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Jones is the first player (if I heard this right) to return two 105+ yard kickoffs for a TD in the same year. Hope he has a couple more in him! ;)
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Jones is doing exactly what the Ravens brought him in for. He has kicked started the return game, is a threat to score in many situations and makes some good grabs in the receiving game.
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IIRC, the concern I read on this forum when Jones' acquisition was announced was mostly focused on his inability to catch passes (as a WR) and fumbles. Would it be a fair assessment at this point to say he's been one of Ozzie's better personnel moves? The Ravens seem to do a lot of their roster construction based upon the draft, and cherry pick what they can from FA and an occasional trade (I guess I could add "attempt"!) Jones appears to be working out as a success.
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Beau Petard
IIRC, the concern I read on this forum when Jones' acquisition was announced was mostly focused on his inability to catch passes (as a WR) and fumbles. Would it be a fair assessment at this point to say he's been one of Ozzie's better personnel moves? The Ravens seem to do a lot of their roster construction based upon the draft, and cherry pick what they can from FA and an occasional trade (I guess I could add "attempt"!) Jones appears to be working out as a success.
From someone who questioned Jones' hands early after he was hired and in the pre-season (that would be moi), I admit I was wrong. Looks like a really good pickup to me as I mentioned in my first comment.
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wickedsolo
I thought they said he was the only player to ever have multiple kick return td's of 105+ yards?
Maybe I heard that wrong.
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I heard it that way as well. Multiple 105+ yards returns within a season
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Allen always seems to be in the middle of things on kick coverage. It's probably why he still has a job.
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People who have doubted Jacoby Jones as a pass catching receiver, he still has ZERO drops on the year per PFF.
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☑ Accurate Kicker (17 for 18)
☑ Strong Kicker (4/4 50+, 56 Lng)
☑ Good Punter
☑ Explosive Kickoff Return Game (2TD, #1 Average Return)
☑ Good Coverage (#12 on Kickoffs, #7 on Punts)
I think this might be the best special teams group we've ever fielded. The only thing that's lacking is the punt returns.
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Jones has been a great pickup. He's confidence returning KOs is so high. Yesterday I had a feeling he would take one to the house, told my coworkers he would. He was so anxious to return one, like he saw that the Raiders ST was playing poor coverage. The KO before his return he tried to bring out of the endzone but his heel was on the line.