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Maurice Jones-Drew Retires

#41

Quote:He had three seasons with 1600+ all purpose yards and 3 other seasons as the second RB totaling over 1100 yards from scrimmage. 

 

Not to mention 65 TDs.  I think we can give the guy a little more credit than "one great season." 
 

He also went to three Pro Bowls and was named an All-Pro twice.

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#42

My favorite MJD moment was when he blew up Merriman on a block.... Unreal awesome.
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#43

Quote:Counting his KR yardage, he got over 2000 yards his rookie year (along with 16 TDs) and over 1900 his second year along with 10 TDs.  He had a very good 6 year start to his career, and I'd definitely say he had more than one great season.

 

Still unbelievable that VY won ROY over MJD.
 

Vince Young was a quarterback and in today's NFL quarterbacks get too much credit for wins. MJD definitely deserved the award that year.

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#44

Quote:My favorite MJD moment was when he blew up Merriman on a block.... Unreal awesome.
 

Can you post that here?

 

My favorite was the play that clinched his NFL rushing title. It happened during my first Jaguars game, so I got to hear the PA announcement.

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#45

Kept the games fun during the turd years. 


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#46

Bet he's on the NFL Network by the start of the regular season. 


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#47

Quote:Bet he's on the NFL Network by the start of the regular season. 
 

  One major benefit of NFL Network and NFL Sirius Radio is it gives many players late in their NFL playing careers and others that have retired an opportunity to get into broadcasting.  

 

  Yesterday morning,  I heard Ravens WR Steve Smith as a co-host on NFL Sirius Radio and thought he did a very good job.   I think Smith could easily be following the path of Nate Burleson,  another WR who displayed great broadcasting potential while still playing,  and is now part of NFL Network.


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#48

Marshall Faulk also started broadcasting before he retired. I think his idea was to do something while recovering from a knee injury and his knee never fully recovered.


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#49

I had 3rd row seats on the 48 yard line for 375 and was in the lower bowl corner on the goal line to see Merriman get blown up live and hear the resounding "Ooooooooooooooohhhhhhhh!!!!!!" which echoed throughout the stadium as we celebrated the instant replay on what seems now to be a very small video board.  Great memories of a great Jaguar.


Only a chump boos the home team!
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#50

Quote:NFL Network here he comes
He'll be a welcome addition in replacing Warren Sapp.
"Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry, he's a mile away and barefoot."
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#51

Quote:Good player with one great season. Oakland really is the black hole for veteran players.


Just stop.
"Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry, he's a mile away and barefoot."
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#52

His name was Maurice Jones-Drew.
No one is safe.
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#53
(This post was last modified: 03-06-2015, 12:51 AM by knarnn.)

Quote:My favorite MJD moment was when he blew up Merriman on a block.... Unreal awesome.

[Media] http://youtu.be/DvUEgjqKLFA[/media]
"Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry, he's a mile away and barefoot."
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#54

Quote:His name was Maurice Jones-Drew.
 

He has not died yet.

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#56
(This post was last modified: 03-06-2015, 01:29 AM by jagsfreak27.)

He really, really was an all time jag. I have so many great memories, but let me see if I can give my top 10.

 

1. Wild card game vs Pitt

2. 44-17 Colts game

3. Shawne Merriman block

4. 2 80+ yard TD runs in Tennessee

5. Kneel on 1 YL vs NYJ

6. 75 yard GW vs Browns in 2010

7. 30 YD GW vs the Raiders in 2010

8. Winning the rushing title

9. 4 TD's vs Tampa Bay

10. Rookie pre-season "Superman" reveal

 

Maurice gave everything to the Jaguars and I will be the first to apologize for never really having a supporting cast around him and for running him into the ground so quickly (he was literally 2/3 of our total offense some years).


LEONARD FOURNETTE FAN CLUB PRESIDENT. I WAS BEHIND HIM WHEN YOU ALL SAID HE WAS BRANDON JACOBS. QUIT HATING ON THE JAGUARS. GUS IS GONE. COUGHLIN HAS RESTORED ORDER. FOURNETTE IS FRED TAYLOR. DONT BELIEVE ME JUST WATCH.
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#57

Gus Bradley:

 

 


 “He is one of the great Jaguars, and he will always be a Jaguar”

 

“He was always a fan favorite and he earned that every day with the way he immersed himself in the community,” Bradley said. “The traits that really stick out about Maurice are his competitiveness, determination and toughness. He is a role model to so many for the way he played the game each Sunday.



<p style="font-size:12px;color:rgb(164,164,164);font-family:'Arial Regular', Arial, sans-serif;">“I know he will continue to be around the game of football because he has a passion for the game and helping young people. We look forward to welcoming him back to Jacksonville whenever he can come back.”



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#58

Vince Young still owes him that ROY award..  He had the 3rd most all purpose yards of any rookie in league history..  And VY..  sucked..  but he was a QB with a good college history so..


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#59

I still remember the Saints game when the QB (Quinn Gray?) threw the meaningless pick at the end.  The CB tried to return it and MJD flew out of NOWHERE and leveled him.  Guy never stopped playing until the whistle sounded.



“Motivation alone is not enough.  If you have an idiot and you motivate him,now you have a motivated idiot.” Jim Rohn

 
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#60

I remember that play against the Dolphins where he ran into a pile of about 8 guys and popped out the other side and ran 30 yards into the endzone
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