"Sebastian Janikowski has regained his sense of humor. The Raiders and their exasperated fans hope the kicker also has recouped his accuracy. Three days after missing three field goals, including the potential game-winning 32-yarder as time expired, in the Raiders' heartbreaking 24-23 loss at Arizona, Janikowski spoke publicly and waxed poetically on his sudden case of the yips. On a serious note, he said, "I've got to apologize to everybody - Al Davis, the players, the fans. So, you know, come this weekend, kick a winner." But when asked if his issues were similar to a golfer having a bad day on the putting green, Janikowski quipped, "It's not just the putting green; it was everything." Then, told of former kicker Morten Andersen's philosophy of drinking a water from a paper cup after a missed attempt and then throwing the cup away as if discarding the kick, Janikowski did not miss a beat. "You got to throw a couple cup of waters (away)," he said with a laugh. "Not just one." Had the left-footed Janikowski made just one of his misses - he hooked a 41-yard attempt and a 58-yarder wide right before shanking that last kick wide left - the Raiders would be 2-1 entering Sunday's home game against Houston. Alas. "I was disappointed. I mean shocked, you know?" Janikowski said. Especially since he felt so good in pregame warmups in the indoor University of Phoenix Stadium, where he said he converted 20 of 20 field-goal attempts, including two 63-yarders from each side of the field." http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/30/3067474/raiders-janikowski-apologizes.html
