DC: Barry Church: Cowboys rookie cornerback Byron Jones is a 'freak athlete'

[DFWJC]

I can see it now- Dez is gonna own him, board will overreact just like it did when Ware owned Tyron his first year at LT..

Good point
Hopefully the board knows better by now

Anyway, I doubt he goes up against Dez every day anyway

 

[Fletch]

Dez is going to beat him like a rented mule.

Considering Dez is arguably the best WR in the game, and a savvy veteran, he better. But don't think for a second Dez won't get owned a few times by the rook.

 

[superonyx]

Nothing against the rookie but put it like this... If he was manned up with Dez in a real game for the entire game the only question would be if Dez ended up with 200 yards receiving or 300.

That's why Dez is worth the money he will get. I don't care if it's Revis or Sherman or the rookie. Without zones and rolling a safety to his side you just can't expect anyone to stop him. The chemistry with Romo just doesn't give anyone a chance one on one. It's not even fair to expect it.

 

[jobberone]

Can you imagine what he must think each morning when he gets up and thinks about going up against Dez every day?

I'm going to beat him like a red headed stepchild??

 

[xwalker]

Why do you think so? He has the speed, strength, and jumping ability to cover Dez. Nonetheless, I think its going to be a great battle. Can't wait for camp to start.

Practice favors the receivers over the DBs, especially 1-on-1 drills.

 

[CooterBrown]

My question is: how does Church know that? Rookie camp where only rookies attend? Or, has he watched film, like anybody else? Did he read it in a blog somewhere? I don't doubt Jones' athletic ability, but I think it is a bit premature for a vet DB to talk about jones coming down with a contested ball

 

[Bowdown27]

I can see it now- Dez is gonna own him, board will overreact just like it did when Ware owned Tyron his first year at LT..

Couldn't have said it better myself

 

[Toruk_Makto]

Considering Dez is arguably the best WR in the game, and a savvy veteran, he better. But don't think for a second Dez won't get owned a few times by the rook.

What does getting owned a few times mean?

Will Jones have a few pass breakups? Yes.

 

[dallasdave]

Considering Dez is arguably the best WR in the game, and a savvy veteran, he better. But don't think for a second Dez won't get owned a few times by the rook.

Well said, stay thirsty my friend.

 

[TheEnigma]

Can you imagine what he must think each morning when he gets up and thinks about going up against Dez every day?

Well if he plans on being a corner in this league for long he's going to look forward to the challenge and have a short term memory when he does get beat.

 

[Fletch]

What does getting owned a few times mean?

Will Jones have a few pass breakups? Yes.

Just trying to add some perspective to your "beat like a rented mule" comment. Nothing more nothing less. Thanks for clarifying.

 

[conner01]

We will see. Jones is not your typical Mo Claiborne washed out corner. He's very athletic and physical. Plus he is probably one of the few corners that might be able to out jump Dez. Last I heard Dez has a hard time with physical corners.

If Jones does get beat by Dez than so be it. There is nothing wrong with that. Besides, he's only a rookie. But he has the physical tools to keep up with Dez and then some. So what I might be saying is not silly talk.

Dez will beat him but that's part of the process of developing
Dez is an elite receiver and he will beat any rookie and the vast majority of vets
The key is not whether dez can beat him but can he learn from being beat

 

[SilverStarCowboy]

Sure Dez will beat him, but can he out jump him for the ball.

 

[AdamJT13]

To reiterate Church's initial point, Jones' pSPARQ score was 150.8, which puts him in the top 0.1 percent of all NFL cornerbacks athletically. And that doesn't take into account that he's over 6 feet tall and has 10-inch hands.

 

[ConstantReboot]

Dez will beat him but that's part of the process of developing
Dez is an elite receiver and he will beat any rookie and the vast majority of vets
The key is not whether dez can beat him but can he learn from being beat

I know that Dez will beat him. But just I don't think he's a scrub like Mo Claiborne who is easy to beat. He has the physicality, speed and the athletic ability to give Dez a run for his money. Thats okay for me. I think the kid will be up for the challenge and if he gets beat by Dez I'm ok with that also.

 

[Gameover]

Dez is going to beat him like a rented mule.

He should whisper to Dez its a playoff game.

 

[Corso]

To reiterate Church's initial point, Jones' pSPARQ score was 150.8, which puts him in the top 0.1 percent of all NFL cornerbacks athletically. And that doesn't take into account that he's over 6 feet tall and has 10-inch hands.

Kawhi Leonard of CB's... I could hope in my wildest dreams.

 

[Corso]

He should whisper to Dez its a playoff game.

You are so wrong fo' dat...

 

[Hardline]

The league is full of freak athletes.
I just want him to be a freak football player.

 

[AdamJT13]

The league is full of freak athletes.

Jones is a freak even when compared just against other NFL players.