Pick #26 - Datone Jones

[wist43]

As 3irty1 said, Jones running hot and cold may be behind him now... so maybe it was a maturity issue.

As long as Jones runs hot, I'm very much okay with the pick... I just had my doubts about his on/off switch, and the fact that he was a tweener. That said, he's very stout for a 280 lbs guy.

From here, it's just a matter of how big a mess Capers can make of the kid.

[rbaloha1]

Good grief rb... don't you start too!!! NT??

He's 280 lbs, and gets turned out of the hole from time to time at DE - like Raji, Jones's strength is his quickness... why would you want to turn him into a fat guy and negate his greatest strength?? He's strictly a 5-technique in a 30 base, and he's a versatile DT inside on passing downs.

Capers is entirely capable of screwing this pick up like he does everything else - don't encourage him.

What will putting weight on do to him??

okay capers is fraud.

first jones needs to get to 295.

second raji is out of here.

in the absence of jesse williams type maybe jones needs to beef up in the future.

lets not forget how much weight guys like eric fisher and lane johnson put on a relatively short period of time.

my idea about jones is based on the future and gradual weight increase with his already long frame.

[rbaloha1]

As 3irty1 said, Jones running hot and cold may be behind him now... so maybe it was a maturity issue.

As long as Jones runs hot, I'm very much okay with the pick... I just had my doubts about his on/off switch, and the fact that he was a tweener. That said, he's very stout for a 280 lbs guy.

From here, it's just a matter of how big a mess Capers can make of the kid.

initally i wished the packers stayed away from this type of player. after more examination i am on-board assuming jones gets to 295 -- which appears to be plan as per TT.

[Fritz]

initally i wished the packers stayed away from this type of player. after more examination i am on-board assuming jones gets to 295 -- which appears to be plan as per TT.

I feel okay about the pick. Which means he'll probably be a good player.

[pbmax]

I feel okay about the pick. Which means he'll probably be a good player.

You and me both brother. Understanding a Thompson draft is weird. Only Raji and Matthews previously made that work and that required a complete overhaul of the D.

[Willard]

I do.

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