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I was curious to see how many ESers are satisfied with Suisham VS how many think we should pick up someone like Gano with a late draft pick VS try the undrafted/FA market to take care of the situation.

I would hate to use a draft pick on a kicker personally, but at the same time feel we lost too many games the last couple years because of either missed field goals or a kicker without enough leg to hit the long one in worst case scenarios.

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No more wasting draft picks on any kind of kickers. It's a waste.

Not if you get a stud.

All kickers have to start somewhere. On the face of it, taking one of the best collegiate punters in many a year in Brooks was a good pick at the time. He just didn't pan out and fully assimilate to life as a pro as quickly as we wanted.

But as regards the OP, not this draft. We have WAY too few picks and WAY more pressing neeeds to throw a pick at a kicker this draft who's not exactly set the college World alight.

But we sure as hell need to get SOMEONE in to replace the Canucks useless ass.

Even a stop-gap like Carney for a year would be a major upgrade on "Miss'am."

Hail.

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The more I think about it the more I would like to sign Gano. A solid kicker we could keep for years. If we somehow get our hands on Orakpo if he falls to #13 and all other picks to O-line we should be able to draft Gano. The man was kicking 65 yarders in HS!! Suisham can't kick a freaking 30!!!

1 DE + 1 OG + 1 OT + 1 helluva Kicker=1 Hellvua Draft

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The more I think about it the more I would like to sign Gano. A solid kicker we could keep for years. The man was kicking 65 yarders in HS!!

This doesn't sound familiar at all? Weren't people drooling over Durant Brooks kicking a 76 yard punt in college, and being the Ray Guy award winner, he would be "a solid kicker we could keep for years?"

I promise we can get the exact same thing off the street that we can get with a 6th round pick.

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Graham Gano, Florida State

Height: 6-1. Weight: 195.

1/15/09: Quickly becoming one of the nation's sharpest kickers, Graham Gano nailed 24-of-26 field goals in 2008, including 5-of-5 from 40-49 and 5-of-7 from 50-plus.

Gano FTW!!!!

He can kick really well as well as punt very well. It would be awesome to have our K and P be the same person and not take up a roster spot for a P AND and K!

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Suisham is a journeyman kicker. How many kickers have the Cowboys now cut that have been signed by other NFC clubs? Geez, it must be at least 8-10 by now.

Suisham is mediocre. He is just not consistently so. He was above average in 2007 and decidedly awful in 2008.

I think any year your kicker and punter both finish at the bottom of the conference standings you need NEW scouts in the front office.

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This doesn't sound familiar at all? Weren't people drooling over Durant Brooks kicking a 76 yard punt in college, and being the Ray Guy award winner, he would be "a solid kicker we could keep for years?"

I promise we can get the exact same thing off the street that we can get with a 6th round pick.

Sakoda has him beat....kicked an 81 yard punt vs Wyoming

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