July 18, 2008

The way we hear it, second-year WR Jacoby Jones has his work cut out for him when it comes to earning more playing time on offense. Jones had an electrifying first training camp with the Texans last year but could not sustain that progress in the regular season, catching only 15 passes for 149 yards in 14 games. As it stands, Jones could struggle to be more than the club's No. 4 receiver behind starters Andre Johnson and Kevin Walter and highly paid No. 3 receiver André Davis. A source close to the club says Jones hasn't matured quite as quickly as the team had hoped. That said, Jones has flashed impressive talent in his brief NFL career, and he could develop into a game-breaker on special teams in the interim as his all-around game develops.