Comments on: Jets Release Ben Graham Again

By: Osaigai

Osaigai — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:28:37 +0000

Jas,

Nugent ranks eighth iin the league out of the 32 teams. That is pretty darn good. cut him, and he will have a job within 48 hours.

By: jas

jas — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:21:20 +0000

Najy-
I don’t disagree. I’ve never said get rid of him. He’s average. Other posters keep saying cut him or get rid of feely. i really don’t care either way. my problem was all the kickers on the roster along with 4 QB’s.

By: Najy

Najy — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:28:16 +0000

jas,

He is not worth a 2nd round pick but he gets the job done. I dont have complaints with Nuge.

He did have an issue in 06 on kick offs. He rarely had any touchbacks but he improved his leg strength last year. Again, he has not lost as any games.. ahem ahem… Doug Brian.

By: BubbyBrister/shovelpass

BubbyBrister/shovelpass — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:43:32 +0000

I miss Marcus Henry and Kenwin Cummings. Imagine how great this team would be if we still had those guys? ( sic )

:-)

By: mole57

mole57 — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:13:36 +0000

Any idea who the new holder will be?

By: JustAGreenGuy

JustAGreenGuy — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:11:51 +0000

We lost the field position battle greatly due to Graham’s inability to punt. The kicking strategy of avoiding the touch back isn’t so huge.

By: subwayfare

subwayfare — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:11:32 +0000

The thinking (ascribed to Mangini, though I’ve only heard it here secondhand) is that the kickoff in play presents a turnover possibility.

I’d like to see data on both approaches but my gut leans toward touchbacks.

By: jas

jas — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:06:21 +0000

billvv-
I posted that a week or so ago. Why does M feel that way? If there’s a touchback you are guaranteed no runback, no TD and a start at their 20. If you kick to the 5 or 10 you mostly get starts from the 20 to the 30 and of course the occasional disaster-that just can’t be better. I think they have nugent who kicks to the 5-10 and so rather poor mouth him they say they like it that way. It is what it is.
And remember that we lost to the Pats “because of field position” starting on our 20. Can’t have it both ways.

Green-
Not a broken record just badly scratched.

By: billvv

billvv — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:55:00 +0000

Mangini likes the distance on KOs. He wants returns, not TBs. They’ve been very good in the past, though not so far this year, in this regard.

By: JustAGreenGuy

JustAGreenGuy — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:32:00 +0000

Broken record