Harrison Butker Claimed By Kansas City

[RoaringRiot]

17 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

If you only send the guy out there twice, is it really a competition or are you just setting up to justify a decision you've already made?

Gano was a known commodity. If they really wanted a proper tryout, why not just send Butker out for every attempt?

Sure that's fair. But I think it had a lot more to do with the terrible practice performances by Butker than Gano being a known commodity. But definitely some of both...

[Mr. Scot]

6 minutes ago, top dawg said:

It hasn't been all bad. I admit that it's getting to a point where new people and fresh ideas may be what the doctor must  order, but it hasn't been all bad.

It's never all bad. Heck, even Matt Millen made some good moves.

The question isn't how it looks in a vacuum. The question is how it stacks up against other teams' leaders.

Right now, I'd say we've been weighed, measured and found wanting.

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, RoaringRiot said:

Sure that's fair. But I think it had a lot more to do with the terrible practice performances by Butker than Gano being a known commodity. But definitely some of both...

I can get that, but still believe it would have been wiser to put him to true test.

Heck, Jake Delhomme rarely looked good in practice.

[top dawg]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

It's never all bad. Heck, even Matt Millen made some good moves.

The question isn't how it looks in a vacuum. The question is how it stacks up against other teams' leaders.

Right now, I'd say we've been found wanting.

Matt Millen never even smelled a Superb Owl! Many teams' leaders can't or haven't made that happen. Even outside a vacuum, our leadership hasn't been chopped liver. 

This is a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately type of league. If Rivera and his cohorts can't get this thing figured out, then they'll be gone for what they did or didn't do this season, as well as the last.

[Jon Snow]

5 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I can get that, but still believe it would have been wiser to put him to true test.

Heck, Jake Delhomme rarely looked good in practice.

He ain't lieing here.

[PantherPhann89]

Wow, i figured that he would get picked up sometime this season

[TheSpecialJuan]

We made the right decision, Gano has been excellent this season. 

[Zaximus]

4 hours ago, *FreeFua* said:

This roster has wayyyyyyyy bigger issues than to lose any sleep over our sh*tty kickers

Not when this lives and dies via the field goal lol.   

[Proudiddy]

5 hours ago, Carolina Cajun said:

Man, I'm glad we made the right choice at kicker.  I mean, it's nice to know we pay a guy top 10 position money so we can punt from the opponents 35.

This, and good to know that Gano can securely go back to sucking again knowing he doesn't have someone standing over his shoulder ready to take his job.  Smh...

[NanuqoftheNorth]

SCORING Player/Points

1.John Kasay 1995-2010 1,482

2.Graham Gano 2012-2016 549

3.Steve Smith 2001-2013 454

4.DeAngelo Williams 2006-2014 322

5.Jonathan Stewart 2008-2016 306

6.Muhsin Muhammad 1996-2004, 2008-2009 304

7.Cam Newton 2011-2016 290

8.Wesley Walls 1996-2002 264

9.Greg Olsen 2011-2016 196

10.Stephen Davis 2003-2005 120

Rivera doesn't have enough confidence in Gano to kick a field goal from a range that any NFL caliber kicker should be able to routinely make?  Looks like yet another year where Gano will cost this team two or three games.

Selecting an NFL kicker shouldn't be an afterthought, it's actually kinda of a big deal.

Panthers, thy name is mediocrity... once more.