Greg Jennings

[Kitrick Taylor 0]

Packers 1st play from scrimmage 89 yard reception by Jennings. Pushed out of bounds at the 3. Ahman Green TD on next play.

[DamageIncVacc 6]

He was with the first string offense with Driver. Has he made the jump to #2 yet. He should . Dude has looked really good. Look at the good numbers Driver put up in this offense as the #2 reciever. Definetly worth a draft pick. Got him late in my draft as my #6 .

[swamp dog 0]

seriously, probably the most hype of a rookie wr on this board since marvin minnis.

 

i mean that sincerely.

[DamageIncVacc 6]

Every year there is that one guy. Sad part is they never go anywhere. I rememeber the hype for Colbert on Carolina , Darrius Watts on Denver. Teyo Johnson on Oakland. Usually never live up to the hype.

[mydogviolet 0]

Every year there is that one guy. Sad part is they never go anywhere. I rememeber the hype for Colbert on Carolina , Darrius Watts on Denver. Teyo Johnson on Oakland. Usually never live up to the hype.

 

add Asley Lelie to that list

[DamageIncVacc 6]

Did he have a great rookie camp , I dont remember that. Not a good sign for Jennings.

[Kitrick Taylor 0]

Its entirely possible that Jennings will turn out to be all hype and no production once the regular season begins.

 

However, the hype is justified IMO.

 

Jennings is currently the #1 WR in all the NFL with 328 receiving yards so far. The guy has done nothing but make plays.

 

Game 1: 4-68 yards including a 47 yard reception

Game 2: 3-115 yards including a 85 yard TD

Game 3: 3-40 long of 19 yards

Game 4: So far 1 catch for 89 yards.

 

Plus the Packer beat writers have been talking about Hennings being the one that consistently makes the most plays in practice. And that has held true throughout training camp.

 

Jennings still has to prove himself against the elite corners of the league, and I am by no means saying he's going to be the next great WR, but all he's done is taken advantage of every opportunity he's been given so far.

[remote controller 143]

Its entirely possible that Jennings will turn out to be all hype and no production once the regular season begins.

 

However, the hype is justified IMO.

 

Jennings is currently the #1 WR in all the NFL with 328 receiving yards so far. The guy has done nothing but make plays.

 

Game 1: 4-68 yards including a 47 yard reception

Game 2: 3-115 yards including a 85 yard TD

Game 3: 3-40 long of 19 yards

Game 4: So far 1 catch for 89 yards.

 

Plus the Packer beat writers have been talking about Hennings being the one that consistently makes the most plays in practice. And that has held true throughout training camp.

 

Jennings still has to prove himself against the elite corners of the league, and I am by no means saying he's going to be the next great WR, but all he's done is taken advantage of every opportunity he's been given so far.

 

This is more production then Rogers, and Williams combined for over the past 3 years.

[t.j 35]

I honestly haven't heard that much hype about Jennings. But, he was considered to be one of the best 5 WRs in the draft, has had a good camp and a good preseason, and is on a team where he can start right away... so why the naysayers?

[muzz 0]

Did he have a great rookie camp , I dont remember that. Not a good sign for Jennings.

 

All I know is the GB fans/coaches have been raving about this kid all camp.....

 

1 Coach said something along the lines of:

" The ONLY other WR that came right in, and pretty much knew what he was doing, was Marvin Harrison"

 

That right there is pretty high praise.

 

I took a flyer on this kid, why not, It cost me zip.

 

seriously, probably the most hype of a rookie wr on this board since marvin minnis.

 

i mean that sincerely.

 

 

I'd be willing to bet $ he does better than CRog

[PTAKBuCS 0]

Jennings is currently the #1 WR in all the NFL with 328 receiving yards so far. The guy has done nothing but make plays.

 

Game 1: 4-68 yards including a 47 yard reception

Game 2: 3-115 yards including a 85 yard TD

Game 3: 3-40 long of 19 yards

Game 4: So far 1 catch for 89 yards.

 

That's just because he actually is playing in the pre-season while the good WRs sit out. (Steve Smith 0 yards.) Frisman Jackson has alot of yards too but he stinks.

 

However, Jennings could be a nice player this year if Favre finds the fountain of youth.

 

I predict 45 catches, 700 yards, 4 TDs.

[www.kyleortonfans.com 0]

I don't think anyone compared him to Steve Smith.

 

In leagues where you start 3 WRs, I think Jennings could be of service. If Driver is a WR1, then Jennings could be a desce' WR3 by the end of the year. G-Damn if GB isn't going to launch the ball this year!

[Turf CamelToe 1]

Every year there is that one guy. Sad part is they never go anywhere. I rememeber the hype for Colbert on Carolina , Darrius Watts on Denver. Teyo Johnson on Oakland. Usually never live up to the hype.

 

SEE - Anquan Boldin (His NFL draft spot was a few rounds later than Jennings) it can happen.

[muzz 0]

SEE - Anquan Boldin (His NFL draft spot was a few rounds later than Jennings) it can happen.

 

EXACTLY!!

 

Some guys can just see the field, and understand terminology...

 

Some can't, or it takes years...

 

Not saying Jennings IS the next coming, but the words aren't just great, they are GLOWING, almost fkn drooling.

BTW Thats from fans as well, and they've been watching this team for years in practice/training camp ( it's right on the road).

 

He COULD be a bust, or a regular highly touted ( ALOT of rookies) chump.......

 

I think he'll do justice, but we'll see..........

[Phurfur 70]

Every year there is that one guy. Sad part is they never go anywhere. I rememeber the hype for Colbert on Carolina , Darrius Watts on Denver. Teyo Johnson on Oakland. Usually never live up to the hype.

 

Jennings will not be one of them but I don't think he will break out as a rookie. I bet he will beat Javon Walkers rookie stats.

 

Did he have a great rookie camp , I dont remember that. Not a good sign for Jennings.

 

Yes

 

That's just because he actually is playing in the pre-season while the good WRs sit out. (Steve Smith 0 yards.) Frisman Jackson has alot of yards too but he stinks.

 

However, Jennings could be a nice player this year if Favre finds the fountain of youth.

 

I predict 45 catches, 700 yards, 4 TDs.

 

Good projections!

[swamp dog 0]

All I know is the GB fans/coaches have been raving about this kid all camp.....

 

1 Coach said something along the lines of:

" The ONLY other WR that came right in, and pretty much knew what he was doing, was Marvin Harrison"

 

That right there is pretty high praise.

 

I took a flyer on this kid, why not, It cost me zip.

I'd be willing to bet $ he does better than CRog

 

then shut up and draft jennings in your re-draft league. and please start him in week 1.

 

hey, i took him in the last round of our keeper league draft. i'll stash him this year and see what next year brings. but you're delusional if you think he's going to be an ff force this year. i realize there's not much good to talk about in green bay this year, but forcing greatness on a rookie wr will get you nowhere.

[TIKI-BARBERS-BARBER 0]

Jennings is the real deal and as a Steeler fan I wish we would have taking him instead of Holmes. I look for Driver to have a big year but Jennings to also make a impact because of Favre being a gun slinger. I look for him to have the Michael Clayton type year he had in 04. By the way I drafted Clayton in 04 and am drafting Jennings in 06.

[Turf CamelToe 1]

Jennings and Driver are in line for tons of Garbage points in the 3rd & 4th quarter, since the Packers should be trailing often

[muzz 0]

then shut up and draft jennings in your re-draft league. and please start him in week 1.

 

hey, i took him in the last round of our keeper league draft. i'll stash him this year and see what next year brings. but you're delusional if you think he's going to be an ff force this year. i realize there's not much good to talk about in green bay this year, but forcing greatness on a rookie wr will get you nowhere.

 

Who HERE said he was gonna be great?

NOONE thats who.

 

Do me a favor ya jackas$ and YOU stfu, you spew more BS drivel than ANYONE on this board,

 

Why dont you put your fkn $ where your MOUTH is and tell me that CRog the dumbdog is gonna get more pts than Jennings.

 

If your NOT gonna get with that, then do me, and yourself a favor and STFU.

 

Put your $ where you LOUD mouth is.

$100

 

TY

I'm awaiting your thought to be witty, but dumbas$ reply.

 

NOONE here is saying that he is the next coming, but a coach had some pretty high praise, which is a HELL of alot more than Crog's coaches have given his dumbass........

 

Edit: BTW I didnt have to draft him(FA), they didnt draft Boldin either, and I was allowed to grab Priest in the 5th Rd the 1st yr he went to Vermeils offense.........

Who'd a thunk it?

[donhaas 19]

then shut up and draft jennings in your re-draft league. and please start him in week 1.

 

hey, i took him in the last round of our keeper league draft. i'll stash him this year and see what next year brings. but you're delusional if you think he's going to be an ff force this year. i realize there's not much good to talk about in green bay this year, but forcing greatness on a rookie wr will get you nowhere.

 

 

So bitter

 

Nobody is forcing greatness. Simply, Jennings has shown more in one preseason than much higher picks C. ROgers and M. Williams have in years.

Don't get bitter, get better.

 

But believe what you want...

Ted Thompson is still an idiot and Matt Millen is still a "draft guru."

Joey Harrington is "improving" and "looking great" and "ready to break out."

 

[swamp dog 0]

Who HERE said he was gonna be great?

NOONE thats who.

 

Do me a favor ya jackas$ and YOU stfu, you spew more BS drivel than ANYONE on this board,

 

Why dont you put your fkn $ where your MOUTH is and tell me that CRog the dumbdog is gonna get more pts than Jennings.

 

If your NOT gonna get with that, then do me, and yourself a favor and STFU.

 

Put your $ where you LOUD mouth is.

$100

 

TY

I'm awaiting your thought to be witty, but dumbas$ reply.

 

NOONE here is saying that he is the next coming, but a coach had some pretty high praise, which is a HELL of alot more than Crog's coaches have given his dumbass........

 

Edit: BTW I didnt have to draft him(FA), they didnt draft Boldin either, and I was allowed to grab Priest in the 5th Rd the 1st yr he went to Vermeils offense.........

Who'd a thunk it?

 

who said crog was getting more points? no one. but being able to outscore crog doesn't prove dik, pal.

 

as i mentioned: go draft jennings and knock yourself out. if you're not saying he's going to be great this year, then we agree. if you're annoyed because you think he will do well this year and you think i'm simply badmouthing him, stop shooting the messenger and look at the historical data.

 

and marvin minnis did have enormous hype on this board because of his stellar rookie preseason. surely you remember?

 

you think i'm a jennings hater and i've already told you i own him in my keeper league. but that's a stash job for next year and even then he'll have to show something to get off the bench.

 

it's a free country. draft him, start him. knock yourself out.

 

So bitter

 

Nobody is forcing greatness. Simply, Jennings has shown more in one preseason than much higher picks C. ROgers and M. Williams have in years.

Don't get bitter, get better.

 

But believe what you want...

Ted Thompson is still an idiot and Matt Millen is still a "draft guru."

Joey Harrington is "improving" and "looking great" and "ready to break out."

 

 

yeah, i'm so bitter i drafted jennings in my keeper league.

[muzz 0]

who said crog was getting more points? no one. but being able to outscore crog doesn't prove dik, pal.

 

as i mentioned: go draft jennings and knock yourself out. if you're not saying he's going to be great this year, then we agree. if you're annoyed because you think he will do well this year and you think i'm simply badmouthing him, stop shooting the messenger and look at the historical data.

 

and marvin minnis did have enormous hype on this board because of his stellar rookie preseason. surely you remember?

 

you think i'm a jennings hater and i've already told you i own him in my keeper league. but that's a stash job for next year and even then he'll have to show something to get off the bench.

 

it's a free country. draft him, start him. knock yourself out.

 

 

NP, As I ALREADY stated, I didnt HAVE to draft him, I got him as a FA, HUGE RISK!!

[DamageIncVacc 6]

SEE - Anquan Boldin (His NFL draft spot was a few rounds later than Jennings) it can happen.

 

 

No missing the point , I was talking about guys hyped in the preseason. Not rookies doing well, No one knew who Boldin was and there was no hype. Love Boldin here. Pround to say in our league he has been on ONLY my team since week 2 of his rookie season.

[Let Da Big Dog Eat 42]

Really don't get all the "over hyped" statements.

 

Here in Packer land you hear a lot of adjectives/statements like "smooth", "polished", "good route runner", "quick learner" etc. But those things are always followed with something like "for a rookie" or "from a guy who didn't play in a big time program" etc. No one has ever said he is the second coming of Holt or even close. How is that big time hype?

 

If people on these msg bored's like him, that's only their opinion and worth exactly what you paid for it. Nothing.

[DamageIncVacc 6]

Packers | Jennings takes over as No. 2 WR

Fri, 1 Sep 2006 20:16:31 -0700

 

Bob McGinn, of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, reports Green Bay Packers rookie WR Greg Jennings has taken over for WR Robert Ferguson as the team's No. 2 wide receiver. It came to light Friday, Sept. 1, after the Packers' 35-21 preseason loss to the Tennessee Titans when Jennings matter-of-factly mentioned that he had been informed of his promotion by wide receivers coach Jimmy Robinson before practice Wednesday, Aug. 30. Jennings will become the team's first wide receiver to become a full-fledged starter as a rookie since WR Sterling Sharpe in 1988. Jennings led the team in receiving in three of the four exhibitions and was second in the other game.

[Ilov80s 0]

I think it is very clear that Jennings has significant fantasy value and might be one of the most underrated players out there. Here is a player who is the #2 WR for a team with a bad defense, a poor running game, and Bret Favre airing the ball out. There will be a lot of balls thrown his way. He is well worth the risk.

[DamageIncVacc 6]

Now that he is clearly the #2 and farve has shown trust in him . Worth the late pick on him.

[thunderbolts 0]

I have Greg Jennings marked down for 4 tds and 580 yards with some upside. Maybe a sleeper pick in last 2 rounds of draft.

[Turf CamelToe 1]

I think it is very clear that Jennings has significant fantasy value and might be one of the most underrated players out there. Here is a player who is the #2 WR for a team with a bad defense, a poor running game, and Bret Favre airing the ball out. There will be a lot of balls thrown his way. He is well worth the risk.

 

Something else to watch...Driver has a "tight Hamstring"

[Tusekan Raiders 0]

Really don't get all the "over hyped" statements.

 

Here in Packer land you hear a lot of adjectives/statements like "smooth", "polished", "good route runner", "quick learner" etc. But those things are always followed with something like "for a rookie" or "from a guy who didn't play in a big time program" etc. No one has ever said he is the second coming of Holt or even close. How is that big time hype?

 

If people on these msg bored's like him, that's only their opinion and worth exactly what you paid for it. Nothing.

 

No, only the second coming of Marvin Harrison. By his own WR coach. Mainstream media has been pimping him too, so if you aren't feeling it up there, you are either in a cabin with no electricity in the northwoods or just trying to down play it for some reason.

 

That said, I think he is the real deal from the little I've seen so far. Some guys have "it", and Jennings appears to be that kind of guy. While a little short, he has good speed, burst, and athleticism, while fundamentally he's very sound. The "it" part comes with the polish he shows on the field and the nose for the big play: finding the seam, grabbing the tip, etc.

 

I'm always cautious about rookie WRs, but I grabbed him the second round of a dynasty rookie draft and love his potential. I wouldn't expect much as a rookie, but he has a starting job and he has a QB adaptable and improvisational enough to make it work regularly with a rookie WR, unlike a lot of QBs in the league. The well-justified conventional wisdom is to avoid rookie WRs, but at the same time, there's always outliers. I don't know about the next Marvin Harrison, but Jennings could at least be the next Darrell Jackson. I could see the high-end of his production this year being around 65/650/5, similar to what Jackson put up his rookie with opportunity to start regularly the whole year.

[muzz 0]

No, only the second coming of Marvin Harrison. By his own WR coach. Mainstream media has been pimping him too, so if you aren't feeling it up there, you are either in a cabin with no electricity in the northwoods or just trying to down play it for some reason.

 

That said, I think he is the real deal from the little I've seen so far. Some guys have "it", and Jennings appears to be that kind of guy. While a little short, he has good speed, burst, and athleticism, while fundamentally he's very sound. The "it" part comes with the polish he shows on the field and the nose for the big play: finding the seam, grabbing the tip, etc.

 

I'm always cautious about rookie WRs, but I grabbed him the second round of a dynasty rookie draft and love his potential. I wouldn't expect much as a rookie, but he has a starting job and he has a QB adaptable and improvisational enough to make it work regularly with a rookie WR, unlike a lot of QBs in the league. The well-justified conventional wisdom is to avoid rookie WRs, but at the same time, there's always outliers. I don't know about the next Marvin Harrison, but Jennings could at least be the next Darrell Jackson. I could see the high-end of his production this year being around 65/650/5, similar to what Jackson put up his rookie with opportunity to start regularly the whole year.

 

BTW doesn't anyone realize that this kid already knows ALL 3 wr positions?

Has anyone here seen Al Harris's remarks regarding covering this kid in practice?

Loosely Quoted:

" This kid is gonna be a #1 WR, if not THIS yr, than next yr"

Look it up, I found it on Packerrats.com, I'm pretty sure it was an interview from JSOnline.

 

FWIW

[muzz 0]

Heres what I found at Packerrats:

 

FRI., SEP 8, 2006 - 12:35 AM

Packers: Jennings remains modestly confident

JASON WILDE 608-252-6176

jwilde@madison.com

GREEN BAY - Coach Mike McCarthy's never seen anything like it. Jimmy Robinson's as surprised as anyone. And Al Harris, never one to praise a wide receiver, even one of his own teammates, can't say enough about the kid.

 

Yes, people are talking about Green Bay Packers rookie wide receiver Greg Jennings, and every word of it is positively glowing.

 

Which is why Jennings, a super-confident but ultra-humble second-round draft pick from Western Michigan, is doing his best not to let it get to him as he prepares to start Sunday's regular-season opener against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field - making him the first Packers rookie receiver to start the opener since Sterling Sharpe in 1988.

 

"Don't get me wrong. It's great to hear. But at the same time, some things you need to hear-but-not-hear," Jennings said Thursday, leaning against a laundry bin in the Packers' locker room after meetings. "I really don't get caught up in all the accolades, all the publicity. It's great, but to me, it's always better to be under the radar."

 

That's going to be hard after what Jennings did this preseason, as he caught 12 passes for an NFL-leading 328 yards (a 27.3-yard average). After the preseason finale against Tennessee last Friday afternoon, McCarthy named him the starter opposite No. 1 receiver Donald Driver, giving him the nod over sixth-year veteran Robert Ferguson.

 

"I've clearly never seen a rookie that productive that fast," McCarthy said.

And while Jennings was the fourth receiver taken in April's draft - after Ohio State's Santonio Holmes (Pittsburgh, 25th overall), Florida's Chad Jackson (New England, 36th) and Miami (Fla.)'s Sinorice Moss (New York Giants, 44th) - he's the only rookie receiver in the NFL expected to start this weekend.

 

So sorry, Greg, the under-the-radar thing ain't happening. Not now.

 

"And I understand that. But at the same time, I have to carry myself as though I'm still under the radar," Jennings replied. "Because once you start worrying about being noticed, you start playing with that thought in your mind. And you start thinking about how you have to play a certain way to keep getting the praise you feel you should be getting. You have to be humble and stay grounded."

 

He's succeeding at that, but don't take that to mean Jennings lacks self-confidence. While outsiders didn't expect him to emerge so quickly, he's not at all surprised.

 

"I can't say I've been surprised by anything I've done. I expect what I'm doing out here. I expect more than what I'm doing out here," said Jennings, who had an 89-yard catch against the Titans, an 85-yard touchdown against Atlanta Aug. 19 and a 47-yard catch against San Diego Aug. 12. "It's just my nature, I guess. I expect to make an impact. I'm not going to have a ridiculous, great game every Sunday, but I plan on having a lot of 'em."

 

Harris, the Packers' top cornerback, is expecting that.

 

"I think Jennings will emerge as a No. 1 receiver if not this year, next year," Harris said after practice. "The dude is real smooth. Real smooth. Sometimes I have a hard time getting my hands on him. Seriously, that's saying something."

 

Rookie rarity Still, history suggests it won't be easy for the 5-foot-11, 198-pound Jennings to have a major impact as a rookie. Only five of the 546 wide receivers drafted from 1990 through 2005 have had 1,000-yard seasons as rookies: Joey Galloway (1995), Terry Glenn (1996), Randy Moss (1998), Anquan Boldin (2003) and Michael Clayton (2004).

 

But if anyone can do it, Robinson said, it's Jennings, whose football IQ is so high he's learned all three receiver positions - X (flanker), Z (split end) and zebra (slot receiver) - already.

"His maturity, his poise - it doesn't seem like anything really fazes him," said Robinson, a 17-year NFL coaching veteran who tutored Indianapolis' six-time Pro Bowl receiver Marvin Harrison as a rookie in 1996, when Harrison started 15 games and had 836 yards and eight TDs.

 

"I think he's certainly capable of (1,000 yards). In my mind, he seems to be capable of doing just about anything given the opportunity. He's a unique guy."

 

Indeed, Jennings, who turns 23 in two weeks, is more mature than your average rookie. But, as he puts it, "I'm a different little human being."

 

He and his wife, Nicole, have been married since June 2005, although she went back to Kalamazoo Tuesday to finish her nursing degree at Western Michigan, where she has one 10-credit class to go. Jennings' parents, Greg Sr. and Gwen, are active in the church, with Greg Sr. working as a pastor at Deliverance Ministries in Kalamazoo, while Gwen is a church missionary.

 

Meanwhile, the folks at Jennings' high school, Kalamazoo Central, have been bugging him for some pictures and memorabilia to put in a display case at the school. They've already produced several famous sporting alumni - New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter most notably - but Jennings has yet to send them anything of his.

 

And even when he does, perhaps after he catches 1,000 yards worth of passes and scores 10 touchdowns this season, he vows he'll be the same guy he is today.

 

"Even though I may think I'm doing well now, I haven't even played a regular-season game. So nothing I've done to this point means anything. I mean nothing," Jennings said. "Because come Sunday, if I have a horrible game, everyone's going to ask, 'Well, you had a great preseason, you had a great training camp, what happened?'"

 

"I can't be arrogant, I can't be cocky and conceited, I can't put up a facade. I guarantee you I won't change. It's not in me to be anything different."

[davidbostonisgood 2]

It's nice to hear this. This guy deserves some...

[iLL49er 0]

All i have to say is GOGOGOOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

i love this kid

 

[muzz 0]

How we lookin'?

 

[donhaas 19]

seriously, probably the most hype of a rookie wr on this board since marvin minnis.

 

i mean that sincerely.

[Torque666 0]

seriously, probably the most hype of a rookie wr on this board since marvin minnis.

 

i mean that sincerely.

 

 

Yup, great call swamp rat!

[nadnewob 1]

He's carrying me today!!!! Got him as a free agent this week.

[Tusekan Raiders 0]

you think i'm a jennings hater and i've already told you i own him in my keeper league. but that's a stash job for next year and even then he'll have to show something to get off the bench.

 

I love the passive-aggressive backhanded compliments you can count on from swamp dog whenever it comes to any other team or player in NFC Norris. He can never, ever simply compliment another team or player in the division. Ever. There is always thinly-veiled criticism...some "if", "but", etc. tacked on to anything remotely resembling a positive statement. It's so predictable, it's awesome.