Man, if King and Jones live up to their athleticism as players, we will finally be able to say goodbye to those years of frustrating defensive holes. Plus, with Daniels and Adams as penetrating DTs, it's possible that we will get back to being a turnover defense.

I'm also still hopeful that Fackrell and Martinez will step up the pass defense. "Green and growing!"

When Jones was drafted my first thought/question about him was what position was he going to play.
I was assuming he was going to at the very least be in the mix to play the hybrid ILB/S position that Burnett played last year.
Fast forward to over a week later and that is exactly what it looks like after the Packers rookie orientation camp. By having him line up at LB it looks like they are going to find ways to use his size and speed to their advantage.

I am definitely looking forward to seeing how they use Jones this year and how his size/speed can be a difference for our defense.

When Jones was first selected I thought the Packers should have drafted Jordan Willis. After reading up on Jones, reading all the posts of my fellow Packers fans I quickly learned Jones was the better pick and probably just as necessary. Jones can stop a lot of that stuff over the middle. He can stick with a RB or TE in coverage and stick a RB coming up the middle or trying to get to the edge.

The Packers are going to have a much faster defense this year. Not just with King and Jones but with players like Frackrell, Beigel, or even Adams too. The Packers improved their overall speed at every level of the defense this year, but still have players who can punch you in the mouth. Jones is going to have a lot to say about how much the Packers improve in the middle of the field.

To me, Green Bay has two guys that they plan to use as that safety in the box, Jones and Brice. If the last few years have told us anything ..........the Packers need depth and now they have it for that position.

That position has existed for years in college and they called that guy the Joker, Rover, and even headhunter. I wonder what the pros will start calling it? Roverback?

Pretty high expectations for a rookie, but this is the role of think he can eventually grow into. I could see him spending more of this year in a role closer to ILB, and his growth there will determine how much they are willing to pay (or of they're willing to part with) MB

The bottom line is Capers has more versatile players and faster as well, if all goes well and there is some improvement in the pass rush and the secondary The defense will be much improved to defend the pass . I am not as concerned with the rush defense I think the Packers still finished in the top ten there.

You've ALL made strong and valid points for JJ at this point in time! I love his measurable traits and it appears that he has the great attitude to go along with them. My only fear is what was expressed here as well, that being, too many expectations at the risk of overwhelming him! Remember, he's only 22 and just starting his career in the NFL. I hope that you are ALL right in what you've written so well... I wish him GOD speed and great health!!!

High expectations by the fans for sure! If Josh Jones is half as good as described the first year he'll still be an incredible pick! Here's hoping.

On paper this looks like a great pick - on paper - the measurable numbers, 40 time, height, weight, ect.
But then you ask yourself if he was such an impact player, why didn't he go before round 2? Why wasn't he a 1st round pick. I've heard he has a tendency to overrun plays, and throws his body into tackles - doesn't wrap up. We have PLENTY of DB's that throw their bodies around and don't have a clue how to wrap up on a tackle. Just watch Quinten Rollins - he's the poster child for how not to tackle. I doubt they can fix this. I see him more as a cover safety, extra DB, than I do someone that's going to play in the box and stuff the run.

To be honest, I wasn't too hot about JJ initially but I've found myself convinced by everything I've read about him since that he seems like a promising player. The points everyone has made about him being so versatile and such a gifted athlete is really exciting (I am trying to harbor expectations a little because he is a rookie after all).

My initial concerns weren't rooted so much in JJ play or his abilities but more with the "idea" of drafting yet another "versatile player" instead of a true positional player. Just look at our defense, Randall was a S in college he's awful. Rollins played basketball in college also really really struggling. Micah hyde was a safety in college he wasn't good.

On the flip side of the coin look at our stand out defensive players. Ha-Ha was a FS (only) in college and he's been incredible. Morgan Burnett was a SS in college and has excelled. I'm not necessarily married to this theory at all I'm just curious if anyone else has these same worries about constantly drafting "versatile players" instead of drafting true positional guys like Kevin King who is a clear cut CB and CB only. And don't get me wrong I know there are success stories of versatile players excelling (look at the entire Pats secondary) but it clearly hasn't worked so well for us.

This is why Josh Jones makes me nervous.

Thoughts?

I apologize to all of you, but I have to write this:
It become disgust how many of you talks/writes about Damarious Randall and Quinten Rollins. I would kindly ask you to put yourself in the position they were last season. Both was injured at the beginning of the season. Prior injury both played correctly. But, almost everybody here forgot that Packers were playing last season mostly with 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th CB option, while 1st, 2nd and 3rd CB were sidelined. When Randall and/or Rollins were playing they were playing under injury, so they gave large cushion to the opposing WR to be able to react on sore groin or whatever they were injured. Few games the played almost healthy, both played at least OK (e. g. Randall against Seattle!). But claiming that both are bust is cruel and not fair.
Because of that I think you have to put yourself in position they were. Lets say you are reporter and you need to write your article in 3 minutes to be on time. But you have one arm broken and there is no chance to write article with only one hand in the given time. Your boss will say that you are no reporter because you can not obey deadlines. And he do not want to hear from you any excuse....
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