In reply to Gary b.

Personally for me P-Jones is the bigger concern, and its definitely a legit one. But that said, I think this special teams unit can be fixed aside from either of them. I'm not a special teams scholar, nor do I know of the formation nuancing, etc but it appears to my eyes that the biggest problems (outside of Jones) are coaching related. For starters I've always adopted the mindset of the early 90's Cowboys where starters can/should play special teams, especially nowadays where the KO unit is essentially removed. I don't partake in the thought, for example, of getting a #4 safety to play special teams. Rather get a #4 safety who can push for the #2 safety spot ... and they should all be considered for special teams. I want to see our special teams units made up of at least 60%-70% starting players, and yes I get the injury concerns.

As for Jones, if he doesn't show himself to be right immediately in camp, they'll need to act fast. So I'll be looking for them to acquire a punter, else if the opt not to, then I'll be comfortable that Fassel is liking what he is seeing.

Zuerlein gets a flyer from me, particularly because Fassel (again!) must have signed off on him.