JAMES JONES is "READY TO BE THE #1 WR

[Bretsky]

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[Bretsky]

Are you ready for James Jones, or convinced he can be a #1 WR ?

I'm not even sure what to think of that idea.......I've always been a bit of a skeptic on Jones long term. He's big and strong and caught the ball very well this year. He must run routes better than I thought he did. And if he has another big year Boykins beter be ready.....cause it's contract year and he'll demman big big money

IS James Jones ready to take a step to be our 1 ?

[George Cumby]

Are you ready for James Jones, or convinced he can be a #1 WR ?

I'm not even sure what to think of that idea.......I've always been a bit of a skeptic on Jones long term. He's big and strong and caught the ball very well this year. He must run routes better than I thought he did. And if he has another big year Boykins beter be ready.....cause it's contract year and he'll demman big big money

IS James Jones ready to take a step to be our 1 ?

Dunno', but I like his career arc.

[denverYooper]

Are you ready for James Jones, or convinced he can be a #1 WR ?

I'm not even sure what to think of that idea.......I've always been a bit of a skeptic on Jones long term. He's big and strong and caught the ball very well this year. He must run routes better than I thought he did. And if he has another big year Boykins beter be ready.....cause it's contract year and he'll demman big big money

IS James Jones ready to take a step to be our 1 ?

Cobb will probably be the unofficial 1.

[3irty1]

Cobb will probably be the unofficial 1.

Cobb, Finley, and Jones might all be 100 catch guys on different rosters. With our number of receivers though, nobody will make more out fo their targets than Jordy. Without Jennings he's our biggest threat to go deep and make big plays.

[Guiness]

You think he's our biggest deep threat? Over Nelson?

I guess Jones could be the #1. He could just as easily be the #3 guy next year. I like that he didn't come across as overly pompus in the interview, he was more stating that the job is open, and he's going to do what he can to get it.

[King Friday]

I don't see Jones as a true #1 guy, although I think when you combine him with Jordy, Cobb and Finley there will be plenty of targets for Rodgers to throw to. I like the attitude, but I'm guessing we'll have 3 different receivers all close to 1000 yards...not one guy getting 1500.

[Collapse]

Jones can be the number one in this offense, but like Friday said he's not a true number one. I didn't see Jennings as that guy either. Finley is the only guy capable if he got back to where he was in 2009. With the way defenses have been playing the Packers a home run threat out of the backfield would be a nice addition.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Nelson will be the #1, Cobb will catch the most balls (out of the slot), Jones will do what he does, Finley should have a bit better numbers. I expect a higher mid round (3rd round) to be spent at WR. I don't think Thompson will make the same mistake as Wolf in providing Rodgers weapons.

[rbaloha1]

It is wait and see with JJ. Like the confidence but lets see JJ make plays consistently across the field.

[Smeefers]

I've been saying for years that JJ would be a great #2 and a poor man's #1 on a lot of teams. The guy has finally gotten rid of the "dropsies" title he was hanging on to, but people still have a bad taste in their mouth about him and will happily go back to pointing out how many big balls he drops if he ever does it again here.

That said, on this team, it's a joke. Your #1 is your big play guy, and that's Nelson. I think JJ will be our #2 guy, with Cobb as our slot (#3) receiver.

[Patler]

It is wait and see with JJ. Like the confidence but lets see JJ make plays consistently across the field.

In fairness to Jones, he has always made difficult plays. His problem has been dropping what should be routine catches. Even a couple years ago when he dropped all the would-be long TDs, he made many much more difficult catches than the ones he dropped.

[Zool]

What exactly is a #1 receiver? Aren't we long past the time where one guy has the ball hammered to him in a game no matter what? Well except monsters like CJ, Brandon Marshall etc who are head and shoulders better than any other receivers on their team. Can a team of so-called #2's be better than a #1 and a few guys of much lower caliber?

[rbaloha1]

In fairness to Jones, he has always made difficult plays. His problem has been dropping what should be routine catches. Even a couple years ago when he dropped all the would-be long TDs, he made many much more difficult catches than the ones he dropped.

#1 needs to be a magnet.

[pbmax]

The real question is whether or not he is elite.