Quote:Matt Jones' main problem wasn't his suddenness, it was his laziness. The lack of fight in him, the constant single handed catch attempts, the cocain use.

 

If he had been a guy that wanted to be great he'd likely have lasted and turned out to be a guy that could contribute at the least. He had great measurables. If he had the desire to actually fight for a catch he could have been a good red zone target, too. Sadly he apparently was the sort that was done with fighting for more once he got his first contract inked.

 

 

Quote:I disagree, Matt Jones could of been a beast if his work ethic was there and didn't get into drugs.

 

 

While I disagree with you 2, I may have oversold that a bit above....

 

I don't think Matt Jones was worth taking the risk on at a pick as high as we took him. He had the issues I mentioned, plus some of the ones you did, plus was learning a new position. 

 

I don't think it was a good gamble for a 1st or 2nd round pick. Now 3rd rounder? okay. I could see it. But You need to hit with your top 2 picks perennially to maintain a good team in this league, and Matt was a risk for a roster that as we saw became scarce of good draft pick production as time went on. 

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