Do you want Jones to start? Why, Why not?
Unless Eli has a game for the ages, if we lose, I want to see Jones permanently.
Why?
I think he is better fit and has upside. Eli is going to get worse, Jones will get better. After just a few games of NFL starting experience, I believe Jones will give us a better chance to win.
Because.
He is a better fit for Shurmur's offense.
He is more athletic and can buy some time with his feat to extend a play or run for a first down.
He better suited than Eli is at this point in their respective careers to make off schedule plays. This team needs those plays.
It will be time to try something else instead of doing the same thing and hoping for a different outcome.
The difference in Eli from the beginning of his rookie year to the end was night & day, and it was because he played.
Playoffs?
Free Agency discussions?
Who are u?
And that the surrounding team is good enough to make sure he doesn't get killed, and that also ruins his confidence.
And as was previously pointed out, probably not a good idea to play him against a SB contender, especially on a short week for his first game.
As long as those conditions are met, play the kid and get the early part of the learning curve out of the way sooner when nobody cares, rather than next year, when it may matter.
They really need too. Or this will fly off the handle esp if no sign of improvement on defense
Have to agree we could be 1-5 going into Arizona then that
would be the time to start Jones . Buffalo might be our only
win although I have hope we could rebound be 3-3 but I wouldn't want Jones playing Minnesota or Patriots .
We shall see . actually ESPN has us starting out 1-6
Yeah that's not quite true. The OL aside from Remmers was actually pretty good Sunday. Don't forget Engram, and Ellison and Sterling Shepard are not awful by any means, and Jack Rabbit had a good game.
We don't know what we have yet in the young secondary guys. That was a tough first game but I imagine they will start to get better as the year goes on. Certainly can't get any worse.
2) It gives Jones a decent amount of time to get used to the NFL games and prep
3) NE will be a blowout
4) One or two games won't matter, if Jones comes in the season is over anyway
Is that what that was on sunday? could've fooled me. We put up slightly more resistance than the lowly Dolphins.
Playing Jones isn't going to ruin him. This offense is a dink and dunk offense. Jones can just as easily average 7 yards an attempt.