V.Davis/N.Jones

[BigNastyDB13]

Is it just more or does Nathan Jones seem to be the culprit on 3rd down conversions an awful lot? Somebody wiser than me about the Dolphins nickel/dime feel free to educate me but it seems like Jones is on the field way more than Davis in the nickel. Jones can rush the qb but his coverage can't be better than Davis' from what I've seen of Jones. I'd like to see Will Allen cover the slot guy and Davis/Smith outside. I wouldnt be against seeing what Clemons could do in the dime (can he be worse than Wilson/Bell in coverage?) assuming he can contribute on special teams.

 

[oasis]

Part of the reason you're not seeing Davis over Jones as the nickel corner is that the nickel corner has a lot of mental stuff to it. Jones, at this point, is smarter and more savvy than Davis...and apparently the coaching staff really likes what he does at the NCB position. There was an article about this about a month or two ago written by one of the local beat writers - I'll see if I can dig it up.

I'd love to see Davis at nickel corner instead of Jones, at least from a physical point of view.

 

[phintim]

I agree Jones on 3rd down "appears" to be getting burned or lets put it this way we are getting passed on at will in those situations. Something has to change. Jones did a great job rushing the passer last year and still appears to have it there but our pass coverage is not holding up. Getting your 3 best cbs on the field at once makes sense to me. But like the other poster brought up there is a lot of mental to learn at that position and Davis might struggle in that area.

 

[Smith21]

I would love to see Davis move to the outside on 3rd down situations and than Wiill Allen move to the nickle spot. still not sure why Nathan Jones gets into the game other than special teams Blitzing and 4 wide situations..