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Dolphins vs Jaguars: Game Capsule

Matty I — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:30:17 -0000

MIAMI DOLPHINS (6-6) AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (7-5)

SERIES

	DOLPHINS	JAGUARS
SERIES LEADER		2-1
STREAKS		Past 1
COACHES VS. OPP.	Sparano: 0-0	Del Rio: 1-1
LAST WEEK	W 22-21 vs. Patriots	W 23-18 vs. Texans
LAST GAME	12/3/06: Jaguars 24 at Dolphins 10. Jacksonville QB David Garrard completes 16 of 22 passes for 229 yards & 2 TDs, incl. 6 passes for 128 yards & 1 TD to WR Matt Jones.
LAST GAME AT SITE	10/12/03: Dolphins 24, Jaguars 10. Miami defense forces 5 turnovers & records 4 sacks. Dolphins CB San Madison returns INT 29 yards for TD with 1:28 remaining to clinch victory.
BROADCAST	CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 125 (Mia.), 117 (Jax.). XM: 102 (Mia.).

STATS

PASSING	Henne: 173-301-1,847-9-8-74.4	Garrard: 239-386-2,848-10-6-86.6
RUSHING	R. Williams: 172-867-5.0-9 (T2C)	Jones-Drew: 233-1,077 (2C)-4.6-13 (1L)
RECEIVING	Bess: 59-548-9.3-1	Sims-Walker: 52-752-14.5-6
OFFENSE	326.1	351.7
TAKE/GIVE	-2	0
DEFENSE	349.9	345.5
SACKS	Porter: 7	J. Henderson: 3
INTs	V. Davis (R): 3	Mathis: 3
PUNTING	Fields: 46.1 (3C)	Podlesh: 42.2
KICKING	Carpenter: 86 (29/30 PAT; 19/20 FG)	Scobee: 67 (22/23 PAT; 15/23 FG)

NOTES

DOLPHINS: Club is 5-0 in Dec. under head coach TONY SPARANO...QB CHAD HENNE had career highs in completions (29) & passing yards (335) last week. Henne is 6-3 as starter...RB RICKY WILLIAMS (867) needs 133 rush yards to reach 1,000 for 5th time in career & 1st since '03. Williams (9) needs 1 rush TD to reach double-digit rush TDs for 2nd time in career (16 in '02). Has 3 rush TDs in past 2 vs. Jax...WR DAVONE BESS had career highs in receptions (10) & receiving yards (117) last week. Since '08, Bess leads Mia., w/113 rec. for 1,102 yards. Rookie WR BRIAN HARTLINE (Round 4, Ohio St.) aims for 3rd consecutive game w/TD rec...LB JASON TAYLOR (126.5) needs 0.5 sack to surpass DERRICK THOMAS for 11th-most sacks all-time. Taylor aims for 3rd consecutive game w/sack against Jax...Rookie CB VONTAE DAVIS (Round 1, Illinois) posted 3rd INT of season last week...LB CHANNING CROWDER had 1st INT of career last week...K DAN CARPENTER registered 3rd game-winning FG of career on 41-yard FG vs. NE.

JAGUARS: Aim for 6th consecutive win at home...QB DAVID GARRARD is 5-1 at home in '09 & has completed 134 of 208 (64.4 pct.) for 1,657 passing yards w/9 TDs vs. 4 INTs & 95.4 passer rating...RB MAURICE JONES-DREW leads NFL w/13 rush TDs & needs 2 rush TDs to surpass FRED TAYLOR (14 in 1998) for most rush TDs in season in franchise history. Jones-Drew (47) needs 3 rush TDs to reach 50 career...WR MIKE SIMS-WALKER averages 94.5 receiving yards per game at home in '09 & has 3 100-yard receiving games (106, 120, 147). For career, WR TORRY HOLT averages 18.1 yards per catch vs. Mia. (8 rec., 145 yards)...Rookie TE ZACH MILLER (Round 6, Nebraska-Omaha) had career-high 74 receiving yards last week. TE ERNEST WILFORD had 1st TD rec. of '09 last week. Wilford spent '08 season w/Dolphins...Defense had season-high 3 INTs last week...CB RASHEAN MATHIS aims for 2nd straight game w/INT vs. Mia...S ANTHONY SMITH has 2 INTs in past 3...LB DARYL SMITH leads team w/111 tackles in '09.

Opponent History: Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars

sireric — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:50:01 -0000

Buffalo Bills (3-6) at Jacksonville Jaguars (5-4)
Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 1:00 PM EST
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium - Jacksonville, FL

This is a little later than we normally start to look at next week's opponent, but after the events of the past two days, it seemed appropriate to push it back a little bit. This will be the tenth meeting between the Bills and the Jaguars, including their first ever meeting in the 1996 AFC Wild Card playoff game. The Bills hold a 5-4 lead in the all-time series. This is also the fifth ever meeting to take place in Jacksonville, where the Bills hold a 3-1 victory edge. With the exception of two contests, these have been very close games, with the average margin of victory being a little over a touchdown. Recaps of last five meetings are after the jump.

Sunday, September 14, 2003: Bills 38, Jaguars 17
Completely unable to run the football, Drew Bledsoe and the Bills went to the air. Bledsoe passed for 314 yards and two touchdowns, while Travis Henry proved to be useful in the red zone by pushing in three goal line touchdowns to pace to Bills' offense. Alex Van Pelt even got into the game late and completed one pass for 14 yards. Eric Moulds had a nice day, with 7 catches for 133 yards and a touchdown.

Sunday, September 12, 2004: Jaguars 13, Bills 10
This was another good day for Moulds, but his 8 catches for 75 yards and a touchdown weren't enough. The Bills had a 10-6 lead in the closing seconds of the game, but Byron Leftwich hit Ernest Wilford in the back of the end zone as time expired to give the Jags the win. I remember that I couldn't watch this game, but I was watching a different game looking for updates. The scroll on CBS kept saying that the game was over and the Bills had won, so I was happy. When they showed the game break, I got really pissed.

Sunday, November 26, 2006: Bills 27, Jaguars 24
This time it was the Bills scoring as time expired to get the win. The Bills jumped out to a 17-7 lead on the strength of two Willis McGahee touchdown runs and a Rian Lindell field goal. The Jags pulled closer by adding a David Garrard-to-Marcedes Lewis touchdown pass to the Maurice Jones-Drew TD run they already had to make the score 17-14 at the half. After a Roscoe Parrish punt return for a touchdown and a Josh Scobee field goal, Garrard hit Matt Jones with 28 seconds left to tie the game up. But the Bills got into filed goal range in just 28 seconds, and Lindell hit a 42-yarder to give the Bills the win as the clock hit zeroes.

Sunday, November 25, 2007: Jaguars 36, Bills 14
This game was never really close. Fred Taylor and Jones-Drew combined for 124 yards and two touchdowns, and Josh Scobee hit five field goals as the Jags rolled over the Bills. Anthony Thomas and Roscoe Parrish found the end zone for the Bills as lone bright spots.

Sunday, September 14, 2008: Bills 20, Jags 16
This was probably the one game that I blame the high expectations from the previous year on the most. The Bills headed into heavily favored Jacksonville and pulled out a win. With the Jags leading 16-10 late in the fourth quarter, Trent Edwards hit James Hardy in the back of the end zone on a beautiful fade pass to give the Bills a 17-16 lead. Lindell added an insurance field goal to help seal it for the Bills. Buffalo would win their next two game to move to 4-0 on the season before starting a downward spiral that would crush all of our hearts.

First Half Grades and Awards

Jonathan Loesche — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:49:09 -0000

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about 1 month ago: Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew runs for a third-quarter touchdown during an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville won 24-21.(AP Photo/Phil Coale)

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The Jaguars have completed the first half of their schedule and the results are a resounding...........who knows. This team has had it's share of ups and downs, though it has been entertaining the entire time. This team is in rebuilding, but that doesn't mean it has it's strengths and weaklinks.

Passing Offense: B-

The key here has been the emergence of the wide receiving corp. The Jaguars no longer have a CFL level wide receiving corp and it shows. Mike Sims-Walker has been showing why the Jaguars have been so patient with his injuries, while Torry Holt has been the best free agent pick up since Mike Peterson.David Garrard has been up and down, though that has as much to do with the play of the offensive line as himself.

First round pick Eugene Monroe is seemingly finally entrenched at the left tackle spot. As long as the coaching staff doesn't have anymore divine revelations to start Tra Thomas, I don't see Monroe leaving that spot for the next ten years. Fourth round pick Mike Thomas has certainly been the surprise of the draft class for me. He has been a nice spark plug for the offense.

Rushing Offense:A-

Maurice Jones-Drew is a feature back, enough said. MJD is on pace for a 1,500 yard 22 touchdown season that would eclipse anything Fred Taylor did statistically, which is insane. However, as Jeff Lageman mentioned, Fred was always at his best during the back half of the schedule. Will we say the same about Jones-Drew?

Rashad Jennings has been getting more action as the season has gone on, and hopefully he'll get to be a regular spell back by the end of the year. I know MJD is a monster, but why don't we give the ball to Greg Jones more in short yard situations, if for no other reason then that's one less hit MJD needs to take.

Run blocking has always been the offensive line's strength and it continues to be. 2nd round pick Eben Britton has been excellent blocking the run this season, though he's still a work in progress with pass protection. Also, the interior of the offensive line is starting to show it's age. Hopefully they'll be able to hang on for another year or two because there are only project players to be found if you want interior O-lineman in this draft.

Passing Defense:D

Well, at least the unit isn't on pace to set the record for fewest sacks in the NFL. However, this is still the weak link on the team, as evidenced by the 54 yard prayer that was given up for a touchdown that sparked the Chiefs psuedo-rally. The pass rush is still non-existent for the most part. Unless the Chiefs game was a preview of things to come, the Jaguars will still be looking for that pass rusher. Also, Reggie Nelson is still a liability. While he managed to figure out he was playing TACKLE football, I would still take a "Hole in Zone" over trusting him to make the right read.

On the other hand, Derek Cox has been progressing nicely and looks to be a cornerstone of the team for the next decade. I'm not going to blast Sean Considine and Brian Russell too much as those guys really should be special teams guys.

Rushing Defense: C+

The Jaguars rush defense has been good statistically primarily because team's realized that throwing the ball was far more effective. However, the last two weeks have been a Jekyll and Hyde show for the team. Chris Johnson had a career day in Nashville, while they buckled down against the Chiefs to only allow 60 yards rushing.

Terrance Knighton has been playing the best of the rookies and has been a true bright spot for the season. John Henderson has revived his career and is playing his best ball since 2005. Also, if this team is finally going back to the 4-3, then we'll see our linebackers playing to their strengths again.

(I'm going to save comment on the coaching for another article.)

First Half MVP: Maurice Jones-Drew

Did you think I would pick anyone else?

First Half LVP (Least Valuable Player): Reggie Nelson

Nelson is proudly continuing in the tradition of other Shack Harris first round picks, by not progressing or living up to their potential. It seems everytime the defense gives a big play over the top you can see that Reggie is out of position somewhere.

Best Moment: Week 4 vs Tennessee

Easily the best performance from all sides of the ball since 2007.

Worst Moment: Week 8 at Tennessee

I have to agree with Vic on this one. The playoffs were on the line and despite being thoroughly outplayed, it seemed MJD had delivered a knockout blow with his second long touchdown to tie the game at 13-13. Then, the extra point was blocked and the team collapsed.

Best Rookie: Terrance "Pot Roast" Knighton

Not only has he played the best of the rookies, his arrivial has resparked John Henderson.

Most Pleasant Surprise: The Jaguars no longer having a CFL level wide receiving unit

The Jaguars top three wide receivers in 2008, Matt Jones, Reggie Williams, and Jerry Porter are out of football now. Would anyone want to bet Mike Sims-Walker, Torry Holt, and Mike Thomas would be free agents for long if the Jaguars cut them tomorrow?

One thing I want to see over the next eight games: Close losses

You're probably wondering what I mean by that, but this team is going to lose a few more games this year, that is certain. However, the Jaguars have lost by an average of 18 points this season. I'm not asking this team to go in and beat New England at home in December. I would ask you make it worth my while to tune in.

-Jonathan Loesche

Poll

The team MVP is

Maurice Jones-Drew

373 votes

David Garrard

10 votes

Mike Sims-Walker

56 votes

Torry Holt

3 votes

Terrance Knighton

14 votes

Other

4 votes

460 votes | Poll has closed

Tennessee Titans Morning Links: Rebuilding Mid-Nosedive Edition

August West — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:28:38 -0000

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Remember back when even if you were lucky enough to score on us, you were going to get the snot knocked out of ya? Me neither.

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0-5? Nosedive.

Terry McCormick says that the starting of Hayes and the benching of Kearse are a sign of rebuilding. Another depressing fact in this article: the Titans are one of four teams who remain winless, but we're the onlny one of those not sporting a rookie head coach.

A Number of Things Jim Wyatt tells us about the Titans this week includes 2 gems: Justin Gage has disappeared and Reggie Hodges has the 2nd lowest net punting average in the NFL. It's time to give Trapasso a shot out there.

Follow us through the jump for the worst idea to break our losing streak...

Sounds like Keith Bulluck's annual charity fundraiser/wine tasting was a rare win for a Titans player this year.

Our terrible DVOA rankings prove that our ineptitude is no mirage, but the result of long, arduous and consistent failure to play good football.

Guaranteed not to get us off the schnide: Cuddle Parties.

WR Matt Jones worked-out for the Bucs and was passed up on for Yamon Figurs... ouch.

If there's anything you would like to share with the MCM community, please take advantage of the comments, fanshots and fanposts to do so! Or, you can always email me at mcmaugustwest@gmail.com.

Random Ramsdom, 9/29: Reading between the lines on the injury report

VanRam — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:23:21 -0000

It's a bloody mary morning for the St. Louis Rams, who'll need an a.m. remedy for a bad news hangover. Let's put our finger on the slowly fading pulse of the Rams 2010 season with your Tuesday Random Ramsdom.

Bulger likely out this week; Jason Smith could be back

The injury report looks bleak, until you remember that the offense hasn't done much anyhow. Boller likely gets the start this week against the 49ers. SS James Butler is out two weeks; with Gore out that's easier to absorb, but against Adrian Peterson and the Vikings the week after, he'll be missed. Smith coming back means slightly better protection for Boller.

Maybe not 0-16, but Rams still have a chance at a dubious record
This is not the kind of record you want to set.

Is WR Matt Jones worth a look?
I always thought Jones didn't give s@#t. But could the guy that used to sit and talk to himself on the bench during Razorbacks games be the best WR out there right now?

2010 Mock draft
It's never too early. Most of the mocks have the Rams taking Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford, and taking the best QB seems to make the most sense for this team. Of course, there's a huge need at WR...and DT...and DE...

Jaguars Head Coach Jack Del Rio thinks you are dumb.

River City Rage — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:27:13 -0000

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There is simply no other way around it.

Jack Del Rio Today:

"What we have is a good, solid, tough defensive lineman who is about 6′5″, 285 and he plays hard," Del Rio said. "So let’s appreciate what he is and stop worrying about whether he’s measuring up to a standard that has been set by somebody else beside me, Gene Smith or his teammates. Once we do that, we’ll be in better shape."

Jack Del Rio on Draft Day:

"He’s going to grow into a 280, 285-pound body. He’s got tremendous closure on the quarterback. He’s played his best football in big games,"

I'm not a terribly reactive person. I can sit back and appreciate the big picture and take it all in. I believe in the "10,000 foot perspective", where judgment and analysis are tempered from the day to day moments. But today's comments by Del Rio broke my soul. If we accept Del Rio's premise that Derrick Harvey is not a fast edge rusher but a "rugged player", then Harvey joins the ranks of Reggie Williams, Matt Jones, Marcades Lewis, and Reggie Nelson, athletic project players who, to date, have not lived up to any expectations. When we lauded Reggie Williams as the best run-blocking Wide Receiver in the game, that's a bad thing. When UCLA's pass catching machine is heralded as the "Next Kyle Brady", there's a problem. When we're scheming Reggie Nelson away from Reggie Wayne and to Sean Considine, there's an issue, and when Derrick Harvey is "just a tough player" at end and that expectations for sacks are our unrealistic, then there's nearly a decade of bad first round draft picks. I'm not going to even mention Byron Leftwich and the six years of first round prospects that the Jaguars have passed on in order to take this amalgamation of talent and potential.

Derrick Harvey, not expected to be a sack machine, that's rich Jack. It's one thing to admit that you've failed in identifying and developing a player to put the team in a position to win, it's another thing entirety to blame the media, the fans, and even your assistant coaches for the lack of performance by Harvey. Gene may have the Conn, but there's an anchor on this team, and I've come around the realization that Jack Del Rio is no longer the man for the job. We've had too many missed opportunities to build a legitimate roster and develop into a powerhouse. I'm sorry for the doom and gloom, but there's one element left of the James Harris era that's still lingering, and that's Coach Del Rio.

I'm expecting backlash for this, but the facts are there. Jack Del Rio has not put this team in a position to compete. How sad is it that we joke amongst ourselves about the importance of the Jaguars 2nd round draft picks. When we drafted Derek Cox and gave up our 2nd pick in next years draft, I dreaded the thought of losing the one consistent bright spot in our draft. It's like I've already given up on whoever we take first overall.

I'm dreadfully frustrated with Jack, as you can tell. He is already on the defensive, managing expectations, getting into the head of Harvey and Garrard, and it's not what I expected out of a developmental year. This is a time for the team to grow and turn into something special, not a time for the head coach to dig himself in and insulate himself from expectations. Frankly, he needs to grow up and face the fact that he's as much responsible for the direction of the team as anyone, he was part of the decision making trifecta and should be held accountable. If that means a sudden and rapid change at the top, than so be it.

Tennessee Titans Morning Links: Feats Don't Fail Me Now Edition

August West — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:42:03 -0000

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The Titans-Packers game, as seen by Hype Williams...

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Mark Jones, Jason Jones, Vince Young and Dominique Edison all gave us a lot of hope from all over the roster with their play last night.

I know what VY was thinking when he broke out on that nice scamper last night: Feats Don't Fail Me Now... by Little Feat!

Matt Jones and Samie Parker impressed, but Mike Reinfeldt made some very clear statements that we'd most likely not sign any of these guys.

Follow us through the jump to see who Goodell is going after now....

If anyone won last night, it was sure as heck Dominique Edison, who looked spectacular out there for a rather unheralded rookie...

.... well he and Mark Jones, who certainly showed what he can do and somewhat made up for the disastrous game against Cleveland, won.

Nothing like having the back-ups wax the last meaningless opponent on the schedule to build a little momentum heading into the season.

Der Commissar Goodell is looking into the signing of Albert Haynesworth for evidence of tampering by the Redskins, Bucs and Giants. We almost certainly won't get anything of value back, but a little justice could go a long way.

Here's another NFL pundit picking us to finish 3rd in our division, while putting the Texans on top. I'm starting to feel bad for any Texans fans who may actually buy into this idea that you only need like 5 good players to win this division... you can tack a 1 in front of that number and just be getting started.

Tennessee Titans Morning Links: Matt Jones > Casey Jones Edition

August West — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:48:06 -0000

by SUSAN WALSH - AP

Still pimpin', just in better suits these days.

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So the Titans are working out Matt Jones. You know what, as much as I want to scream nooooooo!, I have to say that if they're looking to bolster the depth at that spot, then you can do a lot worse than a completely healthy 26 year old 6'6" physical freak who managed to catch 62 passes in a pretty bad offense last year. His production has gone up every single year he's been in the league. In the grand scheme of things his legal problems are pretty easy to stomach by NFL standards: I'll take a possible cokehead over a wife-beater/violent criminal every day and a few times on Sunday. Besides, playing WR has got to be way easier than driving that train...

Put it this way, I'd certainly take Jones over Jerry effin' Porter or Samie Parker. Jerry Porter has been terrible for years, and was a major locker room cancer in Oakland. On a related note: you know who should be freaking out? Lavelle Hawkins. If they had any faith in him this wouldn't be happening.

Paul K thinks we could definitely sign Jones, but that we're really looking for a WR who can also help out in the return game. That means a smaller, shiftier style WR, and doesn't bode well for Porter or Jones.

Follow us through the jump to find out the one thing Fisher is lacking...

Teresa M. Walker notes that there's only one thing lacking in Jeff Fisher's tremendous resume: a Super Bowl win. To wit:

He already ranks 22nd in coaching wins and is second only to Bill Belichick (153) among active coaches with his 133 victories. Only nine other coaches have spent more time with one team than Fisher with 240 games, and that list includes such great coaches as George Halas, Tom Landry, Don Shula, Chuck Noll, Curly Lambeau and Joe Gibbs.

Most of the decisions for who will be cut on 4:00 pm on Saturday have almost certainly been made, but there's always the chance that a huge effort tonight could save a man's job.

Just when you thought it couldn't get any better, it does.

In advance of Saturday's deadline for teams to get to the 53 man roster, Ross Tucker goes over the common ways players react when they fear they may be on the wrong side of that bubble.

I know this is groundbreaking news across the interwebs, but Peter King sucks at his job.

And for reasoning why, just read the Scouting report Don Banks wrote that is linked by PK. He knows better than that sack of crap. Many thanks to commenter SoCalTitan and super-hater Gramsey for pointing these links out!

Preseason Preview: Green Bay Packers at Tennessee

Brandon — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:00:29 -0000

by Mark Humphrey - AP

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Wednesday was the travel day for the Green Bay Packers down to Nashville for the final preseason game against the Tennessee Titans.

I haven't followed the Titans at all this preseason, but they lost their last game 23-17 against Cleveland. It sounds like they miss DT Albert Haynesworth, which is no surprise. Maybe they're not happy with their wide receivers if they think Matt Jones is the answer to any question, except "Name a 1st round bust of the Jaguars?"

As far as the Packers are concerned, here's what to watch for:

Don't blink! You might miss the 1st team offense. QB Aaron Rodgers was on the field for exactly one play in their 2008 preseason game against Tennessee, a 68 yard TD strike to WR Greg Jennings.
Can LB Nick Barnett and LB Clay Matthews prove they deserve to start? They've both been out the entire preseason, so this is their first, and only, opportunty to prove it.
15 players for a couple roster spots. The 53 man roster is pretty much set, although it's not clear who will go on I.R. yet. They have to trim the roster down from 75, while 5 or 6 guys will sign on the practice squad, and maybe a few players will go on I.R. So I'm guessing that leaves about 15 players looking at their outright release.
Some players, like CB Pat Lee, I haven't seen play at all this preseason, and I have no idea whether he'll be placed on I.R. (out for the season), the PUP list (back after six weeks), or to the 53 man roster. Injuries to CB Will Blackmon, S Aaron Rouse, and S Charlie Peprah have left the secondary thin. But it's given an opportunity to CB Brandon Underwood.
There will have to be some cuts to the offensive line too. Can an undrafted player like OL Dane Randolph beat out OL Jamon Meredith for a roster spot?
Someone has to go at linebacker too. LB Jeremy Thompson was great back in June, but his first action this preseason was last week at Arizona and he didn't have a big game. He might be playing for a job. Do they have room to keep 7th round pick LB Brad Jones, or is he a candidate for the practice squad?

One Veteran Free Agent Not on the Chiefs Radar

Joel Thorman — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:53:39 -0000

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Who do you think of when I say veteran free agent?

Matt Jones? Derrick Brooks? Marvin Harrison?

Yes, yes and yes. But the name that pops up around here most frequently is former Cincinnati Bengals T Levi Jones. He was a left tackle during his time in the jungle but there was hope that he could make the switch to the right side to help fill I-77.

For now, that's not happening according to Bill Williamson of ESPN (thanks to stagsdp in the FanShots)

I checked into this question and, thus far, no the Chiefs are not pursuing the veteran. He is waiting for a good opportunity to arise. If the Chiefs get uncomfortable or suffer an injury, maybe Jones could be in the mix. But he is not in the team's plans as of now.

Jones is only 29 (he'll turn 30 next week) and has had some definite durability issues in the last three seasons where he's started 10, 13 and 5 games. As I've done before, I'm going to defer to the talent evaluators on this team who apparently believe injury issues with linemen don't get better on the other side of 30.

So, in our search for the 3-5 players Scott Pioli says the Chiefs could add, we can scratch off Levi Jones as an option.

I'll go back to scouring the waiver wire for former Patriots.