Comments on: Matt Jones is through with attempting comebacks

By: Wick

Wick — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:00:46 +0000

The NFL landscape is littered with corpses who are statistical marvels in the measurables — but don’t have the stones to cut the mustard.
Speed freaks, popcorn muscle guys, Brock Lesnar types including Lesnar himself ……. few of them can play. Very few of them could play.
For instance, it’s just so absurd to hear people confidently assert what a “beast” Shaq, Barkley or LeBron would be in the NFL. Shaq quit high school football because “those guys are out to hurt me.” Barkley wisely says he wants no part of the NFL.
Yet people always assume these guys are NFL caliber due to physical measurables. They’re not …. and people who think so just on that basis are also not properly equipped to understand what it takes, let alone speak on the topic.

By: runtheball

runtheball — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 09:52:17 +0000

His failures had nothing to do with football or athletics. HE was just not mentally equiped to deal with being a pro off the field.

By: marcduke

marcduke — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 09:31:05 +0000

Ok, I want a full and public apology from Chris Mortensen, who verbally(and possibly literally) blew this guy leading up to and during the draft.

By: Jack Burton

Jack Burton — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:13:59 +0000

Thankful the Steelers didn’t draft him even though everyone thought they would.

By: Cardiovascular Endurance

Cardiovascular Endurance — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:05:53 +0000

his cardiovascular endurance was not up to par for shannahan

By: KM91

KM91 — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:54:08 +0000

Thanks for nothing, Matt
Signed,
Jaguar fans

By: Kiss Bills Rings

Kiss Bills Rings — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:44:18 +0000

digg2000: wow, I thought I was harsh up above…never wish that on anyone…guy was young, got tons of money & developed a drug problem….pretty farmiliar story…
Hope he cleans himself up & lives a long productive life…sure sounds like a long shot though based on giving up on any oppertunity to play in the NFL….
I’ll say aprayer for you Matt..hope it gets answered, but you’ll have to meet HIM half way!!!
GO PATRIOTS!!!!

By: digg2000

digg2000 — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 22:49:54 +0000

Oh well. Go get coked out and kill yourself for all we care. Piece of garbage.

By: billsfan1

billsfan1 — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 22:37:42 +0000

Dumb Jaguars…
u said it all. that is exactly why he did the positional change. he got a crap load of money…. these things never pan out well. Eric Crouch, Isiah Stanback, Brad Smith (although he has been able to get on the field), just to name a few that i am forgetting. although it can and has worked out well before… like julian edelman. its kinda tricky…..
either way, he sucked and wasnt a draftable player

By: Laxer37

Laxer37 — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 22:35:49 +0000

You can pretty much call it a career when the Bengals don’t even want you.

By: QB or not QB

QB or not QB — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 22:21:06 +0000

The headline could just have easily have read, “Cocaine Cowboy Comback Cut Short.”

By: MUSTANGMIKE

MUSTANGMIKE — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:43:49 +0000

A good 40 speed could get you elected into office with sexual assault charges.

By: Nate is Gay for Brady

Nate is Gay for Brady — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:18:24 +0000

He doesn’t want to comeback : Translation, he cannot comeback because he is still on drugs.
What a waste.
He will be in jail in 2 years.

By: JagMania65

JagMania65 — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:03:47 +0000

I MURDER HOES/187403 says:
November 2, 2010 7:18 PM
Why didnt he jus stayed at QB, got better at being a pro QB, and get drafted in the 6th/7th round or better yet be undrafted, now he has chip on shoulder, works hard and might become a great QB? Dumb Jaguars.
Except for Shack Harris being dumb enough to draft him in the first round, what did the Jaguars have anything to do with Jones’ position change? He worked out at the combine at the receiver position, and didn’t work with the QBs. How does that make the Jags dumb?

By: brady12

brady12 — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:52:10 +0000

Read: I have drugs in my system right now.

By: Kiss Bills Rings

Kiss Bills Rings — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 20:46:21 +0000

He’s a dumb redneck druggie….had the world in his hands & threw it away, or should I say snorted it away….
I had really high hopes for him & was hoping the Patriots would give him a look as a redzone threat & 4th reciever option…
Yeah I was a little harsh on him above but it’s only cause I liked the kid…a sad career indeed…

By: BroncoBourque

BroncoBourque — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:32:02 +0000

With so many teams using the wildcat formation, I never quite understood why nobody took a chance on him and used him as a wildcat QB. If he actually loves the game, he could also give QB a shot in the CFL where some guys who don’t fit the NFL prototype can be quite successful, just ask Doug Flutie.

By: I MURDER HOES/187403

I MURDER HOES/187403 — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:18:36 +0000

Why didnt he jus stayed at QB, got better at being a pro QB, and get drafted in the 6th/7th round or better yet be undrafted, now he has chip on shoulder, works hard and might become a great QB? Dumb Jaguars.

By: Slim Charles

Slim Charles — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:15:14 +0000

Nice job NFL. You drove a talented guy out of the league just because he liked to party.