Byron Jones top CB in the league?

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Had my reservations about dude, but man is he impressive.

Dude is a straight gnat out there

found his calling...we have to pay the man

 

[CATCH17]

He needs to make some plays on the ball but i'll take another Terrence Newman type of guy here.

Newman was always criticized here because he didn't make big plays but the thing was he never gave them up either.

He went several years without allowing a WR to score a TD. I'll never forget the Steve Smith game where he got so frustrated he got himself ejected.


Byron Jones is a pick or 2 away from being right there as a mainstream guy but right now lets just let him be the Dallas Cowboys best kept secret.


All of those guys who are better then him he is the same type of athlete as all of them if not better. Just make some plays on the ball and then he goes bigtime.

 

[ConceptCoop]

Yeah, it is.

Let me get this straight. You think Byron Jones is purposely putting himself out of position, because he'd rather knock a ball down than attempt an interception? That's what you think you're seeing? Can you give me one example I can go back and look at?

 

[Number1]

By established you mean playing great for more than just 6 games?

yes, at CB - Byron is a prototype RC and knows exactly what he's doing

 

[BAT]

Nah

Ramsey
Peterson
Rhodes
Hayward
Slay


Are all better

Not so far this season. Byron Jones is playing just as well if not better.

 

[Zekeats]

Nah

Ramsey
Peterson
Rhodes
Hayward
Slay


Are all better

And they can catch

 

[Zekeats]

Folks, interceptions are great, but I'd rather have a CB who breaks up passes and creates sack opportunities with great coverage consistently.

I'd rather have interceptions.

 

[Runwildboys]

Birds dont eat mashed peas at noon and neither does jones hes been outstanding this year!

Not sure what the Hell that means, but LIKE!

 

[Direwolf63]

His coverage skills are elite. His ball skills are atrocious. So, no, he’s not the best.

This

 

[QuincyCarterEra]

I'd rather have interceptions.

They're more exciting for sure, but I find wins the most exciting of all.
To each their own, I'd just rather win than have a couple exciting plays.

 

[blueblood70]

too soon ive seen him torched a few times, he singe handidly lost the Htwon OT by getting burned by Hopkins..Hes good but TOPS thats huge leap..

 

[Runwildboys]

I'd rather have interceptions.

So you'd rather he go for the interceptions, and if he misses, giving the receiver a free run to the end zone? That's what happens quite often.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Everyone was hating on the guy when he was being bounced around and expected to cover for 5 minutes, while the guys up front couldn't pressure the QB. They thought just because he killed in the combine, he should be Superman....or they thought because he came from UConn, he couldn't run with the big dogs.
I've liked him from the start, and I'm glad to see him changing minds.

Amazing what happens when proper coaching comes into play.

 

[Runwildboys]

Amazing what happens when proper coaching comes into play.

Coaching and consistently playing the same position...not to mention a bit of QB pressure.

 

[Texasfootball21]

Shutdown Corner! Go Cowboys

 

[QuincyCarterEra]

too soon ive seen him torched a few times, he singe handidly lost the Htwon OT by getting burned by Hopkins..Hes good but TOPS thats huge leap..

"Torched a few times" - describe these times?

"Single handidly lost the Htown OT" do people know what single handEdly even means?

For those keeping track. Byron gave up zero receptions while recording a tackle in overtime during the Houston game

 

[dfense]

His hands are made of stone. It's obvious why he chose defense over offense.

Wish it wasnt the case, but I've accepted it. Hopefulky he keeps tipping to teammates

One of the first cases I've seen where the DB prefers not to be in perfect position so that he only needs to bat the ball down instead of go for the INT.

If he could catch he'd be a receiver, wouldn't he?

 

[blueblood70]

"Torched a few times" - describe these times?

"Single handidly lost the Htown OT" do people know what single handEdly even means?

For those keeping track. Byron gave up zero receptions while recording a tackle in overtime during the Houston game

Hopkins was his man all the way he got burned I saw him in full chase mode, stop defending him..I said he was good but still has ways to go to be called TOPS..he went from about tobe cut bust man to starting CB playing very well..baby steps Ive see it few times where hes been in chase mode , beat but not many..

 

[QuincyCarterEra]

Hopkins was his man all the way he got burned I saw him in full chase mode, stop defending him..I said he was good but still has ways to go to be called TOPS..he went from about tobe cut bust man to starting CB playing very well..baby steps Ive see it few times where hes been in chase mode , beat but not many..

Anthony Brown was covering him. So you weren't watching cloesly.

And you also dodged my questions. He was never going to be cut, and was never a bust.

"Stop defending him" Stop making **** up and I wont have to

 

[CWR]

found his calling...we have to pay the man

Is this a contract year? If so we may need to franchise him. We've been so critical of our tight wad front office as of late, but credit to the home grown talent. It makes it worth not spending on someone else's players.

Although Id like to cut out signing a handful of bargains and get a real player or two for the same total cost.