James Jones **JJ**

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woodson said he's taking a wait and see attitude on jones unlike jennings who just seemed to have it from the get go. i'll take his opinion of him over most.

Jennings was near the top of the league in stats before he got hurt, though. He is one of those guys that is just a playmaker from day one.

[Carolina_Packer]

We'll see if Jones is the real deal. I'm happy with Driver and Jennings at 1 and 2. Jones might be a 3, but will be in the mix. Ruvell and Holliday will probably be a toss-up to see who makes it between them, since they are physically similar. We have and x and a y factor at WR. Robert Ferguson has a chance (granted, we all know the history) to come back and make a nice contribution to the receiving corp. Will he stay healthy and show some productivity? Who knows? Koren Robinson is the y factor. Will he be reinstated by the league in time to help us? If he is is reinstated, will he be able to play himself back into football shape? Will he make a contribution? I really hope he's been taking care of himself. Those two guys could really take a lot of pressure off of us needing James Jones, Martin-Holliday, Clowney, or any other inexperienced WR to produce right now.

I'm not as concerned about WR as I am RB.

[BallHawk]

I'll have to see how James does in the pre-season. If he seems to run through it pretty mistake-free, then I would probably put him in the #3 spot. However, if he looks lost, I'd put in Ruvell Martin. At least he has NFL experience under his belt.

[woodbuck27]

Rookie James Jones catching on - making solid impression

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=641042

I looked for this article and didn't see it so. . .

Rookie catching on
Receiver Jones is making an impression

By BOB McGINN
bmcginn@journalsentinel.com

Posted: July 31, 2007

Green Bay - Robert Brooks never looked this good early. Neither did Antonio Freeman, Robert Ferguson or Terrence Murphy.

Four days in pads do not a career make. Suffice to say, however, that rookie wide receiver James Jones has raised eyebrows and expectations in the training camp of the Green Bay Packers.

Clearly, the Packers thought more of Jones than most teams by taking him in the third round of the draft. But ever since the opening mini-camp practice in May, Jones has exhibited exemplary skills and a professional approach.

"He's done really well," quarterback Ingle Martin said. "I think he's going to help the Packers for sure this year."

By the close of their off-season program in mid-June, the Packers regarded Jones as their third-best wide receiver. Less than a week into camp, Jones has made more plays than anyone else.

Whether it's addressing his troubled upbringing or his so-so play in college, Jones has been up front. He looks questioners in the eye, speaks candidly and makes sense.

"My expectations for myself are very high," Jones said Tuesday. "What I'm doing right now, I still expect more. I still don't think I'm making enough plays. I think I'm actually playing under my standards. I need to step my game up."

His coaches are more than just pleased, and rightly so. Last year, the Packers hit with Greg Jennings in the second round. Historically, wide receivers struggle in their first season, but the Packers just might have hit again.

On Tuesday morning, Jones scored two touchdowns in an extended red-zone team segment. The Packers ranked 31st in red-zone efficiency a year ago. At 6 feet ½ inch and 209 pounds, Jones has the muscle to create space in close quarters and the powerful hands to rip away the ball.

First, Jones took cornerback Patrick Dendy into the right corner of the end zone. Facing quarterback Aaron Rodgers, he leaped and caught the ball over Dendy, who turned back too late.

Later, Jones lined up slot right with a linebacker across from him and safety Aaron Rouse behind. He released outside, then ran a post pattern and caught Paul Thompson's pass a step ahead of Rouse.

"I don't know what catch was better," Jones said. "I just try to catch everything. When it comes down to the point of who would you count on and who can catch the ball, I want my name to come up. Leave them no doubt."

As terrific as Jennings was from the start through Week 5 a year ago, it's possible that the starting job opposite Donald Driver could be a summer-long battle between Jennings and Jones.

Cornerback Charles Woodson, who had high praise for Jennings almost immediately last summer, declined to compare the two.

"From what I've seen, (Jones) has real good hands," Woodson said. "But this is camp. I think it was kind of different with Jennings last year. There was just something about him that everybody just kind of saw. Jones, he catches some good balls, but I've got to see him in a game first."

Jones, who said he dropped one pass in the first five practices (a slant against no defense), would readily understand. It's a long process and he intends to be in it for the long haul.

"I don't try to get into whether I'm competing against (Robert) Ferguson or competing against Jennings," Jones said. "If it's catching 100 balls or catching 10 balls, my main goal is just help this team win."

GO PACKERS !!

[GrnBay007]

Go JJ!!

[woodbuck27]

I'll have to see how James does in the pre-season. If he seems to run through it pretty mistake-free, then I would probably put him in the #3 spot. However, if he looks lost, I'd put in Ruvell Martin. At least he has NFL experience under his belt.

Fr. Thursday Nights practise 2 Aug. 2007.

Hey Harvey take note:

Ruuuvelllll Marrrrtin capped off a big day, beating CB Frank Walker on a post-corner route for a long TD

[woodbuck27]

Favre was asked about promising rookie James Jones.

"He reminds me a lot of Sterling Sharpe. He catches everything with his hands and regardless of where he is, continues to run the ball," Favre said.

"Very athletic, big strong guy who is, to me, confident in catching the ball and continuing in traffic, instead of maybe catching it, cradling it and going down or whatever. I don't know much about him other than his number and what I see from him on the practice field."

[Zool]

Favre was asked about promising rookie James Jones.

"He reminds me a lot of Sterling Sharpe. He catches everything with his hands and regardless of where he is, continues to run the ball," Favre said.

"Very athletic, big strong guy who is, to me, confident in catching the ball and continuing in traffic, instead of maybe catching it, cradling it and going down or whatever. I don't know much about him other than his number and what I see from him on the practice field."

Where is Chatman now?

[Bretsky]

Favre was asked about promising rookie James Jones.

"He reminds me a lot of Sterling Sharpe. He catches everything with his hands and regardless of where he is, continues to run the ball," Favre said.

"Very athletic, big strong guy who is, to me, confident in catching the ball and continuing in traffic, instead of maybe catching it, cradling it and going down or whatever. I don't know much about him other than his number and what I see from him on the practice field."

Where is Chatman now?

Cincinati Bengals

[Zool]

Favre was asked about promising rookie James Jones.

"He reminds me a lot of Sterling Sharpe. He catches everything with his hands and regardless of where he is, continues to run the ball," Favre said.

"Very athletic, big strong guy who is, to me, confident in catching the ball and continuing in traffic, instead of maybe catching it, cradling it and going down or whatever. I don't know much about him other than his number and what I see from him on the practice field."

Where is Chatman now?

Cincinati Bengals

Ahh...I thought I heard they cut him.

[Carolina_Packer]

no big loss...Chatman had a good run for being an undersized guy without a world of talent.

[Zool]

no big loss...Chatman had a good run for being an undersized guy without a world of talent.

I was no Chatman fan. That guy got tackled by shadows quite a bit.

[Fritz]

Can't we call himn "Jim" Jones? or does it have to be "James"?

It's way early, but I suppose it's better to get rave reviews than this, which was written about Oklahoma rookie Larry Birdine:

"On Thursday morning, the rookie free agent barely made it through one of defensive line coach Robert Nunn's taxing individual periods. Then Birdine barely made it off the field before collapsing on all fours only 2 or 3 yards out of bounds during a team period. After several minutes, defensive end coach Carl Hairston inconspicuously came over to Birdine, leaned down and gave him a quick, sharp piece of his mind. Other players were snickering as one of the trainers stretched out Birdine, trying to get him up. A few fans in attendance snapped some pictures, prompting one defensive lineman to say later, "You can't let cameras get you like that." After 5 minutes, Birdine slowly walked the 100 yards or so to the cooling area and sat in the shade for the remainder of practice. Birdine was back practicing at night but he almost needn't have bothered. After that embarrassing episode, his career in Green Bay won't have long to last."

Uh, don't bother unpacking that duffel bag, dude.

[the_idle_threat]

It might be okay to call him Jim, but calling his fan club the "Jim Jones Kool-aid Klub" would probably cross the line.

[LL2]

It might be okay to call him Jim, but calling his fan club the "Jim Jones Kool-aid Klub" would probably cross the line.

Can we just go with JJ. He's DYNOMITE!