According to Philly.com, the Eagles have signed S Sean Jones to a 1-year deal. It is not clear whether or not he will play FS or SS as he has not yet addressed the media.
The fact that it is a one-year deal gives me some pause as that is strange for a 27-year old. My guess is that he wants to re-establish himself as the player he was in 2006 (when Sports Illustrated had him on their All-Pro team) and get a much bigger deal in 2010. From the Eagles perspective, they probably see him as a 1-year stop gap to Quintin Demps.
For 2009, I think this is a great move, and even though the Eagles have acted like royal jackasses with the Dawkins and Thomas situations, I really like the 2 moves they have made. Here is Scouts Inc’s evaluation of Jones going into last season, tell me it doesn’t remind you of a certain departed safety…
Jones is the Browns’ starting strong safety. He is big, physical and talented. His season was somewhat up and down in 2007, but he really put himself on the map in 2006 as an impact player. Too many tight ends got behind Jones last season, particularly early in the season, but he remains a formidable starter in this league. While 2007 was somewhat of a down year for Jones, he is still a very consistent producer and one of the more productive safeties in the NFL over the past two seasons. He produces a lot of tackles as an extra defender in the box and intercepts more than his share of passes with excellent anticipation and soft hands. As strong safeties go, Jones has good range and isn’t a liability when asked to cover a deep half of the field, but his deep ball skills are still a work in progress. He is an enforcer who hits with power. Against the run, he is an immediate force, but can be too aggressive when dealing with play-action. He also blitzes well. Mentally, Jones is still a work in progress, but from a size, speed and production standpoint, he is impressive and his best work might still be ahead of him.
I think this is the best solution we could have hoped for. Mikell, Jones and Demps will make for a very athletic trio.
For those participating the be the Eagles GM exercise, you don’t have include Jones in your plans if you don’t want to.
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