Jerry Jones is so excited about Byron Jones that the Cowboys owner recently said he gets “visions of sugar plums” when he thinks about the first-round pick playing in their nickel packages.
“I don’t think we could have asked for more, sitting here today, than what he’s shown,” Jerry Jones said Wednesday. “He certainly has shown the athletic ability, which was a given, but he’s shown the instincts, shown the ability to have position flex of corner as well as safety. With those tall guys, a lot of times you have a little limitation in how you basically, turn, and some of that.