Jets Sign Feely

by John B on Sep 8, 2008 9:00 PM EDT

The Jets have signed Jay Feely leading up to this Sunday's game against New England. Mike Nugent's leg injury sustained in the opener apparently will not heal in time for him to be ready. The Jets have to be happy a kicker like Feely was available.

A lot of teams have lousy kickers. To find a guy who hit 91.3% of his field goals a year ago on the open market at this point of the year is quite a find. Feely should also feel comfortable with the surroundings of Giants Stadium since he kicked with the Giants in 2005 and 2006. Nobody will ever trust him with the game on the line after his meltdown at Seattle a few years ago, but the free agent pickings at the position are not exactly the caliber of Adam Vinateri after the season starts. Getting a serviceable player is a coup.

If the game comes down to a Feely pressure kick with Matt Cassel starting for the other team, the Jets probably have bigger problems than kicking.

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Another ex-Giant puts on the Green

Eeeesssh, good luck with that deadleg.

Welcome to the SB Nation, I’ll try to be nice.

I’m Jim, and I co-wrote over at Big Blue View, which in the Jets case, is more like “Big Brother View”

Go Giants!

Don’t be surprised to see me in here from time to time, busting you guys’ balls. It’s my thing.

You guys better win that division. No excuses.

Giants fan from the womb to the tomb

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Sep 9, 2008 12:38 PM EDT reply actions

Actually, they’d better NOT win their division.

GO. BILLS.

by Brian Galliford on Sep 9, 2008 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Actually

I “co-write”, present tense, at least as far as I know, LOL.

Good luck with the blog John.

Jim

Giants fan from the womb to the tomb

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Sep 9, 2008 12:39 PM EDT reply actions

Eh, Feely – I’ll take em. While I agree with jrs’s deadleg label, something is definitely better than nothing. And like you said, 91+ at this point is somewhat settling. Hopefully Favre can get him within the 30 and make it a 100 by the end of the season.

Again, welcome aboard. I’ve been dying to see a Jets blog up here.

FrankD from Pensburgh.com

by FrankD on Sep 9, 2008 1:02 PM EDT reply actions

Hey Frank D.

I posted on your site during the playoffs under the handle Eric the Rangers fan.
If I knew you were a Jets fan I would have felt better about the Rangers losing knowing that your football team is going no where this year.

Like Brian said: GO BILLS!

The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.

by sireric on Sep 9, 2008 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions