Team should not pick up Byron Jones option

[waving monkey]

I'll continue supporting my Longhorns. A team with a head coach, Tom Herman, who doesn't accept anything less than 100% effort until the whistle. Defenders swarm to the ball and finish plays. They don't slow up because they assume their teammate will make the tackle.

Have fun Jones swill get his fifth year.
Jones hasn't been so great I'll admit his tackling is weak

 

[LucaBrasi]

He lacks awareness and any football smarts. After taking that dumb penalty against KC for pushing out of bounds, he took yet another today. It would be one thing if it was aggressiveness but it’s simply stupidity.

It would also be nice if the coaching staff would hold him accountable, but they don’t take him out of the game, not even for 1 play, they leave him in there. Just gutless.

 

[Austin 3-16]

Boy have we whiffed on D in the draft these past what 5 years. Hurts man, hurts real good.

 

[AmericanCowboy]

Been saying this for two years!!

 

[Cowboyz88]

The least physical safety I've ever seen.

He's perfected the hug tackle.

 

[Staubacher]

I didn't have a problem with his play today. He gave up the TD pass to Henry, but it was a short one and there wasn't much pressure. He gave up another pass, but I am not certain he gave up that pass as it looked like a blown coverage by the linebacker because the LB's were missing assignments as well.





YR

Good to know the 1st round standard is "only" giving up shirt TD passes.

Jones stinks

 

[RS12]

He is a JAG who will want more than JAG money so no thanks. Doesn't make plays and his tackling ability makes Mo Claiborne look like Dick Butkus.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

Supported Jones early on. He's not a guy that should be extended.

What separates great safeties from the run-of-the-mill types is instincts. He doesn't have that.

 

[stiletto]

Yeah, they gotta try to find someone better. He's not very good. I will say, whoever is scouting DB's on this team should be fired as well. Need new perspective.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

Good to know the 1st round standard is "only" giving up shirt TD passes.

Jones stinks

Every DB gives up short TD passes, particularly when there's no pass rushes.

You do know that he completely shut down Zach Ertz last week and gave up a whopping 3 catches today?

Good grief.




YR

 

[kevm3]

Maybe we need to start actually drafting a safety instead of playing around with these conversion projects. Looks like Awuzie may face the same fate as Jones because the coaching staff doesn't want to keep the guy at the position he was drafted for.

 

[Staubacher]

Every DB gives up short TD passes, particularly when there's no pass rushes.

You do know that he completely shut down Zach Ertz last week and gave up a whopping 3 catches today?

Good grief.




YR

You said Byron Jones is important as Sean Lee. I can't even look at you right now.

Buy me dinner and flowers and maybe I'll come around..

 

[Yakuza Rich]

You said Byron Jones is important as Sean Lee. I can't even look at you right now.

Buy me dinner and flowers and maybe I'll come around..

He is as important as Sean Lee. He saves our arse in the secondary so many times it's ridiculous.

We have jacksquat at SS. And the corners are too shaky at this point and were awful today.

Seriously, the big complaint against him today was a play where:

1. Heath was in coverage
2. Why is Heath covering Allen on 3rd and 6?
3. Heath, Scandrick and Woods all whiffed on tackles that they should have made.

He gave up 3 catches today. Gave up 1 against the Eagles.

Maybe we should criticize our coaching staff for getting out-coached and putting Heath in a bad situation...and blame Heath, Scandrick and Woods for their poor excuse for tackling before we go after Byron.

If Byron plays bad...I'm right there to point it out. But he's far from the problem.





RH

 

[Nightman]

I like BJones but he isn't an 8m+ a year player

If the option is 5m I would do it for one more year to see if he is worth for a second contract

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

If this team picks up his 5th yr option, I will be done with this franchise. I haven't missed a game in 18 years, I haven't missed a preseason game in 15 years. I grew up in the shadows of Texas Stadium. If they continue to invest in his scrub, I will be done. Simple as that. I can't support soft football.

Are you kidding?
Jerry will give him a raise and Jason will clap for him.

 

[ondaedg]

He has 2 career interceptions. One was on an end of half hail Mary and the other was a tipped jump ball. That is all that needs said. Difference makers will get ints no matter who their teammates are.

 

[CF74]

I would move him to corner and emergency back up safety. Sign a vet safety and draft one in the first three rounds...

 

[BlueStar22]

Man he hes a good player. What you all expect on this board is perfection. Be damned if a guy doesn't make every play.

 

[canters]

Bet ya’ he gets a contract. His replacement ain’t on the roster yet.

 

[Wood]

If this team picks up his 5th yr option, I will be done with this franchise. I haven't missed a game in 18 years, I haven't missed a preseason game in 15 years. I grew up in the shadows of Texas Stadium. If they continue to invest in his scrub, I will be done. Simple as that. I can't support soft football.

I want to see him at CB. Has length and I think he might outplay Brown. Brown would be better in slot. They have 5 games to test this out.