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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 722786">I'm not very concerned about the missed tackles.  What I saw was a guy who comes up like a bullet, targets high and doesn't wrap up.  He likes knocking guys down.  I didn't see any whiffs, but considering the style I would not be surprised if there are a few of those in the tape.  However, aggression and physicality is a good starting point that can be fine tuned as opposed to a starting point of an ankle biting tendency, something we saw with Clinton-Dix as a rookie.I get the bit about spying the O-backfield and being late to the route break or getting turned around or biting on play action.  I see some of that.It's often stated as "spying the QB" which in not always the case.  It could be in zone looking for the route jump or with a run-happy QB.  It's a more acute issue in college ball with all the read option adjustments to the QB.The issue is more subtle for a safety coming up to play man D where his partner is in single high, which is something Capers does a fair amount of the time in blitz packages.  Both college and pro ball are so pass happy now, the majority of downs are run-pass tweeners . It's a tough spot, as it is with the coverage ILB, where the player is expected to cover if it's a pass, but also expected to defend the run if the offense goes that way, while also not getting fooled in play action while being aware of the QB running.  This goes a long way toward explaining why McCarthy wants to play Burnett at coverage ILB, probably the smartest guy on the field, presumably for specific situations or match-ups.The long and short of it, as a rookie with work to do on play recognition, compounded by adjusting to pro style offenses, Jones would be better suited to either nickel with 2-high safety where run defense adjustment responsibility is less acute or as an SS in 2-high safety where it's about read and close and less about being short-route twitchy while also being attuned to the run.Some scouting talks about Jones as a "new age" ILB possibility.  I'm not seeing that in this defense, at least initially where the learning curve is pretty steep.In the final analysis, top drawer speed and natural aggression gives you a lot to work with and places to put it where the rough spots to be polished are less exposed.</blockquote>

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