Dak making a play with his feet or arm is the same as Jones coming up and making a stop at or behind the line of scrimmage. Elliott breaking tackles is the same as Jones breaking up a pass or forcing a bad throw because he's in the tight end/receiver's hip pocket. You can't compare the positions for "stand out" plays. The key is whether Jones is executing his assignments. If he's in the right place, if he's making tackles, if he's knocking away passes, then he's doing what he's supposed to do.
Your depiction is limited by what you are watching for. It would be like more like watching Elliott when he isn't handed the ball or thrown the ball. If the ball doesn't come Jones' way he's doing his job by not standing out. When it does come his way, he is standing out by making the play most of the time. When he fails to make the play, it's no different than Elliott being stuffed or losing yardage ... every player has bad plays.
If Jones has more bad plays than good ones or stands out because he is constantly getting beaten, then there would be reason to complain. That's not the case. Whether he should be making more interceptions, etc., again depends on opportunity and assignment. If he's in the right position to make a play and the quarterback throws to an open player elsewhere because of the coverage, is that Jones' fault? If the running back cuts to the inside because Jones is filling outside, is that Jones' fault?
Some are only going to be satisfied by interceptions and what they interpret as big plays. The wow plays seem to be the only thing that matters when in reaility they are only a small part of a much larger picture.
