Something alarming you may have missed...

SaintAkira said
Wow, you're gonna defend Carney?

Okay, fine. You're right, through extensive reserch he has missed a grand total of 2 PATs. One being a swift kick in the junk vs the Jags (I would have cut him that day). After that miss he lost my trust for life.

So let us look at his kickoff prowess:

http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/1400

Not so great. More touchbacks than I thought, but still unacceptable. Point is, it's time to insert a younger, stronger leg into our special teams, specifically kickoffs.

I notice you didn't take offense with the fact that the opposing teams generally start at their 40 yard line......:)

We have to ride it out with him this year. The injury to Berger forced Carney into having to kick off. The lack of length during warm-ups, mentioned above, is alarming, but Carney has been pretty solid this year. Early in the season, his kickoffs weren't too bad, but lately, he's been pretty short. We won't have the luxury of attempting long field goals this year and should probably look to upgrade the position next offseason.