http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/2454 Recent articles about Matt Jones en-us Colts position battles July 23, 2008 11:00 AM Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky Right guard: Mike Pollak vs. Charlie Johnson The spot opened when Jake Scott jumped to Tennessee as a free agent. It was hard to read tea leaves about right guard based on OTAs. Johnson's been a versatile fill-in for the Colts, starting five games at left tackle and then five at right tackle to close out 2007. When Ryan Diem was hurt in Super Bowl XLI and Johnson replaced him, it took Peyton Manning a few series to even notice. The Colts don't defer to draft status as strongly as some other teams, so second-rounder Pollak, still unsigned, might not qualify as the favorite. But Indianapolis certainly doesn't worry about inserting a rookie into its offensive line -- see Tony Ugoh at left tackle last year and early work from Ryan Lilja (six starts as a rookie) and Jake Scott (nine) in 2004. Intensity index: Hot Nickelback: Tim Jennings vs. Dante Hughes and T.J. Rushing Jennings was a second-rounder in 2006 and played a good deal last season as the third corner. But he'll face a strong challenge from Hughes and Rushing. Jennings was a second-rounder in 2006, Hughes a third-rounder in 2007 who finished his rookie season on IR with a shoulder injury and Rushing was a seventh-rounder in 2006. Hughes may not have track-star speed, but he tends to show up around the ball a lot and in Rushing's chances he's shown a propensity for getting his hands on the ball. Intensity index: Hot IF YOU WANT TO SEE MOE ON THE AFC SOUTH, CLICK ON THE LINK Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:40:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/296424 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/296424 Florida coach Urban Meyer thinks QB Tim Tebow is "the greatest player of our era." Despite being busted for felony cocaine possession, Jaguars WR Matt Jones isn't expected to be released before training camp. The New York Jets have signed former Packers CB Ahmad Carroll, who starred in the AFL as a rookie with the Orlando Predators this past season. Brett Favre is rumored to have been using a team-issued cell phone to converse with Vikings coaches Brad Childress and Darrell Bevell. Jeremy Shockey will wear number 88 for the New Orleans Saints, the same number he wore in college. Likewise, Jason Taylor will be sporting number 55 in Washington. Kevin Jones' deal with the Bears only cost the team $600,000. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:35:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294267 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294267 Yes, for some players, the offseason is just too boring – so they try to liven it up, usually by getting arrested. For all those players making the kinds of headlines their mother's wouldn't be proud of, I've assembled the RotoHog F"ALL"en Pro Team. Here's a position by position breakdown of the pros who have been spotted on the police blotter this summer. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:47:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/291267 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/291267 Lane Kiffin is asked to resign, Rob Ryan was supposedly fired, countless ex-Raiders have had negative comments reported about their time in the Oakland organization, and one of the newest and highest paid Raiders is found beaten and unconscious on a street in Las Vegas after having a controversial night on the town. If you're a pessimist, all of this could really get you down. It could, unless you were to look up from all of the Raider news and all of the Raiders pages to pay attention to the rest of the NFL news. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:34:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288975 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288975 If I were in competition for playing time with the newly revamped Jaguars receiving core, that is path I would take. Cutting cocaine with your credit card sitting in the car with your two buddies, and some of the residue of the marijuana I just smoked… Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:42:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288858 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288858 Here is the mugshot of the recently arrested Jaguars wide receiver Matt Jones. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:39:09 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288656 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288656 Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Matt Jones faces a felony drug charge in his former college town after police say officers found him cutting up cocaine with a credit card Thursday morning. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:15:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288631 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288631 Jaguars wideout arrested for possession of cocaine in his truck. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:51:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288498 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288498 If you were thinking about drafting Jacksonville wide receiver Matt Jones for some ungodly reason, I might hold off on those plans. Jones was arrested earlier this morning in Arkansas for possession of cocaine. He looks pretty pissed in his mug shot, and rightfully so: He was booked at 4:11 this morning! ... more ... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:04:19 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288479 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288479 I know Terry Glenn was good but he was he wont be now. He is coming off and injury that has been around a long time. He is injury prone and no one wants that for there teama and wasting money. Matt Jones at least has some talent and is not injury prone. NOt to get me wrong Terry Glenn has talent but he will no be good anymore after the injury. I just don't like the idea of Philly getting him i mean we have had enough injury prone people. Tell me what you think. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:15:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/280247 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/280247 LOL! someone made a 10 list of players that should retire & NOW lol!!!!! some i agree with & some i don't!!! THOUGHTS?? 1. Jason Taylor, DE, Miami Dolphins: By skipping a big chunk of the offseason workout program so he could cut a rug in a dancing competition aimed at reviving the careers of has beens or kick-starting the show business runs of wannabes, Taylor is making it known that his passion for football has waned. Unless, of course, he can't parlay his twice-per-week exposure on national television into something that pays better. He still has the physical tools to play in the NFL, but football isn't really a priority for him anymore. If it were, he'd save the Fred Astaire routine for later. 2. Zach Thomas, ILB, Dallas Cowboys: I'm not a neurologist (and have not played one on television or stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night, or ever). The fact that being in a fender-bender caused Thomas to develop post-concussion syndrome tells me he has had his brain box busted a few times too many. Maybe he should be the one Dancing with the Stars -- it's a better outcome than regularly seeing them. (New Orleans Saints middle linebacker Dan Morgan and St. Louis Rams quarterback Trent Green fall into this category as well, but without the fender-bender. It would have been easy to make them No. 3 and No. 4 on the list with "See Zach Thomas" as the explanation, but I get paid by the word. Yes. I do. By the word. Punctuation. Too.) 3. Michael Strahan, DE, New York Giants: Last year, Strahan wanted more money. When he didn't get it, he stayed away from training camp as he "contemplated retirement," which most folks interpreted to mean, "hoped for more money or a trade to a contender." The irony is he ended up playing for a legitimate contender and landing an unlikely Super Bowl trophy. Strahan's best move would be to get out while he's still reasonably healthy and parlay that title into a media career that would instantly eclipse the well-engineered (but poorly executed) post-football endeavors of former teammate/nemesis Tiki Barber. 4. Brad Johnson, QB, Dallas Cowboys: With Vinny Testaverde finally packing it in, Johnson now is the official over-the-hill quarterback with the arm strength of a Tyrannosaurus. Johnson was dreadful in his final season as a starter with the Minnesota Vikings; if Tony Romo ever gets hurt, the team facing the Cowboys can confidently replace its safeties with nose tackles. 5. Byron Leftwich, QB, free agent: I actually feel bad for Leftwich. After four NFL seasons, Leftwich was abruptly dumped by the Jacksonville Jaguars in favor of a career backup who now has pocketed a big-money contract. Leftwich, meanwhile, was deemed to be not good enough for the quarterback-starved Atlanta Falcons and still is waiting for the phone to ring. He should exercise what little remaining control he has over his life by ripping the phone out of the wall. Permanently. 6. Jonathan Ogden, OT, Ravens: Ogden is another guy who should quit talking about retirement and just do it. For the future Hall of Famer, however, it's not about whether he loves the game. It's about whether he can continue to use a constantly injured toe to push off his 345-pound frame. (Then again, it's likely the toe is constantly injured from all those years of doing just that.) 7. Orlando Pace, OT, Rams: Although the first overall pick in the 1997 draft hasn't mused about calling it quits, he should. As the cornerstone of St. Louis' offensive line, Pace has been too injured far too often. The Rams can no longer rely on him, and Pace can no longer rely on his body. The team might give him a nudge in a few weeks by drafting Michigan's Jake Long. If Pace doesn't take the hint, the smarter move might be to move him to right tackle and treat any game in which he's actually able to play like a $20 bill found in an old pair of stone-washed jeans. 8. Chad Johnson, WR, Bengals: In a misguided effort to get out of town, the Bengals' No. 1 wideout has been threatening to retire. Coach Marvin Lewis has called his bluff. Johnson should call Marvin's bluff and pack it in. Not because it's in Johnson's best long-term interests to do so, but because the football-following world is sick of listening to his routine. The only problem is someone would likely hire Johnson to talk about football on television. So maybe it's better if he doesn't retire. Ever. 9. Troy Brown, WR, free agent: Brown is a legend in New England, but the Patriots aren't interested in bringing him back for another year. Arguably, however, Brown has been on scholarship for several seasons; he has started only 12 games in four years. Last month, Brown visited the Jets. Sure, he's free to go where he wants, but why taint his legacy in Boston to spend another season riding the pine? He has as much of a claim to the launch of the Pats' dynasty as does Tom Brady or Adam Vinatieri. If Brown finishes his career in another helmet, the memory of Pats fans regarding this specific point could fade a bit. 10. Matt Jones, WR, Jaguars: Three years ago, Jones created a huge buzz in the days leading up to the draft. Chris Mortensen of ESPN sang Jones' praises, predicting he'd qualify for more Pro Bowls than pretty much any of the rest of the skill-position players taken in Round 1. But in his third year -- the one in which receivers are supposed to break out -- Jones had a career low in catches (24) and yards (317). Although he still has the physical tools to remain in the NFL for several more years, the reality is that Jones, by all appearances, doesn't care. And if he doesn't care, he should quit. There are too many guys with less natural ability, but loads more desire and heart. Mike Florio writes and edits ProFootballTalk.com and is a frequent contributor to Sporting News. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:10:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/231977 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/231977 Troy Williamson: "...and I'll form the head!" Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:08:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/170207 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/170207 Acording to the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Minneapolis Star-Tribune the Vikings have agreed in principle to trade wide receiver Troy Williamson to the Jaguars in exchange for a second-day pick. Since day two spans rounds 3-7, I would expect around a 5th or 6th rounder. Williamson will bring speed that the Jaguars lack at receiver but he needs to eliminate drops for a chance to be the kind of player he could be. So for the Jags I don't see what the trade really does for them. Unless you consider that with Matt Jones already on board, they're doing a great job of cornering the market of overdrafted receivers from the '05 draft. In fact only Mike Williams is in the way of a complete set. . Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:48:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/166754 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/166754 Earlier today ESPN's Sports Center ran a story about the Jacksonville Jaguars website "power rankings". In their rankings they have the New England Patriots ranked number one and themselves ranked number five respectively. So what is all the fuss about? Well, I'll tell you. While they have the team they're set to face in the Conference Playoffs ranked number one in their power rankings. They had a asterisk next to it, so what is the asterisk for? Well, why does everyone want Barry Bonds to have a asterisk next to his name? Because according to the Jaguars website the Patriots cheated in one game. Of coarse they are referring to "Spy-gate". Now this sure doesn't bode well for the Jaguars. The same Jaguars team that many fans (including myself) believe may have what it takes to ruin the "master piece" of a season for the Patriots. Now with the Jags giving the Patriots some bulletin board material that may give the Patriots all they need to put a shellacking to those Jaguars. No fellow Yard Barkers, I am not pulling back on my picking the Jags over the Pats this week. But we have seen what the Patriots have done to teams who have given them Bulletin board material. Ask the Jets, Bills and Steelers what happens when you give this team bulletin board material. Those teams were simply obliterated off the field Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:52:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/67170 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/67170 The Jacksonville Jaguars prepare for their latest run in the post season with a big difference this time around. They are a more mature, prepared football team that is playing the best football of the season when it matters most. Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:40:50 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/57421 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/57421