Jay Feely Cut

to be a reliable kicker under pressure. This could be a big mistake. I hope Carpenter steps it up on his kickoffs too.

to hate on feely… the decisions whether to punt or go for the FG were based on Cam-Cam’s ineptness to properly read the situation- not Feely’s inablity to kick.

I too hope this works out, but it does seem strange- probably more a personality issue rather than a football one.

I really don’t want to be defending Feely because I am glad he is gone.

HOWEVER, it was definitely Cams retarding coaching that kept Feely from attempting the “iffy” kicks (too far, too muddy, to risky to kick from the 40 when we can go for it on 4th and 12….).
This probably contributed to his good percentage numbers, since he was mostly kicking chip shots.

Anyway, I’m glad he’s gone because of the touchback problem. I hope the new guy can step it up. He didn’t do well in the game, but by all accounts he was booming them in practice. I am still remembering the Mare days, and how spoiled I got expecting every kick to go 5 yds deep.
Admit it or don’t, but the lousy field position last year was in part due to Feely’s wimpy KOs, and unless they decided to let Brandon Fields also boot KOs, Feely had to go.

IMO

are correct, imo, in stating that cam-cam’s JV style coaching had at least something to do with Feely’s problems on some questionable FG attempts last year.

I guess what I didn’t like about Feely is how he was overtly and openly against Ricky Williams returning. Granted, that has nothing to do with his on-field performance but a team as bad as the dolphins last year should have been welcoming just about anybody – particularly a guy who had a history with the club and is considered to be a pretty mellow and easy going.

back to the personnel choice – this is hardly new for parcells.

Remember how he famously cut Vanderjagt a few years ago well into the regular season and brought in Gramatica as I recall. So there is plenty of precedent for Parcells to make this kind of move.

if we are gonna rebuild lets go all out…including kickers n punters. new waterboys…new popcorn sellers…change it all. GO CARPENTER??!!!!

In my opinion probably doomed him. I don’t have the actual stats, but it sure seemed like he never put the opposing team deep. And in the ONE win we had last year, he almost blew it by kicking it out of bounds after a Miami score against the Ravens, giving them great field position…...let the “SIP” enema clear out every aspect of the “Pod”.

Quote from the Herald:
Released Dolphins kicker Jay Feely on WQAM: ``You watch practice and you can see the lack of talent that still exists.’‘

What an ass.