Travis Duncan
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Jordy Nelson, no problem. Greg Jennings, Randall Cobb, Jermichael Finley.. all seem to be on the same wave length of the great QB Ace known as Aaron Rodgers.
But what about James Jones?
Jones was the center of a mini-controversy in September of 2011, when he told the media he deserved to be on the field more.
Jones for his part did not complain specifically at that time about the quantity of passes thrown his way, but rather his lack of time on the field during passing downs.
During the preseason, an interception of Rodgers by Terrance Newman of the Bengals, could be directly attributed to miscommunication on a route by Jones.
With two regular season games in the books, Jones is tied with Randall Cobb as the third-most targeted Green Bay receivers after two weeks of the season. With the absence of Greg Jennings, in total, Jones has been targeted 11 times, and six of those passes were completions.
Thursday night Jones was targeted six times, caught two passes for a total of -1 yards.
On the sidelines Rodgers could be seen giving Jones a little extra direction on a route.
Rodgers said after the game, via the Green Bay Press Gazette, "I was expecting him to come out flat. He started out flat and then kind of took it up. That’s about as frustrating as it gets right there."
Head coach Mike McCarthy addressed the matter on Monday. McCarthy said there is a difference between a mean spirited exchanged such as the one that occurred between Jay Cutler and J'Marcus Webb on the opposite sideline, and a competitive exchange.
"He’s not trying to disrespect James Jones by no means. He’s competing. He’s extremely competitive," he said via the Press Gazette.
Packers Receiving Stats through Week 2
NAME REC TAR YDS AVG TD LONG 20+ YDS/G FUM FUML YAC 1DN
Jordy Nelson 11 16 148 13.5 0 28 3 74.0 0 0 0 5
Randall Cobb 10 11 97 9.7 0 20 1 48.5 0 0 0 6
James Jones 6 11 80 13.3 1 49 1 40.0 0 0 0 3
Jermichael Finley 11 16 73 6.6 1 16 0 36.5 1 1 0 5
Cedric Benson 4 4 35 8.8 0 17 0 17.5 0 0 0 2
Greg Jennings 5 9 34 6.8 0 10 0 34.0 0 0 0 2
Tom Crabtree 1 1 27 27.0 1 27 1 13.5 0 0 0 1
Donald Driver 1 1 26 26.0 1 26 1 13.0 0 0 0 1
John Kuhn 3 3 23 7.7 0 16 0 11.5 0 0 0 1
D.J. Williams 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0 3.0 0 0 0 1
Totals 53 77 549 10.4 4 49 7 274.5 1 1 0 27
But what about James Jones?
Jones was the center of a mini-controversy in September of 2011, when he told the media he deserved to be on the field more.
Jones for his part did not complain specifically at that time about the quantity of passes thrown his way, but rather his lack of time on the field during passing downs.
During the preseason, an interception of Rodgers by Terrance Newman of the Bengals, could be directly attributed to miscommunication on a route by Jones.
With two regular season games in the books, Jones is tied with Randall Cobb as the third-most targeted Green Bay receivers after two weeks of the season. With the absence of Greg Jennings, in total, Jones has been targeted 11 times, and six of those passes were completions.
Thursday night Jones was targeted six times, caught two passes for a total of -1 yards.
On the sidelines Rodgers could be seen giving Jones a little extra direction on a route.
Rodgers said after the game, via the Green Bay Press Gazette, "I was expecting him to come out flat. He started out flat and then kind of took it up. That’s about as frustrating as it gets right there."
Head coach Mike McCarthy addressed the matter on Monday. McCarthy said there is a difference between a mean spirited exchanged such as the one that occurred between Jay Cutler and J'Marcus Webb on the opposite sideline, and a competitive exchange.
"He’s not trying to disrespect James Jones by no means. He’s competing. He’s extremely competitive," he said via the Press Gazette.
Packers Receiving Stats through Week 2
NAME REC TAR YDS AVG TD LONG 20+ YDS/G FUM FUML YAC 1DN
Jordy Nelson 11 16 148 13.5 0 28 3 74.0 0 0 0 5
Randall Cobb 10 11 97 9.7 0 20 1 48.5 0 0 0 6
James Jones 6 11 80 13.3 1 49 1 40.0 0 0 0 3
Jermichael Finley 11 16 73 6.6 1 16 0 36.5 1 1 0 5
Cedric Benson 4 4 35 8.8 0 17 0 17.5 0 0 0 2
Greg Jennings 5 9 34 6.8 0 10 0 34.0 0 0 0 2
Tom Crabtree 1 1 27 27.0 1 27 1 13.5 0 0 0 1
Donald Driver 1 1 26 26.0 1 26 1 13.0 0 0 0 1
John Kuhn 3 3 23 7.7 0 16 0 11.5 0 0 0 1
D.J. Williams 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0 3.0 0 0 0 1
Totals 53 77 549 10.4 4 49 7 274.5 1 1 0 27