I‘ll readily admit it—when the dust settled and it was clear that Jason Myers was going to be the opening week kicker for the New York Jets, I was as skeptical of the decision as could be regarding the kicker position.
Free agent Chandler Catanzaro bolted for Tampa Bay, leaving the Jets on the prowl for a new starting kicker.
When they decided on Myers over the rookie Taylor Bertolet, I was enraged. Myers fizzled out in Jacksonville, connecting on only 81.0 percent of his field goals (77.6 percent over his final two seasons) and a ghastly 87.