Official Josh Jones 2017 Second Round Choice

[texaspackerbacker]

This year he replaces Hyde, next year he replaces Burnett who is at the end of his second contract.

Tex, you only need one safety with cover skills, and that is haha. This was a good now and later piick

I'm not sure I agree with that - both the needing only one thing and the coverage skills of Haha. What I do agree with, though, is that he will get a lot of work as a de facto LB for the Packers, and that's a good thing.

[call_me_ishmael]

Player one:
6 ft, 1 in
222 lbs
32 3/8 arms
9.25 hands
4.38 40-yd
1.52 10-yd
2.52 20-yd
4.26 SS
7.13 3 cone
35.5 vert
10 ft broad jump
16 reps

Player two:
6'2"
220 lbs
32 arms
9.375 hands
4.41 40-yd
unavailabe 10-yd
unavailabe 20-yd
4.40 SS
7.05 3 Cone
37.5 vertical
11 ft broad jump
20 reps

One of these players in Josh Jones. The other one is a current NFL star. Major hint: Josh Jones wasn't drafted to play safety. He'll probably be listed a safety for semantics, though.

[Zool]

Shazier?

[RashanGary]

Dione jones last year

[3irty1]

Deion Jones? That's the comparison that came to mind for me when I saw video of Josh. If he were making the same switch Deion made we'll know right away. He'll be at least 230 by August.

No doubt the theme of this draft is speed.

[call_me_ishmael]

Deion Jones is the answer. I'm impressed. It's probably unfair to say he was drafted to play ILB, but I think he'll spend a lot of time there. Let's hope it goes as well as it did for Deion Jones.

[vince]

I'd say he has great potential as an extra man in the box but if he's going to actually play ILB he'll need to be able to hold up against the run. That'll be a big test at 220 and new to the position in the NFL. Eventually perhaps but I don't think that's real likely for awhile. It'll be interesting to see if Burnett does some of that first. He'll match up against big TE's as a nickel/dime pass defender but not as an ILB as much I don't think...

[bobblehead]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...every-nfl-pick

No. 61 Green Bay Packers: Josh Jones, Safety, North Carolina State

Strengths: Size, speed, experience, versatility.

Weaknesses: Instincts, gamble-and-guess habits.

Jones is a 220-pound safety who ran a 4.41-second combine 40 (with other outstanding drills). He started for a major program from his freshman year forward and lined up everywhere from the box to the slot to free safety for the Wolfpack. For all of this, he received almost no predraft buzz.

OK, this is a great safety class, so standing out from the crowd was more difficult than usual. But Jones’ combine results alone should have made him a draftnik binky. But no. It was “Jabrill Peppers” this and “Obi Melifonwu” that.

Maybe the name was the problem. “Josh Jones” may not be a cursed name like Mike Williams, but it is generic, suggesting that Jones is Defensive Prospect X and not Crazy Athletic Harrison Smith-Like Guy. Jones needs a proper 2017 safety name, the kind that combines a religious figure from history with a spicy food and lots of vowels.

From now on, Jones will be known as either Confucius Habanero or Zarathustra Hotwing.

On second thought, it won’t take long for Jones’ play to make a name for itself.

Packers GM Ted Thompson is stuck in "draft for the secondary" mode right now. It may not accurately reflect what we perceive to be the Packers' needs. But at least he is grabbing some good players.



Grade: B

I said it in the other thread, I'm gonna make it stick. Josh "the ghostpepper" Jones.

[gbgary]

Ryan WoodVerified
@ByRyanWood

Josh Jones, playing nickel LB, makes nice play cutting underneath TE Beau Sandland to break up pass. Good closing speed for #Packers rookie.

Wes HodkiewiczVerified
@WesHod


Josh Jones has had a few nice breakups thus far #Packers

[Joemailman]

It's early, but he's kind of the talk of the defense so far.

http://packerswire.usatoday.com/2017...dded-practice/

“Josh Jones is exactly what we thought he was,” defensive lineman Mike Daniels said on Saturday. “He comes in, and he’s quiet, but he shows up with bad attitude and that’s what you need out there on the defensive side of the ball.”Jones has been playing a hybrid role at linebacker and safety early in camp. His size, speed and physicality could make him a tone-setting weapon for the Packers defense, especially in the middle of the field.

The rookie also made plays against the run on Saturday, including a slicing tackle for loss against running back Aaron Jones to end a team run drill. No. 27 seems to show up with one or two impressive plays every single practice.

Daniels and Jones appear cut from the same cloth.

“Just his demeanor alone, screams out that he’s here for business,” Daniels said. “That’s always welcomed, especially from young guys.”

[smuggler]

I'm working with a little more than a chub from hearing that praise from Daniels.

Hopefully the bite is as good as the bark.

[pbmax]

Second round safeties for the win.

[wist43]

I think the talent is there, it just comes down to coaching the kid up, and how they use him. That said, it will be a miracle if they don't make a mess of this kid... I have absolutely no faith that the Packers defensive coaching staff can even find the men's room, let alone develop a roving LB/S.

[Zool]

I have absolutely no faith that the Packers defensive coaching staff.

Well fuck, that's a shocker. Next you'll be telling me that Rut thinks Thompson purposefully picks players who get injured.

[KYPack]

I know.

Give it a little time, Wist.

Let us sheeple fan-types have our pre-season buzz.