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Giants extend punter Jamie Gillan

bigblue18 : 3/13/2023 6:46 am
2 years $4 million
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With three 7th round picks this year  
Jay on the Island : 3/13/2023 10:41 am : link
I hope the Giants use one on a punter to compete with Gillan.
Hoping we draft a punter with one of our 7th round picks  
Rick in Dallas : 3/13/2023 10:41 am : link
Gillian is very average imv
RE: They seem to like him more than we do  
Carson53 : 3/13/2023 11:02 am : link
In comment 16061406 mfsd said:
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just wish he could learn how to drop it inside the 20 more than once every 6 games
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Instead of licking the ball into the EZ.
If you kick from around midfield, and the ball goes into
the EZ, you have a net 30 yards, that's not good enough.
I don't care for Gillan, thought they could have upgraded here
You guys  
Eric from BBI : Admin : 3/13/2023 11:10 am : link
raise an issue with the directional kicking.

However, Gillan's inside-the-20 kicking noticeably improved in the second half of the season and is backed up by the stats.
He wasn't great, but he did get better as the season went along.  
Mad Mike : 3/13/2023 11:11 am : link
Through week 9, his touchback % was 15.4%, and his inside-the-20 % was 28.2%. Week 10 on, his touchback % was 8.6% and his inside the 20 was 42.9%. Hopefully that improvement carries over to next year.
I will reserve the right to change my opinion based on the terms  
GiantsFan84 : 3/13/2023 11:12 am : link
But this guy isn’t worth a penny over the minimum. And if they pay him more than the minimum and guaranteed anything beyond 1 year add it to the list of head scratchers to the offseason for me
Every time he punts the ball..  
Goin Deep : 3/13/2023 11:13 am : link
I hold my breath thinking its going to be blocked.
From my prospective, he drops the ball to low, Maybe 8in off the ground before his foot makes contact and has a slow windup. Then he tries to crush the ball. They better bring in some good competition.
This isn't really all that complicated  
Dave on the UWS : 3/13/2023 11:15 am : link
They see potential, are trying to develop him. The contract probably allows them to move on if he stagnates. As the Martin contract illustrates, this is the going rate for punters.
I think his mistakes  
allstarjim : 3/13/2023 11:39 am : link
were really amplified by BBI, but I also thought he got much better as the year went on. He's got a hell of a leg, and I remember him flipping field position on multiple occasions. I seem to like him more than a lot of BBI.

I'm good with it.
Inside the 20  
mittenedman : 3/13/2023 11:46 am : link
isn’t NFL standard from close range. It’s inside the 7.

This guy really stinks. Sure we could wait until the guarantees come out but why even give him an added year with high $$$?

I’m personally not upset with the contract - just that they had interest in bringing him back. He has no touch, and no directional ability. Those are prerequisites at the NFL level.

Amazing going from Wing to Dixon and now this. Giants play outdoors in a windy stadium and need a good P.
I would rather have moved on,  
Section331 : 3/13/2023 11:49 am : link
as I thought he was way too inconsistent, but he is new to American football. The FO must think he has a bright future, so I’ll trust their judgment until they show me I shouldn’t.
Gillan stunk last year  
Breeze_94 : 3/13/2023 12:09 pm : link
There was a punt, I believe in the tie vs Washington, where they really needed a solid one and he shanked it. Then the next week he comes back and drops the snap versus Philly.

I did not have a multi-year deal for him on my bingo card.
I'm hoping they can move on without much pain  
arniefez : 3/13/2023 12:36 pm : link
if they find someone better. I'm hoping that maybe they find someone worth drafting with one of the five picks they have in rounds 6 and 7.
He is a player  
darren in pdx : 3/13/2023 1:15 pm : link
to try to develop and they feel they might get it out of him. What would more shocking is if there don’t bring in one or two more punters to camp as competition.
BOOOO!! HISS!!!  
Red Dog : 3/13/2023 1:20 pm : link
He stinks. Period.

They should have picked up a rookie free agent or maybe used a late 3rd day draft pick on one.
Why?  
Matt M. : 3/13/2023 1:27 pm : link
He was terrible and could quite possibly be the difference in a game or two, which is not acceptable for a team expecting to win.
Ehhh  
Giants86 : 3/13/2023 1:39 pm : link
not a fan!
Another gem by Schoen...  
The Mike : 3/13/2023 2:12 pm : link
Ridiculous signing.
RE: Another gem by Schoen...  
bLiTz 2k : 3/13/2023 2:36 pm : link
In comment 16061980 The Mike said:
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Ridiculous signing.


Lolll some of you should never be active in the offseason.
I don't want this mook back.  
Optimus-NY : 3/13/2023 3:38 pm : link
Nice guy, great story; however; he's a jag of a punter.
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SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/13/2023 6:52 pm : link
I hope & trust we'll bring in competition. I'm no fan of the Scottish Hammer. Cool nickname, but we can do MUCH better.
RE: Every time he punts the ball..  
FranknWeezer : 3/13/2023 9:19 pm : link
In comment 16061608 Goin Deep said:
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I hold my breath thinking its going to be blocked.
From my prospective, he drops the ball to low, Maybe 8in off the ground before his foot makes contact and has a slow windup. Then he tries to crush the ball. They better bring in some good competition.


You’re correct. I had a Twitter exchange with Lawrence Tynes about it last season and he agreed.
I'm not a huge Gillan fan  
Cenotaph : 3/13/2023 11:03 pm : link
and I hope they bring in competition. Felt like he has a strong leg, but just no directional ability, and seemed to shank one at the worst times. But he's probably not the worst punter in the league (maybe bottom half?), so at least he's a reasonable floor for a reasonable P contract.
Truly, a tempest in a teacup.  
Marty in Albany : 3/14/2023 7:28 am : link
Just remember that if a sports WRITER agrees with something, that something is generally not "news worthy" and he has to find something else to write about. And sports writers have to write about something every fuckin' day.
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