It's just one site's grading, but Sneed has had a sneaky good year. 2nd on the team in tackles. 3.5 sacks, 5 tackles for loss, 3 ints, 11 passes defensed, 3 forced fumbles, and 1 fumble recovery. His impact is felt all over the field. Jones is no doubt the upfront wrecker, but Sneed is a Swiss Army CB that we certainly would rather have out there than not.Sneed's been great, but I'm surprised analytics could rate any player higher than Jones. Not only was he wildly disruptive and product, he did so facing the largest amount of double/triple teams. Something DBs never have to contend with.
The way Jones completely destroyed Cincinnati was a sight to behold. Might literally be the most dominant defensive performance I've seen in football. I've seen guys fly around the field and make tackles, or ends win consistently on the edge for a speed rush. But for a DT to blow his guy 5 + yards back on 50% + of the snaps, while still routinely being double teamed is miraculous. Backups or not.
I think Jones will get through (not as much as Cinci) but it will be interesting to see if he's able to get to Hurts. I can see him being slippery and causing all kinds of issues breaking contain and picking up big runs.
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