Over the preseason and into the first couple regular-season games, I was very critical of Broderick Jones and his lack of sound technique with his use of hands. He wasn’t timing or placing his punches correctly, and his snatch-and-trap move was a mess. Now at the halfway point of the season, and roughly one full season of games into Jones’ Steelers career as a starter, he has improved in some areas while remaining stagnant or even regressing in others.
Not to say that his hands are now perfect. There are still lapses where it looks like it did during the preseason, but back then it was difficult to find even one rep where he was utilizing his punch properly.