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Anybody wanna take a guess at what his weight is right now? There is no way that he is at that listed 260 pounds.
NFL scouts said it was widely known that Jones cut weight in the lead-up to the draft because he didn’t know what position he would play in the NFL. He wanted to be attractive to both 3-4 (at outside linebacker) and 4-3 (at end) teams. So he played the tweener role to the extreme.
Once the Patriots drafted Jones, he knew he would be playing end. So the weight and strength went back on, big time.
Jones makes quite a first impressions for Patriots - The Boston Globe
Bedard has some great insight on that today:
I had high hopes for Jones. But if last night was any indication of what he will do this season, he will be one of the favorites for Defensive Rookie of the Year. I have never seen a rookie dominate a pretty good LT in his first game in a while.
Heh Rob why are you arguing with those clowns over at JI?
Some genius at JI : " I don't know where you read that.
Just checked the boxscores on NFL.com
Ingram had 2 tackles 1 assist, no sacks, no FF's, no FR's, no INT's.
Jones had 1 tackle 1 assist, no sacks, no FF's, no FR's, no INT's.
I wouldn't exactly classify either debut as lightening in a bottle, just sayin'.....
In all fairness, I didn't watch the game, if you did, I'll take your word for it but alot of what you are saying - particularly Jones being a force against the run, sure doesn't show up in his 1 tackle/1 assist stat-line.
If he was that much of a force against the run, I would think he would have had more then 1 tackle & 1 assist. "
I guess he's going through the stages of grief starting with denial.
Heh Rob why are you arguing with those clowns over at JI?
Some genius at JI : " I don't know where you read that.
Just checked the boxscores on NFL.com
Ingram had 2 tackles 1 assist, no sacks, no FF's, no FR's, no INT's.
Jones had 1 tackle 1 assist, no sacks, no FF's, no FR's, no INT's.
I wouldn't exactly classify either debut as lightening in a bottle, just sayin'.....
In all fairness, I didn't watch the game, if you did, I'll take your word for it but alot of what you are saying - particularly Jones being a force against the run, sure doesn't show up in his 1 tackle/1 assist stat-line.
If he was that much of a force against the run, I would think he would have had more then 1 tackle & 1 assist. "
I guess he's going through the stages of grief starting with denial.
Stats don't show anything.
Jones pressure on Brees forced him to throw the ball away.
Next series, he forced 2 holding calls back to back and the Saints then had a 3rd and 22.
His 2 tackles were both great plays BTW.
Jones produced five quarterback pressures in 14 dropbacks.
Against the run, he held the point well enough to factor in on two stuffed runs (carries of 1 yard or less) in another 12 snaps.
That’s a total of seven impact plays in just 26 plays.
Oh, just one other note, I look at the thread list and I see no mention of Mesko...this kid is great...he made some fantastic directional punts look easy tonight.
Regarding Mesko, great comment. He's become a weapon for the Patriots.
Almost from the start of training camp, coach Romeo Crennel has tried to downplay expectations for rookie nose tackle Dontari Poe, the Chiefs first-round draft pick. Crennel put that in his strongest terms yet on Wednesday when asked what Poe needs to improve on in order to get more playing time.
“A lot,” Crennel said. “He needs to work on technique, he needs to work on understanding the system, he needs to get the calls correct all the time. He’s got a ways to go.”
Chiefs Camp Report | Poe has ‘a ways to go’ - KansasCity.com
By comparison to Jones
By comparison to Jones
By comparison to Jones
Poe was a head scratcher when they made the pick.
By comparison to Jones