just a random thought:
I wonder how many people (outside this area) see TJ and his image and think "thug". Just because.....and don't know how smart the guy is and that he is as far from that kind of person you can get.
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just a random thought:
I wonder how many people (outside this area) see TJ and his image and think "thug". Just because.....and don't know how smart the guy is and that he is as far from that kind of person you can get.
Why a thug?
thug may have been too strong of a word but I bet they look at his image and have a strong misconception about who he is
When he was on cribs I thought "he didn't act like that when he was living in this area". Things change and people change that's just the way it is.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Greenis Envy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Why a thug?</div></div>
after looking for a minute I found this
http://celeb.wohoo.co.uk/2007/08/new...irthday-party/
read the comments below the pic's. Thug was used .
Who cares how some random person on the internet labels an athlete? That doesn't mean it to be true.
I'd be a thug to get paid to do a TV show.
He's got an attractive gf. I liked the Waist Deep movie she was in
It has just got me thinking how many times we jump to wrong conclusions. Take for instance Tony Romo. gets slammed all the time but by all acounts he is a really stand up guy. a real good guy in the sport and life.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: starbuck</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It has just got me thinking how many times we jump to wrong conclusions. Take for instance Tony Romo. gets slammed all the time but by all acounts he is a really stand up guy. a real good guy in the sport and life. </div></div>
Even better example, Jeff Gordon. Everybody I know who have met him, including a good friend who served as his personal security for a night, say that he is very down to earth and nice to everyone.
But to about 80% of the NASCAR crowd he is the devil personified, of course we are talking about NASCAR fans though.....
You can tell a difference in TJ when he gets interviewed and some other NFL Players. He can actually talk, as opposed to like you know, it's like, man, let me axe you a question.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PVFAN</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You can tell a difference in TJ when he gets interviewed and some other NFL Players. He can actually talk, as opposed to like you know, it's like, man, let me axe you a question. </div></div>
hahaha very true
I hate when they interview players and it looks like a training video for the Bloods and Cripz on how to present yourself in public
And I think it says a lot about TJ by what every teammate has to say about him. I've not hear a teammate say anything negative about him. I think it was even Bret Favre that said TJ was the heart of the team with his work ethic. And that was after only about a week with the team. The way the other players reacted in Chicago when Benson was put ahead of him on the depth chart. Not that Beson earned it but that it was given to him.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gotch</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: starbuck</div><div class="ubbcode-body">It has just got me thinking how many times we jump to wrong conclusions. Take for instance Tony Romo. gets slammed all the time but by all acounts he is a really stand up guy. a real good guy in the sport and life. </div></div>
Even better example, Jeff Gordon. Everybody I know who have met him, including a good friend who served as his personal security for a night, say that he is very down to earth and nice to everyone.
But to about 80% of the NASCAR crowd he is the devil personified, of course we are talking about NASCAR fans though.....</div></div>
I think Jimmie Johnson is kind of going through that now. a lot of people, including me, thought he was "handed" the keys to the kingdom. Till I watched a piece about him and saw how he earned his ride I always though he had it easy, I was wrong.
He can thug all he wants if he leads the Jets to the Super Bowl.
hahaha...im sorry mikmo, but that KISS helmet is [censored] hilarious
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Monkeyhead</div><div class="ubbcode-body">When he was on cribs I thought "he didn't act like that when he was living in this area". Things change and people change that's just the way it is. </div></div>
I'm sure a lot of us seen that and probably thought the same thing at the time, but thinking about it in "business" terms Jones is just trying to get his name out there. That was just another way to do it, if there was no benefit for his future I'm sure he doesn't even do a show like "Cribs"....
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">and don't know how smart the guy is </div></div>
He was a very smart kid. He took college courses in high school and got into UVA.
Can anyone see what the tatoo says about coal miner? It is on his upper chest. Maybe I didnt read it correctly.
"Coal Miner's Son".
I didn't really see where he acted different on cribs, seemed pretty all right to me. Didn't he even point out his PV jersey he had hanging on the wall? I like Thomas, seems like a pretty all around good guy.
How the heck could you tell the difference. You were about 6 when he left this area LOL.
I said he "seems" like a good guy.
His senior year, I believe in the 1995 season when PV went to state and faced Northampton on the other side of the Chesapeake Bay and dominated them 36 to 6 making it PV's 6th state championship and they had a 14-0 record.
I was in probably second grade. A lot of guys in my class were always "Thomas this, Thomas that." I liked the guy too. I remember the pep rally they did at the Powell Valley Primary School which PV wasn't the main subject. It was about trying hard in school and keeping your grades up.
Thomas is the one that always comes in and talks for the schools at assemblies and different things
Exactly, I've only heard good things about him. I dont hear really anything of Julius doing much of that, he could be just dont hear much of him doing anything around here.
From what i've heard, have no idea if it's true or not, he doesn't like coming around here much anymore. I guess he thinks he's got too big for SWVA
I personally don't care what he does now that he's not in Big D. I said it was a dumb move to go to seattle and he's sucking it up there this year. First he was breaking out and overshadowing Thomas, but its the other way around now. Thomas is having a helluva year, guess karma is biting Julius in the ass right now.
I didn't have a problem with him leaving and can see why he did it. Barber is twice the back Julius is, and should have been getting the bulk of the carries all along. I do however have a problem with all the stuff he said about dallas when he left.
I was at the game in Carolina when Julius had two hundred yards, maybe the best game he played in a dallas uniform.
He was good the first few years, I liked him a lot to be honest with him playing for the boys and coming out of ND. I still think he would have had more success in Dallas, he has 2 tds the whole season - Felix had 3 or 4 in 5 games this year. IMO he would have better numbers if he had stayed and backed up Barber.
barber is not twice the back juice is, he didnt get any carries last year, and he left, which was a smart move IMO
he said bad things because dallas did him wrong
how many TDs did barber have when juice ran the ball down inside the ten? thats not right at all
I wanted to see him do well esp since he is from this area. To me he just doesn't run with enough heart. Choice, Barber, Felix have all ran better than Julius did last year.
Plus I like the sound of Dallas' backfield this year - Barber III and Jones Part II.
How did Dallas do him wrong?
I think Barber is a lot better back then JJ, with Barbers smash-mouth type of running..he cold have drove he down the field like Julius did.
choice has had less than 50 carries this year, how can you possibly say that?
he isnt a very good inside the tackles runner, but the dallas offense wasnt as talented overall when he was there as it is now.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Biggin</div><div class="ubbcode-body">barber is not twice the back juice is, he didnt get any carries last year, and he left, which was a smart move IMO
he said bad things because dallas did him wrong
how many TDs did barber have when juice ran the ball down inside the ten? thats not right at all </div></div>
Barber blocks better, catches out of the backfield better, runs with more authority, plays with more heart....He's just an all around better back. Julius flopped over and played dead upon first contact last year. He should have been spelling Barber instead of the other way around.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Biggin</div><div class="ubbcode-body">choice has had less than 50 carries this year, how can you possibly say that?
he isnt a very good inside the tackles runner, but the dallas offense wasnt as talented overall when he was there as it is now. </div></div>
The dallas offense is pretty much the same as it was last year with the exception of Roy and Bennet, which doesn't factor much in the running game.
In the carries Choice has had this year he has shown more than Julius did all of last year.
JJ was the starter, yet he would not get 1/2 the carries barber got, he never got the chance to run the ball inside the ten.
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/...awks-Jones.php
i agree that maybe juice should have been backing up barber, but you guys are making him out to be a bum, and thats simply not true.
the first cowboy to run for a 1000 yards since emmitt? JJ
romo is getting better with experience, roy williams is a dynamic receiver, etc...
how can you say youve seen more from choice already, when he hasnt ran for any significant gains at all this year?
im not downing your cowboys, but dont act like JJ wasnt a good contributor for them.
I watched every game Julius ever played in Dallas. I have his jersey framed and hanging on my walls. I liked the guy alot.
But if you were a coach who would you run inside the ten - Barber or Julius?
I went to Dallas and wore my Jones jersey, and lots of the fans there had something to say about it. They didn't like him there. He just didn't run hard.
if a runner got me 70 yards on a drive, he deserves at least a shot to get it in the end zone.