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What if I told you the Patriots could draft a guy in the 3rd or maybe even later who is:
6'0"
198 lbs
last year reportedly ran a 4.22 40 yard dash at his school pro day by 3 different watches
this year ran a 4.33 at his pro day
had a 39" vertical at his pro day.
Can catch the ball out of the backfield
Sounds good, right?
They can and I hope they do. If you read the Binky thread then you know I am talking about Taiwan Jones out of Eastern Washington
Had some free time(sickness) to watch some film on this guy and here is why I really like this kid. I will give you some negatives as well, but this kid has potential to be great.
Positives:
Explosive-probably the most explosive player in the draft, looks like he is shot out of a cannon.
Speed-after the initial burst, he runs away from everyone, obviously the 4.33 40 yard dash and 39" vertical are not just off the field attributes.
Balance-my favorite feature of this kid. There are so many plays where it looks like he is going to be down and somehow keeps his balance and spins out for 10-15 yards extra
Hands-this is limited, but he does catch the ball naturally.
Elusiveness-He has great cutting ability, one second he is there, the next he is gone.
Negatives:
Injuries are an issue, which you have to take into account
Intelligence-he does have a learning disability(dislexia) so learning a complicated playbook could be an issue
Competition-playing at Eastern Washington did not bring a lot of top talent for him to go against. I will say though that he dominated the competition, which you look for in these types of players
Vision: This is the one think that he needs to work on as far as on the field goes. I saw some plays where he took the wrong hole, tends to favor cutting to the outside, but that may not work in the NFL as everyone will be much faster
Pass Protection-never had to do it in college and he will need to be able to do it in the pro.
So, I know a lot of people here like Ingram because of his powerful running style and burst. Jones has that type of skillset and he is a homerun threat. He is an amazing talent that has some off field issues (injuries and learning disability, not attitude or trouble) that could drop him down, and he is not talked about because he is just now getting back to healthy, but he could be the best running back in this draft and I hope the patriots can nab him with the #90 pick.
6'0"
198 lbs
last year reportedly ran a 4.22 40 yard dash at his school pro day by 3 different watches
this year ran a 4.33 at his pro day
had a 39" vertical at his pro day.
Can catch the ball out of the backfield
Sounds good, right?
They can and I hope they do. If you read the Binky thread then you know I am talking about Taiwan Jones out of Eastern Washington
Had some free time(sickness) to watch some film on this guy and here is why I really like this kid. I will give you some negatives as well, but this kid has potential to be great.
Positives:
Explosive-probably the most explosive player in the draft, looks like he is shot out of a cannon.
Speed-after the initial burst, he runs away from everyone, obviously the 4.33 40 yard dash and 39" vertical are not just off the field attributes.
Balance-my favorite feature of this kid. There are so many plays where it looks like he is going to be down and somehow keeps his balance and spins out for 10-15 yards extra
Hands-this is limited, but he does catch the ball naturally.
Elusiveness-He has great cutting ability, one second he is there, the next he is gone.
Negatives:
Injuries are an issue, which you have to take into account
Intelligence-he does have a learning disability(dislexia) so learning a complicated playbook could be an issue
Competition-playing at Eastern Washington did not bring a lot of top talent for him to go against. I will say though that he dominated the competition, which you look for in these types of players
Vision: This is the one think that he needs to work on as far as on the field goes. I saw some plays where he took the wrong hole, tends to favor cutting to the outside, but that may not work in the NFL as everyone will be much faster
Pass Protection-never had to do it in college and he will need to be able to do it in the pro.
So, I know a lot of people here like Ingram because of his powerful running style and burst. Jones has that type of skillset and he is a homerun threat. He is an amazing talent that has some off field issues (injuries and learning disability, not attitude or trouble) that could drop him down, and he is not talked about because he is just now getting back to healthy, but he could be the best running back in this draft and I hope the patriots can nab him with the #90 pick.
