Thanks to dr Wnc for the comment regarding the Skins new signings. Redskins.com just released a press release announcing the addition of kicker, Dave Rayner, and RB/Kick-returner, Dominique Dorsey. Rayner does not have impressive stats, in fact, they are god awful, but I guess everything is worth a shot. He was originally drafted by the Colts in the 6th round, so it's reassuring to see that the Skins aren't the only team to draft bust kickers early.
Kicking Stats - Dave Rayner
YEAR
TEAM
G
FGM
FGA
PCT
1-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50+
LNG
XPM
XPA
PTS
2005
IND
14
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2006
GNB
16
26
35
74.3
0
12
9
11
3
54
31
32
109
2007
KAN
10
15
22
68.2
0
3
10
8
1
49
14
14
59
2007
SDG
1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2008
CIN
2
1
1
100.0
0
1
0
0
0
26
3
3
6
Career
43
42
59
71.2
0-0
15-16
13-19
13-19
1-5
54
48
49
174
As for Dominique Dorsey, the kid looks to have some natural abilities. A couple of facts are that he: is 5'7" (165 lbs), graduated from UNLV, and was a CFL All-Star. His full profile/stats are available here. Check out this clip of Dorsey doing his best Ed Reed impersonation.
It is not encouraging to see that we're looking at a kicker that has been on 5 teams in 4 years. Man, if we had just kept David Akers, we could have avoided a decade of these shenanigans. Rayner's career kicking stats above 40 yards are down-right dreadful (14-24). Would you want this guy attempting a game-winning field goal?
Dorsey, on the other hand, looks promising. It is obvious the Skins have problems accumulating long rushes, especially for touchdowns, so Dominque I expect will compete for Rock's positions of 3rd back and kick-off returner.