In the absence of Morgan Burnett against the Vikings, I was eager to see what defensive back and linebacker Josh Jones would do playing a full game last Sunday.
All of a sudden I couldn’t find him on the field. Oh no, another injury! But then I saw him playing on special teams. What was the deal?
The published box score showed Jones as having two tackles, and nothing else – I had been hoping for double digits.
I watched coach Mike McCarthy’s post-game press conference, and no one asked about Jones. About mid-day on Monday the snap counts were published: Jones had only 30 out of 77 defensive snaps, all listed as being an inside linebacker.