Under new coach Brian Schottenheimer, Dallas is shooting for upgrades in character and chemistry. Jack Jones’ rap sheet tells us he’s not worth an experiment here.<\/p>\n
FRISCO – Inarguably, major questions are about to be dealt with by the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0regarding their heading into the 2025 season.<\/p>\n
Can\u00a0DaRon Bland, who only had half of a season in 2024, starting the year on injured reserve, return to playmaking form?<\/p>\n
Can Trevon Diggs, as continues to recover from a knee injury, ever be what he once was?<\/p>\n
Can Kaiir Elam, the first-round “bust” acquired in trade from Buffalo, ever be what he’s never been?<\/p>\n
These 3 issues naturally lead to Cowboys Nation being willing to say “maybe” to every semi-name player who comes available. …<\/p>\n
And we’ve got a franchise notorious for giving players second chances – “Second-Chance Valley Ranch” is the phrase we coined years ago – and we’ve got suggestions that the Cowboys could be a landing spot for former\u00a0Las Vegas Raiders\u00a0defensive back Jack Jones.<\/p>\n
The Raiders just released Jones after a lackluster showing last season and a general scheme change incoming with Pete Carroll becoming the new head coach.<\/p>\n
What’s the upside?<\/p>\n
Jones posted career bests in tackles (69) and interceptions (three), ending his tenure as one of the most productive players (by some measures) from the Raiders coach Antonio Pierce regime.<\/p>\n
What’s the downside? There are 3 of them, too.<\/p>\n
One, his 698 yards and nine touchdowns allowed in coverage remain a glaring negative for any team willing to take him on.<\/p>\n
Two, the former Patriots fourth-rounder is but 5-11 and 175 pounds. At that relatively diminutive size, a guy had better be dominant as a playmaker.<\/p>\n
He’s not.<\/p>\n
And three,\u00a0Jones has a troubled behavioral history. He’s been convicted of burglary. He’s been arrested for carrying loaded guns in the airport. He is – to put a crisp frame around it – one of those “missing curfew’ kind of guys.<\/p>\n
Oh, and he’s 27. Professionalism and maturity should’ve taken hold by now.<\/p>\n
The truth is, the central reason the Raiders picked him up after New England dumped him is because Pierce was his high school and college coach.<\/p>\n
The uncertainty around Diggs (and the other aforementioned concerns) are real … but it doesn’t mean Dallas has to panic its way to a dumb move.<\/p>\n
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