NFL
Blooper of the Year in Preseason Week 1
First year, first game; first play nerves got
Pittsburgh Steelers rookie quarterback Landry Jones. The heir to the
Iron Curtain was drafted by the Steelers in the 4th
round to eventually take the team over after Ben Roethlisberger. NFL
expert odds have the Steelers at 20 to 1 to win the Super Bowl.
Jones
was drafted from Oklahoma where he led the Sooners to double-digit
wins in all of his seasons as the starting quarterback. With Jones at
the helm, Oklahoma went 3-1 in bowl games including their Fiesta Bowl
victory against Connecticut. Jones had great success at Oklahoma,
totaling 16,646 yards and 123 touchdowns after following Sam
Bradford.
This
past week during NFL Preseason Week 1, Jones’ took the snap and ran
into RB Baron Batch, which led to a fumble and a safety. The Steeler
veterans are surely not going to let the rookie QB forgets his
mistake until he wins his first NFL starts.
You
can view the action here:
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-cant-miss-plays/0ap2000000228877/Pre-WK-1-Can-t-Miss-Play-Safety-first.
Steeler’s
fans know that Jones wasn’t drafted to be sitting on his behind all
season long. He will start the season as the #2 but as many times as
Big Ben gets sacked NFL experts would say it’s a safe bet Mike
Tomlin won’t hesitate to throw the rookie in late this season if
and after the Steelers clinch.
Jones
proved in his college career that he is an accurate passer,
completing over 60 percent of his passes every season as a starter.
His outstanding bowl record shows that he has the intangibles, and
the ability to win the big games. He has the ability to throw the
deep ball and has great football knowledge and understanding of
defenses.
Jones
a traditional pocket passer with not much mobility, but he has good
size and is able to look over the offensive line. These physical and
mental attributes are what every quarterback in the NFL needs.
Now
if the Steelers can only get their running game on track.
