Hags release Jones

[popanot]

Did anyone else LOL when the Hags used a #1 pick on this chump? I know I did. To think a country hick QB could make it in the NFL as a WR was completely laughable. And then to used a #1 to get him was downright hysterical.

JAGUARS RELEASE MATT JONES
Posted by Mike Florio on March 16, 2009, 10:49 a.m.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have given receiver Matt Jones plenty of chances to live up to the hype that made the converted quarterback a first-round draft pick nearly four years ago.

Apparently, drinking beer while golfing was the last straw.

According to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, the Jaguars have released Jones, two days after he was released from jail.

Jones was jailed for five days after testing positive for alcohol as part of the diversion program that allowed him to avoid felony cocaine possession charges.

It’s fitting that Mort would report what could be the final bit of news regarding Jones’ NFL career, given that Mortensen gushed in March 2005 regarding the player’s potential.

Said Mortensen at the time: “Matt Jones won’t be among the top 10 players selected in the April 23-24 draft, but I will venture to say that he’ll play in more Pro Bowls than almost any of those guys. And I will laugh, knowing I told you so.”

For the record, Jones has played in, um, zero Pro Bowls.

[papabear]

Originally Posted by popanot

Did anyone else LOL when the Hags used a #1 pick on this chump? I know I did. To think a country hick QB could make it in the NFL as a WR was completely laughable. And then to used a #1 to get him was downright hysterical.

I laughed when they took him. He worked out better as a WR than I ever thought he would though...he just kept proving that you can take the hillbilly out of the meth-lab but you can't take the meth-lab out of the hillbilly.

[BigBull]

I actually think he had pretty good season. His stat seem to indicate a good 2nd or 3rd option.http://www.nfl.com/players/mattjones...s?id=JON603496