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RE: Porter and Williamson Upgrading Jags WR Corps

jackinblack — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:08:35 GMT

[quote][b]maize n blue (6/15/2008)[/b][hr][quote][b]rfc17 (6/14/2008)[/b][hr]a Vikings fan reaction to that article...

"every offseason he gets treated like he's going to be the next great thing and everyone talks about how he's improved so much on his catching. then the season starts and so do the dropped balls. I feel bad for Jacksonville fans who are getting really built up on this guy. boy are they going to be dissappointed."

we shall see!
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It's pretty hard to be disappointed in the equivalent to a 6th round pick...[/quote]

I'm sure that certain Jag fans are really hyped on what they've heard, however, the more educated fans know not to get their hopes up based on what they've seen in minicamp.

The only way I'd be dissapointed is if he makes the roster over someone like, say, Broussard, then starts dropping balls once the reg season starts.

RE: Porter and Williamson Upgrading Jags WR Corps

maize n blue — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:48:13 GMT

[quote][b]rfc17 (6/14/2008)[/b][hr]a Vikings fan reaction to that article...

we shall see!
[/quote]

It's pretty hard to be disappointed in the equivalent to a 6th round pick...

RE: Porter and Williamson Upgrading Jags WR Corps

JacksJags — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:52:37 GMT

[quote][b]JamesMichigan (6/14/2008)[/b][hr]Here is my reply "wrightqb":

I'm a die hard Jags fan and I don't really follow NCAA, so I have no bias. I want all of our players to succeed at the pro level, but Matt Jones is no better now than he was his rookie year. He is scared to go across the middle, and has no work ethic at all. I do not see Jones making the team. Porter and Walker have the make up of being a #1, meaning they're strong enough and fast enough to beat the jam, and Jones can't play in the slot. I DO know that Jones didn't play WR in college, so whomever said that, you're wrong. The Jags' receiving corps isn't great, but it can be very good.[/quote]

And with what Williamson has shown so far, that door for Jones is wider than ever right now.

RE: Porter and Williamson Upgrading Jags WR Corps

SagaMask13 — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:47:56 GMT

[quote][b]NorCal Jag (6/14/2008)[/b][hr]IMO, the ONLY way Matt Jones makes this roster is if we keep six WR, or if Mike Walker starts the season on the PUP list, which I'm not sure if he can even do. Porter, Northcutt, Williams, and Williamson are locks in my eyes.[/quote]

I'm pretty sure Williamson is going to get plenty of looks in the preseason to see how he's catching the ball in a game time situation. Right now is too early to prognosticate the outcome of that.

RE: Porter and Williamson Upgrading Jags WR Corps

Jagifornia — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:30:00 GMT

IMO, the ONLY way Matt Jones makes this roster is if we keep six WR, or if Mike Walker starts the season on the PUP list, which I'm not sure if he can even do. Porter, Northcutt, Williams, and Williamson are locks in my eyes.

RE: Porter and Williamson Upgrading Jags WR Corps

SagaMask13 — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:24:48 GMT

[quote][b]jag86fan (6/14/2008)[/b][hr]Isn't that Williamson's history?Makes all the catchesin shorts, but can't produce consistently once the pads come on? Mini Camp and preseason will likely tell the storywith him.[/quote]

That's the history I've heard. I've got a few family members who are Vikes fans, and that's the same story I get each and every time.

The man can get open with ease, but just fails to hang on to the ball, costing the team big plays.

It's really funny, since I don't remember that being a knock on him when he was in college.

RE: Porter and Williamson Upgrading Jags WR Corps

JamesMichigan — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:13:18 GMT

Here is my reply "wrightqb":

I'm a die hard Jags fan and I don't really follow NCAA, so I have no bias. I want all of our players to succeed at the pro level, but Matt Jones is no better now than he was his rookie year. He is scared to go across the middle, and has no work ethic at all. I do not see Jones making the team. Porter and Walker have the make up of being a #1, meaning they're strong enough and fast enough to beat the jam, and Jones can't play in the slot. I DO know that Jones didn't play WR in college, so whomever said that, you're wrong. The Jags' receiving corps isn't great, but it can be very good.

RE: Porter and Williamson Upgrading Jags WR Corps

jag86fan — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:49:33 GMT

Isn't that Williamson's history? Makes all the catches in shorts, but can't produce consistently once the pads come on? Mini Camp and preseason will likely tell the story with him.

RE: Porter and Williamson Upgrading Jags WR Corps

rfc17 — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:40:12 GMT

a Vikings fan reaction to that article...

we shall see!

RE: Porter and Williamson Upgrading Jags WR Corps

ruger — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:04:11 GMT

[quote][b]jackie (6/13/2008)[/b][hr]face it matt jones looks silly with this receiving corps[/quote]

Check out this comment from the bottom of the Matt Jones article: "Wow what a disappointment. But honestly it really isnt his fault. He was a quarterback they tried to convert and it didnt work. I mean it could be partly his fault or out of his control so I do feel sympathetic for this dude totally. Think 'MIGHT' and thats a quoted but very large MIGHT have had a chance to be the next Peyton Manning. You never know and Jax destroyed his whole career. A shame. Well at least he made a #### load of money for doing nothing."

:ohmy: :laugh:

RE: Porter and Williamson Upgrading Jags WR Corps

ATLjag — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:59:18 GMT

Not in ranked order: Porter, Williamson, Williams, Northcutt, and Walker. The only way Matt gets a roster spot is if they put Walker on the PUP list. If Walker's knee is healthy enough to get reps, and he's the lightning in a bottle many believe, you want him in the game (not on the PUP list). I think they'll listen to trades for Matt, if any are made.

RE: Porter and Williamson Upgrading Jags WR Corps

jackie — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:47:04 GMT

face it matt jones looks silly with this receiving corps

RE: Porter and Williamson Upgrading Jags WR Corps

jackie — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:44:36 GMT

yo i just done a report on the jags and this is the depth chart jerry porter is one reggie two northcutt three williamson four mike walker is five and my suggestion to the jags is keep five receivers and keep more offensive linemen and tightends cause we are a running team best running team

RE: Porter and Williamson Upgrading Jags WR Corps

No Escape Claws — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:40:59 GMT

I'm witchew. I'd like to see ol' lurch succeed.

RE: Porter and Williamson Upgrading Jags WR Corps

Stigma — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:09:30 GMT

As long as Matt Jones is a Jag, I will be pulling for him to make the roster. If he does not make the roster, well there is nothing I can do about that.

RE: Porter and Williamson Upgrading Jags WR Corps

No Escape Claws — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:03:17 GMT

Stigma....Your posts are usually on the money, unbiased and informative. I'll admit that you are one fan that is objective and gets a point across without arrogance and pomp. Anyways, that being said....we may have a log jam at WR this year with Walker showing some great potential. Then theres Northcutt. I think the Jags want to keep MJ for another year, since he is under contract and that small ego thing, in that he was a first round (reach) pick and they don't want to part with him just yet. Reggie is getting there. So now what? Who goes? Maybe Matt. To teach a former QB the WR position takes time and the Jags don't have much. Learning to block and do other instinctive things after playing a totally different position must be a tough transition. I know, there are the Hines Wards out there, but that is rare. Guess we'll wait for training camp.

Porter and Williamson Upgrading Jags WR Corps

Stigma — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:28:01 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - If Troy Williamson and Jerry Porter look a little faster this season, it's only because each of them will be carrying a lot less weight.

We're talking figuratively here, but there might not be two players in the NFL feeling lighter right now than these two Jacksonville Jaguars wide receivers. For the moment anyway, the controversy that has defined the careers of Porter and Williamson is gone.

"I think we both feel like we're going to get a chance to do more with our careers than we've done in the past,'' Porter said.

That's precisely what the Jaguars, whom many thought were only a pass-rusher and wide receiver or two away from joining the Colts and Patriots in the AFC's elite, were banking on when they traded a sixth-round pick to Minnesota for Williamson and signed Porter as a free agent. The Jaguars addressed the pass rush by using their top two draft picks on defensive ends Derrick Harvey and Quentin Groves.

Check out the rest of this story at ESPN here...

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=yasinskas_pat&id=3441334

The same author says this about Matt Jones...

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/hashmarks/0-7-559/WR-Jones-odd-man-out-in-Jax-.html