They have me in a different role, like they are trying to cut my numbers back or whatever,” said Jones,
who had a public spat with defensive coordinator Matt Burke last month, when he refused to re-enter the game against the
New York Jets after Burke took him off the field in the first quarter.
“The plays that I’m supposed to make, I’ve been making them,” said Jones, who has 62 tackles, two interceptions and eight pass breakups in 12 games. “My numbers are not going to be the same because I’m playing a whole different position.”
Jones has just 24 tackles and two pass breakups the past month while fellow safety
T.J. McDonald has worked closer to the line of scrimmage since the Green Bay game (Nov. 11), which happens to be the game Jones was benched in the first quarter for insubordination following the Jets game.
“Those two guys, they want to get in the action, they want to be down in the box. They’re both good at what they do. It’s just there’s two of them,” coach Adam Gase said last week when explaining the safety dynamic. “So we’re trying to rotate who’s down, who’s back and all of those things.”
