Kicking is the easiest of scapegoats because it is just one person.
On offense, sure, you have the QB- but if the oline is not working or the run game not working it affects the QB. it's not always on the qb...
Place-kicking should be automatic within 40 yards, 90% @ 47 yards. As long as you get protection, it's just the kicker putting that ball through the uprights.... it's not a moving reciever that you have to time and see if he's covered or go through any reads... It should be simple- put the ball through the uprights. If you can't do that, there is none else to really blame... no other factor that makes you miss (like a receiver being chipped or even falling)
Punting? same thing. You try and put the ball where you need to. If it's miss hit, that's on the kicker... if it's not traveling the distance you should be punting it.. it's generally the kicker.
The return is completely different- that is not usually the kicker's fault.
When we had Medlock- there was no issue at all with any of the above.
When we had Castillo, we didn't have these issues...
It falls on the kicker. HE gave up a tonne of field position to the argos... kick offs... to the 25? wtf? 25 yard punts? C'MON!