Proof the Jaguars' WR's Are an Improved Unit
by silencecs on May 21, 2009 7:58 AM EDT
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Yesterday, D'Juan Woods got that call that every player dreads.
"Hey, Woods! Coach wants to see you... And bring your playbook!"
That's it, D'Juan's time in Jacksonville has come to an end. He's been released, and barring any injuries to the other WR's, we won't see him again. He may catch on with another team, and we certainly wish him the best. Unfortunately for him, he's now irrelevant to the WR discussion in Jacksonville.
I know a lot of people liked D'Juan and wanted him to succeed. He embodied the hard working, but less talented player who could work his way onto the roster. He was the epitome of an underdog, and hopefully he'll continue his NFL career. However, the important thing to take away from this is not the loss of the Woods, but the ascension of the new WR's.
After only a handful of OTA practices, Woods became expendable. It says a lot that a guy who's known the system for 2 years and is an incredibly hard worker, is beat out by rookies already. D'Juan has had the playbook for years and there is very little learning curve, yet he already fell far behind the other WR's.
The only way Gene would do this is if he was sufficiently convinced that the rookies would be higher than Woods on the depth chart. The fact that the rookies impressed this upon him so quickly says a lot about the improvement of the WR corp over last year. Mike Walker, Dennis Nothcutt, and Torry Holt must be showing up nicely.
-Collin Streetman
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It’s certainly a positive sign. Who’s next? You know they won’t keep so many WR. WIll it be a rook or a vet?
I'm your huckleberry...
I can't believe he was cut over some of our UDFA's. These three UDFA's made the cut over Woods.
Maurice Dupree, WR Jacksonville State.
Jason English, WR Tuskegee
Todd Peterson, WR Nebraska.
IT likely had something to do with the fact that he was running out of practice squad eligibility, and the team realized he wouldn’t make the final roster.
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Woods wouldn't make the final roster I meant...
I know nothing about those three guys, can somebody find some cursory information on him… 40 time or other pro day results, TD’s or Rec, etc.
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by him I meant "THEM", as in the UDFA's... I'm full of typos this morning...
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Here's a link to some info on all the UDFAs.
There’s not much info on any of them, but it’s better than nothing.
http://jac.scout.com/2/860462.html
Peterson
Isn’t he real tall? Maybe his size has earned him a little extra time…
I'm your huckleberry...
I Think He's Like 6'4
Tallest receiver on the roster right now.
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-Akrobatik
Right
That’s what I thought.
Vic had some positive comments on him:
John from Jacksonville
I was wondering how you felt about the WR prospect out of Nebraska, Todd Peterson. He’s 6-4 and reminds me so much of Dallas Clark. What say you?
Vic: I like him. He goes up high after the ball and when he gets his hands on it, he catches it clean. I like all of the Jaguars’ young receivers. I think the scouting department really did some good work at that position.
I'm your huckleberry...
Hard work and "potential" only get you so far
Sooner or later he had to give the team a reason to keep him on the final roster, and it never happened
"The worst kind of non-smokers are the ones that come up to you and cough. That's pretty cruel isn't it? Do you go up to cripples and dance too?"-Bill Hicks
by Jonathan Loesche on May 21, 2009 10:12 AM EDT reply actions
That's right... He didn't show anything special in Mini camp or early OTA's... Other WR's did.
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I feel sorry for Woods
because he must find another place, BUT his relase boost my hopes fro the receivers.
I have the feeling this year our opponents can’t load the box against the run….
by Zoltan from Budapest on May 21, 2009 11:53 AM EDT reply actions
Good Sign
I’m looking forward to pre-season. It’s still a little way off, but I want to see how we are throwing the ball. Mike Walker is in for a breakout year.
If hip hop is dead, then it happened the day that Dilla died.
-Akrobatik
Hold the phone. Last year's WR corp was the leagues worst.
The fact that we cut somebody who couldn’t get onto the field with the motley crew we had last year doesn’t really say a whole lot . I do believe that the Holt addition along with the loss of some flotsam and jetsam from last year’s group equals improvement especially when you consider that last year’s group had but one way to go.
The rookies have done absolutely nothing, zero, zip, nada so far. Last year’s group looked “great” in practice as well. Williamson is notorious for being a practice hero, but can’t play a lick in real games; he is THE walking definition of a 1st round bust.. So let’s hold up on annointing any rookie or group of rookies to saviour status just yet. I want to actually see it on the field – call me a native of MO on this one.
For the record – I do beleive that these rookies have potential and I welcome the change.
Maurice Dupree
Receiving Stats
YEAR TEAM REC YDS AVG LNG TD FD FUM LOST
2006 JVST 2 67 33.5 0 0 0 0 0
2007 JVST 10 139 13.9 3 1 0 0 0
2008 JVST 49 799 16.3 66 10 0 0 0
Jason English
No Stats DII or DIII stats only show against DI
Todd Peterson
Receiving Stats
YEAR TEAM REC YDS AVG LNG TD FD FUM LOST
2005 NEB 9 150 16.7 38 2 0 0 0
2006 NEB 19 307 16.2 48 2 0 0 0
2007 NEB 18 359 19.9 44 5 0 0 0
2008 NEB 62 786 12.7 36 4 0 0 0
by floridafalcons#63 on May 21, 2009 12:51 PM EDT reply actions
Peterson= 6’4 215
English= 6’0 195
Dupree= 5’10 180
by floridafalcons#63 on May 21, 2009 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I saw it with my own eyes
The combination of a good blocking line, a running threat and receivers who can get seperation exists.
If Dirk Koetter can’t make gold out of this straw, he is not the guy I think.
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Spoken like a monk...
Coaching will be the missing ingredient, barring any significant injuries, like Garrard going down…
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All we've seen so far is abunch of underwear practices
Wake me up when the pads go on in training camp
"The worst kind of non-smokers are the ones that come up to you and cough. That's pretty cruel isn't it? Do you go up to cripples and dance too?"-Bill Hicks
by Jonathan Loesche on May 21, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
You're right...
It doesn’t matter that we’ve overhauled our roster and this is the first time we’ve seen many of these players
It doesn’t matter how a UDFA looks in his first exposure to the NFL
It doesn’t matter, even though a handful of players have already been released due to underperforming in practice.
It doesn’t matter, The Jags just signed a QB to compete with Lemon, but that was pointless bc according to you, what Lemon does during “Underware” practices doesn’t matter.
It doesn’t matter how the WR’s looked running routes (Like Terry Showed Us).
Nothing matters at all…
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You can learn plenty from OTAs, however
“The combination of a good blocking line, a running threat and receivers who can get seperation exists.”
I have a hard time believing that statement just from a few touch football practices. If the O-line is making holes for MJD consistently during the afternoon practices in Training Camp, I’ll start getting excited.
Let’s see how Dillard, Thomas, and Holt look going against some bump and run or getting jammed at the line.
Lemon, and Garrard for that matter, stunk up the practice fields and when you can’t hit the broadside of a barn with no pass rush, you should expect to see competition.
"The worst kind of non-smokers are the ones that come up to you and cough. That's pretty cruel isn't it? Do you go up to cripples and dance too?"-Bill Hicks
by Jonathan Loesche on May 21, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I think that assuming the o-line will be fixed and we will have a running game
are perfectly reasonable and I’ll accept them as fact. Since we snagged 3 o linemen who are new and our RB is MJD.
the WR’s we are watching, and are one of the few units that matter in underware practices, so I think that what Terry said is right on.
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i understand
both of your points.
I agree on that with John, that these young players must show on the field in action the same, We need to be critical. This is I guess a better team then last year, but we must not fall the same trap twice, that"oh we have a good team". They must prove it!
But I agree with Collin, that you must keep on eye what happening now too. The fighting for the rosterspots are begun, and we seen couple of changes lately (signing Bouman, cutting Woods, adding a veteran CB) that sends some messages for us as well.
by Zoltan from Budapest on May 21, 2009 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
All this really means...
…is that Woods was the worst of the group.
The Teal and Black are comin' back!
ok… slowwwww down everyone… like i’ve said before, ANY player can get cut between now and when the final roster is made in a few months… it’s all a very dynamic situation with players coming and going… true?… even though i agree with some of the reasoning behind why he was cut, it’s still kind of temporary, don’t ya think?
Hey, at least the rain slowed down today. Still flooded in parts out here at the beach. Aaaarrrggghh!!
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Come on guys...
I think it’s obvious that the Jags receivers are looking better than last year’s unit. Especially with Holt. Practice is practice, “underwear” or not. They aren’t out there for nothing.
And despite popular opinion, everybody doesn’t always look good in OTAs. Last year nobody was screaming about how good Matt & Reggie were looking running routes. Even Vic said that they were horrible route runners. And everybody knew that Williamson had a tendency to look good in OTAs every year.
This year is different – everyone has said that the entire unit of WRs have looked sharp this year. Even in the pouring rain. Woods was released b/c he didn’t have the skills of all the guys drafted this year, Holt, or even Nate Hughes. He stuck last year b/c the position was horrible.
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To the stronger or faster man;
But soon or late the man who wins
Is the one who thinks he can.
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