It’s been a few months since we’ve last looked at a roster battle on the New Orleans Saints. If you were to pan over the roster and assess the various positional areas, no greater area of concern exists than that of the kicker position.
I’ve long believed the New Orleans Saints have put a band-aid on the kicker spot. Just look at the carousel of kickers to grace the Saints organization under the Sean Payton era.
- 2006 – John Carney (42) / Billy Cundiff (26)
- 2007 – Martin Gramatica (32) / Olindo Mare (34)
- 2008 – Martin Gramatica (33) / Garrett Hartley (22) / Taylor Mehlhaff (23)
- 2009 – John Carney (45) / Garrett Hartley (23)
- 2010 – John Carney (46) / Garrett Hartley (24)
- 2011 – John Kasay (42)
- 2012 – Garrett Hartley (26)
- 2013 – Garrett Hartley (27) / Shayne Graham (36)
- 2014 – Shayne Graham (37)
Traditionally, a lot of veterans have been handling the kicker duties for the black and gold in the Sean Payton era.