Our Texans Q&A continues this week with third-year wide receiver Jabar Gaffney.
Gaffney has caught 12 passes for 152 yards through five games, including a nine-yard
touchdown reception at Kansas City. The former Florida standout now has 87 career
receptions for 1,037 yards and four touchdowns.
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Jabar, *
*Congratulations on the big wins against Kansas City and Oakland! What preparations
or rituals do you go through to get ready for gameday?
--Jason Poscovsky
Jason,
On game day I try to arrive to the stadium early and sit in my locker, listen
to music and just think about everything that I have to do, all of my assignments
and everything.
Jabar,
That catch you made against KC was awesome! I got so excited when you caught
it, especially when it tied the game. What do you do to get yourself open during
a game especially when you've got a CB on you and you still are able to catch
the ball?
--Jason Hoffman
Jason,
I just study the DB's, see the things that they're doing and just try to set
them up during the game.
Jabar,
You make some of the best catches in the NFL. Does it bother you to be a slot
receiver or does it make you happy to know that you are going to get one-on-one
coverage being in the slot?
--Trellis
Trellis,
No, the slot doesn't bother me. I played the slot in Florida and there's a lot
of opportunities to make plays in the slot so if I can make plays in the slot,
that's where I'd rather be.
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*Jabar,
Do you think the Texans are going to have a breakout season this year? If so,
how do you see yourself contributing to that success?
--Will
*Will,
I think that this could be the year. This is our third year in existence. We
have a lot of veterans out here playing now and not a lot of rookies out here
playing so we should be able to make that stride this year. I'm just looking to
go out there every week and go against whoever they have against me and just beat
them on every play.
*Jabar,
With teams worrying about David Carr, Andre Johnson and Domanick Davis, how are
you preparing to make a difference knowing that opposing teams may overlook your
skills?
--Bonnie Thompson
Bonnie,
Going into the game I hope they pay all of their attention to Andre and that
leaves me and Corey (Bradford) with a lot of opportunities. *
*Jabar,
Do you often feel shadowed by other receivers that are on your level since being
drafted into the NFL because you were taken in the second round instead of the
first? Do you think things would've turned out different for you if you had stayed
at Florida one more year?
--T. Moore (Houston, TX)
**T.,
No, I don't feel overshadowed. Through the first couple of years, all of the
receivers that came out with me that were ahead of me, I out-played all of them.
Javon Walker is coming into his own right now so I'm still ahead of a lot of them.
