Gano kicking through a knee injury

[kartanoman]

I'm not sure how long this injury has been on the go but Gano has not looked like the Gano of previous years.
Today something was WAY off.

We're talking about a guy who now holds the Giants record for kicking 31 or 32 consecutive FGs and, going into this season, was averaging 92% on FG conversions.

He's obviously hurting and today it impacted the result of a ball game.

It's only going to get worse as the weather gets colder. Time to add another kicker to the roster.

The sooner this knee procedure gets done, the sooner he can rehab and be ready for next season. It's very unfortunate to have an excellent and reliable kicker fail to get it done while carrying a debilitating injury.

It was sad to see because you could see how pissed Gano was at himself, while sitting on the sideline. He holds himself to a higher standard and is invested as a Giants leader through the activities in the community which CBS showed during the game today.

I feel bad for him but he's a pro's pro and will deal with this adversity.

Peace!

[DaveBrown74]

One thing I will say is if Gano decided he wanted to "tough it out" and "play through the pain", and he wasn't communicative with the team about the level of discomfort he was feeling, then he deserves some heat for that. Given his condition, the Giants surely should have grabbed someone off the street mid-week, practiced him, and then weighed how Gano was feeling on game day and made a decision. Maybe he was well enough to play and just missed a couple of field goals, but it seems likely that he was impeded by his injury. Let's not forget he was shaky last week too.

Obviously hindsight is always 20/20 and there are always Monday morning QBs after a loss and all that, but this situation feels like it could have been managed more responsibly. Nobody is going to give you credit for your toughness if you're missing critical 35 yard chip shots.

[Bob In PA]

According to Bob Papa and Carl Banks, the kick (if it had been true) would have been blocked.

The Jets had a guy who is/was able to jump over the center without committing a penalty.

If you check the replay you'll see they are/were correct.

Bob

[Ed Vette]

All the more reason to have gone for it on 4th and one.

On the second miss, I agreed he needed to attempt the kick there late in the game. They weren't going to score a TD.