How bout Hartley?
 

Think he kicked his career longest this game. Gotta give him props for the kicks.

He still has this look like, "geezus, I hope I don't miss," and "holy sh--, I just made it."

I'm no less nervous than I was before w/him. And, I STILL do not understand why Morstead isn't kicking off.

Lol I said the same thing during the game. Yea he made 2 nice ones today but he is still on my **** list.

I couldn't be more happy for the guy, hope he keeps his job:)

As I have stated in other posts, doesn't have a link but, I read that Morstead does not kick off because of the injury he had to his groin. The coaching doesn not want to risk aggravating the injury. And seeing him BOOM that 64yd punt I can se why.

Thought Hartley did a good job today, days like this is why I'm so high on him. He has a tremendous leg and I feel pretty confident he will just gett better and more consistant.

Hartley is clutch. His weakness is that if the weight of the world isn't on his shoulders, he gets lost.

He'll get better.

Interesting fact from the Ap game article: Hartley, Daniel, and the new LS all went to Southlake Carroll, just south of the stadium and in the town where payton lived while with the cowboys. So it goes from the hand of one assumed Cowboys fan, into the hands of another, off the foot of another, 50 yards through the goalpost. pretty cool.

An enigma

I've been on the "ax Hartley" wagon myself, but I can happily admit.

This, aside from the NFC Championship, was the game of his career.

He was nails on everything, and his kickoffs were deeper, and better than anything I've ever seen him do.

The scariest play of the game to me was his extra point after Lance's TD, and he nailed it. His kicks were flat-out pretty, and he lost that knuckleball look his kicks have always had in the past.

Maybe be just needs more national spotlight, and extra pressure.

Superb game, Garrett. Bravo!!!!

The overtime chip-shot kick against Atl wasn't weight enough?

That was the joke in my house last night!! He's always just as surprised as the rest of us when he makes it! But by god, he did what he gets paid to do yesterday! Thank you Hartley!

he's passed the test for another game or 2 lol

I'm still gunna hold my breath everytime he takes a kick, that is until he proves me wrong and shows real consistency.

IF HE KICKS THE FIELD GOAL THAT BEATS THE CLOWNS AND WE WIN THE SOUTH AND HOME FIELD AND BUYS ME LUNCH, THEN WERE EVEN.LOL

Aikman and Buck were all over this during the game. Every time the field goal unit went out in the first half, including extra points.

Last year everyone of his kicks were straight dead center. He obviously has a technique problem when he's pushing those kicks left so why hasn't someone on the staff been able to show him what the problem is (was)?

I will at least try to give Hartley some benefit of the doubt. He had Brunell holding last year. I know this is no excuse, for the most part the holding hasn't been a visible problem, but we never know with these head case kickers. What we can assume is over the course of the rest of the season is Hartley is going to be counted on to win some games. I really hope whatever the issue was/is, is now corrected or will be quickly.

you got me there, Saint Michael. I feel chastened.

wow, I guess I was listening to them even less than I thought I was...

Hartley lives to see another day. He had a great game.

His hook was gone. They were straight as an arrow.... That right post no longer has paint on the inside of it though...

Good game, but the scars are still there from Atl and Ariz. The short misses vs Sea & TB didn't hurt us, but...

I think the only reason he is still here is that SP wants some stability. Guarantee that we see competition in training camp

Maybe all the dissing and questioning of Hartley we did helped. I say we keep it up, see if it works again!

Since the NFl has no minor league like Baseball, can we send him to the CFL or Arena Football until he is consistent again?


He leaves me with the feeling that is similar to driving a car that has a seat belt that sometimes works and some times does not....

Not likely

He's a young kicker, what is he 24. Most of the vet kickers have 10-15 yrs experience and they still miss random easy kicks. He started out shaky but he's back on the wagon now. It would be great to see him kick the game winner against Atlanta but we will have a 20pt lead in the 4th.

He's still with the Saints because SP knows a helluva lot more about football and the personnel available than we do

I posted a thread about what I have figured out...

With 10 attempts away and 8 attempts st home, when he is 90% for away games, and 50% in The Super Dome.... There is a glaring discrepancy in his consistency based on location.

All of his other situational 2010 stats vary no more than 25%... Be it score margin, distance, game qtr.... The only explanation is this guy has issues kicking at home. Why he has problems at home I have no idea but he does.

Its like Devery, I guess. You ever notice, you cant throw a pass straight to Devery's hands, or he'll drop it...

... but if he's upside down falling backwards with the ball coming to his knees, while two safeties are hitting him.... its a catch!

I actually agree with you here Magic, at least on Harper. Gonzalez was obviously gunning for him last game, and he didn't handle it well.

Im glad he's doing what he was brought in and paid to do.. kick and kick between the poles.

Just keep it up, and keep that curve ball straight.

I'm still going to be nervous when he gets on the field.........I hope he isn't.

man you clobbered that, the heck with the nail on the head.:-D

We Hou-Dats were in Ragin Cajun yesterday, and whenever Hartley lines up for an extra point, everybody goes... "Shhhhh! Shhhhhhh!" and holds up crossed fingers. `