Byron Jones: Is he a bad safety?

[gmoney112]

I don't know if he's bad but this stat doesn't look good.

Most "stat" aggregators are atrocious when the subject is DBs. Unless you know the play call and scrutinize every single play, then the responsibility of a single DB is very difficult to know. Especially a safety.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Ill say this, our secondary particularly the first half of the season, had too cover for a longgggg time. Aaron Rodgers probably had more time to throw in the regular season game then he did in the playoffs

 

[Vinnie2u]

I think it would help if he didnt have to cover a man for 10 seconds

 

[WillieBeamen]

He sucks, im sorry


Ken Hamlin-esque

 

[Teague31]

Not at all. He caught a lot of heat here last season, meanwhile he was one of the best things about our secondary last season. At least IMO

Being the best part of our secondary is like the being the valedictorian of summer school.

 

[Silver N Blue]

For me while he isn't at the elite level yet and his stats are less than appealing I think he was the glue and most consistent player in the secondary. he definitely has room to grow and should only to continue to get better. Especially if they fix the line and bring in some better talent to go around him.

 

[Alexander]

Bit of a loaded question. By asking if he is a "bad" safety, you are not going to get a very accurate result.

He is okay, but we need better from him, especially from a turnover perspective. He has not been any different than the players that were let go in terms of making a difference.

 

[CyberB0b]

Hes the reason Cook was open? Rodgers made a throw that only he can make, after being forced out of the pocket and Jones took the other man. Yeah, lets put the whole play on him.

Watch again. Lost in space.

 

[Supercowboy1986]

All the other players are not getting as much praise by NFL commentators during games like He is.

For those that only focus on the other players around him part of my post...please do not conveniently dismiss those who call the game and talk about his play and others in the NFL who have done so as well.

I am not understanding what you mean and I am not conveniently dismissing anything.

My point was what you said about an individual player, in this case BJ, who you and I both agree is a good player, that if he played with better players around him he would be better.

I said that can be applied to any player, good or bad. It's a very general but logical statement.

That's like saying I will get wet if I walk outside in the rain without an umbrella.

 

[Daillest88]

I don't know if he's bad but this stat doesn't look good.

Pretty much our secondary gave up Alot of completions, the short passes usually get completed on us

 

[Stash]

Is Darren Woodson on twitter? If so, one of you guys need to set him straight.

http://sportsday.***BANNED-URL***/d...-cowboys-defensive-mvp-best-super-bowl-memory

That guy actually thought that Byron Jones was this defense's MVP! Can you believe that? I mean, what would that guy know about playing safety, right?

 

[Jenky]

The question is "bad safety?" The answer is no.

 

[John813]

It was his first year at safety full time.

Good or bad? How about neither, somewhere in the middle, with a chance to improve.

 

[SportsGuru80]

Jones is the secondary leader... I wish people would stop blaming him for that GB play SMH.

 

[HappyOnions]

His stat line doesn't show it, but he's one of the better safetys in the league. He breaks up a lot of plays despite not getting many picks.

 

[phildadon86]

Watch again. Lost in space.

And where was our pass rush? Rodgers made a throw, on the run, to the sideline. He already came out and said that he took the other man. He made a mistake yes, but he shouldnt have been in that situation in the first place. One bad play doesnt make the rest of the season when he was good irrelevant

 

[revospeed]

Watch again. Lost in space.

That infuriates me. He was covering grass. Yeah his assignment might have been that area, but there was no one in front of him and he let a guy get behind him. Awful football intelligence.

 

[Proof]

For me while he isn't at the elite level yet and his stats are less than appealing I think he was the glue and most consistent player in the secondary. he definitely has room to grow and should only to continue to get better. Especially if they fix the line and bring in some better talent to go around him.

Basically. I feel like there's a lot of knee jerk because there were a lot of positive things said about his play early on,so miscues become confirmation bias against it. I'd absolutely love some interceptions, but he made more than a handful of deep pass breakups that were extremely athletic and instinctual. I really like him and think his best football is ahead of him. Seems to me like on this board you're either elite or trash.

 

[OldCoach]

Looks like 10% of the voters don't know what they are talking about. Sounds about right.

 

[The Natural]

Marinelli's "defense" is designed to take away the big over the top plays, that is no credit to Byron or Church. Half the the time they arent even in the playframe. When it mattered most Byron revealed who he is.