Saints sign WR/RB/KR Velus Jones Jr. (103 Viewers)

[MikeyF]

and he's built like a running back.

ESPN's Todd McShay says Tennessee WR Velus Jones Jr. is Bears' best draft pick

 

[webster]

Qb and rb not addressed in fa, could one of these be our pick at 9?

 

[MikeyF]

Qb and rb not addressed in fa, could one of these be our pick at 9?

WR, Edge, OG, LB...

WR, OG, & Edge are bigger needs than QB or RB.

We have too many hole to be filled through FA but there are still options in FA at OG, RB, & Edge.

 

[Hubig]

This team probably got .3 better in FA. At this point, all Mickey is telling me is that they truly do think the '24 season was a fluke and are heavily banking on a new coaching staff to get more out of what they mostly have already. Even with Reid as an upgrade over Harris, you're mostly running this back with underperforming players on a defense that was mostly healthy last year.

 

[Nightshade]

It's quite obvious some of y'all only look at stat sheets and headlines.

He had ZERO fumbles in college across 62 games and 6 seasons, though he only played 5 seasons and redshirtted his freshman season at USC.

His fumbles came bunched together at PR in 2022 when he had 3. It was like a cade of the yips.

No fumbles in 2023.

1 in 2024.

He's a weapon, who can play KR, RB and WR with unteachable speed.

Here's Baldy breaking him down as a RB

Low risk high reward signing

 

[Snakehead]

Low risk high reward signing

Exactly. We have seen that KR is part of the game again. It makes sense to go get a guy who can take it to the house at anytime on KR. He's also a bigger/sturdy guy so that helps with durability. IIRC, he doesn't didn't have an evolved route tree, but this dude can play a the Z and take a top off a defense.

 

[AARPSaint]

Baldinger’s video is very interesting. Highlights can be deceiving, but they can also be intriguing.

 

[SWJJ]

I like the signing! Low risk high reward. Are we gonna use in as a RB a WR or a KR/PR?

 

[St. Widge]

Qb and rb not addressed in fa, could one of these be our pick at 9?

They have given CEH a one year deal and Jones may be a RB so I don't think it's true that we haven't addressed RB. I would like to add a young RB for the future, but we actually have some pretty good depth right now with Kamara, CEH, Mims, Miller, and maybe Jones. Hopefully we add a talented young RB at some point, but I would not call it a need or a must.

 

[St. Widge]

Baldinger’s video is very interesting. Highlights can be deceiving, but they can also be intriguing.

Yeah, he looked good in that video. But then I have to ask what did he do for the rest of the year and why did the Bears let him go? But, he's certainly worth a shot on a low priced deal because you can't teach that speed and quickness.

I do wonder if they see him as a "weapon" that can move around to various positions of if they see him in a specific position while also being a WR/KR. I don't really recall Moore really using a "Joker" type player anyplace that he has been. But I don't know if that's by choice or if he just never really had that kind of player. I could see Jones being a Corredale Patterson type who took awhile to find the right fit before finally making an impact in Atlanta. He's never been a "great" player, but he's a good guy to have on a team to make plays here and there. Although Patterson is a bit bigger and had more production early in his career.