At a very young 44 years old, Jeff Feagles has retired leaving his 352 consecutive game streak as the number to beat (suck on that Favre). Say what you will about his decreasing leg strength over the last few years, but nobody in the league had his accuracy. I’ll miss the coffin corner punts, him pumping up the team on the sideline and the seemingly endless amount of veteran stats and “witty” old man references that every NFL commentator felt the need to interject when Feagles ran out on the field.
...if only this were Madden 10 and I could purchase the “One More Year” add-on. He’d play until he was 70.
FYI:
- Punter Matt Dodge was taken in the 7th round by the Giants as an “insurance policy” for Feagles. Anything can happen in the punting department over the course of the next 5 months (damn that’s a depressing number), but given Dodge’s kickoff abilities, I’d say he’s a solid bet to be the next Giants punter. Giants also have an Aussie rules player under contract, but Dodge’s leg strength makes him a clear front-runner in my opinion. Or at least I HOPE he is. I’ve grown very tired of watching Tynes send his booming kickoffs deep to the 10 yard line (check your sarcasm meter folks). The improvised squib to the end zone was even less entertaining. Starting field position for opponents destroyed the Giants last year, so let’s all hope the hype of Dodge’s kickoffs is all that people say it is.
- Lest we forget, Feagles’ other big contribution was being a solid kick holder for field goals and extra points. The Giants picked up Jim Sorgi (Peyton Manning’s perennial clipboard holder) this offseason to backup Eli. Sorgi has plenty of holding experience.....the ball that is, not the clipboard, so fear not, there will be someone to hold the ball for all those terrible Tynes kicks.
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