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Jacoby Jones is looking good....
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Hervoyel
BUENO!
I can't be magnanimous where Jones is concerned. He spun his wheels and wasted the Texans time for years here while being given every opportunity to turn his act around. Instead he rivals Rosencopter with his stupidity and poor play but then goes to Baltimore and all of a sudden it's "Great to see Jacoby getting it together".
No, **** him. **** him in his stupid ass.
No, **** him. **** him in his stupid ass.
BullBlitz
Section 331
To each his own, but I'm glad he's doing well. Same for Leach and Pollard.
dream_team
Hall of Fame
Why the hate for Jacoby? It's our fault for having high expectations for him.
TexanExile
A New Hope
So very much this.
Pollard could be mouthy but he frequently backed it up on the field. Anyone who doesn't recall Leach's value wasn't paying attention.
Jacoby took so much and gave very little. The playoff boneheadedness was the final straw and I'm even more annoyed now that he's decided to start paying attention in class somewhere else.
He did have Pollard-like hands though. 31 used to drop stuff that hit him in the hands too.
TexanSam
Hall of Fame
High expectations? I think we all just wanted him to become a competent football player, and he never was one as a Texan. He could be an amazing return man and then pull what he did in Baltimore. He could make a big play as a WR and then not show up for 3 or 4 games in a row. He had all the opportunities in the world to succeed here, but he failed. Screw him. I hope he fumbles a punt return next week.
Hervoyel
BUENO!
No, it's not our fault for having high expectations of him. I started out with an open mind and high hopes like I do for all Texans draft picks. I, just like every Texan fan in the world saw signs of what could be for the first year or two. He'd do something incredible then do something retarded. He'd catch a pass you couldn't imagine anyone even seeing and then drop a pass that hit him right square in the numbers. Young guys do that and you hope they become more reliable, not less. He got chance after chance to step up and he never could do it. The disappearing act he did in his last season here was the final straw for me. When the team needed him most to step up he vanished. Then, when they got to the playoffs and advanced to Baltimore he couldn't just stay gone. He couldn't just quietly do his usual sub-par job. No, he had to pull that **** with the punt and put us in a hole. We would have been better off if he'd missed the plane.
Frankly I hate the guy and the thought of him ever getting a ring makes me nauseous in the same way that Carr having one makes people sick.
Exactly.
He wears the uniform of the rivals of our time.
The Ravens beat us out of the playoffs last year and now they are competing for home field advantage in the playoffs against us this year.
Jacoby's play help them win a game they easily could have lost.
This is the same reason I hate Fantasy football so damn much.
This. Let me repeat. THIS!
I'll never forgive him for what he did the playoff game when he was playing for us. And I hope he gets decleated every time he gets the ball.
MEGA SWATT
All Pro
Jacoby might just screw up in the playoffs and cost the raves a game
Texecutioner
Hall of Fame
For me it isn't about what he did in that playoff game. It was the multiple seasons of him muffing those punts, dropping balls, and his lack of evolvement as a receiver. You could tell the guy just never seemed to have the focus for an NFL player that wants to become a big time player. He seemed perfectly happy making his big play every 4 games or so with a KR here and there. He just always came off as a knucklehead to me. Him screwing up so badly in the playoffs wasn't surprising, but truly was the icing on the cake for the disappointing play he always displayed here. And then having to hear from people that apparently grew up with him and hearing them tell me what a knucklehead he was for real just put my disdain for him over the top. I'm just waiting for him to screw up big time on the Ravens.
Jacoby Jones never lived up to his potential as a Texan.
That's ALL on him, not us. He could have worked harder but instead needed the wake-up call of getting cut and signed to another team to start applying himself.
But, under it all, he's still Jacoby Jones. It's just a matter of time before the real Jacoby Jones stands up. Hopefully next week and during a playoff game.
Heath Shuler
SPEED KILLS
and I'd bet money it will be at the most inopportune time
Dutchrudder
Hall of Fame
I don't understand this sentiment. I just heard ND Kalu on the radio talking about Jacoby's "improvement" as well, but it's not translating into receiving stats. He's on pace for another 500 yards and 2 or 3 TD season, which is about par for what he did here. He had several TD returns in his career as a Texan, so I don't see why one return TD would be all that big of a deal. If he has some more 50+ yard returns, then maybe it speaks more to Coach Joe's system rather than his ability to return kicks well.
Vinny
shiny happy fan
We all know that Jacoby. The one with the potential to take one back to the house...and does on occasion. He's still the same guy who will let you down in crunch time. I'd bet money on it.
I'm talking more about Jacoby's attention to avoiding mistakes during punts and kickoffs. That's the only improvement that I would grant him...but, let's see him do it for an entire season without costing the Ravens a game.
I do not think he will ever be that great of a receiver. He has the "ocho cinco" syndrome of being a one trick pony as WR. JMO
Really? We expected him to be our #1 receiver when Andre went down. That's on us (or Gary). He's not a number 1, never will be. He's a slot receiver, possible #2, but this unhealthy love we've got for KDub... we didn't have a place for him on this team unless he could replace Andre.
That's on us (or Gary).
In Baltimore, they know what they've got. He's a number three receiver, if Boldin or Torry can't make a game, they're not going to ask Jacoby to be their #1 receiver. One of those other two will & Jacoby will be asked to step his game up a little..... to #2 receiver, to draw some attention away from the #1.
That's on us (or Gary).
He's a knucklehead from Lane College. Shouldn't still be in the NFL. He won't ever be our #1 receiver, but to be a third receiver on a winning NFL team.... that's a success story for anyone but a Texans fan.
:vincepalm:
BullBlitz
Section 331
I hope he returns one for a TD. He always tried his best for us, even if he wasn't always successful.
When his high school coach comes on Houston airwaves last season and starts talking about Jacoby's immaturity issues and inability to curb his party lifestyle in order to be more devoted to football...well, that's ALL on Jacoby Jones.
Kubiak most likely gave J.J. the benefit of the doubt based on his potential. But, only the individual can fulfill that potential, which is why I feel the way I do. Dedication and devotion are what makes good players great. Jacoby is "good" based on natural talent. He will never be great because he lacks the between-the-ears mentality to elevate his game.
Kubiak most likely gave J.J. the benefit of the doubt based on his potential. But, only the individual can fulfill that potential, which is why I feel the way I do. Dedication and devotion are what makes good players great. Jacoby is "good" based on natural talent. He will never be great because he lacks the between-the-ears mentality to elevate his game.
What's his highschool coach know about what Jacoby is doing now?
We've got Arian Foster saying he, Jacoby, & Casey put in extra time after practice working on routes, working on their hands.... who cares what his high-school coach has to say.
He wasn't "great" in high-school, because he wanted to party & live his life.... big whoop. He's living the dream right now, a productive player on one of the best teams in the league.
BullBlitz
Section 331
Yes, he seems to be growing into his role. It's about time, but I'm glad to see him have some success after the way our fans treated him after the Ravens game last year.
I like Jacoby. I like successs stories. I think Jacoby is a success story. Dude came from nothing.
But he deserved al the criticism he got after his Special Teams performance. I don't think that cost us the game, but it was dumb, too dumb for a player of his tenure.
There was lots of chatter on Houston waves about Jacoby partying on night's before games and not knowing the playbook.
His high school coach just said that has always been his problem.
HE'S STILL FRIENDS WITH JACOBY JONES. That's how he knows what he's doing right now.
Why did the Texans give him an $11 million contract before the 2011 season? They saw something that indicated that he could step up and play.
What they saw must have been all that extra time on the practice field.
Unfortunately, he immediately SUCKED when given the chance.
You do realize that he plays us next week, right?
Texan_Bill
Hall of Fame
The "change of scenery" thing is serving him well. I hope that he realizes ALL of the chances the Texans gave him, he blew it and now is figuring things out (between the ears)....
That said, he'll be (Jacoby), at a point or two this season will cost the Ravens a game or two, or at least put the Ravens in jeopardy of a game. I kinda hope it will be this Sunday because we know he'll be amped up here in Houston.
Instead of the Bull Pen chanting "JONES... JONES... JONES....JONES..." as we did in the past, We should chant (in that condescending way).... "jacoby..... jacoby..... jacoby"
That said, he'll be (Jacoby), at a point or two this season will cost the Ravens a game or two, or at least put the Ravens in jeopardy of a game. I kinda hope it will be this Sunday because we know he'll be amped up here in Houston.
Instead of the Bull Pen chanting "JONES... JONES... JONES....JONES..." as we did in the past, We should chant (in that condescending way).... "jacoby..... jacoby..... jacoby"
Premier
Rookie
jacoby never really "sucked" he was just terribly inconsistent.. and for us he didnt perform when it mattered the most.. there were times when jacoby caught everything thrown his way, then times he could get open and couldnt catch a cold.. hes streaky right now, he returned a td for us last year too and was pretty much never heard from again..
ubecool454
Veteran
She sounds like a hater....and there is a hater in every crowd. Why don't you just let her run her mouth and not come on these boards with this second hand information. No one really cares.
ubecool454
Veteran
you are sick...seek help!
ubecool454
Veteran
God god man...I could see if you knew the guy personally and didn't like him. A person really has to do something to me personally for me to dislike them. Sounds like he isn't the only knucklehead around these parts. I still like JJ and want to see him do good (except this sunday). I didn't see this much hate for David Carr. Carr got all the blame but he really didn't deserve it.
ubecool454
Veteran
The guy is young and like most pro athletes...the women chase them and they like to party.
Dutchrudder
Hall of Fame
Well I can't say I have watched too many Ravens games this year, but looking at his stats, JJ has only had 11 return attempts, 3 KO, 8 punts, 4 of which were fair catches. For comparison, last year he had 49 punt return attempts in 16 games with the Texans. Give him some time, and I'm sure he'll make a mistake or two.
So, he's got good information on Jacoby from (at least to him) a reliable source, and that just makes the source a hater. Then you knock him for NOT knowing him personally to justify his dislike.
How about, he believes his source and has both a professional AND personal reason to dislike the young man? Just a thought...
Football should come first when a team is paying you millions of dollars.
I don't wish bad stuff on the guy, but I'm not going to root for him. My loyalties are with players that represent my team. Jacoby Jones is no longer one of those guys.
You are free to buy his Ravens jersey, though, and wear it with pride.
Football should come first when a team is paying you millions of dollars.
I don't wish bad stuff on the guy, but I'm not going to root for him. My loyalties are with players that represent my team. Jacoby Jones is no longer one of those guys.
You are free to buy his Ravens jersey, though, and wear it with pride.
You know, it's really not even worth buying anyone's Jersey anymore.
When we were kids you could. Most players stayed at the same team their entire careers.
I just can't root for a single player, this is football, it's all about the colors.
Hervoyel
BUENO!
A real jersey's is damn near indestructable. I've got a couple of the high-end real ones from the early years when the Texans first started. One was a Boselli and the other was a Carr. Now the Carr jersey is a Schaub (Thank you Matt for keeping that number) and the other is waiting on me to decide what name/number kit to order from Eastern Lettering because I'm tired of waiting for another #71 to emerge.
I have a bunch of other jerseys but they're all fakes that ran around $25 each. It's not worth it to me to pay for anything more expensive than that. Right now if I was going to spend a bunch of money on a jersey AJ would be about the only player it would make sense to spend that kind of cash on. $80 will be good-to-go for years after he's retired. Maybe Watt or Cushing or Foster but only time will tell. I'd have thought Mario & DeMeco's jerseys would have been like that but they're gone.
I know, I love the material they are made out of, I was speaking more along the lines of players.
But I'm with you, I love Jerseys too.
The best way to go, IMO, is getting a custom jersey. You never have to worry about a player leaving the team or getting involved with some sordid scandal. You will always sport your own name/number. I plan on having my same jersey 30 years from now. 
I like Jacoby and wish him all the best, except when he plays in Reliant on Sunday. I live in the Missouri City area and a lot of people I know think he is an ok guy. One of his former neighbors said that JJ and friends played their music loud and once things were quiet he assumed they had gone finally gone to bed. I got the impression the neighbor was speaking of living near a young single individual rather than him being a nuisance to the neighborhood.
Authentic has been my jersey of choice since I have been a season ticket holder. I must look into the name kits, because the way the players are here today, gone tomorrow jerseys have gotten to be quite expensive to stay current.
Of course, I have always gone cheap and ordered from Ebay and have been satisfied with the exception of two with the purchase. One was TO and the numbers were really sewn on loosely and they raveled, and the second was Sharper where the numbers on the back were so huge it was obviously fake. I purchased a Dez Bryant jersey last year or was it two, that I thought looked really good for about $40. Out of curiousity when I visited the pro shop, I compared mine with the one the rack and they were exactly the same with the exception of the pro shop price was $250.
I've read in another thread that some of the Texans had found a good deal on jerseys in $20ish range. I would like some feedback on buyers satisfaction and how close do they resemble the authentics. I really don't mind knockoffs if the quality is there because most with the stitched letters look great for years whereby the screened ones are about good for a year of washing before beginning to look better suited for wearing when washing the car.
Authentic has been my jersey of choice since I have been a season ticket holder. I must look into the name kits, because the way the players are here today, gone tomorrow jerseys have gotten to be quite expensive to stay current.
Of course, I have always gone cheap and ordered from Ebay and have been satisfied with the exception of two with the purchase. One was TO and the numbers were really sewn on loosely and they raveled, and the second was Sharper where the numbers on the back were so huge it was obviously fake. I purchased a Dez Bryant jersey last year or was it two, that I thought looked really good for about $40. Out of curiousity when I visited the pro shop, I compared mine with the one the rack and they were exactly the same with the exception of the pro shop price was $250.
I've read in another thread that some of the Texans had found a good deal on jerseys in $20ish range. I would like some feedback on buyers satisfaction and how close do they resemble the authentics. I really don't mind knockoffs if the quality is there because most with the stitched letters look great for years whereby the screened ones are about good for a year of washing before beginning to look better suited for wearing when washing the car.
The best way to go, IMO, is getting a custom jersey. You never have to worry about a player leaving the team or getting involved with some sordid scandal. You will always sport your own name/number. I plan on having my same jersey 30 years from now.
That's a really good idea.
yikes...first player in NFL history to have two 105+ yards TD returns in the same season.
Congrats, Jacoby Jones, fwiw.
Congrats, Jacoby Jones, fwiw.
GP
Go Texans!
To me, I don't really care.
Those two guys could go three years without a TD now. Hester hasn't returned a punt for a TD since middle of LAST YEAR.
Our ST is going to stink with or without those two guys. Now, if we had a truly GREAT special teams coach who could get this team to function well enough for a guy like Holliday to return kicks in the system??? Yeah, that's when it'll be depressing.
But Keyshawn Martin had a nice kickoff return that was negated by a holding penalty. He moves forward, rather than dancing around, which is good. And he has speed, too. Overall, we have to get a better ST coach in here to coach those guys up better.
I cannot imagine how the ST has fallen this far this fast. They used to be a great unit two years ago. Last year and this year has been uggggly. UGLY.
Those two guys could go three years without a TD now. Hester hasn't returned a punt for a TD since middle of LAST YEAR.
Our ST is going to stink with or without those two guys. Now, if we had a truly GREAT special teams coach who could get this team to function well enough for a guy like Holliday to return kicks in the system??? Yeah, that's when it'll be depressing.
But Keyshawn Martin had a nice kickoff return that was negated by a holding penalty. He moves forward, rather than dancing around, which is good. And he has speed, too. Overall, we have to get a better ST coach in here to coach those guys up better.
I cannot imagine how the ST has fallen this far this fast. They used to be a great unit two years ago. Last year and this year has been uggggly. UGLY.
