Undrafted free agents

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Dwight Jones is a big "get". Many had him penciled in as a 3rd-4th round pick. Tall wide receiver with big mitts. He could be a surprise in camp next summer.

Have you heard why his has fallen? Seems he was suspended from his bowl game by the NCAA, but the appeal process allowed him to play. The team also disallowed him from their pro day.

Also at the combine and the senior bowl he was called by the coaches running the drill, they thought he was not listening and he seemed to not care.

He seems immature. Now hopefully the going undrafted is a wake up call for him, I hope he turns out like another guy Kubiak coached that was an UDFA, Rod Smith. But that will be hard to do with only 5 WR on the 53 man roster, and two other rookies drafted early in this draft.

[HPF Bob]

Except Rod Smith was not a character problem. He was from a small school (Missouri Southern, if I recall) and just needed somebody to notice him.

[Nconroe]

Dwight Jones did an interview on 610 radio around noon today.

I don't know if he has a character issue. He let a promotion use his name for a party which he didn't attend and aplogized for poor judgement and NCAA removed their suspension.

He was All conference with 11 TD and 1154 yds this year at 6'3" and 230 lbs.who before above incident was rated to go rd 2-3.

Sounds like his big, maybe immature ego , did get a wake up call not being drafted and now is very motivated with a chip on his shoulder.

He said he would do whatever needed to make the team.

And he hoped to be a starter , still confident.

We shall see but lots of upside.

[Arky]

All of a sudden it's real crowded at the receiver position.... I can't imagine the two draftees will be cut. AJ, Jacoby, Walter, Maehl, Jean, the two draftees and UDFA's Dwight Jones and Jerrel Jackson...... 3-5 of these won't make the team... IR and the practice squad will be an option....

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by Arky

All of a sudden it's real crowded at the receiver position.... I can't imagine the two draftees will be cut. AJ, Jacoby, Walter, Maehl, Jean, the two draftees and UDFA's Dwight Jones and Jerrel Jackson...... 3-5 of these won't make the team... IR and the practice squad will be an option....

I can see Maehl and Jacoby being the odd men out from the vets. Lets see how these guys look at practice.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by painekiller

I can see Maehl and Jacoby being the odd men out from the vets. Lets see how these guys look at practice.

NFL Draft breakdown for 49ers, Raiders, Maehl's Houston Texans
The following is an analysis of what the two Northern California teams, as well as one out-of-town squad with ties to a local player in Paradise High product Jeff Maehl might do today and this weekend in the NFL Draft.
http://www.paradisepost.com/sports/c...houston-texans
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I'd hate to see Maehl get cut since the Texans probably get more ink in his little hometown in California than they get in Dallas or Austin, TX.
There were multiple stories about him in that newspaper last year when the Texans signed him as an UDFA, then another series of stories when he made their PS, then more when he made the active roster late in the year.

[WMH]

We have a Maehl on the roster, his name is Kevin Walter, and the HC has a chub for him. Don't see that we need another with the additions they pulled off.