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re: Greg Mcelroy brings up Jamarcus
Posted on 12/31/22 at 5:26 am to Rickdaddy4188
Posted on 12/31/22 at 5:26 am to Rickdaddy4188
He obviously changed somewhere along the line. That interview was definitely a clue.
He wasn’t dumb at lsu. He was pretty much a model citizen and would give pretty normal and coherent interviews.
But once he got drafted to the Raiders and started abusing codeine and not taking his film study seriously, he became a pretty dumb nfl qb.
He wasn’t dumb at lsu. He was pretty much a model citizen and would give pretty normal and coherent interviews.
But once he got drafted to the Raiders and started abusing codeine and not taking his film study seriously, he became a pretty dumb nfl qb.
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Posted on 12/31/22 at 5:27 am to king47
Being drafted by the Raiders killed JR.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 6:37 am to Jugular Joe
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literally couldn't read a playbook. Certainly couldn't read or understand defenses
There’s a reason he always had to be rolled out to one side of the field, he couldn’t see an entire field or make a progression
Reminds me of a more recent QB
Posted on 12/31/22 at 6:43 am to lsu xman
JR was a gamer, led like 12 4th quarter game winning drives at LSU
Posted on 12/31/22 at 6:46 am to Earthquake 88
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Bert Jones could throw it a country mile.
I was wondering when his name would enter this thread.
“ In 1990, Jones participated in the first NFL Quarterback Challenge. He finished first in the retiree category and third in the regular competition (The regular competition taking the top three finishers from the alumni competition and adding them to the regular field of current quarterbacks). Given his strong performance, Bobby Beathard, then the general manager of the Chargers, wanted Jones to come out of retirement, but Jones was 38 at the time and chose not to try a comeback.
Longtime scout Ernie Accorsi is quoted as saying that if Bert Jones had played under different circumstances, he probably would have been the greatest player ever. John Riggins has been quoted as saying Jones was the toughest competitor he has ever witnessed. On the eve of Super Bowl XLII, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, in discussing his choices for the greatest quarterbacks of all time, described Jones as the best "pure passer" he had ever seen.
I still see Bert, he has a golf tournament for Cystic Fibrosis every year, but Covid has slowed that down. Bert still looks like he could play.
This post was edited on 12/31/22 at 7:11 am
Posted on 12/31/22 at 6:48 am to FlyFishinTiger
quote:oh no. That sounds awful
I remember he once ran 2 yards out of bounds and then threw the ball away for a big loss
Posted on 12/31/22 at 6:51 am to lsu xman
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Being drafted by the Raiders killed JR.
A good friend of mine in the coaching profession went to a Raiders practice. Suppose to start at 7, much of the staff wasn’t there before 8’ish, some past 9. Most looked like they had been drinking all night.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 7:06 am to Earthquake 88
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Bert Jones could throw it a country mile.
Belicheck siad he was the best he had ever seen, too bad injuries took their toll.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 7:11 am to Earthquake 88
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Bert Jones could throw it a country mile.
Yep … no list would be complete without the Ruston Rifle.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 7:27 am to Hurricane Mike
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There’s a reason he always had to be rolled out to one side of the field
Posted on 12/31/22 at 7:30 am to king47
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OBJ catching kickoffs with one hand (against UGA, I think).
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Yess this needs to be talked about more. That was just as impressive as his famous catch against the cowboys in my book
OBJ caught a kickoff with one hand against Georgia then later that game muffed a punt that crushed LSU’s momentum. Incredible ends of the spectrum in one game.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 7:32 am to king47
He wasn’t very bright.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 7:33 am to nomar
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Duante Cunningham
Duandle Cunningpepper, imo
Posted on 12/31/22 at 7:37 am to 1984Tiger
JR had the best arm to ever play the game. Bert is right up there. I remember going watch the Manning Pass Academy routes on air with the college/NFL guys. JR was throwing 80-90 yard bombs like it was pats-n-go warmup drill.
Peyton just talked about that this year on one of his broadcast. Tried finding it to link, but couldn’t.
Peyton just talked about that this year on one of his broadcast. Tried finding it to link, but couldn’t.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 7:42 am to Rickdaddy4188
Bert Jones wasn’t called “the Rustin Rifle” for nothing. He threw bullets.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 7:47 am to nomar
Bradshaw and Doug had huge arms.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 8:00 am to BubbleheadTiger
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OBJ catching kickoffs with one hand (against UGA, I think).
Too bad he didn’t catch the ball when it mattered in that game. Lol.
Oops Boat beat me to it.
This post was edited on 12/31/22 at 8:04 am
Posted on 12/31/22 at 8:08 am to king47
Go back and watch his games at LSU. Everything was half field simple reads. Even if guys were covered, his arm was so good that he could make a lot of plays. Also didn’t hurt that his receivers were Bowe, Doucet, Davis, Lafell, and Skylar.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 8:15 am to Lakebound
I saw Bradshaw set a new national high school javelin record at Bolton HS in Alexandria probably 1966. 242 yards I think. He never gets the credit for the talent he had.
Posted on 12/31/22 at 8:18 am to LSUStar
Bama boy
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