I hope Carp has his bags packed. Sturgis is going to be da man.



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Carpenter started packing after the fifth round of this years draft.

Hey Carp. I-95 north is that way.

I'm glad Sturgis is looking good...............but except for two weeks last year, Carpenter has been a very solid kicker.............assuming he's cut, he wont be unemployed long.

It's a salary cap move, plain and simple. Carpenter missed some clutch kicks last year, kicks that could've given this team a winning record. He's making over $2 million a year while Sturgis is making $400K. If your kicker is not gonna make clutch kicks, he doesn't deserve over $2 million

plus with Carpenter we know we have no shot to win a game if we stall on the opponent's 42 yard line with 12 seconds left and down by 1. But from 56 to 60 yards out we have a shot with Sturgis.

a big reason why the Vikings made the post season was that Blair Walsh nailed 10 field goals from 50+ yards out.

I agree. Carpenter still is a very good kicker, but he's showing signs of decline on the long stuff as he's not the consistent kicker that he used to be. I remember Jimmy Johnson trading Pete Stoyanovich to the Chiefs because he said he didn't believe in paying a kicker that kind of money. I think a lot of us were in denial that one of our favorite Dolphins kickers was on the decline as well.

I'm not so sure on the decline is a good way to describe kickers still in their 20s. Maybe not working hard enough during the off-season...I'm sure fat salaries tend to make that a reality.