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I like those posts. People are trying to get a gauge on where others feel he is at this point. Feel free to ignore the posts you don't like.
I don't think Washington will pay the money to re-sign Alf. So they're going to keep working Jones.
I don't think Jones will ever completely send Morris to the bench. Morris is a decent runner in his own right. And although Morris won't be with the team next year and some are saying they should run him till the wheels fall off, Gruden himself might not have a job after this year, so I expect him to lean on his best back, which certainly appears to be Jones at this point.
Isn't that as simple as, because they want to win games and Jones is a better option some times?
Definitely. I'm just saying that WA has incentive to use Alf plenty to keep Jones fresh.
I like this post. Really trying to get Matt Jones in the lineup. Wonder how much of that was opponent (Atl and Dal don't have strong run game per se).
Easy for you to say. I'm more excited about Jones than I am about Woodhead or Rashad Jennings.
Sure, but CJ has scored a whopping 5 POINTS so far this season. MJo has scored 26.ryno1980 said:
I was just saying that's the "on-paper" reason for such a ranking/projection. I agree but I have no stock in CJ this year so I'm not really into that comparison.Gotta think the Denver line progresses sometime soon. But have to love the overall attitude Washington has about running the ball though. Made Jones worth blowing large chunk of budget on.
Wait, the Ravens D that just got taken to the woodshed by the Raiders offense (which admittedly is improving)? This is not the Ravens defense of the past. The loss of Suggs is big.
See the link I posted earlier that had that same stat...It's the burst and top-speed. He might not be that fast from a dead stop over 40 yards, but once he's up to speed, he seems to fly. Jones is tall and larger than most...so it's going to take him longer to get up to speed. Almost an Usain Bolt type situation - Bolt is a really tall sprinter. He almost never leads a race over the first 40 meters, but once he's up to speed, his top speed is fast because of his longer gait.
The weird thing is that I don't remember him being fast AT ALL at Florida. He was our plodder to Kelvin Taylor's speed/elusiveness. I don't think you could find a Florida fan that ever would have used Jones and "fast" in the same sentence.
Nope...I agree - No way I start a guy on talent and 1 start over guys with proven records, but given the C. Michael thread, I think i'm in the minority. I own Jones in one league, and I can't pull the trigger on starting him over I. Crowell. I tend to be conservative, and as a Skin's fan, I know how rare TD's can be and how bad we tend to play vs. the Giants.
I agree. I think there's a good chance there will be a lot of disappointed MJ owners come Monday
Hard to imagine him not getting ~15 touches tonight. Giants have been stout against the run, but have given up a lot of stats to RB receptions. Sample is too small to cast judgment, but if the early trend holds, maybe we see Jones get 3-4 catches with some big gains to supplement his rushing stats.
I think people love his upside, which we all saw last week. How many 'sure thing' running backs are there nowadays? Charles and Forte? Peterson flopped week one. Lynch has been shaky. Murray is averaging a yard per carry. McCoy's been a bust....Hill's been a bust. Anderson and L. Miller are duds....
Honestly, I think it's hard to imagine him GETTING 15 touches tonight.
