Goodbye Gano

[Manna]

10 minutes ago, Panthera onca said:

I for one never forgave him for missing the game winning kick against Denver in the 2016 season opener. 

Some kicks still sting after all these years. Particularly the second to last kick in Super Bowl 38. 

[Happy Panther]

21 minutes ago, Panthera onca said:

I for one never forgave him for missing the game winning kick against Denver in the 2016 season opener. 

Our next kicker will miss a clutch kick or two.

[07579394]

A 63-yard game winner but can't be traded

[Gesualdo]

7 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

How does showing a lack of empathy show thick skin? You can have both. One is internal, the other is external. The two aren't comparable.

I think people are simply pointing out that while the plight of the millionaire is perhaps deeply tragic in comparison to the plight of the billionaire, it is completely irrelevant compared to real suffering, where people wonder how to feed their kids, whether they'll ever be able to make a living again, or how best to live out of a car. Recognizing the irrelevance of the millionaire's tragedy is not a lack of empathy, but rather a matter of common sense.

[CatTower]

Gano was a top rated kicker and came up big multiple times.  I'd rank him slightly ahead of Kasay as greatest Panthers kicker.  It's really too bad that he was so good because it made us give up on Butker.

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, Gesualdo said:

I think people are simply pointing out that while the plight of the millionaire is perhaps deeply tragic in comparison to the plight of the billionaire, it is completely irrelevant compared to real suffering, where people wonder how to feed their kids, whether they'll ever be able to make a living again, or how best to live out of a car. Recognizing the irrelevance of the millionaire's tragedy is not a lack of empathy, but rather a matter of common sense.

It's easy to call someone else's misfortunes irrelevant. You do indeed have much to learn of your newfound religion. At least you were right about that.

[Gesualdo]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

It's easy to call someone else's misfortunes irrelevant. You do indeed have much to learn of your newfound religion. At least you were right about that.

You're certainly not wrong about that second part; that will be a process lasting years. As for the first, Gano has been a fine Panther, and it's always sad when a player reaches the end of his tenure with a team. But, quite simply, it's quite unimportant in comparison with the suffering of those without the means to survive suffering. Scale matters.

[CatTower]

8 minutes ago, Gesualdo said:

You're certainly not wrong about that second part; that will be a process lasting years. As for the first, Gano has been a fine Panther, and it's always sad when a player reaches the end of his tenure with a team. But, quite simply, it's quite unimportant in comparison with the suffering of those without the means to survive suffering. Scale matters.

Sports are for entertainment, they help people through suffering.  Trying to marginalize a person's life because they aren't experiencing extreme suffering is a slippery slope.

[kungfoodude]

2 hours ago, Panthera onca said:

I for one never forgave him for missing the game winning kick against Denver in the 2016 season opener. 

Yeah, that really was rough. Admittedly, we should have stomped them and made that kick not relevant.

I specifically remember talking to a buddy and saying that if we lost that game, our season would be a disaster. To have to play the team that beat you after you watch them get rings and raise the banner......if you can't get up for that poo....it's over.

[pantherclaw]

Every thread this full of poo nowadays?

[kungfoodude]

1 hour ago, pantherclaw said:

Every thread this full of poo nowadays?

Not enough news to outpace the thread derailers at the moment. Won't see that until some games start happening, especially with the media locked out from training camps. 

[top dawg]

I liked Gano, and it's unfortunate that he got hurt. But he's going going Ganone! 

Maybe now, people will stop whining about ButKer (but, not really)!

[Gesualdo]

9 hours ago, CatTower said:

Sports are for entertainment, they help people through suffering.  Trying to marginalize a person's life because they aren't experiencing extreme suffering is a slippery slope.

No one is trying to "marginalize his life". People are simply pointing out that there's a massive difference between a wealthy man transitioning between contract jobs and a person without financial resources losing their livelihood with no foreseeable prospects but plenty of foreseeable bills to pay.

One would think this was incredibly obvious, but this thread has shown us that it apparently a.) is not clear to some people, b.) must be repeatedly explained. Hell, I'm not even the one who brought it up.

Good memories of Gano, mostly. He's gonna be fine.

[Carl Spackler]

Gano’s greatest moments here:

1) 63-yarder to beat NYG in 2018
2) game-winner to beat NE in 2017
3) game-winner to beat NYG in 2015
4) missed two short FG to lose to TB in Week 17 of 2016, thereby moving us up the draft board and landing CMC