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I think the Jags was one of the worst spots he could have landed. Look at what has transpired there the last couple of seasons and tell me how any WR let alone a guy learning the position could have had any success there. M. Jones very well could be a bust, but landing with the Jags did not help him out at all.This is what you get when you try to replace real production with combine test production....it was only yesterday when Chris Mortensen was all over the ESPN site telling us how this guy was going to be a freak and revolutionize the NFLYeah Chris.....where is your retraction now?
This appears obvious watching him play.Good WR's command the ball and they attack the ball.Matt Jones doesn't do these things.I had been mesmerized by his college film, and "the catch" from Senior Bowl practice.So it took me a while to figure out that he is a blue-chip athlete, but a penny-stock receiver.Thankfully I called it quits on him sometime last season.
Maybe he should have helped make his Qbs better.....considering he was a once in a generation player (Chris's words, not mine), I am amazed that he could not do that.I think the Jags was one of the worst spots he could have landed. Look at what has transpired there the last couple of seasons and tell me how any WR let alone a guy learning the position could have had any success there. M. Jones very well could be a bust, but landing with the Jags did not help him out at all.This is what you get when you try to replace real production with combine test production....it was only yesterday when Chris Mortensen was all over the ESPN site telling us how this guy was going to be a freak and revolutionize the NFLYeah Chris.....where is your retraction now?
Me too...traded him in a dynasty league for Tatum Bell....am thrilled with that move.
He continues to regress. He lost his starting job this summer and for awhile he was in jeopardy of being cut. He's behind Northcutt & Wilford. The under acheiving Reggie Williams has looked better than Matt as of late and probably has more talent at the WR position. Youngsters M.Walker & John Broussard are as good an option at this point. I see Jones' ceiling as WR2/3 on a mediocore passing team, more realistically he''ll be a WR3 on a bad team or a WR4 on a decent passing team. Basically not startable for the entirety of his career.ETS: I bought into the hype following his 2005 rookie season. I traded Reggie Brown for him prior to 2006. Not that Reggie is eaxactly tearing it up but Jones did not meet my expectations last year and totally disappointed me this summer. His trade value is almost zero, so if you own him you're stuck at this point. If by some miracle he had a game of 5/90 7 2 TD's off the bench, trade him as fast as you can.
What if you went nuts over Broussard in preseason is that another lesson?Matt Jones has loads of talent but he's in a WR graveyard of an NFL team, has had numerous nagging injuries and shown little love for the game. Does that mean cut him after week 1? Of course not, if you had a reason to have him on your roster in the first place one week should not change that. But talent + opportunity = fantasy production. Maybe commitment needs to be added that formula in Matt's case. Because he has the talent and since no one else in Jax is very impressive he should have the opportunity... We'll see.
I think Matt has great measurables, which many are confusing with "Raw talent. "He has a fast 40 time and a nice vertical etc., but he's not a natural talent at WR. His hands & concentration are not very good. You can not blame his lack of production on QB play, Jones has to be accountable for his lack of stats.
No. He wouldn't. He lacks the desire. You can see it in his play. He's a homeless man's Randy Moss( on every play ) when Randy knows the ball is not coming his way, Randy is on a bad losing team and they are down by 20.
According to the play-by-play at NFL.com - 3 targets.
I'm just happy I didn't contract him on any of my teams - let someone else be patient
Im thinking of picking up Northcutt as a sleeper WR for bye fillins. Northcutt had like 9 targets this weekend....and he had a lot more during the preseason. Im liking him more and more.Anthony Borbely said:
