flgreen 29,103 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2011/08/jets_cut_punter_chris_bryan_ki.html Jets cut punter Chris Bryan, kicker Nick Novak Published: Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 12:08 PM Updated: Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 12:33 PM By Jenny Vrentas/The Star-Ledger Follow Share Email Print conley.jpgTim Farrell/The Star-LedgerJets appear to be moving forward with TJ Conley as their punter. The Jets have cut punter Chris Bryan and kicker Nick Novak, according to two people with knowledge of the transactions. That means the Jets appear to have selected their specialists for this season, or at least Week 1: kicker Nick Folk and punter TJ Conley. Those people requested anonymity because the team has not yet announced the moves. Folk was the favorite to win the kicking competition after re-signing with the Jets during free agency. He made 4-of-5 field goals during the preseason, including a 50-yard attempt. His miss was wide right from 43 yards. Bryan appeared to have an early lead in the punting competition, but Conley gained steam and may have sealed the deal with a strong performance last night against the Giants. Conley had a net average of 43.7 yards, with a long of 58 yards, compared to Bryan's net average of 35.7 yards. The Daily News first reported that Novak had been cut. The Jets have now pared their roster down to 80, required by close of business today. The next round of cuts will take it down to 53. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flgreen 29,103 Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 Some reason I can't copy and paste. Tried something else that didn't work either. Sorry 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
faba 118,231 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Folk was OK last year for the most of the year- slipped towards the end. Conley seems to have the stronger leg but who knows with these guys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bleedin Green 80,004 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Not particularly surprising. Conley was far and away better this preseason (particularly last night) than Bryan, particularly when it comes to consistency. Plus it kind of seemed like this was Conley's job to lose this year. Westhoff talked him up a lot last preseason and said at the time Conley just needed to put some more time into working on his consistency before coming back this year, and this was Conley's third consecutive year in Jets camp, so clearly they liked what they saw in the past. Folk and Novak looked pretty much interchangable in the preseason, but after a better start from Novak early on, all of the camp reports more recently had Folk seeming to be more accurate, and after all he was the incumbent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spjets 7,959 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 man, i really hope a VET kicker and punter will be released .... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
#27TheDominator 211,257 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Some reason I can't copy and paste. Tried something else that didn't work either. Sorry Thank you for posting this and all the effort. It's insane that every team will be dumping 27 guys a week before the season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SMC 91,644 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 (edited) man, i really hope a VET kicker and punter will be released .... There's no well in hell the Jets are signing a P & K off of another team. We may sign 1, but not change both. Edited August 30, 2011 by SMC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stoicsentry 18,067 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Aw, our Australian friend will be upset. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JetNation 5,821 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 It looks like the Jets have decided on the identity of their special teams. According to Jenny Vrentas on NJ.com the Jets have waived Punter Chris Bryan and Kicker Nick Novak. This means that the place kicker will once again be Nick Folk and the punter will be TJ Conley. This is of course subject to any additional waiver claims that the Jets may make. The Jets have cut punter Chris Bryan and kicker Nick Novak, according to two people with knowledge of the transactions. That means the Jets appear to have selected their specialists for this season, or at least Week 1: kicker Nick Folk and punter TJ Conley. Those people requested anonymity because the team has not yet announced the moves. Folk was the favorite to win the kicking competition after re-signing with the Jets during free agency. He made 4-of-5 field goals during the preseason, including a 50-yard attempt. His miss was wide right from 43 yards. Bryan appeared to have an early lead in the punting competition, but Conley gained steam and may have sealed the deal with a strong performance last night against the Giants. Conley had a net average of 43.7 yards, with a long of 58 yards, compared to Bryan’s net average of 35.7 yards. The Daily News first reported that Novak had been cut. The Jets have now pared their roster down to 80, required by close of business today. The next round of cuts will take it down to 53. Please visit our for more information on these moves. </img></img> View the full article Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hoping4ASuperBowl 6,403 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 They also waived Courtney Smith. Didn't he have a big penalty in last night games that overturned McElroy's TD run? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barcs 11 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 This is sad news. I thought Novak was better than Folk, or at least could provide leverage if Folk starts folking up mid season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flgreen 29,103 Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 They also waived Courtney Smith. Didn't he have a big penalty in last night games that overturned McElroy's TD run? yes he did, and when it happened I said bye Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Obrien2Toon 4,352 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Happy about Conley, but was hoping for Novak just because of how much stronger he was on kickoffs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GREENBEAN 13,268 Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Thank you for posting this and all the effort. It's insane that every team will be dumping 27 guys a week before the season. It's gonna get CARAAAAAZY UP IN HERE!!!!!!! I'm betting the make up of our team changes a lot before sept 11th arrives. Exciting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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