http://www.nypost.com/sports/giants/27714.htm<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>September 5, 2005 -- You know the stereotype. Jay Feely does. "The kicker being a non-athlete with a long name," the new Giants kicker said, laughing. Feely's name fails that litmus test. As far as the non-athlete part, Feely also begs to differ with the typical description of most NFL place-kickers. "I never want to be looked at from my teammates as the kicker," Feely said. "I want them to look at me as one of their teammates and I'm going to battle with them and help them in any way I can to win a game." After years of searching for a reliable kicker, the Giants believe they finally struck gold with Feely, who was signed this offseason to a three-year, $2.4 million contract that included a bonus of $760,000. Feely, 29, spent the past four years with the Falcons, connecting on 77 percent of his field goal attempts. Lest anyone think of him as nothing more than a hot-house kicker who thrived in Atlanta's dome, Feely's field goal accuracy is slightly better outdoors than it is inside. He also has drilled 44 touchbacks the past four years; Giants kickers have eight in that same span. "I was very excited about the opportunity to come up here to New York and being on a grander stage," Feely said. "If you're an athlete and love to compete you always want to be on the biggest stage, and that's what you got here in New York." The phrase "if you're an athlete" is one Feely takes to heart. He's a well-built 5-10 and 206 pounds and despises being thought of as a specialist. He takes his weight training workouts seriously and, after kicking the ball off, does not drift over to the sideline, hoping to avoid physical contact the way others in his line of work often do. He wants to mix it up, a trait that attracted him to Giants coach Tom Coughlin. "I think it fits [Coughlin's]personality to have a guy who's got the hard-working, tough-guy mentality, the same as him," Feely said. "You work very hard, there's the stereotype that the kicker goes out, kicks a few balls and then stands on the sideline and doesn't do anything else. That's not the kind of player I am. I take a lot of pride in trying to be a great football player, not just a great kicker. That means first and foremost you got to make field goals. "Part of having great kickoff coverage is having your kicker go down there and be involved and not be afraid to make tackles. I just think the more that I do in the weight room or on the field or running, the better I'm going to be as an all-around athlete, and that's going to help me."</div>
thats the kind of additue a kicker should have. He was a good pickup by the Giants and I think he's going to realy them.
