flgreen Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 What (Josh) Brown can do for the Jets June, 11, 2012 Jun 11 10:46 AM ET By Rich Cimini | ESPNNewYork.com The Jets were so determined to bring in competition for incumbent PK Nick Folk that they reached out to Josh Brown only 10 minutes after he had been released by the Rams during the draft. Once he cleared waivers, Brown signed with the Jets, creating a true open competition at kicker. Folk vs. Brown, two proven veterans. "I've never been in a serious competition," Brown told me last week at OTAs. "This will be my 10th season and I've never had someone that legitimately pressed me." Brown, 33, was deemed expendable when the Rams drafted Greg Zuerlein of Missouri Western in the sixth round. Besides the Jets, Brown had only one other option -- the Texans, but they, too, drafted a kicker. He picked the Jets, knowing a competition wouldn't be influenced by money because their 2012 salaries are relatively close -- Folk $765,000, Brown $855,000. Both are on one-year contracts. "If Nick and I are close, they make a comfort decision," Brown said. "It's not an issue of money, it's an issue of performance -- and it should be an issue of performance. This was the best opportunity to where I would totally get a chance to be judged solely on performance." Brown is an 81 percent career kicker on field goals (he spent the last four seasons in a dome), although his percentage dropped to 75 last season in St. Louis. Folk, 27, is a 78 percent kicker who finished at 76 percent last season. This is a weird dynamic for Brown because, even though the competition won't be settled until the preseason, he knows every kick in every practice is scrutinized. "It's very foreign," he said. "I want to impress every single day. I want to know what they're getting. I want them to have confidence that, when I go on the field, they don't have to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonehands Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Folk is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 Folk is done. I think you are right. Before he went in the hospital Westy was acting like it was Christmas when the Jets signed Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoping4ASuperBowl Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 How much better could Brown be if he's been kicking primarily in a dome the last 4 years? Not to mention, how can they really gauge the kicking competition now when the real test will be in October-January when the elements get worse? We need a kicker who isn't gonna shank a field goal 30 yards away because of a little breeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 How much better could Brown be if he's been kicking primarily in a dome the last 4 years? Not to mention, how can they really gauge the kicking competition now when the real test will be in October-January when the elements get worse? We need a kicker who isn't gonna shank a field goal 30 yards away because of a little breeze. Fair questions all. Still think Folk is done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I vote no more Cimini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonehands Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 We should have kept Nick Novak last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranick10 Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Looks like Brown couldn't do jack sh*t for the Jets. @JennyVrentas Tweet from Josh Brown. Hm. RT @Kickingitwith3: Best of luck to the 2012 Jets... Thanks for one of the most memorable camps in 10 yrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Folk is going to be the Jets kicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Looks like Brown couldn't do jack sh*t for the Jets. @JennyVrentas Tweet from Josh Brown. Hm. RT @Kickingitwith3: Best of luck to the 2012 Jets... Thanks for one of the most memorable camps in 10 yrs. Not a particular surprise, we all called that the second he missed that kick last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Not a particular surprise, we all called that the second he missed that kick last night. Yeah. I was hoping that they'd both keep nailing everything and maybe another team would have a disastrous situation and we'd be able to spin one off for the first choice in the mini-draft. Top choice of a blocking TE about to get cut or something. Oh well. Another dream dashed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonehands Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Folk stepped up and won the job. Let's hope it carries over to the season. I wish Brown had been a little more accurate because his kick offs were great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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