YouTube's Field-Goal Kicker and the Jets It has almost become a sports cliche. An athlete tries a series of trick shots, sometimes needing dozens and perhaps hundreds of attempts before making them, then uses the successful clips in a video that spreads on the Web. In this case, though, Havard Rugland of Norway was reportedly able to parlay it into a tryout with the Jets as a kicker. From Reuters: "It went well," Rugland told Norwegian broadcaster NRK. They tested me on field goals and kickoffs. Obviously you feel a little more pressure here, but I stayed pretty calm. Rugland is 27 and has no prior football experience, but he has been working with former NFL kicker Michael Husted in the U.S. to prepare for tryouts with interested teams. A lot of the video has nothing to do with football. The next time the Jets play on the beach, he'll come in handy. Or the next time, they need a corner kick. But he does seem to have a strong leg. And some of the scenes in Norway are lovely. Also on the positive side: The video has not been declared a hoax yet, like the one about the eagle snatching a child. Of more concern to Jets fans is a quarterback. The YouTube quarterback Alex Tanney, however, is unavailable. Tanney became an Internet sensation in 2011, but he now belongs to the Kansas City Chiefs; he was placed on injured reserve after injuring a finger in August. I'm sure Jets fans wish Mark Sanchez's interception and fumble in the last two minutes Monday night were declared a video hoax. It certainly felt surreal.