It’s quite true that Pittsburgh Steelers third-year outside linebacker Jarvis Jones had a very disappointing sophomore campaign, missing more than half of the season due to a wrist injury that landed him on the return-eligible injured reserve list during the third game.
It’s also true that that injury alone cannot wholly account for the level of disappointment that was felt with respect to the former first-round draft selection’s performance during the course of the year. He did play a bit over two and a half games before suffering the injury, and while he showed some overall improvement from his first season, he was still clearly in development.