Panthers uneasy with Gano

[ncfan]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001044516/article/panthers-getting-uneasy-about-graham-ganos-injury

[TheRumGone]

We should be. He hasn’t kicked most of preseason and a regular season game is in two weeks. I know we won’t cut him because it doesn’t do anything with the cap but I’m also anxious about Slye taking over if we put gano on IR. We really botched this situation. 

[BrianS]

Like I said in the other thread, I think the situation is playing out where we carry two kickers on the very first 53 and then immediately IR Gano with designation to return.  Slye does well, Gano stays on IR.  Slye crashes and burns, we bring Gano back when he's healthy and cut Slye.

If Slye does really well for the entire season, we then cut Gano next spring.

[LinvilleGorge]

9 minutes ago, BrianS said:

Like I said in the other thread, I think the situation is playing out where we carry two kickers on the very first 53 and then immediately IR Gano with designation to return.  Slye does well, Gano stays on IR.  Slye crashes and burns, we bring Gano back when he's healthy and cut Slye.

If Slye does really well for the entire season, we then cut Gano next spring.

Yep. Seems like a pretty likely scenario IMO.

[Mistuh Jones]

9 minutes ago, BrianS said:

Like I said in the other thread, I think the situation is playing out where we carry two kickers on the very first 53 and then immediately IR Gano with designation to return.  Slye does well, Gano stays on IR.  Slye crashes and burns, we bring Gano back when he's healthy and cut Slye.

If Slye does really well for the entire season, we then cut Gano next spring.

Best case... But that fact alone leaves most of us feeling it won't happen lol I fear I am seeing Butker all over again 

[trueblade]

10 minutes ago, BrianS said:

Like I said in the other thread, I think the situation is playing out where we carry two kickers on the very first 53 and then immediately IR Gano with designation to return.  Slye does well, Gano stays on IR.  Slye crashes and burns, we bring Gano back when he's healthy and cut Slye.

If Slye does really well for the entire season, we then cut Gano next spring.

Are we limited with the amount of guys we can bring back from IR? I hate to burn one of those on a kicker.

[Bartin]

Just now, trueblade said:

Are we limited with the amount of guys we can bring back from IR? I hate to burn one of those on a kicker.

Yes you are limited to 2 per season

[Waldo]

Lol. Water is wet.

It is good to see they are actually considering this. We messed up already and let a really good kicker go. I'm hopeful they can make a better decision this time. I do not feel the same confidence as last time we had this possibility, I was a lot more certain last time.

[Daddy_Uncle]

Go for it on all 4th downs that would be FG situations and go for 2 after every TD. Problem solved

[jfra78]

Question is do they go with Slye  or do they get a vet?

[Jeremy Igo]

Slye has shown he is a NFL kicker. We are extremely lucky to have found him. Other teams are wishing they did right now 

[jfra78]

15 minutes ago, Daddy_Uncle said:

Go for it on all 4th downs that would be FG situations and go for 2 after every TD. Problem solved

Wish the NFL would go in that direction, but they won't 

[Bartin]

21 minutes ago, Daddy_Uncle said:

Go for it on all 4th downs that would be FG situations and go for 2 after every TD. Problem solved

Cam wouldn’t survive the season

[rayzor]

good. slye can do it. he's cheaper. I don't have the anxiety with him I do with gano, at least not yet. 

let's just move on. we should have last time we had a choice. screw continuity. familiar ≠ better.