quote:Originally posted by slowmo:
UCLA alum. Watched him the last four years, his light really came on when new staff and Jim Mora came in after 3 years of a bad staff.
quote:Originally posted by Tschmack:
Having Nick Perry come back will help them too. We forget he was hurt for most of the year and he showed flashes of real playmaking ability with his speed ala CMIII
quote:Originally posted by FLPACKER:
...we can look at it as if we are really getting two first round picks, Perry & Jones.
quote:Originally posted by chickenboy:
Hooray! Pants!
quote:Originally posted by Henry:
One thing I noticed from the clips is announcers really like saying his name. Day -Tone Jones. Like Downtown Brown or Shaft!
I heard he specializes in acupuncture.quote:Originally posted by Henry:
I think the Packers hired a witch doctor just to be safe.
quote:Originally posted by DH13:
I know it's christmas morning and all that but am I the only one who is spooked by the fact that nearly everyone thinks he's a such a great pick?
quote:Notes
jsonline.com
by Tom Silverstein
Angus McClure coaches the defensive line at UCLA and worked with Green Bay's first-round draft pick, Datone Jones. He said that besides Jones' size, he sets himself apart from others in two ways.
"He's different. He's unique. He can play inside with the big guys and get push on the quarterback pocket,"said McClure. "And then you can move out on offensive tackle and all of a sudden you can get a speed rusher."
Jones also endured a lot of coaching change. He's played for four different defensive coordinators.
"He's extremely adaptable and I think people are seeing that on film," said McClure. "He's very versatile; he can play multiple positions - because he has. If people wanted to see him play a three- technique, a five-technique, a nine-technique, if they want to see him rush a center - it's on film." continue
quote:Packers' first-round pick stayed at home in Compton
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by Lori Nickel
"As a young man I had to grow up fast," said Jones. "For a lot of young people, they were traumatized by what they saw. But it made me realize, if I go down that same path, that could be where I end up. I know when people think of Compton they think it's a bad place. But it's not."
McClure said that besides Jones' size and talent on the defensive line, it was that attitude that allowed him to excel. "He is just so personable," said McClure.
Jones said he won't forget where he came from. That's why he, while playing at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., stopped by an inner-city church with teammate Johnathan Franklin.
"Where a lot of people were down and didn't have father figures," said Jones. "And a lot of relatives being arrested and falling into drugs, just messed-up communities. I wanted them to know I come from the same background and everything will be OK if you just trust in your parents, you believe in God and you do everything the right way.
"For me to be up there in front of 2,000 people, it was just so amazing. I felt so good after that. I was like, forget the game, being there and being able to do that in the community, it felt so great."
Friday night, Jones could hardly contain his enthusiasm for his new team, the Packers. He said he will be here in two weeks.
"I can't wait to report to Green Bay," said Jones. "I can't wait to see what a great city everybody says it is. I feel so honored to be doing something positive. I've made a lot of people here fans of the Packers."
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quote:Originally posted by Hungry5:quote:Originally posted by El-Ka-Bong:
called it
What?
quote:Originally posted by Henry:
Daniels was one of the few effective inside rushers last year. Wilson is what he is, a run stuffer and not much else but he's consistent against the run.
quote:Originally posted by Coach:quote:Originally posted by Hungry5:quote:Originally posted by El-Ka-Bong:
called it
What?
I loved the pick, BTW.
quote:Originally posted by Goalline:
