Jerry has made a commitment to get rid of all the garbage on the team (Tank, Pacrat and T.O.) so he’s certainly not going to bring in another problem player like Jones, that simply makes no sense whatsoever.

matt jones is nothing like Tank, pac or TO… hes never spoken out, and hes not a thug… like i said before, jerry should bring him in, see if hes stayed in shape, make him pee in a cup… and sign him… because even if he just ran back up behind roy, he’d be worth a low money contract… because if roy gets injured (like he has the last how many seasons?) then we have a backup and our offense doesn’t take a hit

I’ll root for him to change his life and be productive

Matt Jones WILL be a Cowboy.

He’s young, talented, and can be had for little less than the vet minimum. He’ll also be highly motivated and (hopefully) has learned his lesson.

It would close the only (perceived) hole left. A great signing.

The case of Matt Jones…yet again. As someone with experience in the field of illicit party favors, this is always going to be a crap shoot. Jones does seem to be declining in substance used (alcohol vs. Coke is a whole different crap shoot) from a legality stand point. The question is behavior and value to the team.

Comparisons can be made to plenty of other individuals and all are equally valid/invalid. Just because Tank didn’t fit the scheme, Pacman was still Pacman, and TO a prima donna doesn’t make Matt Jones a good or bad idea.

I couldn’t tell you if signing him is a good idea, I don’t have enough information to make critical analysis neccesary. I young athelete with undiminshed skills and a immature outlook can be fixed, and we could use another quality WR.

He could earn a job at camp….

Maybe he thought cocaine could take him to the next level like Smith. It worked for LT, didn’t it?

Given that 4 out of 5 Cowboys receivers are almost always hurt, we need to sign as many receivers as we can.

Sign Jones on da cheap and provide clauses and incentives that make it easy to cut bait if he yields to temptation.

Aren’t there two other Cowboys with the last name Jones who played at Arkansas?

Just sayin’…

First, take the football out of it. Can Matt become “clean?” Of course he can. It all depends on if he WANTS to. I am not the type who automatically thinks that he’ll be a cokehead for life. I think he can quit. If he never quits, or has no passion to quit, then of course the Boys need to stay away from him.

If he chooses to quit, I think the Boys should bring him in, if it’s a cheap contract. He’s a 6’6", 218 pound guy who can run a 4.37 40. Plus, let’s not forget, dude’s only 26 years old! Crayton is 30 now.

I’m on the bring-him-in bandwagon. As a fan, I don’t like that the Boys have to rely on Crayton and Austin. Austin is still unproven, although he has shown flashes of being good. Crayton, to me, is not a #2 receiver. For the people who say Jones hasn’t done anything while in the NFL …. compare these stats.

Player A = 166 receptions, 2,153 yards, 15 TDs
Player B = 159 receptions, 2,266 yards, 18 TDs.

Player A is Jones. Player B is Crayton. So if people wanna argue that Jones "hasn’t done anything, " what does that say about Crayton? Mind you, Jones was drafted in 2005, Crayton in 2004 (and to be fair, Crayton was injured most of 2005 cause of a broken ankle.)

I think the Cowboys should be OK if they pass on Jones, and I think they will. If they do sign him, and he’s clean, I think he could be a huge steal, and a nice addition to the WR core. and like I’ve posted on here before …. put RW (6’3") on one side, put Jones (6’6") on the other, Bennett (6’6") and Witten (6’5") in a 2 TE set, and Barber in the backfield …. that’s a nice red zone package right there.

But I’m sure my energy drink filled post is moot, cause he probably won’t even sign. Time to clean my house!!

crack is one of the heavy drugs that pull on you for a long time after using.

Do we really want to be one bad night away from losing a player a la pacrat?

Pass

The only thing that I disagree with is your assertion that Jones wont become a #1 WR. I think his progress last year showed that his transition from qb is well on the way, and I wouldnt be surprised if he was the #1 WR for somebody next year.

Isn’t going to take a chance on Mat. He seems to be trying to change things in regard to team chemistry.

BTW I don’t consider Sensei’s past issues to be…umm issues… His problems with the law were paperwork screw-ups not drugs. (I even remember Jerry talking about not drafting people with drug problems.)

Something this team seriously lacks is proven commodities at wide receiver. And yes, in the context of this conversation, Jones’ couple of 600-yard seasons qualifies as proven when compared to Austin, Hurd and Stanback.

The guy might very well be a damn fool but as far as genuine moral objections go the guy didn’t punch any puppies or “allegedly” order his goons to gun down the patrons of a strip club.

I’m not fanatical either way and I understand the whole business about changing the culture of the lockerroom, but how many of us will be singing a different tune about having another reliable receiver on the roster if Austin goes down or the guys we already have don’t make that big breakthrough?

Personally, I’d rather draft a legit prospect in the 1st three rounds occasionally so this team can develop bonafide talent at the position, but I guess it’s so much more rewarding to rummage through other team’s trash and make them the reclamation project of the month.

that we are an injury to anyone but Roy Williams away from signing Jones.
His size, potential, arkansas alum (aka Jerry friendly), and now free agent cost (low), would lead me to think this.
I don’t think Jerry and Co. would go into a season after someone like Austin or Crayton getting hurt and HOPE inexperieced WRs could step in.

however, i think an injury to Roy Williams puts us in the Boldin running. assuming of course his situation is not worked out before this pretend injury to Williams.

We passed on him because Irvin and the boys were getting wayyyy out of hand and we’ll pass on Jones because JJ is trying to clean things up.

I would love for the boys to take a look at him as I live in Jax and saw a huge jump in his game last year. I think he is hungry and is going to be a player but we’ll pass because timing is everything.

If there are injuries on ANY team out there in camp, someone will take a chance on him. You can count on it. Better to have a WR that has experience even if he has issues and has not performed well. That is just how the NFL is. I really don’t want him, BUT if we have injuries in camp at WR, what are some other alternatives? Not many.

Here’s how and why I think we should go for Matt Jones — if we can sign him for an unguaranteed contract.

Weigh Stanback vs. Jones. Assume its an either-or decision. Would you prefer to have Isiah Stanback or Matt Jones in training camp this offseason? (assuming you can sign a non-guaranteed contract with Matt).

In that case, we’d still be able to keep one of the rookies if they impress at camp as the 6th receiver. Or, if its the way to go, cut either Jones or Stanback and keep a rookie as the 5th receiver.

As a receiver, I think its an easy decision. I’d take Jones over Stanback. The only argument against that is if we’re worried that Jones would do something stupid during the season and get a suspension — in which case we really would need to keep 6 receivers on the 53 squad.

As a special teamer, I don’t rate Stanback as much. He’s too often hurt and while he looks fast and powerful, I don’t think his production hasn’t been special nor has it been near Felix’s at the KO return. And he doesn’t return punts. Other ST roles for Stanback? Doesn’t much matter this year since every other 2nd teamer on the squad will be a special team contributor. I assume Jones doesn’t contribute on special teams.

Wildcat? Get serious. No player on our squad has shown anything suggesting they deserve to be on our squad in order to run a wildcat formation once or twice per game. And if we really want to go to wildcat, we have other options — Crayton or Felix Jones.

So, for me, I’d be happy to cut cords with perpetual-injury Stanback if we can get Matt Jones for an unguaranteed contract.

and I’ll add one more:

Get rid of the mentality that you are going to BUY an NFL championship!
Many of you sound like Dan Snide or the “old” (I hope) JJones…..

If it’s not Matt Jones it’ll be the next loser out there who’s available, who’s ‘talent’ will overrule your common sense.

Let Washington and Cincinatti have these players, and how about if our team learns a lesson: You don’t BUY a winner, you BUILD a winner.

Columbo.

Not a ‘glamor’ position, had bad luck, not stupid choices.

Who not to take a chance on: Guys like
TO, PacMan, Tank J, Matt Jones