Mark Jones... Where are you???

[transitCATS]

He was such a consistent kick and punt returner. Even though he didnt take a kick all the back he would put us in some GREAT field position. Why did we cut him?

2008 Season stats

Kick return yards: 958 Punt return yards: 443

Longest return: 59yds Longest punt: 55yds

Average yards per return: 24 Average yards per return: 11.4

We havent found anything close to this since.

[pantherj]

I'm going to send Edwards a letter on how to return punts:

1.) Catch the ball

2.) Run straight forward until you're tackled.

Now you're our hero.

[mush]

Marc Jones just caught the ball and ran forward. Made it look easy too.

[pantherfan49]

smh at all the times I read "why did we cut him" when that player left via FA.

Jones has a bum quad and hamstring. He is done in the NFL.

He did understand that kick returning was about running up the field with only one cut or change of direction, if necessary. Captain and Kenny Moore understood that last night (though they both fumbled the ball). The inability to run straight ahead is also why Rhyne Robinson never amounted to much of a returner.

[bleys]

he was a top 5 returner in the league that year.. if it was so easy, we should have just kept what wasn't broken.. apparently, if you don't return one for a TD, you suck.. which goes for 90% of PR/KRers..

unfortunately, he had some issue with passing a physical.. that's what was a shame..

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

Its funny, we got some stability at Punt returner in Mark Jones in 2008 then the next season it was like...Nah... we dont need you! Umm...average offensive production but starting at the 45 yrd line helps.

Oh the management...I actually like Hurney but what seems like the obvious no-brainer move is made just so complicated sometimes. In 2009 Ryne Robinson coming off of an knee injury was one of the factors not to sign Mark Jones.

[rico6]

Had to cut someone to give Jake all that money.

[bleys]

Its funny, we got some stability at Punt returner in Mark Jones in 2008 then the next season it was like...Nah... we dont need you! Umm...average offensive production but starting at the 45 yrd line helps.

Oh the management...I actually like Hurney but what seems like the obvious no-brainer move is made just so complicated sometimes. In 2009 Ryne Robinson coming off of an knee injury was one of the factors not to sign Mark Jones.

one factor that had fans up in arms about not needing Mark Jones and reassured them we were better without him.. funny, but that reassurance didn't make the field... lol

you can tell who gets it and who doesn't by asking if someone likes Mark Jones..

now, in the end, he couldn't pass a physical, but none of that was known/relevant at the time..

Had to cut someone to give Jake all that money.

right.. and that couldn't have been anyone other than the most consistent returner we've had in years.. lol

[Argus Plexus]

We need HE HATE ME!!!

[Future of the Funchise]

[beuer1]

Jones is useless without the wedge

[thennek]

Right now I would take anyone that can just fair catch a punt. How old is Michael Bates...42 or 43.

[rico6]

Jones is useless without the wedge

Never remembered him dropping punts, or not waving off catches.

[Wither]

Who? Mike Jones! Who? Mike Jones!

Replace "ike" with "ark."