WFAA Blog: Pacman likely to return kickoffs Sunday

[WoodysGirl]

3:52 PM Thu, Dec 04, 2008 | Permalink
Aaron Chimbel
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Adam "Pacman" Jones will be back on the field for the Dallas Cowboys Sunday in Pittsburgh and coach Wade Phillips says Jones could do something we haven't seen him do as a Cowboy.

No, not avoid Downtown Dallas hot spots, but return kickoffs.

"I think Pacman may be back there some," Phillips said.

Isaiah Stanback will also return kicks; the Cowboys use two deep return men in most situations.

Jones has returned punts and played cornerback for the Cowboys, but has not been back on kickoffs this season. Of course earlier in the year both Felix Jones and Miles Austin were healthy and returning kicks.

Pacman Jones returned 63 kicks for 1,648 yards (26.2 yards a return) in his two years with the Tennessee Titans.

 

[ajk23az]

I like this idea. He is our most dangerous return man now than Felix is out. Might as well use him there while we are shorthanded.

 

[NMfan]

I like this idea. He is our most dangerous return man now than Felix is out. Might as well use him there while we are shorthanded.

I agree 100%. We need all the juice we can get. Pull out all the stops because the season is on the line.

 

[Coakleys Dad]

i dont like pac, but hopefully he will do something here for us...

 

[reddyuta]

good thing is he cant go backward on a kickoff-thats a positive.

 

[ajk23az]

good thing is he cant go backward on a kickoff-thats a positive.

He won't fair catch it like Crayton either.

 

[tecolote]

Hope we don't get a lot of kickoffs.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

Hope we don't get a lot of kickoffs.

One would be good

 

[Don Corleone]

This makes me a bit nervous. A guy that hasn't played at all recently is going to return kicks in cold temperatures on a crappy field.

Wet Ball + Recent Hiatus = FUMBLE!

 

[Rampage]

This makes me a bit nervous. A guy that hasn't played at all recently is going to return kicks in cold temperatures on a crappy field.

Wet Ball + Recent Hiatus = FUMBLE!

would you rather have him return kicks or Stanglass?

 

[Seven]

Thanks for the heads up. I can dust off the neck brace..............

 

[big dog cowboy]

So Pacman could be returning kickoffs on Sunday.

All I can say is...

:jackpot:

 

[Don Corleone]

would you rather have him return kicks or Stanglass?

I just don't want any silly fumbles. We need to play with as few mistakes as possible in this game.

If that means fair catching the ball every time, then so be it. We have Romo and a plethora of weapons. An extra 5 or 10 yards on returns doesn't really do it for me.

 

[jobberone]

Time for a big return. But I'm not counting on it.

 

[Dave_in-NC]

Can he stay out of trouble until Sunday? That is the real question.

 

[Rampage]

I just don't want any silly fumbles. We need to play with as few mistakes as possible in this game.

If that means fair catching the ball every time, then so be it. We have Romo and a plethora of weapons. An extra 5 or 10 yards on returns doesn't really do it for me.

some of you guys act like since he struggled with returns that he's incapable of ever breaking a big return again.

 

[Iago33]

some of you guys act like since he struggled with returns that he's incapable of ever breaking a big return again.

We can only go by what we've seen, and we've seen nothing to suggest he is going to do that.

 

[Rampage]

We can only go by what we've seen, and we've seen nothing to suggest he is going to do that.

Marion Barber has done nothing the last 2 games including poor pass blocking. guess he will never get it together either.

 

[Pick6TerenceNewman]

I think AJ's can be an impact player on kickoffs because of his speed in the open field.

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

I like the idea of him returning kickoffs, get your play makers the ball... I never understood why he wasn't back their from the beginning.