New England Patriots CB Jack Jones gets owned by Ty Law, ‘shut up!’
New England Patriots rookie cornerback Jack Jones will quickly learn to do his talking on the football field.
The highly touted 2022 fourth-round pick ended the first half of Sunday’s 27-24 overtime loss to the Green Bay Packers with a pick-six off Aaron Rodgers to put the Patriots ahead 10-7 at the time.
The rookie not only showed off his awareness on the field to jump the route and pick off Rodgers but flexed his muscles in the end zone and did some talking after the game.
New England Patriots rookie cornerback Jack Jones displaying some swagger
While the end zone celebration was well within the moment, New England Patriots legendary cornerback Ty Law felt Jones’ post-game comments to be more cocky than confident.
For a kid who has yet to do anything in the NFL, Law felt Jones telling reporters that it was “disrespectful” for Rodgers or any quarterback to throw an out route on him was a bit much and that he should stop the talking.
"“I love the confidence if you can go out there and back it up. But from what I’ve seen, you don’t know situational football,” Law said during an appearance on “The Greg Hill Show” on Tuesday. “I don’t know what’s going on with that defense, but it’s a pitch-and-catch. It’s 3rd-and-short, they need a first down. It’s Aaron Rodgers over there, it’s third down, it’s five yards to go. Why are you seven, eight, nine yards off? That’s pitch-and-catch. You don’t. need to run. That’s disrespectful by doing that to your defense – no one is playing and challenging the receivers. You make a couple plays, you get an interception, but to say something like that, you’ve got to have some swag, and go out there and make some plays. I don’t think anybody in that secondary, especially a rookie, can say something like that. You ain’t making enough plays to say something like that. Shut up.”"
That is some tough love coming from a Pro Football Hall of Famer who had his own moments as a young cornerback in the NFL. If Jack Jones wants to get to that level, he will take Law’s words and embrace them because the defense has left plays on the field and failed the team at times where they could’ve taken control of games.
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As much as the offense has stumbled through the first few weeks, what is not being talked about is the defense failing to stop the other team after the Patriots’ offense has put points on the board. It happened against the Baltimore Ravens, and it happened again on Sunday.
The Patriots score and the defense allows the opposing team to march right down the field after. That is not all on the rookie cornerback, but through the first four weeks, Law is saying the defense still has some work to do before they can do any talking off the field.
"“They were playing against Aaron Rodgers. You had a chance to win. The defense stepped up at times, but you’re still giving up too many big plays when it counts,” Law said. “They’re taking bend but don’t break to the extreme. I have never seen a defense just give it up at the wrong damn time all the time. I’m a defensive guy, I love defensive backs. I was getting excited about them, but as soon as you get up and get excited, they do something that can deflate you. I hope they can turn it around.”"
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While it is good to see the swagger of a young player like Jack Jones, the New England Patriots on both sides of the football need players who are willing to go out and be the reason why the team wins instead of making plays or not making the kind of plays that will tally that win column.
Though there are a few veterans, this is an extremely young team. This is part of the growing process.