Best kicker in franchise history

[KSpan]

5 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

Kasay never needed a 2nd kicker to light a fire under his ass because he was so terrible. Only time we needed an extra kicker with Kasay here is for kickoffs and the punter couldn't do them as well. Kasay's FG kicking was too reliable to cut him. Just about every year for Gano everyone, including the coaches, have had wavering confidence in Gano. Remember when Rivera chose to punt from the opponents territory instead of kicking a FG a few seasons ago? Confidence in Kasay was never an issue. Everyone believed in him.

Can you back that up? Big statement to make for a kicker who kicked 63.6% at one point in his career, with only 6 FGs 40 or longer and zero 50 or longer that year. That's a full 5% lower than Gano (for the sake of this discussion) in his worst year, which included 14 attempts 40 or longer and 6 50 or longer.

Again, I love John Kasay and his status in the organization is beyond question. I just don't see the harm in acknowledging that Gano is an excellent kicker as well, arguably better.

[rippadonn]

Very happy for him today! Gameball.

 

[WarHeel]

57 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

No he hasn't. Gano usually chokes under clutch situations where Kasay usually was money. Kasay is one of the best kickers in NFL history. Without him in 2003, we wouldn't have been in the Super Bowl. Gano has cost us playoff games. Kasay has also made 43 50 plus FGs while Gano has only made 19.

He had one off year with an amputated foot and he’s been the definition of clutch prior to and after that.

[Randolph Panther]

1 minute ago, WarHeel said:

He had one off year with an amputated foot and he’s been the definition of clutch prior to and after that.

 

[Randolph Panther]

44 minutes ago, Smithers said:

You must not have been a fan when Kasay played here.  Gano isn’t even close to JK.

Sure your not speaking to me. I have probably been around alot longer than you. I have been a fan since day one.  Went to the first game against the Rams at Clemson in 1995.  Gano certainly is close to JK.  

[Udogg]

1 hour ago, ncsfinest21 said:

He could've hit that from 67. Only thing is at 67 it would've went right but he put the boot on that one

It went through about midway of the goal post and hit the net.. That was probably good from 73. 

 

[TheRed]

Even I have to give Gano credit. He is, and has been clutch this season. That was a big time kick.

[Randolph Panther]

1 minute ago, Udogg said:

It went through about midway of the goal post and hit the net.. That was probably good from 73. 

 

I remember watching Gano hit 75 yarders in warmups in 2016 against TB.  The kid has a cannon for a leg.

[TheRumGone]

[LiberalsRWeak93]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

Eeehh no, that's still John Kasay.

Gano is capable of hitting from 60 and missing from 40.  Luckily we got the good side of the coin today.

Gano has missed 1fg and 3 xps in the last 20 games... hasn't missed a kick this season.

[rippadonn]

1 hour ago, ChibCU said:

I'm not a Gano fan and I'd have to say he's a better kicker than Kasay was while here.

 

We had to waste an active roster spot to f'ing field two kickers. Kasay also lost us the Super Bowl.

= to Jake vs the Cardinals. A very unKasay like day.

[LiberalsRWeak93]

1 hour ago, Smithers said:

You must not have been a fan when Kasay played here.  Gano isn’t even close to JK.

JK kicked a superbowl kickoff out of bounds.... do you remeber in 2004 when John Kasey had a shot to send us to the playoffs with a 60 yarder? I do.

[rippadonn]

His body of work is indeed getting there but Kasay was the teams leading scorer a couple times and was money under 55yrds for many many years.

[Sevy87]

Game ball! I salute this man! Hell of a kick. Saved Rivera ass! Clutch! Now do that in the playoffs. All the people saying release him blah blah blah! Suck it