BroadwayJoe12 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Per Rotoworld...The new Jets' coaching staff has reportedly made it an offseason priority to see if David Clowney is "the real deal." Clowney didn't get this chance last year because of a broken collarbone. The speedster will compete with third receiver Chansi Stuckey for playing time. Clowney's biggest downfalls as a pro have been his hands and durability. I'm not sure what they mean by Clowney's biggest downfalls being his hands, because as far as I'm concerned, as a pro, he has had one slightly-catchable ball thrown to him, of which he made a great catch. I think it's only smart and common sense that our FO gives him a shot, it makes no sense to keep him hidden on the depth chart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F.Chowds Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I agree to me this is good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 this is great but shouldn't the priorty be to see if the qb's on the roster are the real deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Great news. I'm a big fan of Chansi Stuckey but Clowney is faster and taller so it will be interesting to see what he can really do in games that matter. The catch against Buffalo in Week 15 was fantastic but other than that we really don't know what we truly have in him. I hope he can step up and take the #3 role and in 2010, who knows, LC's replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Great now let's see who's going to be throwing it to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 The Jets have expressed interest in former Patriots wide receiver Kelley Washington, according to the NFL Network. But don't get too excited about this one, folks. Washington was primarily a special teamer last season and the Jets are loaded at wide receiver. What you should get excited about is the bright future of speedster David Clowney. I'm hearing that a top priority for the new coaching staff is to find out whether or not Clowney is the real deal. I think Clowney will be a big-time player and WR Brad Smith, who took Clowney's roster spot last season, will end up in Cleveland with Eric Mangini, who absolutely loves Smith. Smith made a difficult transition from college quarterback to NFL wide receiver and has shown flashes, but I'd rather have a legit game-breaker like Clowney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancemehl Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Per Rotoworld...The new Jets' coaching staff has reportedly made it an offseason priority to see if David Clowney is "the real deal." Clowney didn't get this chance last year because of a broken collarbone. The speedster will compete with third receiver Chansi Stuckey for playing time. Clowney's biggest downfalls as a pro have been his hands and durability. I'm not sure what they mean by Clowney's biggest downfalls being his hands, because as far as I'm concerned, as a pro, he has had one slightly-catchable ball thrown to him, of which he made a great catch. I think it's only smart and common sense that our FO gives him a shot, it makes no sense to keep him hidden on the depth chart. EXACTLY! He had one pass and one great catch. Do these guys just write any BS? I'd love some documentation as to where exactly his "hands" came into question as a pro. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boozer76 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 The Jets have expressed interest in former Patriots wide receiver Kelley Washington, according to the NFL Network. But don't get too excited about this one, folks. Washington was primarily a special teamer last season and the Jets are loaded at wide receiver. What you should get excited about is the bright future of speedster David Clowney. I'm hearing that a top priority for the new coaching staff is to find out whether or not Clowney is the real deal. I think Clowney will be a big-time player and WR Brad Smith, who took Clowney's roster spot last season, will end up in Cleveland with Eric Mangini, who absolutely loves Smith. Smith made a difficult transition from college quarterback to NFL wide receiver and has shown flashes, but I'd rather have a legit game-breaker like Clowney. Huh??!!???!!???!!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Huh??!!???!!???!!?? It didn't say what the Jets were loaded with at WR. Only that they are loaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 It didn't say what the Jets were loaded with at WR. Only that they are loaded. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verde Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 But don't get too excited about this one, folks. Washington was primarily a special teamer last season and the Jets are loaded at wide receiver. . Huh??!!???!!???!!?? Maybe he meant to say loaded with mediocre wide recievers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 "loaded with players who are listed as WR's" would be the most accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 what about Marcus Henry? Will he ever be anything as a pro? I mean the guy's 6'4".... http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/marcus-henry?id=1026 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoicsentry Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Stuckey is too much like Coles and Cotch. Let him step up when Coles goes. Clowney deserves a shot to be the speed of this WR corps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMaynard Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Clowney's biggest downfalls as a pro have been his hands and durability. Durability, yes. Where do they get this bad hands crap? He caught everything throw to him in pre-season and from what I saw in TC. Now, he still has a lot to prove if he can be a good WR, but I don't see where his hands are a concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Durability, yes. Where do they get this bad hands crap? He caught everything throw to him in pre-season and from what I saw in TC. Now, he still has a lot to prove if he can be a good WR, but I don't see where his hands are a concern. I personally feel that the writer needed something else to right along with durability...he needed his and. It seems as though in every article the "journalist" needs two things to say, the and, he can't just say durability, he needs durability and something. So they probably just reached for something. I'm surprised they didn't say work ethic, or concentration, something that can't really be checked by the fans. The fact that he said hands just makes him seem like an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbro22 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Yeah that one ball thrown to him is enough to tell if he has hands. He was cut from GB cause he didn't have hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMaynard Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Yeah that one ball thrown to him is enough to tell if he has hands. He was cut from GB cause he didn't have hands. Really? Did you attend Green Bay training camp sessions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aten Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Really? Did you attend Green Bay training camp sessions? I didn't but am willing to admit the possibility that the fact that I didn't see something with my own eyes doesn't mean it's not true. Clowney hurt one of his hands at VT in 2005 and his catching has been a problem since then. It was brought up before he was drafted and it was brought up when he was released by Green Bay. As far as I am aware, nobody has ever said anything good about Clowney's hands save the morons who were running and covering the Jets in 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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