It is a dodge for sure. I wanna get to your last but.
Jones is not just good for a 5th, he is playing well above his draft position and we have every reason to expect that he continues to grow. He needs to drop anchor a little better, but his technique is right where you want it to be. This team projects to have a pair of really talented OTs.
I have no problem with Jones. He's a better OT than we've had since Cutler and could definitely get better. Up to now he has had some problems, and if I remember right his problem is not what you want on the right getting pushed into or reached around into the QB's back. Happens less than it did with Leno and Massie but it still happens.
He's good, he's not great yet.
Most of me saying there needs to be a replacement found is from people making excuses why the better draft pick should be on the right forever.
I know Wright can play both sides. I don't think any of us really know what Jones ability is to switch.
If other teams are going to put the best rusher against the worst OT then we need evenly matched OTs or the worst OT of the 2 on the right.
If that can't be Jones then there needs to be a replacement.
My excuse would be that Wright was a rookie. The rookie goes on the right until they're up to NFL speed. That is pretty standard on other teams. But that doesn't change what Cunningham said as soon as he was drafted.
Most people have no clue what they're talking about beyond what Cunningham said. They have no idea Wright's college stats are just as good on either side and he doesn't have appreciably more on one side to shoe horn him into being a one sided OT.
My guess is instead of just saying the rookie goes on the right Cunningham probably spoke out of his ass without thinking and eventually the change will happen.
Either that or they have tried Jones on the right and he was so bad at it that it is like Daniels' very limited tries at Center never to be played there again by us or his next team.
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