Billy Cundiff Cut, replaced by Kai Forbath

[#BgMase76#]

If he did, why would he be available?

IDK how come everybody kicks better somewhere else?

[Laxpunk2006]

At the game last week on the play where Robert got hurt, once he was up and on the sideline and Cundiff was about to line up to kick, I shouted, "Save us all Shanny, I'd rather you go for it." Got a few chuckles because it was a 21 yarder. After he made it I yelled, "congratulatios Billy, but my 9 year old nephew could have made that." Got some more chuckles.[COLOR="Gold"]

So you're proud of the fact that you heckled our own kicker after he made a field goal? What ever happened to supporting our players?

If you don't agree with the acquisition/retention of a player there is nothing wrong with voicing that but how does criticizing him in the middle of the game help anything?

[RandyHolt]

I hope we give up the short corner kickoff. While we havent been burned by it yet, its only a matter of time before we kick one out of bounds, or we get lit up for a touch.

I hope Danny lets Kai just clock it out of the end zone for his first game.

[kiingspadee]

And then he missed a 54 yarder that would have given the Steelers the lead late.

The problem with Suisham in Washington wasn't necessarily how many kicks he missed...it was how many crucial kicks he missed.

saw a stat on Thursday that said he was 100% career wise on some game winners/tie fgs....obviously he missed it on Thursday but as a Redskin fan I was like how is this possible??

[SKINSFAN87]

Forbath will be a huge upgrade over any of the kickers the skins have had in recent memory. What a great pickup

[hunterx]

Forbath will be a huge upgrade over any of the kickers the skins have had in recent memory. What a great pickup

This isn't true until he plays more than a handful of games to prove it. Otherwise the coaches would be incompetent knowing the best kicker in recent memory was a free agent while they tried out Gano, Rackers and then ended up with Cundiff.

I'm not saying he won't be good, but I am saying it's premature to say he is better than anyone we had. I think that if the coaches or Bruce Allen thought that, he would have been in here in training camp.

[bowhunter]

Any word on how he's done on kickoffs at practice? If not, guess we'll find out tomorrow. Here's hoping that he kicks off at least 6 times, just so we can get a good sample size

[hunterx]

Any word on how he's done on kickoffs at practice? If not, guess we'll find out tomorrow. Here's hoping that he kicks off at least 6 times, just so we can get a good sample size

I don't even care if he gets touchbacks as long as he can get us 3 points from make-able NFL kicking distances. I don't know what the weather up there in DC is, but if it's a clear day I assume he will touchback 50% of his kick offs.

[rk3025]

Our ex kicker just lost the Steeler game so maybe Cobra is our kicker for 10 years.

---------- Post added October-14th-2012 at 09:21 AM ----------

Tampa Bay picked before Detroit and us; so he was not available.

[SKINSFAN87]

This isn't true until he plays more than a handful of games to prove it. Otherwise the coaches would be incompetent knowing the best kicker in recent memory was a free agent while they tried out Gano, Rackers and then ended up with Cundiff.

I'm not saying he won't be good, but I am saying it's premature to say he is better than anyone we had. I think that if the coaches or Bruce Allen thought that, he would have been in here in training camp.

I hear what ur saying, from what I saw and heard about him that he seems to have a great leg and is accurate. To me, he just seems to be the guy that the skins can finally rely on to make the crucial kicks. He's young and here's to hoping.

[elkabong82]

IDK how come everybody kicks better somewhere else?

Ask Bang, he'll point out our ST coach is lousy. Every season it is that much harder to argue against. I said we didn't want to make the mistake with Gano that we did with Akers, Novak, and Suisham. Gano was even with Rackers, and his youth and kickoffs won him the job. I didn't like him being cut, but Cundiff was a pro bowler who had 1 bad kick in playoffs where he was unnecessarily rushed. Cundiff has not mentally recovered and has worsened judging from his brief stint here.Confidence is everything to a kicker. That could have been seen in a try out possibly, and I'm wondering if we held on or if Smith just said go get him. Really we should have hung on to Gano.

That being said, I am glad we moved away from Cundiff quickly and I like the potential of Cobra Kai.

[MustangSteve]

Does Cundiff received any guaranteed money in his contract? and is he released without any further money?

Would you pay a sorry ass kicker for firing him?

[TheREALJBird]

So you're proud of the fact that you heckled our own kicker after he made a field goal? What ever happened to supporting our players?

If you don't agree with the acquisition/retention of a player there is nothing wrong with voicing that but how does criticizing him in the middle of the game help anything?

Why so serious? Lol I'm sure you we're calm and collective each time Cundiff missed a chip shot. He was terrible, simple as that.

[UK SKINS FAN '74]

I was in favour of the move for Cundiff, but damn, the guy looked mentally screwed pretty quickly.

Good luck Kai, don't miss and you'll do just fine.

[MustangSteve]

LOL another bad decsion by Shanny IMO.. So you replace a kicker,with another kicker who has never played in a regular season game? Right this makes sense...This guy will probably be cut after the Vikes game..What do they have against Gano? Just sign him back already..Im hoping I am wrong about this and we lucked up into finding this kicker but I just don't know how this guy is going to handle the pressure

---------- Post added October-10th-2012 at 01:24 PM ----------

This guy will be cut after two games played ...He has never played or kick in a NFL game in his career..lol Too much pressure for him to start trying now in DC

How many FG do you need our kicker to miss in a season? He missed 3 in 1 game that almost cost us that game, and missed his very next try in the next game, and that Atlanta game would have been a huge win if we pulled it out. A man who can kick as good as Forbath deserves his shot, and now he's getting it in the Nations Capital. I hope he ends up being our answer.