Hot Stove Player of the Week: Jay Feely

Here comes Friday. And here comes the Hot Stove Player of the Week. It was a tough decision this time around, with a lot of good performances to choose from, including two Jets games in one week.

They get a special award for beating the Patriots—The Everybody Hates the Patriots and Bill Belichick So Thanks For Whoopin’ Them Award. This week’s prize for the winner is Tony ‘Paulie Walnuts’ Sirico’s new cologne. The secret ingredient is ruthless, out-of-control violence. What’s next? Silvio Dante’s Wig Emporium? “We use real human hair—from people we killed ourselves.”

Winner 

Jay Feely: Yes, he’s only the kicker. But who else is going to make those field goals, Calvin Pace? The veteran kicker belted the game-winner through the uprights in OT last night against the hated Patriots and added a 22-yarder earlier in the game. Last Sunday he was four-for-four in field goal attempts, booting 22, 49, 46 and 55 yarders—the last one tied him for the longest in franchise history with Pat Leahy and John Hall.

Runners Up 

Brandon Jacobs: He was 126 yards on 22 carries and scored two touchdowns. Sure, he fumbled the ball once, but the ground game is what beat the Eagles.

Thomas Jones: The Jets running back had a monster game on Sunday against the Rams, rushing for 149 yards on 26 carries and crossed the goal line three times. Against the Patriots, all he did was gain 104 yards and score a TD.

Zach Randolph: The Knicks won three of four this past week, and Randolph was a big reason why (though Wilson Chandler, Chris Duhon and Nate Robinson threw in a few good games here and there).

The power forward put up double-doubles in each game— 22 points/13 rebounds in their win Friday against Washington, 25/14 in Sunday’s upset against Utah, 15/13 in the clunker in San Antonio and 18/10 in the romp over Memphis.

Jamal Crawford: The Knicks shooting guard is the team’s leading scorer. He threw in 23, 32, 28 and 25 points this week, and added eight assists on Wednesday.

Dustin Keller: The Jets rookie tight end caught six passes for 107 yards and had a TD against St. Louis, and he followed it up with eight receptions for 87 yards against New England.

Brett Favre: No interceptions in his last two games. That stat equals victory for the Jets. He was 26 for 33 for 258 yards and two TDs against New England, plus he led the game-winning drive in OT. On Sunday vs. the Rams, he was an efficient 14 for 19, 167 yards, a TD and zero mistakes.

Anti-Player of the Week 

Aaron Heilman: I know he hasn’t pitched in a month and a half, but so what? If he did pitch this week, he would have coughed up a few game-losing home runs. I just keep having nightmares about him…