Janoris Jenkins Has Changed His Ways

I put this link up in another thread. I'm putting it in a Fanshot so more people will see it. This quote from the article pretty well illustrates his attempts to better himself:

"I tell everybody now if you’re going to come around me and smoke weed, I can’t hang around you," Jenkins said. "We’re friends, but while you’re smoking marijuana, I can’t hang around you."

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Impressive

But can he handle it when the spotlight is on him?

His talent is worth top 10 selection but his character isn’t… but if he can keep this up he might be a star

by rscott94 on Jan 30, 2012 1:49 PM EST via mobile reply actions

It's good to hear him talk the talk

Just gotta see him walk the walk once he gets paid. He’s still going to have to do a ton to convince teams around the league.

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by Jake Humphrey on Jan 30, 2012 2:11 PM EST reply actions

He is saying the right things...it's a very mature response

and hits at the core of the issue…who you’re hanging with can make all the difference. I have hope for this kid.

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by Jaxon on Jan 30, 2012 4:39 PM EST up reply actions

I like to hear that

Don’t know if he’s telling the truth, but the fact that he admits that he had a problem is encouraging.

by LlamaKid on Jan 30, 2012 2:14 PM EST reply actions

I am feeling a little better about him, and would consider taking him late in the first

round or in the second if he lasted that long. The team would have to feel really good about him though.

I thought he looked pretty good in the Senior Bowl during the portions I watched. He had a nice physical tackle on a running play, and a nice physical stop on special teams. In any regular game, the touchdown he gave up would have easily been offensive pass interference.

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by carolinapillpusher on Jan 30, 2012 2:14 PM EST reply actions

I'm still concerned by his lack of size, personal issues aside.

I’m the first to admit that we don’t need a big CB, we need a good one, but him being sub-5’10" is worrisome.

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by Jake Humphrey on Jan 30, 2012 2:20 PM EST up reply actions

From what I've seen he is listed at 5'10"...

but I share the same concern anyhow. Covering college WRs who still have some range in height and NFL WRs who are becoming (and will continue to become) almost universally 6’+ are two different things, and I’m not sure how valuable 5’10" CBs and under will be in the next 10 years of the league.

With all that said, I didn’t really follow either team he was on. I’m sure he was pitted up against some tall CBs in college, anyone have some info on how he did against them?

by Aleins4u on Jan 30, 2012 2:58 PM EST up reply actions

He had to cover Julio Jones and AJ Green

J. Jenkins vs Julio Jones/AJ Green
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsHc2hr6nPo

J. Jenkins vs Ashlon Jeffrey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5tH53cLW4U

by rscott94 on Jan 30, 2012 3:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

he is really impressive on tape

he is forsure the second best cover corner in the draft

by mlrupert on Jan 30, 2012 9:40 PM EST up reply actions

Would be the best

If he didnt get in so much trouble

by rscott94 on Jan 30, 2012 9:49 PM EST up reply actions

that argument could definitely be made...

but Morris Claiborne is reallly good in coverage. But Jenkins is much better in coverage than Kirkpatrick in coverage imo.

by mlrupert on Jan 30, 2012 10:08 PM EST up reply actions

Revis is only 5'11

I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was

by pcroadrage on Jan 30, 2012 11:44 PM EST up reply actions

Easier said than done

I’m not sold on his ability to play CB though.

CAM....CAAAAAAAAM

by CamNewtonSBMVP on Jan 30, 2012 2:37 PM EST reply actions

Nice stuff to hear

Except it’s this time of year every prospect with problems is trying to sell every team on the fact they’ve ‘changed’. Some really have, but for every player who has legitimately matured there’s a Pacman Jones who is able to do/say all the right things in pre-draft interviews only to revert to their old ways as soon as they’re drafted.

A fight, another fight, a weed charge, another weed charge… the arrests for fighting concern me more than the marijuana, but all together they paint the picture of a person who routinely loses control or finds themselves in bad situations.

The risk with Jenkins will not change, so it will behoove us to lessen the risk in taking him by either gambling he’ll last until the second round, or trade back far enough that the assets gained will offset the possibility of him flaming out. Even if he grades out to be the 2nd best CB in the draft I would be extremely upset if we spent a top 10 pick on him.

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by James Dator on Jan 30, 2012 4:36 PM EST reply actions

I was thinking more in the 2nd round...not 8-9

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by Jaxon on Jan 30, 2012 4:40 PM EST up reply actions

A la'

I better smoke this joint before I beat your a$$

by Whitt2k1 on Jan 30, 2012 7:01 PM EST up reply actions

Id give him the benfit of the doubt that he did the wrong thing got tangled in the wrong place, and getting busted was a HUGE slap in the face and hes changed.

Its CAMMY CAM TIME!!!!!

by Tedy_78 on Jan 30, 2012 4:56 PM EST reply actions

At least he's been trouble-free for a year. Dre Kan't say that.

… someone will take a chance on Jenkins in the mid-first, but I personally don’t think it’s where we need to go. I’m believing Hogan will be ready for prime time in 2012; and with Gamble, Captain, Butler, and Stanford we should be good to go.
If I had to guess, if Hogan were in this draft (healthy and trouble-free), he might be behind only Claiborne and Kirkpatrick in the scouts’ eyes. If we draft a CB in the 1st two rounds, then obviously I’m wrong =)

So much to be done, and so few people willing to do it for me.

by Rick Bates on Jan 30, 2012 6:23 PM EST reply actions

Agreed.

by Whitt2k1 on Jan 30, 2012 6:59 PM EST up reply actions

If we could trade back

This would be my choice.

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by Smitty89 on Jan 30, 2012 6:41 PM EST reply actions

+1

by rscott94 on Jan 31, 2012 12:58 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

This is nothing more

then some PR guy telling him how to respond.

by Whitt2k1 on Jan 30, 2012 6:58 PM EST reply actions

to be honest

he wouldnt be my first choice, but I wouldnt be upset with him in the 1st.

Right now there are a bunch of players i like that grade out as mid teens in the first. I’m all for trading back to pick up a 2nd or 3rd.
I’d be fine with taking Kirkpatrick, Jenkins, Brown, or Coples in the 1st, and there are a TON of players i like in the 2nd

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by pcroadrage on Jan 30, 2012 11:47 PM EST reply actions

I'd rather see help on the defensive line.

The new defensive backs coach will make a huge change.
The backs are on their third coach in three years. Some stability will do them a great deal of good. More pass rush, particularly up the middle of the line will help a LOT.
Fix the line, then the linebackers, then talk about the backs. EVERYTHING starts up front on both sides of the line.

by criolle on Feb 1, 2012 2:04 AM EST reply actions