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Eagles: 3 More reasons to get excited about Sidney Jones

By Geoffrey Knox

Sep 30, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Washington Huskies defensive back Sidney Jones (26) celebrates as students rush the field after a game against the Stanford Cardinal Husky Stadium. Washington won 44-6. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 30, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Washington Huskies defensive back Sidney Jones (26) celebrates as students rush the field after a game against the Stanford Cardinal Husky Stadium. Washington won 44-6. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports /
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December 2, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver Shay Fields (1) is tackled by Washington Huskies defensive back Sidney Jones (26) during the first quarter in the Pac-12 championship at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
December 2, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver Shay Fields (1) is tackled by Washington Huskies defensive back Sidney Jones (26) during the first quarter in the Pac-12 championship at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

2. The critics are raving, and that’s good enough for us.

It’s pretty safe to say that anyone entering the draft who could get NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport to consider him to be a “value pick” would be pretty lucky. If you could get Pro Football Focus’ college scouts to tweet about your ability to lock down opposing receivers and the fear quarterbacks had at throwing in your direction, you’d be golden. If you could get the NFL Network‘s Mike Mayock to list you as one of his top cornerbacks in the draft (Mayock would later drop him but only due to his injury), you’d have some pretty heavy credentials.

In the case of Jones, all of these statements apply. The Eagles needed immediate help at the cornerback position, knew Jones couldn’t play on day one and they took him anyway. What’s funny is no one can honestly say they made a mistake in their decision to do so.

Who are we to argue otherwise?

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