Colin Jones

[Jeremy Igo]

So just how good is Colin Jones on special teams? He must be amazing. 

 

As I understand it, a backup safety backs up the starting safety. That is his only job. If the team has to bring a new safety in to backup an injured safety, isn't that a problem?

[Dex]

Lunchpale S/T with speed and heart. Right up RR's alley. 

[rodeo]

Well I mean look at Teddy Williams. He's so bad on defense that when we were desperate we signed Courtland Finnegan out of the retirement home instead of putting Teddy on the field.

Yet he also is a penalty machine on special teams and made some of the most boneheaded plays that cost us yards and points.

So I don't think you really need to be a superstar to be considered a special teams ace on this squad.

[KillerKat]

It's so funny how we keep certain players soley for special teams however our special teams continue to suck every year.

[Ace_Aladdin]

Garbage on coverage he was the reason Pats scored the TD on 4th down. We need to bring Southward up from the PS.

[uncfan888]

I thought they picked him up because cox got hurt too? But Colin Jones should never see the field on defense 

[rayzor]

But he's so fast!

I don't know....I got nothin'.

[Bartin]

The Colin Jones ST thing continually baffles me. The coaches say he is so good at it but I don't really remember him making any ST plays. He's not a gunner on punt coverage, right? Is he a gunner blocker on the punt return team? I don't give a damn if he is on kick coverage because every single one of those goes out of the end zone and a touchback is pretty much always going to be better on kickoff return. I have no clue what he does on ST and we repeatedly hear how good he is at it.

[Udogg]

6 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

It's so funny how we keep certain players soley for special teams however our special teams continue to suck every year.

[pantherphan96]

our ST aces are terrible. Jones does nothing on defense or ST, Shepard hasn't done anything since that week 1 TD catch.

[t96]

ST has been solid all around this year...

[Jon Snow]

One would think so.  But with this team I'm not sure using logic is the best approach to use in this situation.

[Daddy_Uncle]

I just want bersin back :( 

[Marguide]

46 minutes ago, Bartin said:

The Colin Jones ST thing continually baffles me. The coaches say he is so good at it but I don't really remember him making any ST plays. He's not a gunner on punt coverage, right? Is he a gunner blocker on the punt return team? I don't give a damn if he is on kick coverage because every single one of those goes out of the end zone and a touchback is pretty much always going to be better on kickoff return. I have no clue what he does on ST and we repeatedly hear how good he is at it.

Here's what I don't get; week after week I watch teams place their kickoff close to the goal line, encouraging the returner to bring it out. They almost always stop the return between the 15-20 yard line.

I don't think we have ever even tried this. Gano booms it through the end zone and the opponents get a no risk start at the 25 yard line.

We really are conservative to a fault.