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Ugh. Horrible.
All the more reason to have gone for it on 4th and one.
Quote from: Ed Vette on October 29, 2023, 02:08:28 PMAll the more reason to have gone for it on 4th and one.
Exactly.
That was Judge-esque by Daboll. Literally. Hard to watch.
You can see his form is slightly off. Hopefully, he can get the pain under control. Because he will be needed before the game is over.
Peace!
How does one team suffer so many injuries to key players year after year. It's baffling.
Quote from: madbadger on October 29, 2023, 02:52:07 PMHow does one team suffer so many injuries to key players year after year. It's baffling.
I wish our head trainer and doctor would make themselves available to the media for honest questions on this topic.
Obviously that will never happen though, so we will have to just stick with the theory that we're just snake-bit, and that we're doing everything we possibly can preventatively and innovatively, and it just is what it is.
Quote from: DaveBrown74 on October 29, 2023, 03:08:02 PMI wish our head trainer and doctor would make themselves available to the media for honest questions on this topic.
Obviously that will never happen though, so we will have to just stick with the theory that we're just snake-bit, and that we're doing everything we possibly can preventatively and innovatively, and it just is what it is.
Before we finished the 8th game of the season we lost our first and second string quarterbacks, our starting running back, our two starting tackles, our swing tackle, our starting center and now possibly our starting tight end.
Quote from: kartanoman on October 29, 2023, 02:20:56 PMYou can see his form is slightly off. Hopefully, he can get the pain under control. Because he will be needed before the game is over.
Peace!
OK Ronnie Barnes fans, here's another log for your burning him at the stake. If Gano's pain management wasn't properly controlled, perhaps the kicker wouldn't have missed in regulation.
Talk among yourselves.
Hey..let's not forget to dole out some criticism of Schoen. Why wasn't there another kicker brought in? Tons of guys that make those kicks. More Dumbo stuff.
The dysfunction just goes on and on with just new faces leading the circus.
It has been my experience that when a Kicker misses 2 short FGs in a game he has a 50/50 shot of getting shown the door in the near future. I like Gano, but he is one of the players you can point to and say "he lost them the game."
Quote from: bamagiantfan on October 29, 2023, 05:25:03 PMIt has been my experience that when a Kicker misses 2 short FGs in a game he has a 50/50 shot of getting shown the door in the near future. I like Gano, but he is one of the players you can point to and say "he lost them the game."
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.
Gano beat the Jints one year with a 63-yard kick as a Panther.Ouch. That guy wasn't there today
~X( :crazy:
Quote from: DaveBrown74 on October 29, 2023, 02:16:54 PMExactly.
That was Judge-esque by Daboll. Literally. Hard to watch.
At the time I thought it made sense for Gano to kick it there but I didn't know he was injured. On a wet field why rely on an injured specialist to finish the game?
Quote from: MagicRat on October 29, 2023, 05:36:02 PMI'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!
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.
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
Quote from: Ed Vette on October 29, 2023, 02:08:28 PMAll 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.