Against the lions Jones caught a couple passes, one for a nice td.

Now with Jordy out for a few weeks does this mean Jones will have to be relied on more now?

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Yeah, until last week Jones and Jordy had been getting just about equal reps at #3 so Jordy being out for a bit means it's all Jones.

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Also means Brett Swain will get more reps. Which will be interesting.

I think less Jordy will mean more running the ball.

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I hope you are correct young man.

I hope you are right as well, but i am hoping Jones increases snaps means he actually gets the ball, I'd love for him to take over the number 3 spot for good, i think he is more talented than jordy.

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I hope you're not.

I still can't grasp the concept of staying with a constantly struggling running game while we have this passing game. It's like the Patriots constantly running Maroney or the Colts constantly giving the ball to Addai, but then on a smaller scale.

WCO --> Short routes substitute for the run to some extent --> Opens up deep routes and stops pass rush.

Just go for the short passing game. It works wonder with our receivers and quarterback.

Of course I don't want us to completely abandon the running game. I'm pretty happy with where we are now. Just running it enough to keep the defense on their heels, stop the all out rush and tire them a little, yet, we're still an obvious passing team. As we should be.

Sucks that Jordy is out, btw. Maybe it's some sort of vicious cycle where our 3rd receivers keep getting injured, giving the 4th more playing time, bumping him up to 3rd...

I say more runs because we have 3 WR instead of 4 WR that are a threat now. To make the passing game more of a threat, we need a little extra kick from somewhere else. I'm thinking the running game.

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Jordy was one of the best, if not the best run blocking WR's on the team, i sure hope his absence doesn't result in more running! =)

More than anything i think this will result in more opportunities for Finley(using finley instead of that 4th WR), which may be a blessing.

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+1 Great point. We all saw a little bit of what he can do against the Queens. I would love to see a singleback formation (since Grant is not exactly great at following his blocker) with Lee, Finley, Driver, and Jennings. We could do a lot out of that but we lose the extra help of a blocking back. So maybe that drawback is too major to do that formation, just saying we would have some great talent on the field.

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