Report: Bengals aren't expected to sign Shayne Graham back
by Josh Kirkendall on Feb 12, 2010 8:52 PM EST
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PrintOne of thousands of the presumptions we've made since the season came to crashing halt, we suspected that the Bengals weren't likely to bring Shayne Graham back next year. You can almost notch that as a certainty now. Local 12 learned that "the Bengals are parting ways with Shayne Graham." Joe Reedy first speculated that Graham wouldn't return when the Bengals brought in a couple of kickers to try out on Friday. However Reedy notes that Bengals special teams coach Darrin Simmons "did leave the door slightly open over the possibility of a return."
“It’s going to be an ongoing evaluation where we are going to bring some free agents in and see where Shayne falls in comparison to them,” special teams coach Darrin Simmons said. “We’ll also have to see the likelihood of signing a free agent or possibly getting a kicker in the draft and going that route.
Riiight.
One of those kickers that tried out is Dave Rayner, who, if you remember, filled in for an injured Shayne Graham in 2008, converting three extra points and a 26-yard field goal.
As for Graham, 2009 was arguably his worst season. His field goal percentage (82.1) was his worst since converting 72.2% of this kicks with the Carolina Panthers in 2002. Two of his three blocked field goals came in 2009 and extra points, while not completely his fault, were still crazy-nervous.
Hey, Mike Nugent is out there. Just saying. Anyway, if there's a lesson learned here, it's that the Bengals are better off not franchise anyone... ever. Or risk having that player perform at career low levels.
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I hope for the love of everything I hold dear to me that Shank Graham walks
Slim 15, you will be missed. RIP Chris Henry
by Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds on Feb 12, 2010 9:54 PM EST reply actions
All bengals fans need to pray to whatever god they pray too
And ask that they find another kicker. I cannot stand the Ginger shankapotomos. Graham needs to have the door hit him in the ass on the way out!
by Diesel2405 on Feb 12, 2010 11:21 PM EST via mobile reply actions
oh yeah!!!
CB85......Collaros for Heisman
by TennBengalfan on Feb 13, 2010 3:55 PM EST up reply actions
I say bring back Sam Swank
He wasn’t bad in the preseason
My three favorite things in the world in no particular order: My wife, sex with my wife, and The Cincinnati Bengals
Goodbye Shayne Graham, do did so much and so little at the same time
oh and your wife is hot
www.fantasydaddy.com
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Kickers come a dime a dozen
Leave, Shayne! And may the Bengals not franchise a kicker EVER again.
by DonaldSterlingSucks on Feb 13, 2010 1:23 AM EST reply actions
exactly! thats why they dont make $100mil contracts :)
CB85......Collaros for Heisman
by TennBengalfan on Feb 13, 2010 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
Jinx
Definitely Graham is being jinxed to start with. First St. Louis then Graham.
We houldnt be nervous every time we line up for PAT's and short FG's
Dont let this guy back on our field EVER!!!
CB85......Collaros for Heisman
Shayne was allrite
im sad to see him walk but its time to move on
"There's no substitute for guts."
-- Paul "Bear" Bryant
Nugent
This is really a no-brainer. Sign Nugent. He’s a solid kicker and, quite honestly, his experience in Tampa Bay was not what it seems on paper. He missed a couple 50+ yard FG’s (one hit the crossbar or the upright), he did miss a couple shorter ones but -- he had a rookie coach off to a horrible start and he used Nugent as a scapegoat and cut him. Overall Nuge has shown solid improvement as a kicker until his injury cut short his season with the Jets in 2008. The early knock on him was that his kickoffs were short. They were to begin with but he improved on that. He doesn’t have the strongest leg for kickoffs but he’s decent on those at this point. And -- Nuge is a clutch kicker. I say sign him and let’s not worry about clutch FG’s being missed.
He sounds like
Shayne Graham 2.0, and that’s just from your description of him. I would look elsewhere.
This is our year!
by Paul Cannon on Feb 14, 2010 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
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