notthatbluestuff Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 https://twitter.com/AdamJWexler/status/1403065222835879937 Quote Former #Texans CB Johnathan Joseph announces on IG that he is retiring. He played for CIN, HOU, TEN & ARZ in his 15 yr #NFL career, playing 133 of his 211 games w/ Houston. Richard Sherman (36) is the only active player w/ more INT than Joseph (32). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Hope- Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 should’ve retired before last year and saved himself some embarrassment, woof. but a nice career overall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 A pillar for a team that doesn't have many. JJoe is probably a top 3-5 Texan All Time (behind guys like Watt and Andre Johnson, but on par with Arian Foster or Demeco Ryans). He declined hard as he got older, but his prime was fun to watch. He was a smart CB, had great anticipation on routes and read the QB well to break up or pick off passes. He was also a very forceful hitter, breaking up passes with a well timed hit. He was also a well respected team captain, his mentorship brought out the best in Kareem Jackson and AJ Bouye when both were in Houston. The talk that off-season in 2011 was that the Texans would draft a CB (Prince Amukamara) or sign the top CB FA on the market - Nnamdi Asomugha. Texans got Joseph which was a much better investment than either of those two. Glad to see him retire - probably a Ring of Honor player soon. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnobili Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 11 minutes ago, ET80 said: A pillar for a team that doesn't have many. JJoe is probably a top 3-5 Texan All Time (behind guys like Watt and Andre Johnson, but on par with Arian Foster or Demeco Ryans). He declined hard as he got older, but his prime was fun to watch. He was a smart CB, had great anticipation on routes and read the QB well to break up or pick off passes. He was also a very forceful hitter, breaking up passes with a well timed hit. He was also a well respected team captain, his mentorship brought out the best in Kareem Jackson and AJ Bouye when both were in Houston. The talk that off-season in 2011 was that the Texans would draft a CB (Prince Amukamara) or sign the top CB FA on the market - Nnamdi Asomugha. Texans got Joseph which was a much better investment than either of those two. Glad to see him retire - probably a Ring of Honor player soon. he was a new member of that inaugural Wade Phillips defense that got the texans to go from historically bad to one of the better units in the league 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 5 minutes ago, Turnobili said: he was a new member of that inaugural Wade Phillips defense that got the texans to go from historically bad to one of the better units in the league Yup - Joseph, S Danieal Manning, rookie OLB Brooks Reed, rookie DE JJ Watt joined a defense that was going to start lining up guys to their strengths (Brian Cushing to ILB in a 34, Connor Barwin at OLB instead of DE). Texans defense went from 32nd to 3rd that season. Had Matt Schaub not broke his foot v Tampa Bay, that Texans team was rounding out to be a contender in the AFC. Heck, even with rookie TJ Yates, that Texans team managed to beat Cincinnati in the first round of the playoffs and earn it's first playoff win ever. Man, those were some good times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwibrown Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Any corner that plays 15 years is an amazing player. Walks away relatively healthy by all accounts and hopefully set for life 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Nix Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 One of the better Cornerbacks the Bengals ever drafted. He and Leon Hall were quite the duo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggie. Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 (edited) One of the biggest catalysts for turning around Houston's woeful defense that consistently kept them out of the playoffs. Edited June 11, 2021 by biggie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecmoSuperJoe Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 I thought he was already retired. Remember the 49ers pursuing him hard in the 2011 offseason. Came down to them and Houston. Surprised he only made 2 Pro Bowls. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerNacho Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 7 hours ago, ET80 said: A pillar for a team that doesn't have many. JJoe is probably a top 3-5 Texan All Time (behind guys like Watt and Andre Johnson, but on par with Arian Foster or Demeco Ryans). He declined hard as he got older, but his prime was fun to watch. He was a smart CB, had great anticipation on routes and read the QB well to break up or pick off passes. He was also a very forceful hitter, breaking up passes with a well timed hit. He was also a well respected team captain, his mentorship brought out the best in Kareem Jackson and AJ Bouye when both were in Houston. The talk that off-season in 2011 was that the Texans would draft a CB (Prince Amukamara) or sign the top CB FA on the market - Nnamdi Asomugha. Texans got Joseph which was a much better investment than either of those two. Glad to see him retire - probably a Ring of Honor player soon. that's pretty sad lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomaxgrUK Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 9 hours ago, Kiwibrown said: Any corner that plays 15 years is an amazing player. This is what I came in here to say. I am sure people will (understandably) point towards declining performance in the latter years, but the fact he was playing CB in the NFL at age 36 is a testament to his dedication to his physique (and his talent, of course). He must be in a very small group of people who have played 15 years as an NFL CB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwibrown Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 1 hour ago, lomaxgrUK said: This is what I came in here to say. I am sure people will (understandably) point towards declining performance in the latter years, but the fact he was playing CB in the NFL at age 36 is a testament to his dedication to his physique (and his talent, of course). He must be in a very small group of people who have played 15 years as an NFL CB. People drafted after him would have had all pros and retured before they wanted too. No small feat at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 3 hours ago, lomaxgrUK said: This is what I came in here to say. I am sure people will (understandably) point towards declining performance in the latter years, but the fact he was playing CB in the NFL at age 36 is a testament to his dedication to his physique (and his talent, of course). He must be in a very small group of people who have played 15 years as an NFL CB. His intelligence/football IQ was a HUGE part of his longevity. Big named coordinators such as Wade Phillips, Romeo Crennel and Mike Vrabel have gushed about Joseph's knowledge of the game, film study habits, prep on the practice field and - this is a big one - ability to adapt and change strategy mid-game. Joseph would provide feedback post-drive and quickly reposition other DBs in between drives to compensate for new wrinkles offenses put out, quickly stopping any sort of bleeding the other team caught in film study. It was a game of chess for Joseph, and he was Bobby Fischer level good. He's going to make an excellent coach one day - I'd seriously keep an eye out for him as a potential HC in 5-7 years. (Maybe he could be the HC once Cal sells the team in 2025? Please?) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar12 Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 (edited) Even though Hilton used to burn him frequently he had a decent career for himself. Wouldn’t be surprised if he becomes a DB coach or something similar to that. Edited June 11, 2021 by Blackstar12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronsWitness Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 On 6/10/2021 at 5:48 PM, Johnny Nix said: One of the better Cornerbacks the Bengals ever drafted. He and Leon Hall were quite the duo Leon Hall, holy name drop lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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