Its very possible Jones is breaking down, but he was still extremely efficient once he got healthy. Last 5 games last season, Jones was as good as any RB in the NFL, even CMC.he won't be healthy, his body is breaking downA healthy Jones is a top-3 NFL RB. The Packers are worse at RB then they were, and the Vikings are much improved, as long as Jones stays healthy. Health is 100% the rub.
he's had a good career but anyone who thinks Jones is a better back than Jacobs at this point in their careers is smoking something.
I don't think Jacobs is the pass catcher Jones is. Jones is a bit more explosive, and a slightly better tackle breaker. The one spot where Jacobs has Jones, is ability to handle huge workloads. In fact, Jacobs actually has more miles on him, despite the age difference.
I don't hate the Jacobs move. I hate the getting rid of Jones move. There's no reason they couldn't have kept both and used a true RBBC which probably would help both guys stay healthy. They could have afforded it, given the entire WR/TE rooms makes like 10 million combined, as literally everyone is on rookie deals.