Brandon McManus

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His off the field issues aside, he is an upgrade and probably the best available at this point in the season. He can't be any worse. *knock on wood*

He's an upgrade over Narveson, that's true. And look, don't get me wrong, I'm relieved we have him. I'd have even taken Carlson back at this point, if it were an option. I think we're all relieved to see the end of Narveson. But let's take a step back and try to keep our expectations modest.

Last year, Carlson was ranked #24 among field goal kickers, at 81.8%.

Macmanus was #26 - 81.1%.

Which is 3 ticks below his career average of 81.4% (which, in turn, is still 4/10 of a percent below Carlson's average in 23). We're in much better shape than we were 36 hours ago, but we didn't exactly hit the Nick Folks lottery.