More Rashad Jennings News
Posted: August 11th, 2010, 10:40 am
From Jaguars.com:
http://www.jaguars.com/news/article.aspx?id=9138
David from Jacksonville
I haven't heard much about Rashad Jennings. How has he done in camp so far?
Vic (Beat Reporter): He’s got the best hands of any running back on the team. Hey, he may have the best hands on the whole team, period. Because Jennings is such a big back, everybody cast him as a power runner, but what I’m seeing now is that his strong suit is catching passes out of the backfield. There’s a lot more Lenny Moore in Jennings than there is Jerome Bettis. Jennings naturally likes having the ball thrown to him in space. It works for me.
From ESPN:
http://espn.go.com/blog/afcsouth/post/_ ... al-jaguars
They also like sixth-round pick Deji Karim from Southern Illinois, a quick back who could earn some touches and can win the kick return job. He’ll probably have to get past Rashad Jennings to be a factor on offense, and I feel like they still like Jennings plenty too.
From ESPN:
http://espn.go.com/blog/afcsouth/post/_ ... d-jennings
People who influenced him.
Rashad Jennings, Jaguars running back
“I’m going to go with my brothers, Butch and Bryan Jennings. They took the time to allow things to make sense to me and they pulled out my passion. It’s something very simple.
“It wasn’t that they took me out and trained me, or took me out and showed me all these drills. It’s not like they ran my life, every single day holding my hand. It was just that, when we had a conversation, when we talked, they would simplify things and show me that I could accomplish my dreams.
“They opened doors and made me push myself even further. They made me want to do better. It sounds so simple, but I think that’s how it’s supposed to be.
“I’m the accident baby; they are 10 and 13 years older than me. They both played football too. Bryan graduated from Virginia Tech and he was with the Chargers, Patriots and Titans and Butch graduated from Liberty and he played with the Giants for a year.
“So I got a chance to watch two men that I respected do this. I had somebody that I could look to that did things the right way, that worked hard, that carried themselves in a respectable manner. They kind of set the bar in that.
“They always pushed me, [that] I could do anything I wanted to do and if I wanted it I had to work at it. They drove me to ask questions and figure it out on my own.”
The rest of the stuff I've read is either fantasy related, or how Rashad is in a battle with Deji Karim for snaps. Karim (according to VIC) has good speed, moves to break into the open field, and has some promise as a pass catcher. He can also be a KR. That is if he reaches his full potential. I'm kind of glad Rashad has someone pushing him. Not that he needs it, but having MJD, DK, and GJ on the team means that Rashad will always be prodded to get better.
http://www.jaguars.com/news/article.aspx?id=9138
David from Jacksonville
I haven't heard much about Rashad Jennings. How has he done in camp so far?
Vic (Beat Reporter): He’s got the best hands of any running back on the team. Hey, he may have the best hands on the whole team, period. Because Jennings is such a big back, everybody cast him as a power runner, but what I’m seeing now is that his strong suit is catching passes out of the backfield. There’s a lot more Lenny Moore in Jennings than there is Jerome Bettis. Jennings naturally likes having the ball thrown to him in space. It works for me.
From ESPN:
http://espn.go.com/blog/afcsouth/post/_ ... al-jaguars
They also like sixth-round pick Deji Karim from Southern Illinois, a quick back who could earn some touches and can win the kick return job. He’ll probably have to get past Rashad Jennings to be a factor on offense, and I feel like they still like Jennings plenty too.
From ESPN:
http://espn.go.com/blog/afcsouth/post/_ ... d-jennings
People who influenced him.
Rashad Jennings, Jaguars running back
“I’m going to go with my brothers, Butch and Bryan Jennings. They took the time to allow things to make sense to me and they pulled out my passion. It’s something very simple.
“It wasn’t that they took me out and trained me, or took me out and showed me all these drills. It’s not like they ran my life, every single day holding my hand. It was just that, when we had a conversation, when we talked, they would simplify things and show me that I could accomplish my dreams.
“They opened doors and made me push myself even further. They made me want to do better. It sounds so simple, but I think that’s how it’s supposed to be.
“I’m the accident baby; they are 10 and 13 years older than me. They both played football too. Bryan graduated from Virginia Tech and he was with the Chargers, Patriots and Titans and Butch graduated from Liberty and he played with the Giants for a year.
“So I got a chance to watch two men that I respected do this. I had somebody that I could look to that did things the right way, that worked hard, that carried themselves in a respectable manner. They kind of set the bar in that.
“They always pushed me, [that] I could do anything I wanted to do and if I wanted it I had to work at it. They drove me to ask questions and figure it out on my own.”
The rest of the stuff I've read is either fantasy related, or how Rashad is in a battle with Deji Karim for snaps. Karim (according to VIC) has good speed, moves to break into the open field, and has some promise as a pass catcher. He can also be a KR. That is if he reaches his full potential. I'm kind of glad Rashad has someone pushing him. Not that he needs it, but having MJD, DK, and GJ on the team means that Rashad will always be prodded to get better.
