Brewser Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 I am not a Jet fan, but I was rooting for them since I am a Patriot fan. Doug will be cut by Monday. With his 2 missed FG's they lost the game. You have to be able to kick in the clutch. Even if you missed one earlier in the game you need to make the game winner. If I was a Jets fan I would have a headache and have gone to bed early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Funny how people are always so quick to blame the kicker when he doesn't make that winning field goal. It wasn't the kicker that put the Jets in that position in the first place. Brien had the winning kick last week & has been a very good kicker for the Jets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Craziest game I've ever watched. I said before the game that I liked our kicker better than theirs. Boy, I never thought it would come down to that !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donutrun Jellies Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 I am not a Jet fan, but I was rooting for them since I am a Patriot fan. Doug will be cut by Monday. With his 2 missed FG's they lost the game. You have to be able to kick in the clutch. Even if you missed one earlier in the game you need to make the game winner.If I was a Jets fan I would have a headache and have gone to bed early. 656339[/snapback] If he gets cut, half the teams in the NFL will audition him for next year. He's a good kicker. Today was just inexplicable. He'll always have a job in the Pittsburgh front office ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sash19 Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 As a Jets fan, those two misses are making me sick to my stomach. I know it was preliminary but my friend and I were already thinking about going to the game in Indy should they win tomorrow. I hope I was what jinxed it!! I like Brien but come on, you are paid to kick, be focused and go out there and win the game. Oh well, at least I have a Guinness in front of me to drown my sorrows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donutrun Jellies Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 As a Jets fan, those two misses are making me sick to my stomach. I know it was preliminary but my friend and I were already thinking about going to the game in Indy should they win tomorrow. I hope I was what jinxed it!! I like Brien but come on, you are paid to kick, be focused and go out there and win the game. Oh well, at least I have a Guinness in front of me to drown my sorrows. 656365[/snapback] Your team played well. Tough way to lose. I thought you had (us). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Swerski Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 If he gets cut, half the teams in the NFL will audition him for next year. He's a good kicker. Today was just inexplicable. 656352[/snapback] He missed an easy FG last week and nearly missed a ~ 40-yarder in the same game. I'm not saying that he's a BAD kicker, but he has certainly not been playing well lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montster Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Brien should've made the field goals, but the Jets offense also could've done more than just get into field goal range. Did they even get in the red zone? If you blame the kicker, then you have to blame the offense, too. Pennington and the rest didn't get it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 (edited) Funny how people are always so quick to blame the kicker when he doesn't make that winning field goal. 656341[/snapback] Well, uh....could you enlighten me, and tell me who's *** fault it is then? Kickers are a bit different than other players when it comes to this. They are expected to step onto that field with their little wussy ass soccer shoes and kick the ball through those uprights. That's it. Yes, to win the game or lose it many times. I know you can always go back and say "Well, if the coach wasn't being so conservative" or "If Pennington hadn't thrown that INT" and "they put themselves in that position" ....but the bottom line is that they know the range of their kicker, and when given the opportunity he is expected to make those kicks. He had 2 chances to put that game away....2 chances! What a choke job. Edited January 16, 2005 by Hitman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeegiebo Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Heinz Field is nortoriously kicker-unfriendly. I don't think he should be cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 I don't think he should be cut. 656409[/snapback] I'm sure all the other teams in the AFC agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Swerski Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Brien should've made the field goals, but the Jets offense also could've done more than just get into field goal range. Did they even get in the red zone? If you blame the kicker, then you have to blame the offense, too. Pennington and the rest didn't get it done. 656407[/snapback] The Jets' inability to score a single offensive TD cannot be overlooked. That said, an NFL kicker CANNOT miss a 43-yd FG under near-ideal conditions. Hell, Wilkins just made a 55-yarder a few minutes ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cordo Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 ...Brien had the winning kick last week & has been a very good kicker for the Jets. 656341[/snapback] Have you already forgotten the kick he missed at StL on Jan 2 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uglytuna Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Hey Jets fans....Wheres Adam Vinateri when you could of used him!!! Ugly Tuna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesVikes Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Brien is an idiot kicker. Even an idiot as far as kickers go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Swerski Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Brien is an idiot kicker. Even an idiot as far as kickers go. 656423[/snapback] And speaking of idiots... Wheres Adam Vinateri when you could of used him!!! 656419[/snapback] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Funny how people are always so quick to blame the kicker when he doesn't make that winning field goal. It wasn't the kicker that put the Jets in that position in the first place. Brien had the winning kick last week & has been a very good kicker for the Jets. 656341[/snapback] The KICKING GAME!!! I hate it when the game comes down to the KICKING GAME!!!! (I guess that's why they call it FOOTball! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverines Fan Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 (edited) IMHO, the loss to the Steelers was not totaly his fault. When your team doesn't score an offensive touchdown, that makes it tough to win, obviously. The Jets do have a decision to make about Brien. Dont' forget - Brien was shaky last week, too. He missed a 33-yard field goal, just barely made an extra point and banged another field goal off an upright (he did make it). I know he did make the game-winning kick against the Chargers, but I think consistency is important. Edited January 16, 2005 by Wolverines Fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 The Jets' inability to score a single offensive TD cannot be overlooked. That said, an NFL kicker CANNOT miss a 43-yd FG under near-ideal conditions. Hell, Wilkins just made a 55-yarder a few minutes ago. 656415[/snapback] Well, if he CANNOT miss a 43 yarder, why bother kicking at all? If a drive peters out around the 43 yard kicking range, let's just give the offense 3 points and be done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czarina Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Heinz Field is nortoriously kicker-unfriendly. I don't think he should be cut. 656409[/snapback] This is true. Remember how awful Kris Brown (?) became once the new field opened? Horrible. The winds swirl something terrible there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 IMHO, the loss to the Steelers was not totaly his fault. When your team doesn't score an offensive touchdown, that makes it tough to win, obviously. The Jets do have a decision to make about Brien. Dont' forget - Brien was shaky last week, too. He missed a 33-yard field goal, just barely made an extra point and banged another field goal off an upright (he did make it). I know he did make the game-winning kick against the Chargers, but I think consistency is important. 656456[/snapback] Wait a minute. You've cited four examples above and Brien made three of them. How is that inconsistent? Three for four is 75%, only a shade below the NFL average, and here we're only talking about 4 kicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverines Fan Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Wait a minute. You've cited four examples above and Brien made three of them. How is that inconsistent? Three for four is 75%, only a shade below the NFL average, and here we're only talking about 4 kicks. 656465[/snapback] He came through with the game winner, but he looked shaky with the XPA and the field goal he double-doinked (Madden said that). He could have easily missed those. Okay...inconsistent is probably not the right word. I should have stopped with shaky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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