Redskins sign K Billy Cundiff

[PennSkinsFan]

The Redskins have signed former Raven and recently cut veteran Billy Cundiff. The job is not Gano's, yet.

http://dcprosportsreport.com/2012/08/redskins-sign-k-billy-cundiff/

[ISF]

Gano has been released. The job is Cundiff's. This is bad move, IMO. Cundiff was 1 for 9 from 50+ yards last year. If you factor out the Gano blocked kicks, which the coaches said were not his fault, then Gano had better numbers last year. This doesn't make sense, the Redskins went through the birthing pains with Gano, why not ride him out, young leg should get nothing but better.

This is probably going to be David Akers 2.0 for us.

[PennSkinsFan]

Just getting ready to update that. Gono's job lasted one day in 2012

[ISF]

Normally I have been pretty happy with the personnel moves made by Bruce and Shanny, but this one is a real head scratcher. Just don't see the rationale. This move will bite is in the long run I fear, either through missed kicks from Cundiff or Gano catching on somewhere else and really sticking it to us, ala Akers.

[SkinsGuru]

not sure i see the upgrade here . . . Cundiff is old and wasn't much better than Gano (if at all) last year . . . hmmm

[PennSkinsFan]

Might be basing it on consistency under 40 yards. Hwoever, weren't Gano's 5 misses under 40, all blocks. Can all the blocks really be blamed on just gano?

[PennSkinsFan]

Cundiff did have a significantly better touch back percentage, 57.9% to 43.8%. I think if anything, this is a wash.

[ISF]

Might be basing it on consistency under 40 yards. Hwoever, weren't Gano's 5 misses under 40, all blocks. Can all the blocks really be blamed on just gano?

Shanny already on record saying blocks were not Gano's fault. You can only apply Gano's successful FG % on the non blocked kicks to the 5 that were blocked, no guarantee he would have made all of them. I'm not questioning the decision to replace Gano, but the choice of Cundiff does not seem to be a statistically significant improvement.

[Crazy Horse]

one thing nobody has stated here is the fact that shanny and the coaches see gano kick every day.now personally,i would have rather seen them keep rackers over cundiff,but i would be shocked if gano turns out to be half the kicker akers is.half the time the guy can't hit water if he fell off a fishing pier.a lot of those kicks had bad blocking but just as many were lower trajectory.i would have rather kept rackers,but i ain't crying over gano.

[ISF]

I don't think any of the debate is about replacing Gano, it's who they replaced him with. Cundiff was 1 of 6 from 50+ last year, Gano was 4 for 6 from 50+ last year. The differences in their respective success rates is statistically insignificant. Last year, Cundiff was rated the 31st best kicker in the league, Gano was 30th. Rackers was around 15. Rackers is the one they should have kept based on statistics.

The only advantage Cundiff has is on touchback %. But I submit, when has any team ever stated "If we had more touchbacks, we could have won the game!" or "Missing that last touchback really hurt us!"?

There is a logic in this move that escapes me.

And technically, Gano hits water about 75% of the time when falling off a pier, not including when he is caught (blocked) before hitting the water.

[Crazy Horse]

looks like we are SOL yet again at a major position! lol

[PennSkinsFan]

I don't think any of the debate is about replacing Gano, it's who they replaced him with. Cundiff was 1 of 6 from 50+ last year, Gano was 4 for 6 from 50+ last year. The differences in their respective success rates is statistically insignificant. Last year, Cundiff was rated the 31st best kicker in the league, Gano was 30th. Rackers was around 15. Rackers is the one they should have kept based on statistics.

The only advantage Cundiff has is on touchback %. But I submit, when has any team ever stated "If we had more touchbacks, we could have won the game!" or "Missing that last touchback really hurt us!"?

There is a logic in this move that escapes me.

And technically, Gano hits water about 75% of the time when falling off a pier, not including when he is caught (blocked) before hitting the water.

Yeah. The decision is perplexing at the least. Gano also had youth in his favor. Only thing I can think of is they just didnt like Gano. All things being even, why not stick with who you know and who is younger.

[Crazy Horse]

no way cundiff lasts all season.he'll miss some chip shot and be an ex redskin.since lohmiller,all our kickers have sucked!

[LarryBrownFan]

I don't think that Gano is a team player. I have heard him say several times that the blocks were not his fault and I thought BS. There are lots of shades of grey and as a team the kicking failed.

Then last night on the radio when asked what his stats for last year he subtracted the blocks from the numbers. So the radio guy says ah did you subtract the blocks? And Gano says yes the coach says they aren't my fault.

While the coach might have said that the history books will say otherwise. I also don't think the coach would want his spouting that off.

So I think he got cut for his attitude not his accuracy. It is the only thing that would make sense.

[LarryBrownFan]

Actually I think we should cut Cundiff tomorrow. Go for every 4th down it will drive teams mad.
Give us another space for a WR, like Banks!!

[BamaSkins]

As a friend of Gano's brothers i hate this move. I would be fine with it as a Skins fan if we signed someone who was head and shoulders better than Gano, but i dont think you can say that.

I do know that Cundiff is 1 year removed from a Pro Bowl, but last year he wasnt that great. So i would have been happier if we would have kept Gano. ahh well.

[LarryBrownFan]

Can Rocca kick? :)