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Title: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: bsfins on August 14, 2013, 04:09:02 pm Via twitter
@DolphinsMEDIA: The Miami Dolphins have terminated the contract of K Dan Carpenter... http://t.co/Ch8WFsIJPF (http://t.co/Ch8WFsIJPF) Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: MikeO on August 14, 2013, 04:12:35 pm they could have announced this in April when they drafted Sturgis..lol
Everyone saw it coming. This wasn't a real competition by any means Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: CF DolFan on August 14, 2013, 04:17:42 pm they could have announced this in April when they drafted Sturgis..lol It was obviously Sturgis' to lose but it would have been stupid to cut Carpenter without making Sturgis prove he could handle it. Everyone saw it coming. This wasn't a real competition by any means Congrats to Sturgis for being the first Gator to land the job but I think Armando put it in perspective yesterday. "Incredible that at this stage in camp K Caleb Sturgis is #dolphins most impressive rookie with CB Will Davis second." Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: Landshark on August 14, 2013, 04:24:04 pm He missed kicks so he got the boot. See ya Carp. Hope you can hook up with another team
Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: phinphan on August 14, 2013, 04:30:50 pm He will probably be on a new team before the weekend.
Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: Brian Fein on August 14, 2013, 04:36:54 pm He will get scooped up. Lifetime 82% accuracy, and 50% from outside 50 yards. Ranks 21st all time in accuracy. Kickers like that aren't a dime a dozen.
Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: MyGodWearsAHoodie on August 14, 2013, 04:45:49 pm He will get scooped up. Lifetime 82% accuracy, and 50% from outside 50 yards. Ranks 21st all time in accuracy. Kickers like that aren't a dime a dozen. He might have to take pay cut from what he was making, but if he is reasonable in his expectation there is no reason for him to not play this year. Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: Spider-Dan on August 14, 2013, 05:04:18 pm Olindo Mare was still kicking field goals in the NFL last year.
Carpenter will be fine. Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: Dave Gray on August 15, 2013, 02:18:05 pm I think this says more about Sturgis than Carpenter. We knew he was gone. I think they just wanted to make sure Sturgis didn't implode or have his leg fall off while kicking.
So, good news. Good luck, Dan. Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: MyGodWearsAHoodie on August 15, 2013, 02:46:38 pm I think this says more about Sturgis than Carpenter. Doesn't say much about Sturgis other than he doesn't totally suck. Nobody carries two kickers and you got to be pretty bad to get cut as rookie draft pick. Granted reports are he is a lot better than "doesn't totally suck". But that was the hurdle in order for Carpenter to get cut. Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: mecadonzilla on August 15, 2013, 03:02:51 pm I'm sure it also helps Carpenter to be released earlier than later at this stage of training camp. If you know you're not going to keep him, do him a solid and let him move on. Making sure Sturgis was anywhere near capable was the only thing keeping Carpenter around this long.
Getting rid of him was more indicative of his contract than his skills at this point. I'm sure he'll be kicking for someone else before too long. Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: Brian Fein on August 15, 2013, 03:17:31 pm I wonder if that was part of it. You think Carpenter didn't know it was coming? Maybe they came to a deal and let him have a chance to find another job, instead of working at Winn Dixie waiting for someone to get hurt.
Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: CF DolFan on August 15, 2013, 03:44:43 pm Good kickers always have a job and they last forever. Had Carpenter been let go week one he would have landed somewhere just about as soon as he wanted. Regardless of his supposed down season he is a very good kicker.
Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: Sunstroke on August 15, 2013, 03:50:22 pm I'm sure it also helps Carpenter to be released earlier than later at this stage of training camp. I agree with the general principle, but kickers are one of the few positions that teams often go looking for in the middle of the season, when their current kicker starts shanking kicks that they ought to be making, and teams start losing games because of it. It seems like every year, you see one or two teams signing a new kicker mid-stream. Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: MyGodWearsAHoodie on August 15, 2013, 04:07:47 pm I wonder if that was part of it. You think Carpenter didn't know it was coming? I am willing to bet Carpenter was begging for it. If I was in his shoes, I would have asked Ireland to cut me the day after the draft and every day since camp started. He knew he was gone, the worst thing for him would have been to stay on the roster until the 53 man cut date. Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: Dave Gray on August 15, 2013, 05:16:11 pm Doesn't say much about Sturgis other than he doesn't totally suck. Nobody carries two kickers and you got to be pretty bad to get cut as rookie draft pick. Exactly my point. Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: CF DolFan on August 15, 2013, 11:03:43 pm As I had mentioned... It doesn't look like he will be hurting for work.
Quote Work waiting for Dan Carpenter Adam Schefter [ARCHIVE] ESPN | August 15, 2013 Former Miami Dolphins kicker Dan Carpenter, released Wednesday, already has work waiting for him. Problem is, he's waiting on his wife, who is three days overdue with the couple's first child. Once his wife gives birth, Carpenter will pick a new team. There are a good half-dozen teams around the league looking for a new kicker, including the Green Bay Packers, the Seattle Seahawks, the New York Jets, the Cleveland Browns and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: phinphan on August 16, 2013, 03:40:58 am As a dolphin fan life has taught me one thing he will be a jet. Our first game will be a close one and we will have a two point lead. As time expires he will kick a 62 yard field goal. Actually I think the jets will have a bad year. Luckily Sanchez is their best QB.
Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: CF DolFan on August 16, 2013, 08:24:30 am ^^^ I'd like to see him land in Tampa so hopefully he enjoys the Florida weather!
Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: MyGodWearsAHoodie on August 16, 2013, 10:59:38 am As a dolphin fan life has taught me one thing he will be a jet. Our first game will be a close one and we will have a two point lead. As time expires he will kick a 62 yard field goal. Actually I think the jets will have a bad year. Luckily Sanchez is their best QB. Lets make it even better (or worse): The only reason the score is 2 points and not 5, is Sturgis shanked one from the 8 yard line on the prior drive. Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: el diablo on August 16, 2013, 04:03:55 pm As a dolphin fan life has taught me one thing he will be a jet. Our first game will be a close one and we will have a two point lead. As time expires he will kick a 62 yard field goal. Actually I think the jets will have a bad year. Luckily Sanchez is their best QB. I see the same thing. Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: phinphan on August 21, 2013, 01:23:11 pm Cardinals sign Carpenter to one year deal putting him with feeley whom he replaced in miami you cant make this up .
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/21/cardinals-signing-dan-carpenter/ Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: hordman on August 21, 2013, 02:03:33 pm Cardinals sign Carpenter to one year deal putting him with feeley whom he replaced in miami you cant make this up . http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/08/21/cardinals-signing-dan-carpenter/ Ah, that's too funny. Glad we dont play ARZ this year. I liked him, wish him the best, but I dont want him kicking a FG to beat us. Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: CF DolFan on August 21, 2013, 04:03:26 pm you cant make this up . That's just wrong!! Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: phinphan on August 21, 2013, 04:11:41 pm Feeley is probably wondering what did I do to this guy.
Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: phinphan on August 23, 2013, 12:28:31 pm I am still a dolphin fan feeley was one of us. I like to think I am not alone rooting for him its just funny against a new dolphin
Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: el diablo on August 23, 2013, 03:45:22 pm Poor Feeley.
Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: EDGECRUSHER on August 25, 2013, 03:12:43 pm Carpenter has been released by Arizona.
What the hell did they sign him for in the first place? He was only in town for 5 days. Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: Landshark on August 25, 2013, 03:59:06 pm Carpenter has been released by Arizona. What the hell did they sign him for in the first place? He was only in town for 5 days. He played like crap in the preaseason game. Never got a chance to kick off and the one field goal attempt he had was blocked. Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: masterfins on August 26, 2013, 10:43:30 am He played like crap in the preaseason game. Never got a chance to kick off and the one field goal attempt he had was blocked. One blocked FG attempt = "He played like crap" Sorry, but blocked FG attempts usually have more to do with either the O-Line or the holder. Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: Brian Fein on August 26, 2013, 11:14:59 am You have to be above and beyond (or really really cheap) to oust the incumbent. Carp and Feeley are about the same guy. Too bad for Carp.
He'll catch on somewhere, or people will come running to him when a kicker gets hurt. Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: EDGECRUSHER on August 26, 2013, 10:59:17 pm I am just surprised he signed with a team with a hard chance of winning the job. He isn't a bad kicker, he just made too much. I am surprised he didn't find better options.
Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: MikeO on August 26, 2013, 11:27:10 pm I am just surprised he signed with a team with a hard chance of winning the job. He isn't a bad kicker, he just made too much. I am surprised he didn't find better options. He wasn't clutch last year. That is a big deal with kickers. Teams are probably afraid of him right now. I don't think he has or will get as many offers as you guys think. Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: CF DolFan on August 27, 2013, 12:00:36 pm Jets just signed him and cut their kicker.
Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: Landshark on August 27, 2013, 12:16:21 pm Jets just signed him and cut their kicker. Too bad they got rid of Tony Sparano as their offensive coordinator. It would be ironic for the two to be reunited again and witness Sparano pumping his fist when Carp kicks a field goal. Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: MikeO on August 27, 2013, 12:19:13 pm Jets just signed him and cut their kicker. kicker for the Jets is a part-time job. They won't be doing much scoring this year. Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: Brian Fein on August 27, 2013, 02:41:42 pm The Jets still have Nick Folk. They cut their backup kicker. Carp may still not catch on, but I think Folk is on the outs with Fat Rex.
Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: Landshark on August 30, 2013, 10:27:09 pm Wow. Three teams in less than three weeks that said "Thanks, but no thanks." His confidence must be completely shattered right now.
Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: Brian Fein on August 31, 2013, 12:26:48 pm I wonder what kind of contract he got win ARZ and NYJ. I wonder if he's still asking premium price tag...
Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: MikeO on August 31, 2013, 01:24:55 pm I wonder what kind of contract he got win ARZ and NYJ. I wonder if he's still asking premium price tag... Not anymore. He is a vet minimum player at this point. And I think his NFL days might be over Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: MikeO on August 31, 2013, 06:14:25 pm Cleveland cut all of there kickers. Carpenter might be kicking against us Week 1
Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: MikeO on September 02, 2013, 01:47:25 pm Carpenter and Billy Cundiff trying out for the Browns today. Fighting for the job.
Title: Re: Dan Carpenter gone Terminated Contract Post by: phinphan on September 03, 2013, 12:09:24 pm http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000237580/article/dan-carpenter-joins-buffalo-bills-who-lose-their-kicker
Carpenter signs with bills I bet he stays here. |