JJ at the senior bowl review

[Destroyer77]

JJ is a bonafide 3rd and long back and would also work well to spread out the field and get him mismatched on on a slower linebacker.

[UofDuck]

I love JJ as much as anyone and was jumping out of my seat when he did his thing in the game. However, I think the main issue holding NFL teams back from having JJ higher on their lists is JJ's repaired knee. It is not his fault, but it is an issue that a scout/coach needs to consider before investing a bank-roll into any player. Had he had not busted his knee and was able to finish the season last year and was 100% this year coming out of the gate, he would be a 1st, or early 2nd rounder.

[jhopduck]

Yeah and I'm sure the Minnesota Vikings are kicking themselves for "taking the chance" on Adrian Peterson and his injury concerns coming into the draft.
I hope JJ goes to a solid team and can become part of a 1-2 punch like J-Stew has. I think it gives him a good shot to prolong his career a little.

[UofDuck]

Youre probably right Jhop, they won't care at all that he blew out his knee in college. Thanks.

[jhopduck]

tinfoil that was not directed to be negative towards you, it just sounded that way in print. they will def, take note of his knee injury dropping his stock, I meant when it does the team that gets him will get a steal of a deal.

[UofDuck]

Thanks Jhop. I did a poor job of it, but I was trying to point out was I think he could be a very tight NFL prospect "if given" a chance and in the right circumstance. I worry about his shoulder situation this year too as these Draft monkeys discect kids down to minutia. They will take a bigger leap of faith on kids like Peterson who is 6'2.5" 230 and faster than lightning coming off knee surgery before a kid who is 5' 8" 196 and quick as lighting. And if JJ had not had knee surgery, I bet he would be an early 2nd rounder rather than the 3rd or 4th round as predicted on the links supplied in the post. I was attempting to point out that the claim of east coast bias really dosent hold that much water when it comes to NFL drafting. I suspect the knee, combined with size has a lot more to do with his draft prediction placement than does anything else.

That being said, I hope he sets the NFL world on fire like he has for us who love the kid.

[woundedknees]

Willis MacGahee had a laugh at that! (Well, maybe not a laugh, it was a horrific injury...) I think his knee injury was magnitudes worse than JJ's, and the Ravens haven't been complaining!

Warning: This clip is not for the squeamish!

http://www.extremesportclips.com/video/ ... njury.html

[ncduck]

The Bills sure did complain...but hey, he went to The U.

[slammer]

Kudo's to J.J!!! Way to represent!! It was nice seeing all those O's helmets at the senior bowl.