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Originally Posted by Chris Meck
No, man, I'm reading your posts.
and I think you're looking at everything through an incorrect lens. You're looking at this all wrong.
You're looking at this like we run a typical base 4-3 and concluding that this is a weird personnel fit.
And I'm saying 1)no we don't really 2)Spags loves versatility to exploit mismatches 3)Spags historically has moved his best 4 pass rushers inside and outside so there is precedent 4)This is mostly much ado about nothing.
You're not going to see Jonesy lining up in a wide 9. I seriously doubt that.
He's been lining up in a DE spot occasionally in the past, and we'll see it more frequently this season.
This is not something to get all worked up about. It will happen when the Chiefs feel like it's a mismatch worth exploiting; and it won't when they don't think it is. It's literally another chess piece for the coordinator to play with. It's a big-assed Honey Badger on the line.
Don't get so hung up on the position labels. They're not as cut and dried as what they were twenty years ago. Just like calling Mathieu a safety is not really accurate. Sometimes he is, sometimes he's a slot corner, sometimes he's a freakin' linebacker.
Now sometimes Jones will be inside, sometimes outside, he'll be something the offensive line will have to locate and deal with on every snap.
I really see no downside here.
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Alright, so I asked you a question (what do you think Jones' role will be?) and in the bold, you answered it.
You think he's doing spot duty. If I shared that belief, I probably wouldn't care a ton.
But I think he's playing 35-45% of his snaps there. (Although, again, we're both just guessing.)
What would you reaction be if you heard the Chiefs did intend to play a 35-45% of his snaps at the position?