Chiefs want to make better decisions on kickers

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The availability of Carney and Vanderjagt looms over everything. Only when the Chiefs signed the proven veteran Carney late last season did their kicking situation stabilize.

“Both Nick and I are still here, and right now that’s the only thing that matters,” said Cundiff, who kicked for the Saints in 2006 and went to camp last year with the Falcons. “You can’t worry about anything else or whether they’re going to bring anyone else in to kick.

“The way we look at it, it doesn’t matter what anybody else does as long as we perform up to the level of the standards we’ve set for ourselves.”

•LOCALS DON’T GET CALL: The Chiefs planned to sign nine rookies from their recent tryout camp, but two local favorites, Missouri safety Pig Brown and Kansas defensive lineman James McClinton, were not among them.

They did offer a contract to another Big 12 player, Oklahoma State running back Dantrell Savage.

The Chiefs conducted their rookie camp last weekend with college free agents and dozens of tryout candidates but none of their 12 draft picks. Edwards said that unorthodox move allowed them to get a better look at all the players trying out.

“It was a good way to go,” Edwards said. “It evened the playing field. We were laughing after the first practice. I went up to Chan (Gailey) and asked him, ‘Can you imagine if (Glenn) Dorsey was here?’ The offense wouldn’t have gotten a play off, literally. It wouldn’t have been fair. There’s a reason some guys get drafted and some guys don’t get drafted.”

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To reach Adam Teicher, Chiefs reporter for The Star, call 816-234-4875 or send e-mail to ateicher@kcstar.com