DasSchnitzel
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When people discuss paying Byron Jones, the strongest (and sometimes only) argument against signing him is his lack of interceptions.
I'm not saying we shouldn't hold that against him. He doesnt intercept the ball. That's a fact.
I was thinking about this, and the thing I keep coming back to is that nobody intercepts the ball on this defense, and they havent for years. Jeff Heath of all people has been our best interceptor for years. This makes me think that perhaps any corner would have lower than typical interceptions in the scheme we've played for years.
So I'm wondering what people's opinions are on this. Are we going to see Byron Jones go to another team and start pulling down interceptions? If so, then maybe he could do that for us under a new coordinator in a new scheme. Theyve already stated that turnovers are going to be a priority for once.
Or is it that Byron Jones himself is the problem? Does he just not have that aspect to his game?
This is a really important question to answer before deciding his future.
For the sake of this thread, please just focus on whether Jones should be paid, and not on whether there will be room left to pay him pending Dak, Cooper, etc. We've got enough threads about the cap space they may command.
I'm not saying we shouldn't hold that against him. He doesnt intercept the ball. That's a fact.
I was thinking about this, and the thing I keep coming back to is that nobody intercepts the ball on this defense, and they havent for years. Jeff Heath of all people has been our best interceptor for years. This makes me think that perhaps any corner would have lower than typical interceptions in the scheme we've played for years.
So I'm wondering what people's opinions are on this. Are we going to see Byron Jones go to another team and start pulling down interceptions? If so, then maybe he could do that for us under a new coordinator in a new scheme. Theyve already stated that turnovers are going to be a priority for once.
Or is it that Byron Jones himself is the problem? Does he just not have that aspect to his game?
This is a really important question to answer before deciding his future.
For the sake of this thread, please just focus on whether Jones should be paid, and not on whether there will be room left to pay him pending Dak, Cooper, etc. We've got enough threads about the cap space they may command.