What's The Health Status of Jason Croom?

#26
#26
From last night.
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#27
#27
Dude is a beast and played fine last year. He already redeemed himself for that Oklahoma play by making the game tying catch versus the South Carolina GameRichards. I think he'll take the next step this year
 
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Josh Smith caught a ton of heat too for being bad while he was playing hurt. Croom has been banged up a lot of his time here. It's a physical sport and happens to a lot of guys. Maggit remember was maligned at times too. That's not counting issues when he was the only guy playing because errybody was hurt and our oline and qb situation was weak.
 
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#29
#29
Jason croom is a solid wr, who even I always seem to overlook. But looking back he's had 4 TDs last season. Toward the end in the Sc game and against mizzou and kentucky. Not a bad ball player.
 
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#30
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ecs4dvols said:
You guys act like he's been a receiver his whole life... he's primarily been a tight end and didn't fully turn receiver until 2 years ago... and the defenses that he went up against last year were no joke... He made big plays in crucial times (11 seconds left against South Carolina)... give the kid a break
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Unless you know what position he played in Pop Warner or Middle school, he's pretty much always been a WR, at least since highschool and certainly since he's been at Tennessee.
 
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#31
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I hope he is healthy. I am a little concerned about our receiving corps. Williams is recovering from an ACL after a monster senior year in high school, Josh Smith had a major injury last year so hopefully he recovers in time, Croom is still questionable, and Marquez North didn't participate in spring practice.

We either have the chance to have the deepest receiving corps in the SEC, or with all these injuries one of the thinnest. It's going to be a little concerning until the season starts.
 
#33
#33
Croom is a solid receiver.

I don’t understand hating on players that play on a team you support?.. Either support the whole team, or get out. Its that simple.
 
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#34
#34
I'll just leave this here...

Games/Starts: 12/1
Played in 12 games with one start at receiver
Had 21 catches for 305 yards with four touchdowns
Suffered a knee injury prior to TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Iowa (1/2) and missed the game
Scored touchdowns in three consecutive games at South Carolina (11/1), Kentucky (11/15) and Missouri (11/22)
Had a catch in 12 consecutive games from Sept. 14, 2013 thru Sept. 6, 2014
Caught a 4-yard touchdown in the late fourth quarter vs. #19 Missouri (11/22); had three catches for 10 yards
Scored career long 52-yard touchdown as part of career high 87 receiving yards on three catches vs. Kentucky (11/15)
Game-tying touchdown catch on a 9-yard reception with 11 seconds left in regulation at South Carolina (11/1) as part of two catches for 20 yards
Career high of six catches for 76 receiving yards vs. Chattanooga (10/11), both team highs in the game
Four catches for 60 yards at #12/13 Georgia (9/27), including as 23-yard touchdown catch
12-game catch streak ended at #4/3 Oklahoma (9/13)
Had a catch for 11 yards vs. Arkansas State (9/6)
Opened 2014 with two catches for 41 yards in win over Utah State (8/31)
 
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TNHopeful505 said:
I'll just leave this here...

Games/Starts: 12/1
Played in 12 games with one start at receiver
Had 21 catches for 305 yards with four touchdowns
Suffered a knee injury prior to TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Iowa (1/2) and missed the game
Scored touchdowns in three consecutive games at South Carolina (11/1), Kentucky (11/15) and Missouri (11/22)
Had a catch in 12 consecutive games from Sept. 14, 2013 thru Sept. 6, 2014
Caught a 4-yard touchdown in the late fourth quarter vs. #19 Missouri (11/22); had three catches for 10 yards
Scored career long 52-yard touchdown as part of career high 87 receiving yards on three catches vs. Kentucky (11/15)
Game-tying touchdown catch on a 9-yard reception with 11 seconds left in regulation at South Carolina (11/1) as part of two catches for 20 yards
Career high of six catches for 76 receiving yards vs. Chattanooga (10/11), both team highs in the game
Four catches for 60 yards at #12/13 Georgia (9/27), including as 23-yard touchdown catch
12-game catch streak ended at #4/3 Oklahoma (9/13)
Had a catch for 11 yards vs. Arkansas State (9/6)
Opened 2014 with two catches for 41 yards in win over Utah State (8/31)
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Jason did some really good things last year and you could see the improvement in his game. Nice td catch vs Georgia, another one vs Mizzou, still another one vs Kentucky where he showed a nice burst and some wheels. He's a physical beast who will be an impossible matchup at UT if the light truly ever comes on.

That being said, 21 catches for 305 yards in 12 games.........is still just 21 catches for 305 yards in 12 games. We need more from him.
 
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Kristy* said:
If he can play consistently to his size and potential, he could really break out and be a special player in his last 2 years.

Also (to some of the posters above), Croom's made some nice catches over the past 2 years. But I wouldn't include the game-tying one against SC last year. It was important, obviously. But my 3-year-old could have caught that pass. There wasn't a defender within 10 yards of him.
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All catches are "nice" catches. It's like a 3 foot putt. there are no gimmes. I'd like a dollar for every 3 footer Lefty, or any other golfer for that matter has missed that cost him $.
 
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GahLee said:
Guy can't catch a break.

Or a football.
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He had a decent second half of season last year, came up with some big catches in games in the second half of last season, he could be a miss match in the red zone, and if Pearson doesnt come back we need him to step up and be a leader on offense.:good!:
 
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#44
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What was that noise, I heard something, is that you Mueller, he's always listening, so be very careful what you say.
 
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DD4ME said:
Josh Smith caught a ton of heat too for being bad while he was playing hurt. Croom has been banged up a lot of his time here. It's a physical sport and happens to a lot of guys. Maggit remember was maligned at times too. That's not counting issues when he was the only guy playing because errybody was hurt and our oline and qb situation was weak.
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Was Smith playing hurt his freshman year? I thought he had a pretty solid sophomore year... but when he was a freshman I thought that he was un-characteristically dropping several easy opportunities... seemed mental. I thought that he was playing better than any WR before he got hurt last year. Seemed to be Worley's favorite target other than the jet sweep "passes" to pig.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Was Smith playing hurt his freshman year? I thought he had a pretty solid sophomore year... but when he was a freshman I thought that he was un-characteristically dropping several easy opportunities... seemed mental. I thought that he was playing better than any WR before he got hurt last year. Seemed to be Worley's favorite target other than the jet sweep "passes" to pig.
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He was. I think knee and thumb IIRC. Pretty sure he had surgery on the knee. Can't remember on the hand.

When healthy at the beginning of last season, he looked like a whole new person! Showed why the coaches had so much faith in him.
 
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Kristy* said:
He was. I think knee and thumb IIRC. Pretty sure he had surgery on the knee. Can't remember on the hand.

When healthy at the beginning of last season, he looked like a whole new person! Showed why the coaches had so much faith in him.
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I think that he's also one of the fastest guys on the roster.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
I think that he's also one of the fastest guys on the roster.
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Yeah, I remember Moseley talking about how fast Smith was. And that coming from arguably the fastest guy on the team. Smith looked awesome when he hurdled a defender last year too. It wasn't even on a low tackle.

The talent at WR is really awesome. Not everyone can be double-teamed or even stay covered if the OL can give Dobbs a little time. This offense could be mean.
 
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#50
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I heard Croom could possibly miss a few games. It turns out that his left hook was a lot worse than than had been anticipated.
 
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