HawkFan72
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Not much of a receiver anymore, but a good return man is available.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/25/ravens-cut-jacoby-jones/
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/25/ravens-cut-jacoby-jones/
Ravens cut Jacoby Jones
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TDOTSEAHAWK
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I saw this and I actually love the though at bringing him in. He is a big receiver (6'3" 215 lbs) who can block and has played for only run first teams and can return the ball. He is age 30 which means a 1-2 year deal makes the most sense.
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If he returns punts too, I'm in. Gotta be better than Baldwin and Walters at returning.
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Jacoby Jones
6'2 - 215lbs
Age: 30
Games: 116
Targets: 353
Catches: 203
Rate: 57.5%
Yards: 27.33
Avg: 13.5
TD's: 14
Target to TD conversion: 3.9%
PR TD's: 4
KR TD's: 5
Ricardo Lockett
6'2 -- 211lbs
Age: 28
Career #'s:
Games: 26
Targets: 26
Catches: 18
Rate: 68.2%
Yards: 382
Avg: 21.2
TD's: 3
Target to TD conversion: 11.5%
6'2 - 215lbs
Age: 30
Games: 116
Targets: 353
Catches: 203
Rate: 57.5%
Yards: 27.33
Avg: 13.5
TD's: 14
Target to TD conversion: 3.9%
PR TD's: 4
KR TD's: 5
Ricardo Lockett
6'2 -- 211lbs
Age: 28
Career #'s:
Games: 26
Targets: 26
Catches: 18
Rate: 68.2%
Yards: 382
Avg: 21.2
TD's: 3
Target to TD conversion: 11.5%
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You can find a return specialist in the latter part of the draft if you really want to.
We have bigger weaknesses we need to address IMO.
We have bigger weaknesses we need to address IMO.
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Thoughts on Ted Ginn Jr? Heard he was cut by the Cards and he used to scare the crap out of me when he was with the niners!
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Evil_Shenanigans":2kseu029 said:
He scared me when he was with the Niners, but he has been trending downward ever since. There's a reason he keeps getting bounced around every year.
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HawkFan72":1tvq27nu said:
He ran 4.28 at one point. Surely that has declined a bit over time. I would be willing to look at just about anything to get some semblance of a return game back! Going from Leon Washington, to Tate, to Harvin to... Walters.....SMH!
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Evil_Shenanigans":2yykfzlu said:HawkFan72":2yykfzlu said:
He ran 4.28 at one point. Surely that has declined a bit over time. I would be willing to look at just about anything to get some semblance of a return game back! Going from Leon Washington, to Tate, to Harvin to... Walters.....SMH!
I agree the position needs to be upgraded. They went into last year hoping Earl could return punts and Harvin could return kicks. They didn't really have a good backup plan. Walters was the safe choice.
This year I would expect they try to find more dynamic returners. I don't think Ginn is the answer.
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Basis4day":14wstfyk said:
I'm hearing it was 2 years for a little more than $5 million. I'm guessing he'll be a part time receiver and full time return man for that price.
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HawkFan72":ari6ws60 said:
O.T., but PLANNING on E.T. returning punts was one of the crazier things I can think of in recent NFL memory. That the Super Bowl champs would put the linchpin of their defense back there returning kicks -- particularly when he looked so bad doing so -- was always nuts to me.
Was it something E.T. was intensely lobbying for or something? I never understood the logic of it.
Edit: just checked. I guess I had assumed he was returning punts in college. Nope. Not that either. Before last year in college and the pros he had returned four punts in his entire life. Then he returned 2 of them last year before the Hawks came back to their senses. Just really strange.
Earl Thomas lobbied Pete Carroll for an opportunity to compete as a return man.
In a program that places a huge emphasis on special teams and participation on special teams thru out the roster, it wasn't a surprise to anyone that understands Seahawk football in the Pete Carroll era.
Edit: Can't say that I was all that comfortable with the experiment. Placing the cover 3 lynch pin at an additional risk was, I thought, a bit over the top.
In a program that places a huge emphasis on special teams and participation on special teams thru out the roster, it wasn't a surprise to anyone that understands Seahawk football in the Pete Carroll era.
Edit: Can't say that I was all that comfortable with the experiment. Placing the cover 3 lynch pin at an additional risk was, I thought, a bit over the top.
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Popeyejones":3i2her1k said:
It's a matter of Thomas' freak athleticism. If you've ever seen Thomas get an INT with some space to work with the idea of a player with his skills makes sense. But Thomas's role and importance on the team is what made it an absurd experiment.
