Jets Sign Nick Folk

With an uncapped year I’m sure a salary can’t be a big problem for a kicker. Folks leg is not as big as some say it is, and he misses straight forward kicks. First step this off-season is one backwards in my opinion.

It really is true when they say there is no loyalty in sports, most of the time it’s aimed at the athlete but every now and again you have to throw it at the organization.

I thought we were going for the big one next season, not taking on projects at unnecessary positions hoping they recapture form of days gone by.

I don’t see how it does make sense buisnesswise, when signing competition, you sign your guy first, Jay has been consistently good for 5 years, signing a guy like Folk before you sign him back up is a slap in the face. Nick was a former pro bowler, but that’s the past, most rcently he is a 64% completion kicker, who was replaced on kick off duty and missed 7 of his 11 final kicks.

If we can’t sign Feely now, and we end up going into the season with a guy who couldn’t hold his job on kick-offs (while kicking in a dome), and completed 64% of his kicks in his most recent season, how’s that business decision going to look a few games in with him missing left right and centre and us being force to frantically search the wire?? reliable kickers don’t come around every day, we had the chance to maintain some consistency and we seem to be flipping the bird to it. For a team harbouring championship aspirations, you don’t take unnecessary risks unless you have to, this is a unnecessary risk and we didn’t have to do it.

He better be camp fodder, that’s all I’m saying.

That’s good to know. I hope we do keep him.

I certainly don’t

We can cut him, but we have to pay his signing bonus, which is why I would be interested to know what that is

I watched Michael for a few years in college as a ND fan, really struggled as part of the infamous 2007 line which was about as bad as the Jets 07 line, he played LG that year, and opened up a few holes but generally was just part of a bad unit, nobody could look good on that line. 2008 we moved him to LT and he did considerably better, he plays off of confidence, and could be a decent back-up, run blocking is decent, pass protection needs to improve. Not seen him since he went undrafted in after 2008 season, think he injured himself and didn’t take the field last year. Was a decent college player, not sure if he has a future in the NFL, but might as well bring him in and see what he has.

To be fair Jay has lasted two years with this team, and there is no reason to cut him, so it just be a case of the team skimping on positions like kicker. Until Jay loses the job it should be there for him, and so far he hasn’t so at the minimum he should be going into his 3rd year kicking which is not bad by NFL standards. Punting position is another matter though, really thought T.J Conley was going to come out of TC as top dog in that regard and hold it down for a while, but never happened.

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