Jarvis Jones - 2014 Outlook

You really looking at "tape"? And I thought I needed move on with technology.

 

Do you find most of the "film" you watch on youtube?

 

Enough of the college days.. i want to see postive NFL footage i want to see progression I want to see strength extending his attributes. Mr. "mentor" Porter will help achieve his goals. Jones has the correct attitude just needs retooled for the NFL.

 

Cool.

You mean LOLB?

Couldn't agree more! Jones has a year under his belt, Worilds had finally seen the light the last time we saw him so I'm looking forward to him more than ever, Shazier is just a freak who will make plays even if he also gives them up, and Timmons will have better surroundings. This is the most excited I've been about our LBs since '08.

 

http://www.steelers.com/video-and-a...ase-One-/b182f96e-a6d0-496d-9d68-881c8e9def92
JJ doing a interview, it's hard to tell if he's gotten bigger and stronger.

 

there were some still photos from the first workouts on steelers.com too. it's hard to say if he is or not but i'd have to think yes. they said alot of young guys stayed around there to workout at the facility this offseason including jj,williams arnfelt,DD, i'd bet beachum to name a few. i like the drive going on this offseason. i like our aquisitions this offseason and the draft looks pretty decent. all good things.

 

Jarvis is THE key to the season next year... We need sacks and pressure next year to be successful. Doesn't matter how many CB's we draft....

I'm not sure Jarvis is going to be a sack machine we want him to be. But he is always around the ball, he has a knack for creating fumbles or swatting down passes.

 

I believe the key to his success and Worilds will be how disruptive the front seven can be. If opposing teams have to account for multiple threats it begins to favor the defense and LB's in particular.

 

All in all; I want to see what Porter can teach him! He would also benefit from Harrison's tutelage. If he gets over the run yourself wide past the play stuff and gets that secondary move to the inside/outside, he'll be beast.

 

This the second time today I have read that statement and it makes me remember how people are going after Mike Adams for his performance against the Vikings. I can remember at least one if not two of the QB sacks or pressures where he forced Jared Allen way outside and around the pocket where he finally got to Ben. So when I saw that I siad to myself to bad we don't play against more QB's like Ben, guys who hang on to the ball way too long.

 

You know that's right! Hadn't thought of that before.

 

I believe Jones will become a force. If you watch tape from college and his rookie season it is very telling. In college he looked "comfortable" and you could see it in his play. Watching him this last season he didn't look very "comfortable" and you could see it in his play. If he can get that comfort and confidence I think he will be a good one.

 

HE has a LOOOOOOOOOng way to go,
better be some production, or you might start to hear the B word.
5 sacks min would be a good place to start.

 

Give JJ time. He's still young to the system but has the potential. Also, lining up on the side of Heyward, McClendon, or Tuitt helps.

 

Unless there's a massive drop off - i.e. his 40 time drops to 15 minutes or something - I think anyone using the B word after 2 seasons needs to be taking more Ritalin.

 

well not really thig. no, i don't feel this way nor do i think jj will be, but after two years and if the production we need from that spot just isn't there it is a possibility. he didn't come in here and learn from the bench, they made him the starter so he got the majority of the reps. you certainly do have to consider that possibility.

there have been some flashes from him and i think we worked so hard to shore him up against the run and his reads in coverage that he didn't work as much on just a pass rush. if JP can help that part of his game then i think it will come together for him but slowly. i'm not sure JJ is a great intelligent mind. he even speaks of how hard it was grasping the film of what we want to do every week as well as what the other team does on tape. in college he was more physically gifted them some they played against, now not so much.

to be honest i think timmons falls in that range too. things just don't compute as quickly for him. all the physical gifts in the world, but quick processing of data is not a strong suite and thats OK. it can still come with repitition for both of them. timmons has gotten better every year. bust no, longer to reach the place we need them, yes.

no DL's defense isn't easy to learn and no i don't want it to be. i've seen it when it's clicking and it will again. losts of new parts that have to become one are still a work in progress. we have added alot of young and this year we will add more young to it. i think we are a year away from seeing what we really have on defense. not just defense either.

 

You people mean to tell me that you draft
a guy @ 17 and he didn't get ONE Sack,
that this is good? I need to start working for
you guys. I guess production doesn't matter?
LOL

 

Right? My first thought to this was Im pretty sure there WERE people calling him a bust last season.

 

When PFF compared all the 1st round rookie pass rushers last year (Jordan, Ansah, Mingo, Jones, Werner), even though Jones was the least productive in sacks, he was the most productive in hurries. So it's not like he hasn't shown signs - he's just been a hair late to the party. And no, it's not his 40 time responsible for that. He's plenty fast; you can see that on tape. It's his lack of counter-moves, lack of strength, lack of understanding of the defense, and probably lack of confidence. All of that will be improved this year.