Saw how much interest there was in Matt Jones of the Jags so I goggled him and came across several articles but following one most interesting. Based on ref article that Jax plan keeping him thru TC for last look, we could wait until they cut him or trade 7th rounder for him so we'd have him available in TC. But Jerry should only do that if his contacts in Arkansas comes back with good things about Matt Jones & his troubles in Jax just like Jerry got info re Felix Jones from his Arksanas contacts.
Jax question his work ethic, runs poor routes, doesn't put up the effort if he's not the target, etc. He also seems to catch just slightly over half the passes thrown his way. Essentially he's a tease. He can look very good & make a great catch but then drop an easy catch because a CB was 5 yards away. In one game last year he had a really good game; caught 8 passes for about 124 yards & 1 TD. He's got the talent but motivation/effort but.....
It was stated in 1-2 articles that Jones very badly wants out of Jax. If Cowboys don't show any interest in Matt Jones then Jerry doesn't like what he's hearing back from his contacts. The big question is whether a change in scenary from Jax to Dallas would motivate Matt Jones along with the Arkansas connection to Jerry & maybe Felix.
This might be an interesting situation to watch. His 3 years of experience sure guarantees he'd be an immediate impact player IF and that is a big IF he really wants to succeed in Dallas. Don't know if he could stretch the field, but with decent speed at 6-6 who would care. Some of you are concerned we'd waste a roster spot on him. Don't think we'd trade for him cause we wouldn't want to pay him big salary his rookie contract would command. But if he's cut, willing/eager to play for us, Jerry's contacts tell him good things & Matt Jones accepts minimum 2 year contract & busts his butt in TC, maybe bringing him to Dallas might not be a bad idea at all. Heck WR coach Sherman could handle Jevon Walker so why not Matt Jones IF Jones really wants to play in the NFL and for the Cowboys.
Here's the article:
(March 08) Pro Football Weekly is reporting that it’s basically a done deal that the Jacksonville Jaguars are going to say “so long” to former first-round pick wide out Matt Jones. The paper says that one inside source says that the team will probably keep Jones around for training camp, but that he would need to have a monster camp in order to stick around and make the team. Last season Jones had just 24 catches in 12 games for 317 yards with four touchdowns.
In his short career, he has played in 42 games, making just 101 catches for 1392 yards and 13 touchdowns. Another reason why Jones will likely be gone is that the team has already been revamping its wide out core this past offseason. The team has made moves to get Jerry Porter from the Raiders via free agency, and then also made a trade to get Troy Williamson from Minnesota. All this seems to point to Jones being let go by late summer.
not only is he an upgrade,but give him a qb who can get him the ball,not gerrard,grey and leftbeatch.
