Calling all kickers!

by dell00 on Oct 28, 2008 8:25 PM CDT

This just in..

Taylor Mehlhaff and Ben Graham both released this evening by the Saints

This could open the door for Carney, Morton Anderson, hell, maybe even the pizza guy... I got an Idea, why dont they have a kicking competition during this weeks LSU game & find us a replacement a la Texas Tech..

So where do the Saints go from here fellas.. Looks like they'll have some time to look into some new legs

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Per NOLA.com

The Saints released kicker Taylor Mehlhaff and punter Ben Graham on Tuesday, according to league sources. No replacements have been announced

http://blog.nola.com/saintsbeat/2008/10/new_orleans_saints_cut_kicker.html

by BayouRebel on Oct 28, 2008 8:38 PM CDT reply actions

2 observations

1) It seems I did NOT overreact in the game thread to Melfhamp’s muffed PAT.
2) Graham didn’t even get to show off his torpedo kick or whatever the hell that was.

It’s almost November. WHO are they going to get to kick??? This is insane.

by stujo4 on Oct 28, 2008 9:41 PM CDT reply actions

Someone tell me if you've heard this before, I've never heard it

Payton has admitted that he never should have let reliable veteran Carney go after the ’06 season, when he tried to upgrade to the stronger-legged Mare.

Carney is now one of the league’s most consistent kickers for the NFC East-leading Giants, who have two proven veterans on their roster with Lawrence Tynes recovering from a knee injury. Still, there is no indication that they plan on letting either kicker go, even when Tynes returns.

http://blog.nola.com/saintsbeat/2008/10/new_orleans_saints_cut_kicker.html

by stujo4 on Oct 28, 2008 10:02 PM CDT reply actions

Well...

At least he admitted his mistake while still working here. Haslett made us suffer through years of his BS, refusing to ever admit a mistake, even after getting fired and going to St. Louis. Basically it took him 7 years to admit he should have benched Brooks when he was clearly injured.

by SaintBevo on Oct 28, 2008 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions

challange.

See, Coach called the Offense together and said something like.

Boys, we have no kicker. So I want you to know that there is no such thing as a FG or Punt allowed anymore. We go 4 downs all the time. Now if you dont want to be stressing out the poor fans a whole damn lot, you best be converting a whole lot of 2nd and 3rd downs… Now, get back out there and learn to run block.

by MT_always on Oct 29, 2008 7:35 AM CDT reply actions