The "can Dan" Carpenter thread

[The Frankish Reich]

Shouldn't you offer a solution to the problem you create by cutting Carpenter? Cut him and then what - have Gay kick FG's? What available kicker is better?

Since Carpenter doesn't kick off, he had better be accurate as a field goal kicker--and nowadays, as an extra point kicker too. That makes the calculation with him a little different than it is with most kickers. Would you be better off with a different all-purpose (FG and kickoff) kicker + another player on the active roster? That's why I view Carpenter's situation as more precarious than that of other slumping FG kickers.

Edited October 5, 2015 by The Frankish Reich

[seq004]

There is nobody better out there though.

[The Frankish Reich]

There is nobody better out there though.

And since Carpenter doesn't kick off, "as good as" is sufficient to replace him as long as that guy also takes Gay's roster spot.

[klos63]

The Texans just cut that Bullock guy, maybe worth a tire kick

why did they cut him? because he was kicking really well?

[bobshaw81]

Give Carpenter a break. He is the best kicker we had since Christie and not the reason we lost today. Kickers take way too much of the blame. He just may be slaying to many orcs in Middle-earth in his off time, though I cant blame him

[klos63]

Did anyone watch any other game today. FG kickers had a horrible weekend around the league. Maybe they'll all be cut which would leave a lot of options.

I always thought Kai Forbath was decent. Why don't we kick the tires on him?

and then what?

[zow2]

Well dustin Hopkins was sitting there waiting for a call before the season opener. Now he's 6/6 for tge skins.

Yup. Skins fans are loving him. I was bummed when he got the hamstring injury after we drafted him. His pedigree was very good and now his potential is turning into reality

[zow2]

Btw, ya can't cut Dan Carpenter. He has to play himself out of this funk. Do you realize how fast he would be scooped up by teams like the Steelers and Eagles?!? Just a bunch of nobody's out there right now. You can't cut a known kicker

[metzelaars_lives]

Hey maybe if the Saints cut their guy who jut missed a 30 yarder, then we can sign him instead of Carpenter!

[TheFunPolice]

Do you watch other games?

 

Saints kicker just missed a 30 YD FG to win the game at home and in a some

 

Plenty of bad kicking. Carpenter is fine.

Hey maybe if the Saints cut their guy who jut missed a 30 yarder, then we can sign him instead of Carpenter!

Typing at same time! Lol

[26CornerBlitz]

As a side note, Dustin Hopkins looks great on placements and kickoffs for Washington.

[Lurker]

I honestly think he might be in real trouble.......

 

Rex isnt gonna put up with this

He also needs a lamb to slaughter...

[FloridaSnow]

Yup. Skins fans are loving him. I was bummed when he got the hamstring injury after we drafted him. His pedigree was very good and now his potential is turning into reality

Completely agree across the board. Loved the pick when we made it.

[purple haze]

Any kicker off the street would be an upgrade. He is just not dependable.

 

 

Imo

A kicker off the street isn't reliable either, that's why he's available at this point in the season. They should work some kickers out, but I wouldn't put Carpenter out to pasture just yet. It CAN be worse.

[Mark Vader]

So how do we know if youre wrong about this, too? If you were wrong once in saying to cut Lindell, you may be wrong again in saying to keep Carpenter. How can we trust you (except for your movie reviews, which are usually spot on)???

Everyones right, you can't let Carpenter go, he was money last year.

 

This year, not so much, and the year before last, also not so much, but last year he was money and if he gets his head on striaght, or the rules change back, or he heals up from whatever injuries he has been suffering from obviously he will be money again

 

I would definitly be bringing in kickers this week to look at and not be waiting for Dan to get his groove back. Gay, or any street free agent with kicking experience can miss field goals just as good as Carpenter has.

 

And this isn't because of todays game, this is because the offseason and a bunch of times in these last 4 games, mr. 'Money' can't hit FGs or Extra points that a kicker should.......

Ummm, the year before last he was 33/36 on FG's, 6 from 50+

 

Carpenter has been money since he got here.

[Freddie's Dead]

 

Why not Agatha Christie?

I was gonna go with Lou Christie.

I hope Carp is just rope-a-dopin', and he'll get up and knock out Foreman. But he is not looking good. He'll need to get it straightened out soon, or Rex just may try a JAG off the street.

[YoloinOhio]

@SportBlogNYC: Jay Feely posted this today about kickers and it makes a lot of sense http://t.co/JhajLIlqdx

[OldTimer1960]

In this case he likely cost us a win...that miss caused a chain of events that saw us go for it on 4th and goal instead of kicking another FG to cut it to a one possession game. Game would have been tied at 16 instead of us being down 16-10.

So, it wasn't the 17 penalties or the poor tackling on a short pass to a RB that led to a 50 yard Giants' TD right after the Bills cut the lead to 16-10 that had anything to do with the loss?

[8-8 Forever?]

Remember when we had the thread about why Miami cut him and settled on it being an overreaction to a bad couple weeks? Think we are having one of those moments here?

pretty sure the guy is injured and trying to kick anyway. he's on the injury report every week... Rexy gonna have to stick with him and hope he gets healthy... the 51 yarder may have tweaked something... don't shoot the kicker, he certainly did not lose the game. cut urbik and get a younger guy up from the practice squad . but urbik is the backup center... ugh. JOhn miller better get healthy quickly.

[Best Player Available]

if Pete Gogolak didn't just admit he is more a Giants fan, than a Bills fan. I'd give him a call.