His rights could be held by a team that won’t be contending for a championship. For Jones, there is some good news: it could be a lot worse. So the question becomes whether Jones can make the best of a less-than-ideal situation. Just like a very good player who has the misfortune to be drafted by a team with better players in front of him on the depth chart, it’s an unfortunate - maybe even unfair - set of circumstances. But whether the Chiefs can afford to pay him that much - especially with the uncertainly of the NFL salary cap in 2021 - is another question. Reading a paragraph like this one makes it clear that strictly on the basis of his play, Jones deserves to be compensated like one of the league’s best players at his position it’s very hard to argue otherwise. Jones has shown, when healthy, he has the ability to take over and dominate games, as he was a big part of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory with multiple key plays. Over the past two seasons, only Donald and Cox have more total pressures among interior players than Jones, who has racked up 132 pressures and has the second-best PFF pass-rushing grade in the league, trailing only Donald among players at any position. I recognize that these rankings aren’t solely based on PFF scores - but if this is where it leads, I’m not buying it.Ĭhris Jones is another player looking to be the most destructive non- Aaron Donald interior pass-rusher in football. But since then, they’ve created a system they say can do that. When PFF began, they made a point of saying that their ratings were not intended to compare players across positions. (Monson even acknowledges this in its writeup of Donald). No disrespect to Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald - whom Monson ranked first ahead of Mahomes - but even if he’s the best at his position by a wide margin (which he is) he doesn’t play as impactful a position as Mahomes. Nobody can do what Mahomes can right now, and 2020 should bring about an even better version than last year if he stays healthy. Since Mahomes entered the league, his PFF passing grade on third-and-long alone is 91.4, and his passer rating is 125.3 - comfortably the best in the league. His feel for the game and ability to make special plays as a passer is absurd. What we’re seeing from the young quarterback has never been done before - not necessarily statistically, but stylistically. If there’s a player who has a hope of rivaling Donald as the best in the league regardless of position, it’s likely Mahomes. Based on their career performances under PFF’s system - and adjustments for “situation, relevant injuries and new circumstances that could change a player’s future outlook” - PFF’s Sam Monson put five Kansas City Chiefs on his list.Ģ. On Wednesday, football analytics site Pro Football Focus released their annual list of the NFL’s top 50 players for 2020.
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