Forget the Coaches: Kickers Like John Carney & Jason Elam Are On the Hot Seat

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Published: November 24, 2009

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... pretty much either a hero, or a goat. There is no in between. And if a kicker becomes a hero, it is quickly forgotten and credited to the quarterback who got him in the position to kick it.

 

It used to be that positional players would double as kickers. But as the two-way player ended, new breeds of “athletes” entered the league. They have strange names, some cannot speak English, and some kick without socks (although those are a dying breed).

 

No one ever acknowledges how tough it can be to kick a ball through goal posts. Since they don’t play any other times during the game, their value is underestimated. Bill Parcells once said of a hurt Matt Bahr “He doesn’t have to play. All he has to do is kick.” A kicker is not viewed as someone who can make a...

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