Lawrence

Tynes

''I get disappointed when I see him miss one every day,’' coach Dick Vermeil said. ''It worries me. We’ll see how he does in the preseason.’'

He’ll be watching him close in the preseason. Despite shaky accuracy, Tynes is a great last-round kicker because of the team he plays on.

Tynes was released Wednesday morning and practiced with the team. Tynes, the NFL’s first Scottish-born player, was already on thin ice because of his shaky accuracy. The Chiefs may starting looking hard for a veteran kicker.

If only all employers were so understanding. ''I wouldn’t ever expect Lawrence to do that. Normally, kickers don’t have that temperament,’' coach Dick Vermeil said.

The 26 year-old had better range and mad pressure kicks in the preseason. He’s very draftable on the high-scoring Chiefs offense.

Chiefs brass is split between keeping Tynes or Morten Andersen as their primary kicker. Coach Vermeil says he knows what Andersen can do and wants Tynes to prove himself.

Tynes has 94 points in eight games, the season’s halfway point. He’s on pace for 188 points, which would top the record for any player (LaDainian Tomlinson’s 186 points in 2006) and shatter the record for a kicker (David Akers’ 166 points last season). The kicking record before Akers broke it was Gary Anderson’s 164 points in 1998. Paul Hornung, a halfback and kicker, scored 176 points in 1960 while kicking 15 field goals and 41 extra points, but the Packers star also had 15 touchdowns.

Tynes played yesterday, but had his only field-goal attempt blocked. There are plenty of safer kicking situations with Tynes at less than 100 percent.

Fantasy owners might disagree. Tynes has missed three field goals in the last three weeks after missing just three in the first 11 games of the season combined. Compounding concerns is that two of those misses came from 39 yards out or closer. Tynes said he’s working this week to fix some of his “tempo” issues.

Tynes will forever be remembered in Giants lore as a two-time Super Bowl champion that made two game-winning kicks in NFC Championship games. But the cap-strapped G-Men didn’t want to pony up, so he’s moving on. The 49ers are rumored to have interest as they search for a David Akers replacement.