Kasay far from done.

[Doyle]

I saw him kicking 55 yarders easily this TC. Who will be doing the kickoffs for us this year?

[Carolina Crazy V2]

Kasay will never do kickoffs again because of that botched superbowl kick.

[panthers55]

Who has been doing kickoffs at camp besides Jugs? Has Carter been doing them all or has Baker been doing it as well. Seems I read he was going to do doing them as well . Especially in the event that we need to keep a few others guys on the roster to make up for injuries.

[R0CKnR0LLA]

He's far from done cause we don't have anyone young and decent that can take his job and do kickoffs too. lol Hey maybe we can put a jersey on the jugs machine for kickoffs.

[pantherclaw]

Carter was brought in to handle kickoffs, but don't know if the team will be able to afford a 3rd specialist. So it may end up being Baker handling KOs.

[CRA]

wasn't Kasey reported as doing the onside kick a couple days ago? I hope that isn't a sign they are working him again back as the KO guy.

[DickolausJ]

Kasey needs to be ready this year, I gotta a feeling a lot of our games are going to come down to clutch kicks.

[PhillyB]

Kasay will never do kickoffs again because of that botched superbowl kick.

wrong, he will never do kickoffs again because his leg needs to remain fresh for fieldgoals. if the coaching staff didn't have confidence in him as a kicker he'd have been gone long ago.

[Jangler]

Kasey needs to be ready this year, I gotta a feeling a lot of our games are going to come down to clutch kicks.

Nah, it's gonna be a slow year for him and FGs....but extra points will be a banner year!

[DickolausJ]

Nah, it's gonna be a slow year for him and FGs....but extra points will be a banner year!

I hope u are right. I gotta a feeling the difference between sitting out and the playoffs are going to come down to some close games.

[Jangler]

I go into every season with a positive and optimistic view point. Usually doesn't take long to be disappointed, but I would rather be positive and right than negative and right. Not saying you're being negative, but it seems like some people like being assholes just so they can say "I told you so."

[Anybodyhome]

John Kasay has not been able to reach the endzone on kickoffs for about 4 years now.

Although he has better career numbers than the only kicker in the Hall of Fame, Jan Stenerud, he's never been held accountable for the kickoff that cost Carolina the Super Bowl. Of course, there's no telling how New England would have handled starting at their own 20 versus their own 45... I'm just sayin'.

Lloyd averaged 66.7 yards per kickoff last season- which translates to every kickoff returner starting 2 yards deep in the end zone. Of course, 29.1% of his kickoffs were touchbacks and were never returned. Special teams averaged giving up 24.8 yards per return- which means opposing teams basically started at their own 23 yard line with Lloyd kicking off.

The last time Kasay did any kickoff duties was 2007 and looking at his career kickoff numbers, he's never been able to reach the end zone on average. 2007 was his last full season of kickoffs and he averaged 60.5 yards, which means the opposing teams were catching the ball at the 5. 2006 and 2005 were in the 63-yard range and 2004 was below 60.

Couple these with the fact Carolina's special teams have never been a very good kickoff coverage team, Lloyd was at least 6 yards longer than Kasay and we can only hope Baker or someone else does the kickoff duties for the sake of field position.

For those of you who believe John Kasay not only walks on water, but also creates the water he walks on, I apologize for having blasphemed in this post. Sorry, but if it were up to me I'd give him a new jersey that said "Jurassic" across the back.

[pantherfan49]

I respect the hell out of Kasay, but I think field position is more important than having a super accurate FG kicker inside of 40 yards. Of course, if you can keep 2 kickers, you get the best of both worlds.

[Ga Cat Fan]

Nah, it's gonna be a slow year for him and FGs....but extra points will be a banner year!

I would be very happy with that situation.:thumbsup: