TBN : Dan Carpenter

[Mace]

Carpenter sums up kicking neatly :

“It’s black and white. You either make it through the yellow things or you don’t,” Carpenter said after the Bills wrapped up their fifth practice of the spring. “It doesn’t matter if you hit a good ball or a bad ball. If it goes through the yellow things, everyone’s happy. If it doesn’t, nobody’s happy. There’s no gray area whatsoever.”

http://bills.buffalonews.com/2016/06/01/dan-carpenter/

I like Carpenter, hope he works it out. Would be good though too if he could kick it off, still don't quite understand that one but hey. "Well, Dan....try and kick it through the yellow things, even if you can't from here."

[Goobylal]

Re: TBN : Dan Carpenter

With the new (and I bet short-lived) KO rules, having a guy who can't KO into the EZ, much less keeping a player around just for that, isn't a big deal.

[YardRat]

Re: TBN : Dan Carpenter

Hope he has a big year, we're going to need every point we can get.

[OpIv37]

Re: TBN : Dan Carpenter

The K and P situations have been grossly mishandled since Lindell and Moorman left.

I think Rex really shook Carpenter's confidence last year and at this point I don't think either one trusts the other.

[Bill Cody]

Re: TBN : Dan Carpenter

The K and P situations have been grossly mishandled since Lindell and Moorman left.

I think Rex really shook Carpenter's confidence last year and at this point I don't think either one trusts the other.

Please. I don't trust Carpenter either. He's got a big boy's job and he either does it or he's fired, this isn't about the coach talking nice nice to save his widdle feelings. Personally I think it's nuts to have to carry 2 kickers. Carpenter ain't Adam Vinatieri.

[OpIv37]

Re: TBN : Dan Carpenter

Please. I don't trust Carpenter either. He's got a big boy's job and he either does it or he's fired, this isn't about the coach talking nice nice to save his widdle feelings. Personally I think it's nuts to have to carry 2 kickers. Carpenter ain't Adam Vinatieri.

I agree we shouldn't need two kickers. But just more than just saying nice things. Rex was undermining his confidence before he was even struggling. Kickers are a fickle bunch and need to be treated with kid gloves.

[Victor7]

Re: TBN : Dan Carpenter

The K and P situations have been grossly mishandled since Lindell and Moorman left.

I think Rex really shook Carpenter's confidence last year and at this point I don't think either one trusts the other.

Schmidt has been a beast punting the ball. Moorman was let go in 2012 so aside from 2013 we've been set at that at that spot

As far as kicking its hard to fault the team. Carpenter got off to a great start. It was only last year that he started struggling. I do agree that it is ridiculous we have to waste a roster spot on a guy that only kicks off.

[Dr. Lecter]

Re: TBN : Dan Carpenter

How has punter been mishandled?

They tried one guy that didn't work out (which happens all around the NFL) and have had a damn good punter the last two years.

[Bill Cody]

Re: TBN : Dan Carpenter

I agree we shouldn't need two kickers. But just more than just saying nice things. Rex was undermining his confidence before he was even struggling. Kickers are a fickle bunch and need to be treated with kid gloves.

nonsense. Kickers kick, chokers choke. And the fact is they're fickle no matter whether the coach is Bill Parcells and he tells Adam Vinatieri as a struggling rookie in preseason "you'd better make this kick or there will be consequences" or the coach sings "You're the Best Around" sweetly in his ear.

[OpIv37]

Re: TBN : Dan Carpenter

How has punter been mishandled?

They tried one guy that didn't work out (which happens all around the NFL) and have had a damn good punter the last two years.

Uh, they cut Moorman for Powell then cut Powell for Moorman then cut Moorman again. It doesn't get much more clueless than that. They made the wrong decision the first time but then they brought back a guy they already cut... And ended up cutting him again. What a shock! The guy that wasn't good enough anymore didn't get any better with time!

[Dr. Lecter]

Re: TBN : Dan Carpenter

And for the two years since then they've had Schmidt.

Or do you dislike him too?

[OpIv37]

Re: TBN : Dan Carpenter

And for the two years since then they've had Schmidt.

Or do you dislike him too?

He's ok. They still mismanaged the situation. Keeping a position stable for a mere two seasons is an extremely low bar.

[Joe Fo Sho]

Re: TBN : Dan Carpenter

If there's one thing the front office should be reprimanded for, it's definitely the 1 year since 1991 that we had an issue at the punter position.

[Dr. Lecter]

Re: TBN : Dan Carpenter

He's ok. They still mismanaged the situation. Keeping a position stable for a mere two seasons is an extremely low bar.

Except you said the mishandled since Moorman left. That's not true. Not even close to it.

And there were two years that punters were jumping around. That's nor really all that unusual.

There are approximately 4,783 things this team has done worse than handle the punter situation. You're reaching.

[Goobylal]

Re: TBN : Dan Carpenter

He's ok. They still mismanaged the situation. Keeping a position stable for a mere two seasons is an extremely low bar.

No they didn't. Moorman was no better than Powell at that stage of his career.