Originally Posted by In58men:
Anybody else notice Jones “walking” a lot during plays?
Dude was literally just standing still.
This was in every scouting report on Jones coming out of college. This, and his mediocre play in the run game. It’s tolerable when he’s getting pressure/sacks on the QB. Much more noticeable when he is not. [Reply]
Originally Posted by mililo4cpa:
I'd be more concerned if they weren't mad last night.....it's football: It's an emotional game, and when units as a whole aren't playing well, they're going to get frustrated and people are going to call other people out, and (as is the case with most everyone), I'd guess Jones was just as pissed about his own play even moreso than everyone else.
I'd also bet good money that once the game was over, they bro hugged it out in the locker room (or whatever the Covid equivalent to that is now) and all was good, particularly since they won the game.
When you have a bunch of alpha dudes fighting together in the trenches, it's sometimes going to get ugly....
I’m counting on Jones,Clark,Wharton and crew to get after Brady.....or it’s going to be a long day...and a whole lot of bitching. [Reply]
I’m actually alright with that play. There are other plays much worse...plays in which he could have made a play/forced a fumble if the effort was there.
More specifically. Watch the last few plays of the first quarter, particularly the snap with about 39 seconds on the clock. The next one is about as bad with 2 seconds left. It’s the first quarter. You can’t be tired yet. Doesn’t even get off the line of scrimmage. [Reply]
Originally Posted by In58men:
Anybody else notice Jones “walking” a lot during plays?
Dude was literally just standing still.
Jones usually quits giving effort when the ball clears the LOS, or when the running play is away from him and the running back is already 5 yards past the LOS. For the most part, I don't have a problem with it, because he isn't wasting energy on a play he most likely can't make.
Originally Posted by Hoover:
I actually thought K-Pass's defensive coverage on the play was pretty damn good for a DE.
It really was good coverage, and he almost broke up the play. But, I would prefer our defensive ends not drop back into man to man coverage on the goal line, or anywhere else on the field. I have no problem with them dropping back into a short zone on blitzes or whatever, trying to catch the QB off-guard, baiting him into quickly making a bad decision, but covering a HOF tight end will never have a favorable outcome.
Originally Posted by Hoover:
I actually thought K-Pass's defensive coverage on the play was pretty damn good for a DE.
Yeah, considering he's a DE, I thought he defensed Witten rather well right there. Had him covered for about 5.5 seconds before Witten finally uncovered. Not going to blame him for allowing Witten to get open after about 6 seconds. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Shoes:
100%- anyone expecting more out of a defensive lineman isn't being realistic. Kpass had solid coverage for ~ 5 seconds?
I noticed that too. They scored a touchdown but Kpass worked his ass off in coverage on that play. He covered at least 3 cuts before a good throw completed a pass. Kpass is really athletic, I wonder if he would be better at LB than Niemann. :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
Yeah, considering he's a DE, I thought he defensed Witten rather well right there. Had him covered for about 5.5 seconds before Witten finally uncovered. Not going to blame him for allowing Witten to get open after about 6 seconds.
He even got some fingers on the ball.. an inch away from knocking that down.. [Reply]
Originally Posted by :
It really was good coverage, and he almost broke up the play. But, I would prefer our defensive ends not drop back into man to man coverage on the goal line, or anywhere else on the field. I have no problem with them dropping back into a short zone on blitzes or whatever, trying to catch the QB off-guard, baiting him into quickly making a bad decision, but covering a HOF tight end will never have a favorable outcome.
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The problem wasn't Kpass dropping in coverage. It was the fact that we didn't get any pressure on Carr that entire time. If we get any penetration and force Carr to throw the pass earlier Kpass probably gets the job done. [Reply]
Originally Posted by In58men:
Anybody else notice Jones “walking” a lot during plays?
Dude was literally just standing still.
The guy can obviously dominate when he bursts, but I'll admit that I watched one play where it stood out to me that he was sleepwalking. I was pretty surprised to see it since he usually doesn't do that. [Reply]
