Alex Henery was 5-of-5 on field goals in Sunday's Week 5 win over the Giants.

Eagles K Alex Henery has missed a field goal in three straight games. All three of Henery's misses were from 40-49 yards out, leaving him at 2-of-5 from that range on the season. He's going to get opportunities as part of the Eagles' fastbreak offense, but fantasy owners may want to put him on the shelf until he regains some confidence. Chargers K Nick Novak is a worthwhile plug-n-play this week as he'll be facing Oakland.

Coach Chip Kelly said he went for it on fourth down a lot at Oregon because he didn't have a strong kicker. Kelly has a reputation for being a riverboat gambler that often eschews field goals on fourth down. "I think there's fallacy and reality," he said. "If you don't have a guy that can kick a long field goal, what are you going to do when the ball is on the 37-yard line?" Eagles kicker Alex Henery went 11-of-13 from 40-plus yards out last year.

Eagles K Alex Henery reportedly kicked with a lot of confidence during offseason workouts.

Eagles K Alex Henery has made 14 consecutive field goals. After a somewhat slow start to the season, Henery has shown the form that made him a fourth-round pick in the draft. He hasn't missed since Week 4 and hit a 51-yarder in Week 16. Henery projects as a top-10 fantasy kicking option in 2012.

Special teams coordinator Bobby April isn't concerned about K Alex Henery after two back-breaking missed field goals in the fourth quarter last week. April is working with Henery this week, but there's no real concern about a loss of confidence. "He was dying to kick the winning field goal," said April, "and that looked really genuine to me. That sounded, looked, unless he's a [heck] of an actor, he had every intention of kicking the winning field goal."

Eagles K Alex Henery went 4-for-5 on field goals this preseason.

Coach Andy Reid is fine with his kicking situation after rookie Alex Henery's shaky training camp. Tim McManus of Philly Sports Daily noted that Henery "missed too many kicks to leave camp feeling warm and fuzzy about the position." Reid insists he's not concerned with the rookie, though. Henery is a high-risk, high-reward fantasy kicker. Draft him and throw him back on the pile if he doesn't work out.