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Fantasy Football Team Preview: Jets

Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 9:30AM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: Draft Advice, 2009 Team Previews

With Fantasy Football season ready to kick in high gear, FanHouse is here to preview each and every team -- one per day until we've done them all.

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Offense in transition. With a new head coach along with rookies at quarterback and time-sharing running back, the best work of the Jets' offense will be in 2010 and beyond. They'll look to win with defense and taking care of the football in 2009, and you know that doesn't bode well when it comes to garnering massive amounts of fantasy points.

There are finds to be had on any team, but no Jets should be taken in the first three rounds of your draft -- and that's being conservative.

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Eye on the Prize: Week 16 Fantasy Football Kicker Rankings

Posted: Dec 18th 2008 11:30AM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: Fantasy Football, NFL Position Rankings

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It's playoff time! In what should be championship week, FanHouse fantasy positional rankings are compiled in order to provide answers to your possible lineup dilemmas. If you need further assistance, please feel free to shoot us an email question.

Joe Nedney is only 11th in kicker points, which means he's useful as a low-end kicker in most leagues.

The thing about Nedney, though, is that he doesn't miss often. He's 26-of-29 on field goals this season, and hasn't missed an extra point. The reason he's not higher in scoring is because he hasn't had as many opportunities as the higher scorers (he's 12th in FG attempts).

Nedney's getting to play the hapless Rams indoors in St. Louis this weekend. The Rams are near the bottom in scoring defense and have allowed 29 field goals, which places them 27th in the league.

In fact, I'm making him number one. No guts, no glory.

More notes after the rankings.

1. Joe Nedney, at StL
2. Stephen Gostkowski, vs. ARI
3. Rob Bironas, vs. PIT
4. John Carney, vs. CAR
5. Jason Elam, at MIN

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Jay Feely Walks Into Arrowhead Stadium on Monday, Gets Thrown Out on Tuesday

Posted: Aug 27th 2008 2:19PM by Matt Moore (author feed)
Filed under: Chiefs, AFC West, NFL Free Agency

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Jay Feely is a veteran kicker with a solid percentage looking for a job. The Kansas Chiefs boast one of the worst special teams units in the NFL, which is especially limited in kickoffs and field goals. So this seems like a pretty good fit? Right? Well, that's what the Chiefs thought, so they brought in Feely on Monday to compete with Nick Novak and Colin Barth, both of whom have been severely underwhelming in the preseason. Novak missed the only field goal attempt the Chiefs had in their 24-0 beatdown by the Dolphins last Saturday, and neither of them look good in general.

So it may have surprised Feely a bit, and certainly did surprise his agent, when he got dumped by the Chiefs the following day. On Tuesday, the Chiefs had all three kickers kick 30 field goals. Feely, who had just come in, only hit 24, the least of the crew, and was summarily released. Let me put this in perspective. Brett Favre was in camp at Green Bay this season for longer than Jay Feely was with the Chiefs. He probably didn't even have time to get barbecue. I'm not even sure if his hotel had time to clean his room.

Head coach Herm Edwards is having a rough go of it with field goal kickers. Last year he released Lawrence Tynes, which is fine, because it's not like he ended up doing anything important. But then, kickers shouldn't be that big of a deal, right? I mean, it's not like Edwards is the kind of coach that relies on field position and field goals to win a game, preferring to slug it out and not let your opponent have good field position, right? Wait. That's exactly what Edwards is. So even if you subscribe to the theory of punting over scoring, Edwards doesn't have the personnel to actually implement that kind of strategy. This should end well.

FanHouse NFL Season Preview: Miami Dolphins - Nowhere to Go But Up

Posted: Aug 19th 2008 8:29AM by Sportz Assassin (author feed)
Filed under: Dolphins, AFC East

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Training camps are underway, the NFL season is a month off, and to get you ready for 2008, FanHouse previews all 32 teams, "heat index" style. We'll rate each club in 10 categories on a scale of 1 to 10, high score wins.

Quarterbacks: The Brett Favre Fallout ended up with Chad Pennington coming to Miami. Good thing, because the Dolphins didn't have a quarterback on their roster. Well, technically they did ... but when you are having a three-man race to figure out who might be able to handle the job ... you have no QB. Pennington gives Miami what they need: an experienced, accurate passer. He's a winner, but not the kind of guy who makes those dynamic plays. Right now, they don't have great receivers, either, so a guy that can hit his target is key. Chad Henne may be the future ... but that's what we thought about John Beck last year. Heat Index: 4

Running backs: This is the biggest strength of this offense. During their 1-15 season last year, the fact that Ronnie Brown was having an outstanding season was lost on many people. Brown was worthy of a Pro Bowl spot before he tore his ACL in mid-season. All indications are that he's healed. Brown will share duties with Ricky Williams. Yep, he's back and he's bad! I can't believe I'm saying this, but Ricky has been a model teammate. He's basically lived at the Dolphins complex, is in supreme physical shape and could get back to his pre-retirement form. Of course, that is all the good. The bad is that your steadiest part of the team involves a guy with a major knee injury and another who is now 31, barely has played over the last several seasons, already has two strikes and is unreliable. At least he's not on the hippie lettuce anymore. Heat Index: 7

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Feely Says Mean Things About Dolphins After They Release Him for Not Being Very Good

Posted: Aug 17th 2008 11:01AM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Dolphins, AFC East

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Last week, the Dolphins released kicker Jay Feely, presumably, because he wasn't very good at his job. Feely told the Miami Herald that he had prepared his family for such an eventuality, saying that "I had a feeling from the day Parcells got hired that this was going to be the case.'' John Beck feels your pain, sir.

But it wasn't enough for Feely to get cut and get on with his life. Nope, he had to take a few parting shots on his way out the door. You know, because that's how kickers roll. Or something.

Some players weren't happy with former Dolphins kicker Jay Feely's comment that ''you can see the lack of talent that still exists'' here. ''He was part of the lack of talent we got rid of!'' [Channing] Crowder said. Vonnie Holliday called Feely's comment ``kind of Tiki Barber-ish . . . Now that you're no longer [here], you downgrade us? I would expect a little more from that guy.''

Crowder makes a good point. It's not like Feely was exactly kicking game-winning field goals on a weekly basis last season. I know, it helps to have an offense that can actually get past midfield when trying to best utilize the kicker, but it seems like an odd remark for a kicker, a position most players don't even consider part of the team.

Whatever, Holliday busting out the "you sound just like Tiki Barber" should be enough to shame Feely into silence.

Dolphins' Jay Feely Posts Blog Comment to Take Issue With Miami Herald Reporter

Posted: Jun 20th 2008 6:31PM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: Dolphins, NFL Media Watch, Miami

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Miami Herald writer Armando Salguero posted an item on the team's NFL blog last week saying that Dolphins kicker Jay Feely's big mouth was getting him in trouble with the team. It was typical off-season NFL fare, and nothing exceptional.

But Feely took exception to it, by posting a comment on the Herald's web site. The comment began, "armando, This is jay feely." And it also included this criticism:

I think you presented a much more controversial view of the situation than I did when you interviewed me. Never did I say they told me to 'shut up' as you wrote in your article. You asked me if they asked me to not do as much media work and I said 'yes, and I was willing to do that." I also told you my approach has been to work as hard as I could, to be the best kicker I could be, and that I believed the best kicker would win the job.

Feely has confirmed it really was him who posted the comment, and I think it's great. Feely might be the next Chris Cooley.

Hat tip: Sports by Brooks.

Oh-No-More! Miami Wins! Stover Chokes, Billick Is Choking

Posted: Dec 16th 2007 4:46PM by Sportz Assassin (author feed)
Filed under: Dolphins, Ravens, AFC East, AFC North, Miami, Baltimore

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The Miami Dolphins will not be the first team to go 0-16. They won't even become the second team to go 0-14. Cleo Lemon found Greg Camarillo on a slant pattern in overtime that he galloped 64 yards for the game winning TD.

Owner Wayne Huizenga was crying in the owner's box after the game and gave his team a bow. The 1972 Dolphins were in attendance to honor their 35th anniversary of their undefeated season ... and celebrated with a team that hadn't known what it was like to win just one game.

What an emotional ending to this game. Miami went up 16-13 with 1:56 left in the game on a Jay Feely FG. Everything was on their side: Baltimore had no time outs, starting QB Kyle Boller left the game with a concussion and rookie Troy Smith took over. With the odds stacked against the Ravens, Phins' kicker Jay Feely decided to kick the ball out of bounds, giving B'more the ball on their 40. Troy Smith then led the team down the field ... eventually to the 1-yd line. On fourth down, the Ravens decide to kick the field goal and send the game into overtime.

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New York Giants Free Agency Roundup

Posted: Mar 8th 2007 8:11AM by Dan (author feed)
Filed under: NY Giants, NFC East, New York, NFL Free Agency

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The free agent news around the Giants went from silent to booming last night. In fact, there is so much going on I don't have time to write separate posts about it. So sit back, relax and enjoy the overflowing Giants free agent news.

Dre Bly: According to ESPN's Michael Smith, the Giants have expressed interest in acquiring Bly from the Broncos. Apparently they held preliminary talks with Detroit before he was moved to Denver and with him now demanding a re-trade, the Giants are back in the picture. Bly wants to play closer to his Virginia home but the Broncos may not bite on a trade unless it's something "they can not refuse."

Donnie Edwards: The Giants are interested in the services of former Charger Donnie Edwards. Edwards appears to be looking for a ton of cash while the Giants appear hesitant to dish it out. No meeting between the two sides has yet to be scheduled.

Roderick Hood: Hood's name will just not disappear from the Giants radar and that's a good thing. No deal seems imminent because the Giants are not offering him what he's looking for. Even though he's stated a few times that he'd like to play for the Giants, money talks and right now Arizona, New Orleans and Cleveland all have bigger offers on the table. However, Hood is likely to take less to play in New York.

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Change of Tune: Giants Increase Offer to Jay Feely

Posted: Mar 7th 2007 8:53AM by Dan (author feed)
Filed under: NY Giants, NFC East, New York, NFL Free Agency

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It wasn't that long ago that the Giants were ready to let Jay Feely walk. They appeared content with letting rookie Josh Huston take the reigns next season and that was basically the just of it. For whatever reason that mindset seems to have changed and suddenly the Giants have upper their offer to Jay Feely, who is now considering a return to the team. It certainly was a last second move by the Giants as Feely was ready to sign with the Dolphins. So this makes me wonder, what was the motivation behind the sudden change of heart?

Neither really seem to be the answer to the Giants kicking problems but either way, one of them is going to get the job. As much as it pains me to say, if I had to pick between them it'd be Feely. Huston has never kicked once in the NFL, let alone Giants Stadium - it would just be a disaster waiting to happen. At the same time, the Seahawk game will always be burned in my memory when I think of Jay Feely.

Giants fans, prepare for a year with a rookie kicker getting used to swirling Meadowland winds or another year of kickoffs to the 10-15 yards line.