Newsday: Jets, Cowboys could pursure Matt Jones

[jazzcat22]

Any player with ANY type of "wrong doing" in their past, per the media [they need stories and headlines] will be a possible player to be signed by Dallas.

IT SALES....so it's automatic the Cowboys are interested.

 

[irishline]

IMO, JJ will not sign M Jones.

JJ made it clear on several occasions that when he takes a punt on players who are out of the league (or out of favor), if they are involved in taking/dealing drugs/alcohol, he does not want to get involved.

The guys JJ has taken a chance on (as of late), Tank Johnson, PacMan Jones, TO never had serious (or any) issues with taking/dealing drugs and alcoholism.

Not disagreeing with you, but didn't PacMan have to do a stint in rehab for alcoholism while he was with the Cowboys? I would think that having to go to rehab qualifies as a "serious issue" with alcohol. That right there kind of sinks what he has said previously. Now he may not have had that problem prior to joining the team but given his love for strip clubs I would sort of doubt it.

 

[gimmesix]

its just because of the Jerry/Arkansas thing.

I cant imagine we have any interest in this guy at all.

Plus, he's going to get suspended, I doubt anybody will sign him.

I'm not sure he will be suspended. He has already been suspended for his cocaine arrest, so if they were going to suspend him this time it would be for drinking beer on a golf course, which violated terms of his drug court agreement by failing its drug test.

Unless the NFL determines he did more than drink beer, then I can't see it being a suspendable offense. It would be different if he got a DUI or something else along that line.

Of course, the key is whether what Jones said is true, and there is always the possibility that Goodell will choose to make an example of him, esp. if he signs with Dallas.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

People read these things and get all worked up.


Read closer.

The guy is speculating that the cowboys COULD have interest in this guy.

I see nothing that says the Cowboys DO have interest in this guy.

he's actually saying he's hearing from sources

 

[AmishCowboy]

its just because of the Jerry/Arkansas thing.

I cant imagine we have any interest in this guy at all.

Plus, he's going to get suspended, I doubt anybody will sign him.

 

[gimmesix]

I understand that a lot of you want a culture change, but I really see no problem signing Jones to a low-ball contract and letting him compete with our current receivers for a spot on the roster.

If it doesn't work out, then we cut him and lose nothing. If it does, we have a receiver who caught 65 passes last year in an offense that lacked any other receiving threat, other than the running backs.

After his cocaine arrest last year, he showed a dedication to actually improve and was one of Jacksonville's best players. Plus, having been converted from quarterback, I think it took him awhile to adjust to the new position, especially since he lacked dedication to work at it.

He's been subject to drug testing since that arrest and apparently has not had any relapses as far as cocaine is concerned. We act like him drinking some alcohol means that he's a druggie and can't get his life and NFL career turned around. It might mean he's not very bright, but I don't think he should be condemned for that.

Give him a chance to compete for the second, third, fourth receiver spots on a cheap one-year deal and see what happens.

 

[Jon88]

I would say we have the upperhand since Dallas is closer to his home and the Cowboys are a better organization than the Jets.

 

[viman96]

I see no reason from a talent perspective to sign him.

 

[Clove]

We just picked up a habitual law-breaker, may as well bring Matt in too.

 

[Fletch]

Valley Ranch doesn't need to turn into a Miami club again, lets please keep all dope sniffers out of the locker room.

We don't need Matt Jones taking lines off RJ's playbook.

:laugh1:

 

[big dog cowboy]

Jones is a bit of risk, what with his background

:yathink:

 

[cowboyjoe]

only thing i can say is this,

first, the cowboys got rid of T O, Adam Jones and Tank Johnson, then roy williams safety.

Then we sign gerald sensabaugh; whom was arrested and had 3 guns in the trunk of his car.

so, jerry jones could sign matt jones and maybe not

i think the cowboys if only way they are interested say if they do trade crayton, and the commissioner doesnt suspend matt jones, then you might see cowboys show interest, but i doubt it, too much to chance

 

[DallasDomination]

Jerry please dont sign this guy. I thought we were getting away from these bumbs.

 

[JonJon]

he's actually saying he's hearing from sources

Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but it seems like he is saying that league sorces think he could draw interest from the Cowboys, not that he actually is drawing interest.

 

[dbair1967]

People read these things and get all worked up.


Read closer.

The guy is speculating that the cowboys COULD have interest in this guy.

I see nothing that says the Cowboys DO have interest in this guy.

BP, you know reading comprehension isnt a real strong suit of many here at CZ.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but it seems like he is saying that league sorces think he could draw interest from the Cowboys, not that he actually is drawing interest.

it just has the gears turning in my head, I mean where could these league sources be getting these indications from? I'm pretty sure it won't happen, just curious as to what those are

I know Jerry is changing, but I'm just not really sure of the guy yet

 

[JonJon]

it just has the gears turning in my head, I mean where could these league sources be getting these indications from? I'm pretty sure it won't happen, just curious as to what those are

I know Jerry is changing, but I'm just not really sure of the guy yet

I bet it just has something to do with the Cowboys wanting to add veteran depth for insurance purposes and Matt Jones attending Arkansas. Supposedly, J. Jones has a man crush on M. Jones.

It just doesn't line up with what Jerry has been doing getting rid of the trash and the comments he has made about the young receivers getting more exposure. Jones would proably be the #2 or #3, which means that Austin and Hurd are still buried in the depth chart (at least until the coaches realize that Austin and Hurd are better than Jones).

 

[RESIN8]

 

[jasonwitten82]

We've already taken out the trash, no need to bring anymore back in

 

[AMERICAS_FAN]

Any player with ANY type of "wrong doing" in their past, per the media [they need stories and headlines] will be a possible player to be signed by Dallas.

IT SALES....so it's automatic the Cowboys are interested.

Exactly! Reporters always have an alterior motive to have their articles or reports read by as many readers as possible. So then they'll take any chance they can, regardless of how unsubstantiated it is, to get the Cowboys mentioned because that's virtually "automatic" in elevating their article's/report's readership.

That's exactly what we have here, and it's negligent journalism for two reasons: (1) First, while it mentions there may be a "source" offering "speculation", but it provides no other detail. For all we know that can be som hater in media or on another team saying laughingly "I bet you he signs with Dallas - HA HA". It could also be the players agent trying to create a flase market. (2) Secondly, Jerry Jones made it very clear that only he talks to the media about personell, and this clearly is not coming form Jerry Jones, otherwisde he would have been named as the source. And since it's not coming from anyone else in the organization due to the gag-order, it really is coming from someone who clearly is NOT "in the know".

Yet the author of this article/report makes no mention about who the source is, nor the gag order in Dallas, and purposely avoids quoting Jerry Jones who recently said "if you don't get the whole picture from me, then you have none of the picture". Then again, why would he? Doing so would make his report - and job, really - meaningless; assuring that it gets read by nobody. So he compromises his journalistic integrity, mentions Dallas based on, nothing, covers it by not naming the source, and "viola!" now he can feel like his paycheck is earned when really it is stolen.