Nick Folk's Job Not in Jeopardy

by John B on Nov 14, 2010 9:21 PM EST

Manish Mehta tweets as much:

Tough crowd. Folk isn't going anywhere RT @MidtownMetsFan list of kickers the #jets are bringing in this wk

Nor should he. One rough week doesn't make a year. A single bad game shouldn't erase half a season of quality kicking.

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Good, I would hope we would not see a knee jerk reaction.

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by BL3ACH on Nov 14, 2010 9:32 PM EST reply actions

Robbie Gould missed a FG today also, so it does happen.

In an Ideal world I would have all ten fingers on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching./ Free Free

by BL3ACH on Nov 14, 2010 9:33 PM EST reply actions

Good

Folk’s been good all season and the same people have been singing his praise all along. Tough Weather and a Tough Crowd can make anyone miss.

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by Mark D on Nov 14, 2010 9:35 PM EST reply actions

Folk will be fine. I am about as worried about him as I was about our offense coming around.

Get busy winning or get busy losing.

by GangGreenMag on Nov 14, 2010 9:37 PM EST reply actions

One bad game shouldn’t cost him his job. Do it again next week though, and all bets are off. I would think a coach like Rex, who believes in ground and pound and tough defense, would have little to no patience for a place kicker who misses chip shots after his team has been bashing people for sixty minutes.

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by rxmeister on Nov 14, 2010 10:10 PM EST via mobile reply actions

are there really that many upgrades out there? The Jets got lucky as is that Folk’s problem was more mental then any actual talent. A lot of the FA kickers out there have limited range, and Folk has kicked some boomers so far this year.

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by Mark D on Nov 14, 2010 10:19 PM EST up reply actions

I really dont think there is an upgrade out there

Like some of the others have said, let this go down as a bad game. If next week is more of the same, might be time to at least look at a few others.

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by YankeesJets on Nov 14, 2010 10:27 PM EST up reply actions

Agreed

On the plus side today, he made probably his best kickoff of the season and pinned Josh Cribbs in the back of the end zone in the first half. Everyone has bad days. Really the only one I had a problem with was the chip shot on the long drive in the 3rd, it was criminal to come away from that drive with no points

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by blueandorange4life on Nov 15, 2010 9:58 AM EST up reply actions

Actually, Folk’s issues being mental is what scares me the most! A physical problem can be corrected, but if a kicker’s head isn’t straight, you’ve got problems.

As far as FA kickers go, I agree that there doesn’t seem to be many with Folk’s physical skills. Although, I’d take consistency over power any day. Shayne Graham is currently with the Pats, but will probably be available once Gostkowski comes off the DL. May be worth keeping an eye on how he does. That being said, I think we give Folk a bit more time to get it together. He hasn’t lost us a game, but he has won us one. So that’s got to count for something.

by struckanerve9 on Nov 15, 2010 11:55 AM EST up reply actions

The life of a kicker is so crazy. Hero one week, goat the next. Very strange way to live.

by revis_island on Nov 15, 2010 2:45 AM EST reply actions

I was as pissed as the next guy, but it does happen and I would rather it happen in November than later on. Hes been pretty good this season and kickoffs he has been better than Feely which I loved very much, so lets just hope he gets it together sooner rather than later. Maybe we should score some more TD’s instead of having to try all these damn FG’s. 7-2 aint bad at all..

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by Shawamar on Nov 15, 2010 10:43 AM EST reply actions

No changes at this point

Folk’s had one bad game that fortunately we were able to win. Bringing in the cavalcade of kickers can make him try harder without improving his game and the effect can be quite the opposite. I think we’ve seen the group from other teams being brought in due to injuries and I don’t think one team kept the replacement once their starter recovered form his injury.

So at this point we’re all in on Folk, and one subpar game should not send him to the gallows. It’s sometimes a mental thing as much or more so than physical.

by oldskooljet on Nov 15, 2010 1:33 PM EST reply actions