On the things wrong with the Browns.. Coons is low on this list.. We forget that before the ravens block that he made every field goal attempt in a row. And we forget how many of those were blocking because of AT's boy Erving blowing huge blocks on kicking.
But yes.. Coons is terrible and needs replaced.
It's hard to replace players b/c they need time to work together and function as a team. Even the punter needs to be in tune with his coverage strategy.
Kickers don't. They are independent contractors. They kickoff and they kick the ball through the uprights. They really don't even need to be at practice. Just show up on Sundays. Miss kicks get fired