03-03-2018, 11:51 AM
(03-03-2018, 11:12 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: The bottom line: Marvin went with Jones over WJIII early in the year and even when it was obvious to everyone that Jones had lost it, he kept playing. The season was going down the tubes, and he stayed the course and it finished in the direction it was heading. There was a slight uptick in performance after WJIII began played the vast majority of the snaps. Had he gone with WJIII early, they might not have started as poorly as they did.Jackson struggled with zone coverage early in the season, and got burnt several times due to this. And, since the Bengals were playing zone most of the time, it makes sense that Jones would get more snaps. I love some WJIII, but while he is a beast in man coverage, he had to bring his skills in zone coverage up to speed. He did. And he will shine from here on out. But does anyone really think Adam Jones would have stopped and let Le'veon Bell tiptoe past him on the sideline to go on downfield and score a touchdown because he would have been afraid to hit him? The kid is still learning, and like it not, watching Jones helped him learn....
