I can promise you, without a doubt I started disliking Matt Jones during his rookie season.  All the signs were there that he wasnt going to cut it except that he was a rookie and everyone said he needed time to adjust.

I dont doubt Matt Jones has potential...I think we have conluded that though you wont admit me giving him any props...the problem is he has to be on the field.  You seem to forget the fact he did not dress 4 games because of what the coaches believed was a lack of effort.  How do you explain that?

Hypocrite.

Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble. John Madden Member of Jaguar nation and season ticket holder since Day 1

So if I have taken a hit during a football game I am allowed a higher level of credibility?  OK. Since I have many memories of being blind sided by a blocking fullback or TE let me add to this discussion.  Your insistance that MJ was our 2nd leading TD WR is false as he was tied for that honor with DN.  I'm still not sure why you fail to validate MJ's demotion by JDR.  Is that agenda driven or production driven?  It is well documented that RW works harder than MJ and that work paid off in RW having a fine season w\10 TDs and playing in every game save week 1.

Your argument, the "wait and see" argument, if fine and fair however by offering up the roster spot you take it away from someone else.  If my option is to sign a DE or DT or OT that has potential and that means cutting someone who do I look to?  The player that underperforms and lacks a respected work ethic.  Coaches note it, players note it and yet you would have the team continue to work with "Jesus Jones" in order to maximize that potential.  What an utterly ridiculous and counter-productive position to take from, at the very least, a business stand point.

I pay to be entertained by this team, and hence my money is a component of his salary.  If he isn't performing I don't want my dollars in his pocket.  As a human being I would love for this kid to show what we all hoped he would.

Lastly, regarding you're "Leftwich\Garrard" argument, why is it that you weren't willing to allow more time for Byron to develop?  Why is this patience only justified for MJ?

The world of the happy is quite different from the world of the unhappy.   Ludwig Wittgenstein

I can answer that last one for you.

MJ is white, and the Decline is racist. I wouldn't waste my time arguing with him or allow him to get under your skin.

He's the scum of this earth.

“As men, you can be what you set your mind on. As a football team, the same rule applies. Aside from God and family, there should be nothing more important than what we’re doing here.” - JDR (7/26/08)

Got to love the guys who use the "It's the vogue thing for fans that have never taken a hit in a football game to do" line. I played football for 16 seasons, through college, and one year even after that.

I know what a good work ethic looks like. I know loafers when I see it. I know caring when I see it. I know trying when I see it.

Also, I am not a chef, but I can go into any restaurant and tell you if the food sucked or not. Get off your high horse.

"I never set out to hurt anyone intentionally, unless it was you know, important, like in a game or something" -Butkus "Behind every good man is a good woman. Behind every good woman....is me"

This is a great response.

Either write something worth reading, or do something worth writing.

Matt could play slot, he's got a huge height advantage and he should be able to wiggle his way through LB's at this point with all that weight off, when you look at most teams around the league, they play their 3rd best CB in the nickel, and for the most part, most nickel CB"s are vertically challenged, I think Matt could be utilized better in the slot by running him sideline to sideline and by running slants and quick curls or hitch routes, give him those quick 10-15 yard IN's and OUT's or a 5 yard curl and he'll make the catch in my opinion, if you can stretch him out in the slot it will cause miss matches for LB's and confuse safties, allowing Williams and Porter to capitilize on the outside with their quickness.

Man, a guy goes to lunch and someone else puts Declino in his place better than I did....nice post.

Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble. John Madden Member of Jaguar nation and season ticket holder since Day 1

The problems with placing him in the slot have already been identified.  While the concept looks great on paper, the way Matt has played in the past doesn't add up to realistic success for him at that position.  He's fast, but not quick, his route running isn't great, he shys away from contact, he doesn't get many YAC, and on at least two occasions last year CBS picked up on him getting completely upended on short 5-7 yard slants because he wasn't even paying attention.  You want a quicker guy who's willing to take the hits over the middle after crisp route running.  You also want that guy to be able to extend the play as much as possible with YAC.  I'm not comfortable giving Matt that role after watching his style of play for 3 years...nor am I as comfortable with Northcutt in a pressure situation like the Patriots drop last year.  Other than that, he did a good job.

Either write something worth reading, or do something worth writing.