PorkSkins Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Lets not bring race into this Has nothing to do with race. Sorry. Maybe I should have said Keebler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrifNick21 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Has nothing to do with race. You don't know what a Graham Cracker is? Lol. He wasn't being serious. Hence the face. ---------> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Has nothing to do with race. You don't know what a Graham Cracker is? Do you see the little silly face down there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Going to be very difficult to be better than 18 out of 21. The #1 Kicker was 26 of 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitalDefense Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 and as soon as he misses a kick, people will be screaming to cut him. There is a reason he did not have a job in the NFL for 13 weeks. Now people act like he is the savior for a very bad football team. Kicker is far from the weakest part of this team. 1. Prima Donna Portis 2. Offensive line, all of them 3. Landry 4. Defensive line, all but 1 player 5. Heart, we need more guys with heart who play for the love of the game, not a paycheck, right Portis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleVA Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 5. Heart, we need more guys with heart who play for the love of the game, not a paycheck, right Portis? Portis pockets straight, yo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braxford Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 You will owe me a new TV when I throw my plate of hot wings through it when he misses. And you know he's "gano do it eventually". :doh: You just had to go there didn't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCliche21 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Going to be very difficult to be better than 18 out of 21.The #1 Kicker was 26 of 30. Don't miss when it counts and you'll still be employed. I have NO patience for kickers who fail. They make six figures a year for maybe three, four total minutes of work? The job of a kicker doesn't even involve fakes, and it's the same damn thing every time. Kick the ball over there, between those two posts, hard. There are no formations to memorize, nothing to pay attention to (in fact, they are trained NOT to pay attention to anything!), and they don't even have to be in shape. Make field goals and kick the ball far. That's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joespn Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 "onions" was given to gano because he came through in the clutch for FSU (meaning he has brass ones). Also basketball announcer Rafferty uses "onions" when a clutch shot is made. Gano is clutch and that is how he was dubbed the nickname "onions" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNumberOne Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Everyone likes to talk about Akers, but they don't remember that he was obviously not kicking as effectively here for us when he was released. Released too soon? Maybe. Evaluated poorly? Maybe. Coached poorly? Maybe. But playing great and then released? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNumberOne Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Don't miss when it counts and you'll still be employed.I have NO patience for kickers who fail. They make six figures a year for maybe three, four total minutes of work? The job of a kicker doesn't even involve fakes, and it's the same damn thing every time. Kick the ball over there, between those two posts, hard. There are no formations to memorize, nothing to pay attention to (in fact, they are trained NOT to pay attention to anything!), and they don't even have to be in shape. Make field goals and kick the ball far. That's it. LaVar was saying this to Jason on Monday. He asked Jason if that loss was on Shaun, to which Jason said no, team loss. Then LaVar said, that's nice and all, but yeah, it was on Shaun. Then proceeded to say pretty much exactly what you said above, haha. Not a fan of the LaVar show (most of what they say seems kind of stupid to me) but that little bit was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCliche21 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 LaVar was saying this to Jason on Monday. He asked Jason if that loss was on Shaun, to which Jason said no, team loss. Then LaVar said, that's nice and all, but yeah, it was on Shaun. Then proceeded to say pretty much exactly what you said above, haha. Not a fan of the LaVar show (most of what they say seems kind of stupid to me) but that little bit was good. I agreed with LaVar on something? I feel dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corn_beef_n_rice Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 i guess you can ignore that in the ufl title game, he missed the game winning kick. but the other team had 12 men on the field and made the do over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangSteve Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 This kid has much to prove before I will ever consider him as good as Chip Lowmiller or Mark Mosely. Both were clutch kickers and could boot 50+ yarders all day long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff in D.C. Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I will go on record as saying that Gano will be one of the best (if not the best) FG kicker we will have ever had. I followed him at FSU. He was money in the bank. He made clutch FG after clutch FG for FSU and won FSU quite a few ballgames during his senior season. Need I mention he was named MVP of the Champs Sports Bowl during his senior year and he earned the MVP honors for that game from his PUNTING. Gano also will consistently have deep kickoffs. The man can do it all (he is also a great open field tackler and has decent speed as well). Graham "onions" Gano is as rock solid as they come. Everyone will be in for a pleasant surprise. Well then hell, let's just put him in the HOF right now shall we? Seriously, he'd better make his kicks or like Suisham, he'll be.... Gano. :rimshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff in D.C. Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Why didn't he catch on with another team already? Maybe he's the best kept secret in sports history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff in D.C. Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 The proof will be in the pudding, let's see if he makes his kicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsco1112 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 The only problem I foresee with being to be able to check out Gano in clutch kick situations is that the Redskins are such a juggernaut on offense right now so I don't see many field goals being kicked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrifNick21 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Watch him miss his first extra point.........and everyone will go haywire........then he'll make all his field goals Sunday, including the game winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCliche21 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Watch him miss his first extra point.........and everyone will go haywire........then he'll make all his field goals Sunday, including the game winner. Like I said, he's a kicker. It's the simplest job in football. Don't miss within your established range. Ever. (Unless it's ridiculous weather, then I'll be more forgiving. "Cold" =/= ridiculous weather) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Truth Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Durant Brooks jr. jr. (God, I hope I'm wrong) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNumberOne Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I agreed with LaVar on something?I feel dirty. Ordinarily "them's fighin words" but in this case LaVar was making sense. Sometimes the timing for kickers doesn't work out - sometimes a particular coach will help them overcome what's wrong, and sometimes they just don't get it at a particular time. My one thing with Suisham is it seems kind of clear that when he has to think about a big kick, he misses it. That seems to me something that a bit of good coaching could fix in an otherwise solid FG kicker. That little take doesn't include his obvious problems with kickoffs though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCliche21 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Ordinarily "them's fighin words" but in this case LaVar was making sense.Sometimes the timing for kickers doesn't work out - sometimes a particular coach will help them overcome what's wrong, and sometimes they just don't get it at a particular time. My one thing with Suisham is it seems kind of clear that when he has to think about a big kick, he misses it. That seems to me something that a bit of good coaching could fix in an otherwise solid FG kicker. That little take doesn't include his obvious problems with kickoffs though. I don't see how someone goes through high school and college and can be taught anything about kicking. It's kicking. Use your foot to whack that ball that-a-way. What's to teach? There's nothing else to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 What's to teach? There's nothing else to learn. being a former kicker, I can tell you that you'd be surprised what you can learn. just like a pro golfer learning a new swing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsNumberOne Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I don't see how someone goes through high school and college and can be taught anything about kicking. It's kicking. Use your foot to whack that ball that-a-way.What's to teach? There's nothing else to learn. You could make that argument across a lot of sports. But repeated motions do get screwed up. It's at least part of why golfers and batters are constantly analyzing their stances and swings. There is also a mental aspect for kicking, and being able to leave things behind and not dwell on it is probably key, just like in most of those high-profile positions. I'm not trying to make excuses for Suisham though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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