Andy Reid is one of the more vocal coaches about the importance of a RB pass protecting.
Jones was decent then not good at it in Tampa and when Fournette started to steal his job, he was worse.
This is an odd addition. It's gotta quietly be one of the biggest off-season tasks for them, to get Rojo fixing his technique. He is NOT playing much if he doesn't. They're not gonna set up Mahomes to get shellacked.
I'd get CEH for only minimal trade and wait n see. They're clearly not thinking he's the man here but they may find they have no choice and revert back to him.
I'd offer Rojo for anything I can get.
Reid does not generally have allegiance to backs and has no qualms about moving them going back to Philly even. Sproles I guess is the only one. He's more like get a stable of them and let em' battle it out.
For FF just get the guy you think is gonna win the battle and otherwise end of roster eh let's see if this guy surprises. Has Reid even had many backs that were top backs in FF?
All due respect, I read this situation dramatically differently.
There are a lot of narratives about Ronald Jones.
Pass protection, fumbling, and not being a capable receiver are 3 of the most exaggerated ones.
He went 250 touches in college without a fumble (one of 2 players to do so during his tenure) and has only fumbled 5x over 3 years in the NFL. Gibson fumbled 5x last year alone. JT fumbled 4x in 2021. We just don’t obsess over it because their coaches weren’t Arians, who makes a federal case out of it for a player he clearly doesn’t like.
In 2020, Jones was a 13-game starter. I posted the numbers above. He was absolutely a low-end RB1 value during that span. Somehow Brady never go shellacked because of Jones during that span of games. All QBs get hit though, and sometimes it’s on the RB. But like the fumbles & his receiving being detrimental, it’s a little overblown. No, he’s not great at it. Yes, he can pass protect.
Maybe a change of scenery & better coaching on a team that’s actually committed to him will help him with his pass pro technique. Or maybe he simply won’t be used as much on passing downs.
FWIW, CEH isn’t that great in pass protection either from what I’ve seen.
It’s possible that KC brought in Jones more to run between the tackles, which is something he excels at. He’s a decisive runner with good burst, & good vision, two things CEH isn’t. He also has the power to punch it into the end zone from short yardage, something CEH has proved to be woefully ineffective at as well.
And he’s significantly faster than CEH, so if he does get a hole or break a 1st tackle, he could take it to the house, which is something CEH simply can’t do.
If we’re going to compare CEH & Jones, let’s stick to what they’ve shown on the field, not what the respective narratives about them have become.
People say a lot of things about RoJo that simply aren’t true, like the comment about his “consistency” above. His 5.1 YPC in 2020 sure looked consistent to me, though I understand for FF purposes, “consistency” might mean something else. And when a dude’s getting benched at random, it’s hard to be a consistent FF contributor. As a dude who’s held RoJo since his rookie year, I’m all too familiar with that frustration. That doesn’t mean RoJo is inconsistent on the field though. A 4.5 ypc career seems to prove that.
2020 wasn’t very long ago. 1 season, really. And it’s hard not to watch his highlights from 2020 and not think he’s a real threat to CEH.
Signed
-apparently the new president of the RoJo fan club, defender of his honor. (I won’t go up on stage & slap anyone though)
lol
A lot of us play in IDP leagues too, which makes 2nd round picks quite a bit more valuable. 
simply not a consistent performer in all aspects 
