Sep 25th 2008 6:17PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Jaguars, AFC South, NFL FansMaybe Matt Jones should get arrested for cocaine possession more often. After cops found him in the back of a truck with the this summer, the Jaguars former first-round pick has suddenly become something more than an overrated wideout on a team once full of them.

In fact, offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter seems legitimately jazzed about having Jones on the roster: “Matt has a much greater sense of urgency; much greater attention to detail in the classroom. Matt is acting like he cares and he’s applying himself. … We have to continue to find better ways to use Matt,” Koetter said.

Jones leads the Jaguars with 16 receptions for 173 yards. He also leads the Jaguars in the big-play reception category with a 33-yarder, one of only two receptions by a Jaguars wide receiver that has gone for 20 or more yards. Jones also has the other one. Wow. This spring Pro Football Weekly assured us that Jones “can all but kiss Jacksonville goodbye.” Now, with Jerry Porter reviving the “huge upside, no production” empty promises he made famous in Oakland, and Troy Williamson battling injuries, Jones is in Jacksonville.Continue Reading