New Orleans Saints special teams coordinator Greg McMahon understands the criticism.
"This is a bottom-line league, so I'm ultimately responsible for everything that goes out there in the kicking game," he said on a teleconference Friday. "And that's just the way it is, and that's fair and that's fine."
The Saints have had multiple costly errors on special teams this year, particularly on the field-goal unit and returns. Rookie kicker Wil Lutz has had three kicks blocked that directly led to points for the opponent in three close losses, and blunders on kickoff and punt returns have led to bad field position.