Field Gulls
Ernest Jones helped revitalize the Seattle defense, while also...struggling mightily?
Another day, another reason to go “did I just not watch the same football game as you?”
June and July are Ranking Season here in the quiet days of the NFL calendar, and Pro Football Focus recently did some math to rank the top 32 starting linebackers from last season.
Naturally, Ernest Jones IV, whose arrival helped transform the Seattle Seahawks defense into an upper-echelon group, came in almost last.
Hey wait a minute - who’s that guy one spot ahead of him? That would be Tyrel Dodson, who’s uninspired play got himself axed by Mike Macdonald halfway through 2024.
Anyway, PFF is always maddening not only because a numerical third-party post-game grading system is bonkers, but because they’re consistently inconsistent in their own evaluation.
From the above article: “understandably made it difficult for Jones to get acclimated to a system, resulting in his lowest PFF grade” reads like someone who either didn’t watch him play at all or did bother to read PFF’s earlier evaluations.
Regardless, it actually would be fantastic news for Seattle if last year was indeed a ‘down year’ for Jones. I don’t feel it was, but also see how he’s exactly the type of player who can flourish with a year of continuity with Mike Macdonald.
Still - 30th? You’re kidding right?
