Former New Orleans Saints kicker John Carney calls Garrett Hartley's misses "blip on the radar"

SmashMouth · 09-14-2010, 06:27 PM

NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Saints have been off limits to the media since last Friday, so I sought the educated opinion of former Black and Gold kicker/kicking consultant/swing doctor and ageless Zen foot-specialist, John Carney.

Is 24-year-old kicking sensation Garrett Hartley going to be OK? Will he rebound from those wide left FG attempts of 46- and 32-yards on opening night against the Minnesota Vikings and become “Mr. Automatic’’ again?

“This is just a blip in the radar and it’ll pass by quickly I believe,’’ Carney said when reached Tuesday at his home in San Diego. “He’s very solid in his approach to kicking. He’s very solid in his mechanics. He’s an aggressive kicker. I have extreme confidence that he’ll have a great season in 2010 for the New Orleans Saints.’’

Without jeopardizing his “coach/friend/player relationship’’ with Hartley, Carney assures Planet Who Dat that the hero of the NFC Championship game who made all five FG attempts during the postseason has already taken the necessary steps to get his game back on solid footing.

I’m guessing that Hartley went to the Saints’ indoor facility Friday morning and recreated each of those misses from the night before against the Vikings.

That was his course of action after missing a potential winning 37-yard FG attempt as time expired against lowly Tampa Bay in Game 15 last season, a game the Buccaneers eventually won in overtime, 20-17. The next morning, Hartley went to the facility and nailed 10 in a row from the same hash mark and same distance.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,477 Blog Entries: 29	Former New Orleans Saints kicker John Carney calls Garrett Hartley's misses "blip on the radar" NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Saints have been off limits to the media since last Friday, so I sought the educated opinion of former Black and Gold kicker/kicking consultant/swing doctor and ageless Zen foot-specialist, John Carney. Is 24-year-old kicking sensation Garrett Hartley going to be OK? Will he rebound from those wide left FG attempts of 46- and 32-yards on opening night against the Minnesota Vikings and become “Mr. Automatic’’ again? “This is just a blip in the radar and it’ll pass by quickly I believe,’’ Carney said when reached Tuesday at his home in San Diego. “He’s very solid in his approach to kicking. He’s very solid in his mechanics. He’s an aggressive kicker. I have extreme confidence that he’ll have a great season in 2010 for the New Orleans Saints.’’ Without jeopardizing his “coach/friend/player relationship’’ with Hartley, Carney assures Planet Who Dat that the hero of the NFC Championship game who made all five FG attempts during the postseason has already taken the necessary steps to get his game back on solid footing. I’m guessing that Hartley went to the Saints’ indoor facility Friday morning and recreated each of those misses from the night before against the Vikings. That was his course of action after missing a potential winning 37-yard FG attempt as time expired against lowly Tampa Bay in Game 15 last season, a game the Buccaneers eventually won in overtime, 20-17. The next morning, Hartley went to the facility and nailed 10 in a row from the same hash mark and same distance. read more Attached Thumbnails