"General Motors has been kicking problems down the road for a long time," Mr. Bloom said.
Asked if the United States was not kicking problems down the road by pushing Israel to endorse the plan before resolving its concerns, Mr. Powell said on his plane returning from Paris: "At least we have a can in the road.
Nicholas Eberstadt, a Korea specialist at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, said: "All of the major players at the moment perceive their interests in immediate terms: wanting to have more stability on the peninsula, and kicking problems down the road.
Edwards said that Mike Westhoff, the Jets' new special-teams coach, likes Hall, and Edwards blamed the poor quality of the new grass in Giants Stadium for some of Hall's kicking problems last season.
The toll taken by injuries has been a major factor in the Giants' play -- as pivotal as the inconsistent offense and the bizarre kicking problems -- and it will continue to be a concern for the rest of the season.
After the Cowboys acquire Vanderjagt the next season to solve their own kicking problems, their coach, Bill Parcells, makes it clear from the start that he considers him damaged goods.
There were all kinds of kicking problems in the game, but Arizona was hurt most by an injury to its kicker, Bill Gramatica, who hyperextended his right knee after jumping in the air to celebrate his 42-yard field goal in the first quarter.
They have kicked problems down to local government, forcing them to raise property taxes or shorten school years.
Kicking problems aside, Fassel's players knew they had messed up.
"(EU) governments are not solving things, they are kicking the problem down the road, and the snowball is growing and making the problem bigger and bigger," he told TF1 television.
