But with all of these consistencies, the one aspect of the team he cannot seem to get right (besides the defense) is the kicking game. Ten years later and the story is the same.
The New Orleans Saints have had 10 kickers on their team in 10 years. That is not a typo and fans of the Saints have felt the frustration almost every season under Payton.
In 2006, Payton inherited one of the most reliable kickers of all-time in John Carney (1), but the normally reliable kicker was in the twilight of his career, and was considered old even by kicker standards, which are known to have some of the longest careers in a sport where the average career is three years.