Gano out for "weeks"

[TDToomer]

It wouldn't for any technical reason. More just that the Giants gave this guy a big commitment. If their docs said he will only need 2-3 weeks off I suspect they don't want him to miss even one unnecessary extra game given what they're paying him. More of an embarrassment thing than anything else. And it was just a theory.

It's not embarrassing to lose a kicker to an injury. This is the NFL, the most dangerous team sport in the world. Injuries happen all the time.

[kartanoman]

It wouldn't for any technical reason. More just that the Giants gave this guy a big commitment. If their docs said he will only need 2-3 weeks off I suspect they don't want him to miss even one unnecessary extra game given what they're paying him. More of an embarrassment thing than anything else. And it was just a theory.

I'll tell you from the perspective of a guy who has place-kicked footballs thousands upon thousands of times since he was three years old. Your kicking leg is very comparable to a golf swing and the motion of kicking very similar to swinging a golf club. A centrifugal force in the golf swing, starting from the central point that is your torso, from the arms to the wrist, through the club to its head, the force is directed outward so that when head hits golf ball, that force "drives" the ball in the direction the force is directing it. The concept is practically the same in place-kicking except the kicker's leg represents the golf club and the arm. The central point is the ball-joint of the kicking leg hip, down the thigh to the knee, down the tibia/fibula to the ankle and finally the foot and toes. You are creating the same centrifugal force which is significant in the buttock and hamstring to jump-start the force. If that hamstring is pulled or torn, it will require extended therapy to heal completely AND a slow rehabilitation to bring its strength back to where it was before the injury.

During my years of competitive sport and long-distance running, I was very fortunate never to have issues with my hamstrings because I was diligent in stretching and warming up before activities and cooling down and stretching some more after I was done. I've known colleagues who have had hamstring issues for years that, once you start having them, they will always be an issue and they must be extra careful not to overdo it at any time for fear of re-injuring a previous issue. It requires near daily stretching and the right exercises to keep previously injured hamstrings limber, strong and resistant to re-injury.

In Gano's case, he's an older player (NOTE: 37, I believe) and, while far from old, at that age you're definitely not 21 anymore! Your mind might still feel you're young, but your body is most definitely not!

If he is out only three to four weeks, and attempts to come back, I'll tell you right now it would be only a matter of time before he reinjures it and he'll be done for good, as in he won't be good for 2024 and possibly 2025. He should go on IR for a minimum of two (2) months and try to come back stronger with ample time to rehabilitate.

Meanwhile, give our young, Irish kicker, waiting in the wings, an opportunity to make his dream come true. Heck, he may surprise all of us!

Peace!

[killarich]

https://x.com/RalphVacchiano/status/1835723014236786846

Gano is older ... if a few weeks is 2 weeks... keep him out 4 weeks so he doesn't instantly tweek it again

[coggs]

If they can't trust him to be a backup kicker, he is a waste of a PS spot

I believe he is part of that international program and therefore his spot does not count.  IIRC, thhey can only replace him with another international player. 

[coggs]

He needs to be cut at the end of the season and they have to move on.  His body just cannot be trusted.  Will be a $2.5MM cap hit in dead money.

[kartanoman]

Now Mr. Gano is slapping all of us with a wet noodle!

Giants' Graham Gano rips ridiculous criticism of Brian Daboll

Says Gano:

"I don't know why he would [get criticized]," Gano said about Daboll, as shared by Zach Braziller of the New York Post. "The hamstring, nobody knew that was coming at all. I think that's kind of ridiculous if that's the case. The groin thing, I was able to kick fully with it. There was no real difference between me hitting balls with it and fully healthy. I was able to back it up to 60 yards and be very accurate."

Again, a myopic perspective of things. Place-kicking the ball may be his "primary" objective on the field of play, but it isn't his only objective, as evidenced by happenings on the opening kickoff.

Perhaps next time, when the coach asks if he's good to go, Daboll should preface it with making him run a wind-sprint to prove it.

Sorry, Mr. Ali Haji-Sheikh Part Deux!

Peace!

[TDToomer]

I don't see anything wrong with Gano defending his coach. It's a much better look than a player criticizing his coaches.