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Kicks from last night: Butker 5 , Gano 1


Jeremy Igo

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1 minute ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Sure does seem like the Panthers are wanting to get one final look at Butker before making a decision, huh?

 

Maybe last night actually did have an effect on the roster. 

Maybe. Another possibility is they knew they are planning to cut Butker and wanted him to get as much film as possible to catch on with another team.

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I hate that this is even a debate. It should be Butker over Gano easily. He has a strong leg and is already more accurate. Not to mention that he is 10 years younger than Gano. I know age doesn't usually matter, but it shows that Butker already has traits of an NFL kicker and will continue to get better. Gano can't even be consistent on extra points. How is this a debate again?

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5 minutes ago, Hogmolliesmaht said:

Yeah but all Butker did was kick off and kick an extra point.

He made the extra point kicks. Gano is still trying to figure out how the kid did it.

Gano has missed 6 extra point kicks the last two seasons. 6! For what should be a chip shot everytime.

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12 minutes ago, uncfan888 said:

You get paid to do one thing... Make kicks. And you can't even do that. 

He's paid for two things. The other is to kick it out of the end zone. Rivera got burned too many times with crappy kickoff coverage his first few seasons here. He wants the other team to start on the 25 every time.

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