
08-12-2008, 06:21 AM
|
 |
Capo Regime
Administrator
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 40,874
Points: 17,681,724.94
Bank: 0.00
Total Points: 17,681,724.94
|
|
Link
Quote:
Even Houser amazed by long career
Posted by John DeShazier, The Times-Picayune August 11, 2008 10:28PM
Categories: Saints
JACKSON, MISS. -- Kevin Houser doesn't have to be perfect. Just pretty close to it.
He can't slump. Can't have two or three bad games in a row, take a demotion and work his way back into the lineup because, probably, if Houser has two or three bad games in a row, his demotion means he's on the street looking for another NFL job or looking at being a financial broker full time.
That should give you an idea how good Houser has been at his job with the Saints. It should let you know why the long snapper is the longest-tenured Saint, with 128 consecutive games played over a career that's entering its ninth season.
"He's been a consistent performer, and I think if you're a long snapper one of the qualities you have to have is consistency," said Coach Sean Payton, whose roster has 12 holdovers from previous staffs. "If you're erratic, the rest of your kicking game suffers.
Cont...
|
|