Quote from: MightyGiants on April 01, 2024, 03:16:10 PMChris,Once again, avoiding the issue.
Let us be accurate here. When Cosell says he hears how smart Jones is, he refers to football intelligence, not general intelligence.
But to you point and i will say it again, Jones is smart and as I have stated in this thread that includes Jones being football smart. Jones is academic football smart though, white board smarts. Sitting talking shop, X's and O's with Gruden he clearly knows his stuff.
On the field, real time processing at the line pre snap and in the play smarts not so much. They are not the same.
If you produce anyone saying as much it will be the first time I have ever heard Jones's in game mental football processing is that of a smart QB. I would love to hear the reference if it is out there. The film does not show that nor has any film review I have ever heard of or heard refenced related to Jones.
It is crazy what happens when expectation and pressure change the reality for peoples thinking processes. With Jones there is clearly a difference.