kicker continually missing crucial kicks is just a bridge too far?

You hear that? That was your credibility flying out the window.

You're embarrassing yourself here chief. Let it go.

[TheRed]

"Gano missed another kick? Aw shucks,  you'll get em' next time, no big deal, we all make mistakes."

"Cam Newton didn't look happy in a press conference after a loss? HOW DARE HE. Man we should really do something about that guy."

Priorities.