AFJF Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ftw/2016/11/21/nick-folks-wife-calls-out-new-york-columnist-for-bashing-nfl-kickers/94242604/ You may have heard NFL kickers had a rough day on Sunday, missing a record 12 extra points over 12 games. That ineptitude spawned several hot takes about the state of kicking in the NFL, including one by the New York Daily News' Manish Mehta, who suggested the league push extra points back 10 yards in order "to marginalize these guys, who spend much of their workday standing around doing a whole lot of nothing before crushing thousands of souls by screwing up." That sentence, and Mehta's piece as a whole, did not sit well with the wife of Jets kicker Nick Folk, Julianne Folk, and she let the columnist hear about it with a series of scathing tweets. 21 Nov Manish Mehta ✔ @MMehtaNYDN Column: Want to fix the @NFL's PAT problem? Push the extra point BACK even more. Here's why: http://nydn.us/2fVSzY2 pic.twitter.com/jhByoowUlf Follow Julianne Folk @Jayplo622 @MMehtaNYDN @NFL @PatMcAfeeShow @nyjetspic.twitter.com/XEC9uJz2mv 4:42 PM - 21 Nov 2016 · Morristown, NJ 2020 Retweets 4444 likes 21 Nov Manish Mehta ✔ @MMehtaNYDN Column: Want to fix the @NFL's PAT problem? Push the extra point BACK even more. Here's why: http://nydn.us/2fVSzY2 pic.twitter.com/jhByoowUlf Follow Julianne Folk @Jayplo622 @MMehtaNYDN @NFL @PatMcAfeeShow @nyjetspic.twitter.com/i0AfMHQytZ 4:42 PM - 21 Nov 2016 · Morristown, NJ 1414 Retweets 4141 likes To his credit, Mehta did not back down from Folk's criticism. Manish Mehta ✔@MMehtaNYDN .@NYJets kicker Nick Folk's wife evidently disagrees with me on a few things.... https://twitter.com/jayplo622/status/800816802049585152 … 4:47 PM - 21 Nov 2016 33 Retweets 99 likes Follow Manish Mehta ✔@MMehtaNYDN I respect Mrs Folk for supporting her husband.Entitled to her opinion. Misguided premise tho. (I also think Nick is good guy who works hard) https://twitter.com/jayplo622/status/800816738879172609 … 4:53 PM - 21 Nov 2016 11 Retweet 55 likes I would submit that Mehta is the one with the misguided premise. Before yesterday's debacle, kickers were hitting extra points at the same rate they had during the 2014 season. Follow Aaron Schatz ?? ✔@FO_ASchatz Kickers had hit XP this year at about the same rate as last year until today. Honestly, it's just a fluke. A very funny fluke. 4:45 PM - 20 Nov 2016 1717 Retweets 3939 likes Follow Aaron Schatz ?? ✔@FO_ASchatz The ironic thing is that Week 10 was the best week of the year for field goal accuracy. 4:41 PM - 20 Nov 2016 22 Retweets 44 likes The NFL does not have an "extra point problem." Extreme weather will make kickers look worse. That doesn't mean the league should make a drastic change in response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor99 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Manish skips leg day, he'd never make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Folk yeah!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 He gets this from his dad, Zubin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionelRichie Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 prime example of burying the lede. The real headline: "nick folk has a super hot wife". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetster Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 1 hour ago, TJ said: He gets this from his dad, Zubin. And his mom, pahking Mehta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmajet Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Manish is a tool - I don't believe a single word he writes. What Manish failed to say is that PKs have gotten so good at their craft that the NFL had to move the PAT back to make it challenging/interesting. They were something like 98% or so in the previous years. In a league where they are constantly making it easier to score points, the NFL made it harder as they were too good. Clearly, Manish has never been so good at something that he needed a bigger challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HessStation Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Douchey jokes aside, she just hammered Manish like a boss. Good for her! ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thshadow Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 I still want the PAT to be *less* interesting, not more. I heard the suggestion of the following: you can automatically take a point - nothing needs to be done - or you go for 2 the same way you do today. So no one ever needs to kick it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warfish Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 I like Nick Folks, and his wife, a hell of alot more than I like Manish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangerous Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 ms folk made some pretty darn good points. the place kickers easily affect game outcomes. a good one is worth keeping and there is a fine line between really good and good. folk has been money for the jets though he's probably going to be an ex jet after the season. you can almost say that losing folk last season cost them the playoff spot just as much as their play against the bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 What is with all the Nancy boy players having to have their girls speak for them on twitter? Dr Mrs Folk, why did Nick blow the Cincy game with a missed pat and awful ow fg attempt that got blocked? Was he worth his $209,000 cap hit for that game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 18 hours ago, LionelRichie said: prime example of burying the lede. The real headline: "nick folk has a super hot wife". Who would kick the living daylights out of Manish Mehta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadFan Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 Mrs. Folk straight up owned Manish. Very well stated arguments. I agree with her 100%. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadFan Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 2 hours ago, Beerfish said: What is with all the Nancy boy players having to have their girls speak for them on twitter? Dr Mrs Folk, why did Nick blow the Cincy game with a missed pat and awful ow fg attempt that got blocked? Was he worth his $209,000 cap hit for that game? NFL kicker is one of the highest pressure jobs in all of sport. The spotlight always on. Very little margin of error allowed. Gets marginal credit for kicking game winners. Often gets much of the blame when missing one. Calling a kicker a "Nancy boy" is an absurdly ignorant lack of appreciation for what they do. They have to be more mentally tough than about 52 guys on the roster. Is a pro golfer a "Nancy boy?" Because the mental toughness requirement is similar, except a golfer doesn't have the weight of a city on his shoulders when he hits a shot or lines up a putt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 10 minutes ago, RoadFan said: NFL kicker is one of the highest pressure jobs in all of sport. The spotlight always on. Very little margin of error allowed. Gets marginal credit for kicking game winners. Often gets much of the blame when missing one. Calling a kicker a "Nancy boy" is an absurdly ignorant lack of appreciation for what they do. They have to be more mentally tough than about 52 guys on the roster. Is a pro golfer a "Nancy boy?" Because the mental toughness requirement is similar, except a golfer doesn't have the weight of a city on his shoulders when he hits a shot or lines up a putt. I was not calling a kicker a Nancy boy i was calling these players that have their wives run all over twitter to defend them. If a golfers wife littered twitter with all the reasons her husband who is making 4 million a year is hard done by if a journalist (and a lousy one at that) then yes I would make the same snarky comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljr Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 I need to see a pic of her to decide if I agree with everything she said or not but Manish is a POS regardless of how Mrs. F looks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bd71 Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 More fire in her than Todd Bowles. Make her the head coach. She's tough. Bowles = soft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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