🏈 Julio's new look - no dreads.

[planomateo]

 

[tidentrue]

He doesn't look like Venus Williams now...good

 

[TerryP]

Looks like a Hall of Famer to me!

I know Famer is not a real word...

Actually, it is.

I just happened to read this a few hours ago during another search...

[h=1]Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk doesn’t want NFL to become less violent[/h]

 

[JoshB]

By the way, he cut it off and gave his hair to a charity that makes wigs for kids with cancer...

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/07/new-look-julio-jones-looking-good-for-falcons/

 

[planomateo]

speaking of Julio Jones, Peter King wrote about him in today MMQB, suggesting Julio will get deeper passes this year.

Stat of the Week ILast season, the most startling statistic for the Falcons, quite possibly, was the number of screen passes nifty receiver-out-the-backfield Jacquizz Rodgers caught in his rookie season: one ... out of 256 snaps he played on Atlanta pass plays.

Under new offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter, you can expect two 2011 rookies -- Rodgers and Julio Jones, to have more opportunities to do what they do best. The Falcons drafted Rodgers to be a Darren Sproles-type running back, and time will tell whether that's possible. But there's no way he'll be one if the Falcons don't get him the ball more often in space behind the offensive line. In all, according to ProFootballFocus.com, the Falcons were last in the NFL, including playoff games, with 33 screens in 17 games.

And though Jones averaged 17.8 yards per catch, the Falcons are convinced he should have more chances down the field. When they interviewed Koetter after former offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey took the Jacksonville head-coaching job, Atlanta brass was convinced Koetter would take more chances throwing deep with Jones.

Last season, ProFootballFocus.com had Jones 43rd among the 130 receivers with at least 20 targets in downfield depth; the average Atlanta pass to Jones was 13.1 yards past the line of scrimmage. Nothing wrong with throwing Jones some intermediate stuff he can turn into big plays, but that number has to jump up a few yards, emblematic of Matt Ryan airing out 20 or so more balls to him.

Rodgers short and Jones long. Keep that in mind as you watch the Falcons play in September. If they don't accomplish more of that, Koetter will be in head coach Mike Smith's office explaining why.

 

[JoshB]

^^ honestly Id like to see more screen passes tossed his way... at least until Matt Ryan can get consistent with the deep balls... this is coming from a Falcon fan... you cant understand the frustration it is to see Julio Jones streaking 15 yards behind every DB on the field just to have the ball either fall 3 yards behind him or 3 yards in front of a diving Julio... its pathetic at times. In the Playoff game on 3 STRAIGHT plays Julio beat his corner and Ryan threw the ball outta bounds, very next play he underthrew a wide open Roddy White (who NEVER gets open deep cause hes slow as hell), and then overthrew Julio after he hit their corner with a double move and burned him to a crisp. I threw my remote against the damn wall cause I knew it was gonna be a long day.

 

[planomateo]

I can see your frustration, the few games I watched, he was wide open and either didn't get thrown to or he wasn't able to catch it.

he had 959 receiving yds, as far as rankings, that puts him at #24 in total number of yards during the regular season, tied for 11th in number of TD's at 8....not bad for a rookie.

Roddy White has already said he will be getting fewer looks so that others get more involved. Roddy had 8TD's and 1296 yds....yet average 4.8yds fewer per catch that julio - being bama fans we know why

 

[JoshB]

Roddy just fails to mention that he also lead the league in dropped passes (AGAIN) and I'm sure that has something to do with him getting fewer looks this year... that and it's becoming more and more obvious that Julio is the true star on that offense (if he can stay healthy). Plus Julio doesnt run his mouth 24/7 like Roddy does.

 

[MunchyOs]

He looks much better.