PackyAttacky Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 10th most catches,360, and ninth most TDS, 45, in Packers history. Discuss what are you favorite James Jones' memories? http://247sports.com/Bolt/Former-Packers-WR-James-Jones-retires-from-NFL-107036622 Quote "I have truly been blessed to have worked with such wonderful people throughout my career. I would personally like to thank the entire Packers Organization, Packer Nation and particularly Ted Thompson, Mike McCarthy and Sammy Seal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PACKRULE Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I really liked JJ class act, solid player and good teammate. Caught the ball always with his hands. Dropped that gimme in the SB among others, but had some catches that guys just don't make either. 2012 when he had 14 TD catches was great never saw that coming from him at all. I can't remember all of them but he just did make some great catches, mostly a great teammate though. One thing I will remember which wasn't his best was the one night I made it to GB to actually watch a game live. 2007 Sunday night in Oct against the Bears. Up at halftime 17 - nothing and lose 27-20 and JJ had to bad fumbles which cost us points. Not to say BF and others didn't assist in the loss but it's the one game i really remember him from. Still though a solid contributor and a true GB Packer never complained or pissed and moaned in the media. Spoke highly of all his teammates and coaches. He would be one of those guys that may make a good WR coach someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire12 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Very solid contributor for 6-7 years from a 3rd round pick. Class act and seemed like a true professional on and off the field. Wish him well in his post playing career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PackyAttacky Posted September 6, 2017 Author Share Posted September 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, squire12 said: Very solid contributor for 6-7 years from a 3rd round pick. Class act and seemed like a true professional on and off the field. Wish him well in his post playing career Think he is joining NFLN!! Which is awesome, he will probably always be slightly biased with the Pack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinneasGage Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 2007 GB-DEN Favre OT bomb game.. that play earlier in the game when Jones had that ~80 yard touchdown where he crossed the field. that's my favorite james jones moment over the years. that 3/4 game streak where he returned to GB and was balling out of his mind on deep balls was fun too. crazy to see guys retire and you got to see their whole career. got that feeling w/ hawk and this is really the only other time where it's like damn i remember being mad when they drafted him & now he's done and had a solid career. pretty wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spilltray Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Love James Jones, but these "retirements" always bug me like a guy trying to grab headlines one last time. It's a whole quit vs fired type thing. He was out of football in 2016 and no one brought him in this year either. He didn't choose to retire. The NFL retired him already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyecatcher Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 24 minutes ago, spilltray said: Love James Jones, but these "retirements" always bug me like a guy trying to grab headlines one last time. It's a whole quit vs fired type thing. He was out of football in 2016 and no one brought him in this year either. He didn't choose to retire. The NFL retired him already. That's one way to look at it. He was a solid player. Not sure how many headlines he's grabbing. This retirement won't be big news around the league. It is of note for Packer fans probably because when Jordy went down he came in and caught TDs. My favorite memory of Jones was the 2010 Giants game. He did catch a short TD pass and had a few other catches in the game but after the game I met him in the Casino. He was a very humble kid and almost seemed intimidated by the attention he was getting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tttmikeb Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 This will always be my greatest memory of James Jones. For one thing, it was an amazing catch & scoring play. But beyond that, I think it symbolizes a lot of things about him: good hands, toughness, fierce competitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas492 Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Great draft pick, better player. I think he got the most out of his athletic ability. I don't have one signature play of his, but I remember a guy who got deep often and scored TD's. And he was never fast, but dang he got deep. Class act, wish him the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siman08/OH Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Loved JJ, the non helmet catch and the 14 TD season. Plus returning to help us out when Jordy went down. Great Packer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haha21 Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Thanks JJ, enjoy retirement! Probably one of the best third round picks in the TT era, along with Burnett and Finley. He never was a burner, but he caught pretty much everything thrown his way. He was a savior during the 2015 season when Jordy went down, coming in and stabilizing the receiving core when we desperately needed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoodie89 Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 One of my favorite Packers. Classy, great hands, and extremely productive. Glad to hear he's joining NFLN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driftwood Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 every team needs a JJ type player in there offense & we were fortunate to have one for a nice stretch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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