Jennings is a stud!!!!

[BlueBrewer]

Okay okay, comparing him to Harrison was a bit much, but there is so much potential from this kid. Walker was a 1st round pick and I remember him doing anything in his first year. All I am saying is that Jennings is way ahead of the normal receiver progression. What other receivers have come into the league and produced right away? Troy Williamson was a top pick last year, he had a few flashes last year but no steady production. I am just really excited to watch him grow.

[BananaMan]

Exactly, rookie WRs contributing is just very rare. So it's no wonder why people get excited by Jennings when he produces.

[J-Rok]

I don't think he's that awesome looking. You don't watch him and think Terrell Owens or Javon Walker.

To be fair, in his first preseason, Javon Walker didn't look like Javon Walker either.

[Cheesehead Craig]

I think that Jennings has great potential as well. Very well could get 45-50 catches this year, which would be great as a rookie. I think everyone here would be thrilled with that. I'll give the kid a break for the drops, first NFL game and all. I'd be happy with a Robert Brooks type performance (save the injury mind you) out of his NFL career.

BTW Banana, I love the location of your name in your autosignature, right where Gado's, err banana would be.

[BananaMan]

Well, some things in life just need labeling.

[Terry]

4and12-

Well, we obviously would judge differently. Ferguson is a 6 year veteran. Jennings is a rookie.

For example. Take Aaron Rodgers as a rookie. He throws an interception. Would we judge him the same as Brett Favre? Of course not, he's a rookie and it's expected.

WRs almost NEVER contribute significantly in their rookie season. So when he shows polished route running and catching skills, of course people will get excited. That means that he'll only get better.

Actually, I would say the opposite about Aaron Rodgers - that he gets criticized unmercifully for throwing interceptions and Brett gets a free pass. Maybe that will change now, after his showing in the game, but for the last year, I've heard the relentless drumbeat of how Rodgers is a bust.

[BananaMan]

True, I'm just saying that one would expect bad things out of a rookie. Bad example using Mr. Favre.

[HarveyWallbangers]

To be fair, in his first preseason, Javon Walker didn't look like Javon Walker either.

I don't know. Javon Walker looked the part from the get go. Caught a TD pass in his first game. The problem with him was that he had the dropsies his rookie year. He got that fixed when he got eye surgery. You could tell Javon would be a stud from the get go.

[Bretsky]

I just want to throw this out there. If Robert Ferguson had the exact same game that Jennings had, he would have been crtiticised unmercifully here for the two drops. Many would have said "Sure, he can catch a long pass when a second string defender is on him, and the ball is perfectly thrown to him, but what happens on the crucial short yardage plays when we need a first down? He doesn't even turn around in time to catch the ball, and then he sticks his hands up there deflecting it, almost getting it picked off". This would've been stated all over the place. Guaranteed. Hell, Fregy's catch was as impressive as Jennings long one, in fact people here have downplayed it because he was "wide-open" so he should've caught it. Yeah, he WAS wide open, and Favre almost overthrew him, it wasn't that easy of a catch. By the way, he was wide open for a reason, he GOT himself wide open. So, in reality, it was a better play than Jenkins.

This has turned into a bit of a rant, and I love this Jennings kid, dont' get me wrong, I'm merely trying to show that we if we are gonna give Fergy a fair shake this year, we need to clean the slate on the past years and let him prove himself on this years merit only. Whether you think he deserves it or not. It's only fair.

Now that's not too fair.

Ferguson has always made a few great preseason plays and then failed during the regular season. Five years in a row.

Yes, I know he's had six years.

Ferguson was also a rookie 2nd round draft pick once. He was so frickin pathetic that year he didn't wear a uniform on game day til week 9 or 10.
NOT GOOD ENOUGH to be activated on game day.

Jennings is light years ahead of Ferguson as a rookie

[Bretsky]

I agree, he's very much like Driver in that he doesn't have great size, speed, or strength. But he makes up for it in route running, effort, and heart.

I'd take another Driver long term. But I'd like to point out Driver was very very raw as a rookie. Jennings is much further polished.

I think the Derrick Mason comparison was solid. I can't think of a better one right now.

[Bretsky]

To be fair, in his first preseason, Javon Walker didn't look like Javon Walker either.

I don't know. Javon Walker looked the part from the get go. Caught a TD pass in his first game. The problem with him was that he had the dropsies his rookie year. He got that fixed when he got eye surgery. You could tell Javon would be a stud from the get go.

I saw a TON of potential from Javon Walker from the get go. Honestly I saw more potential from JW than Jennings. JW has superstar potential.

Jennings has potential, to me, to be a very solid player for many years to come. And I'll take that.

[BlueBrewer]

Greg Jennings now = Joey Galloway now