Well, the Giants continued their everything but proactive off-season this week by letting veteran placekicker Jay Feely walk. There were reports earlier this week that the Giants had made a "competitive offer" to Feely, but those proved to be false soon after.
The contract is 3 years for $6 million, with roughly $2.5 million guaranteed Newday's Arthur Staple reports. This contract is similar to the one left tackle Luke Petitgout recently signed with the Buccaneers. These contracts aren't all that crazy considering the roles these players played and would've continued to play for the Giants this upcoming season had the Giants re-signed them.
The Giants expressed interest in bring Jay Feely back, but you have to wonder how bad they wanted him if they couldn't dish out the cash. Think back to the Jim Fassel era Giants fans, what was the one thing we were saying after each game, especially the infamous collapse in the playoffs against the 49ers? If you said "WE NEED #$*# BETTER PLAYERS ON SPECIAL TEAMS!" or something along those lines, you were correct. I have to wonder, after how dismal our special teams unit was last season, why on earth we wouldn't re-sign one of the few players who came through for us.
Regardless, it looks as though the Giants will look to undrafted rookie Josh Huston out of Ohio State to take over the field goal kicking duties. It's expected they bring in some competition, former Giants and Buccaneers kicker Todd France seems like a distinct possibility, maybe even the other kicker on the Dolphins Olindo Mare who looks like he's played his last game as a Dolphin. Former Jet and Redskin John Hall is another possibility.
I feel your pain Giants fans, hopefully GM Jerry Reese has some sort of great master plan that we just won't understand until next seasons starts.
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