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Posted on 10/30/20 at 7:10 am to Smokeyone
And neither one was scrawny with a medium arm.actually they are probably the two biggest and strongest arm qbs in program history
Posted on 10/30/20 at 7:15 am to Hognutz
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Everything he did looked slow, but wasn't. He just looked so casual eluding defenders in the backfield. He'd run, hesitate a second, sidestep some monster, zig zag a little, dodge another, then like 'oh well, there's an open guy between 3 defenders I'll just throw there, TD
That is what it was like on tv ,but you should have seen it from my point of view,it didn't look slow in person
Posted on 10/30/20 at 7:18 am to SiloamHog
Matt Jones never deserved the talent God gave him
He was a lazy arse spoiled brat who never improved his passing progression one solid inch in four years
He was a lazy arse spoiled brat who never improved his passing progression one solid inch in four years
Posted on 10/30/20 at 7:39 am to TigerLunatik
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will never understand how someone can cover so much ground while looking so slo
It's like Derrick Henry. You don't realize how fast he is moving until you see him pulling away from others.
My dad always said those types of players were like flying geese when they hit their top gear. They look like they are moving slowly because of their size and no frame of reference in the sky, but you shoot behind them (or in football take a bad angle to close) because you didn't realize that smooth glide through the air was at 40-50 miles per hour.
Jones was a pure freak of nature with his size, speed, and athleticism. His arm strength was incredible, too; people caught the ball out of self preservation at times. It may be bad memory, but I believe he is the one that people around him claimed could throw 75 yds from his knees.
Shame it didn't work out for him in the NFL, really incredible talent. He had a ton of upside in the league.
This post was edited on 10/30/20 at 7:40 am
Posted on 10/30/20 at 8:07 am to SiloamHog
Yeah, Jones was a monster. Dude torched Auburn on the regular.
Watching some of that video reminded me of how much I can't stand Houston Butt. Not sure I can point to something specific that runs me the wrong way about him, but he just seems like such a slime ball. Seeing him run down the sideline after those TDs is just cringe worthy.
Watching some of that video reminded me of how much I can't stand Houston Butt. Not sure I can point to something specific that runs me the wrong way about him, but he just seems like such a slime ball. Seeing him run down the sideline after those TDs is just cringe worthy.
Posted on 10/30/20 at 9:09 am to SiloamHog
I remember that he always usually torched us when he played. He played in the 7 OT against Eli and company. I was in Fayetteville in 2004 when he ripped off a 72 yd run and dunked the ball over the crossbar after scoring. You bet I remember!
Posted on 10/30/20 at 11:46 am to TigerLunatik
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will never understand how someone can cover so much ground while looking so slow.
It was demoralizing to watch him lope past everyone in the secondary while looking like it was a slomo replay.
Posted on 10/30/20 at 11:55 am to lefty08
I’m thinking of Mallet
Posted on 10/30/20 at 1:35 pm to YumYum Sauce
Matt Jones wanted to play in the NBA instead but the NFL was his best chance to make the pros. His lack of desire was evident at Jacksonville. He butted heads with Jack Del Rio because he didn't take his job very seriously.
Then he got arrested on Dickson Street for cutting up credit cards and snorting drugs. Went to drug court in Fayetteville.
Matt Jones didn't have coaches that could make him more disciplined. He was Nutt's golden goose because he played a big part of saving his job back in the years of 2001-2003.
I remember his very first TD against Weber St. Back in 2001, 65 yards untouched down the sideline. Nutt was in trouble and had serious QB issues and so he took the redshirt off in a desperate move.
If Matt Jones weren't on campus then Nutt would have been fired much sooner.
Then he got arrested on Dickson Street for cutting up credit cards and snorting drugs. Went to drug court in Fayetteville.
Matt Jones didn't have coaches that could make him more disciplined. He was Nutt's golden goose because he played a big part of saving his job back in the years of 2001-2003.
I remember his very first TD against Weber St. Back in 2001, 65 yards untouched down the sideline. Nutt was in trouble and had serious QB issues and so he took the redshirt off in a desperate move.
If Matt Jones weren't on campus then Nutt would have been fired much sooner.
Posted on 10/30/20 at 1:47 pm to Kriegschwein
That was a wasted year. Nutt had a loaded team and the best they could do was an independence bowl win. They should have won 10 or more games that year.
Posted on 10/30/20 at 1:53 pm to SiloamHog
I remember the Jags using a 1st round pick on him as a WR just because he ran a fast 40 smh
He was good college QB
He was fast. Tebow bulldozed people like a FB. Made 3rd and 3 or so automatic basically
He was good college QB
He was fast. Tebow bulldozed people like a FB. Made 3rd and 3 or so automatic basically
Posted on 10/30/20 at 2:01 pm to rockiee
He played WR at Van Buren High school then I think he transferred to Fort Smith North side as the starter at QB his senior year.
His suffered a shoulder injury that limited his throwing motion in high school. He went to get his shoulder looked at for an operation but the doctor told him it could make his shoulder worse. So he played with a hurt shoulder in college.
I remember Oklahoma was looking at recruiting him at WR. Most schools were recruiting as an athlete that could play WR but Jones wanted to play QB and so he went to Arkansas.
His suffered a shoulder injury that limited his throwing motion in high school. He went to get his shoulder looked at for an operation but the doctor told him it could make his shoulder worse. So he played with a hurt shoulder in college.
I remember Oklahoma was looking at recruiting him at WR. Most schools were recruiting as an athlete that could play WR but Jones wanted to play QB and so he went to Arkansas.
Posted on 10/30/20 at 2:05 pm to Peter167
The best part was watching guys think they had an angle on Jones and then realize they had misjudged by at least 10 yards.
Also, Jones QBd Arkansas to two 7OT wins against UK amd OM, but came up short in a 6 OT loss at Tennessee. All three games were on the road, too.
Also, Jones QBd Arkansas to two 7OT wins against UK amd OM, but came up short in a 6 OT loss at Tennessee. All three games were on the road, too.
Posted on 10/30/20 at 2:18 pm to CBandits82
Damn how many chicks are on this site? talking about Matt jones arse and how hot he was. ??
Posted on 10/30/20 at 2:19 pm to razorbackfan4life
More razorback fans should be more angry at Nutt for wasting that year when he had a chance to have a 10 win season and play in a major bowl.
Posted on 10/30/20 at 2:24 pm to Lsutigerturner
He was 18-16 with that backfield. He should have won an SEC title with the 05-07 teams. He was going to be fired eventually.
That is why he went to Ole Miss because his lazy recruiting caused a rebuilding season in 2008.
That is why he went to Ole Miss because his lazy recruiting caused a rebuilding season in 2008.
Posted on 10/30/20 at 2:26 pm to dchog
Still don't know how he fit that ball into the receiver in the back of the end zone against LSU that year in the 4th quarter. Game winning TD if I remember right. Freaking dart from 30 or 40 yards out.
Posted on 10/30/20 at 2:51 pm to The Spleen
The reason it was called miracle on Markham is because at one point Arkansas was down 20-7 going into the fourth quarter and the offense was stagnant. So it was pretty much hopeless that the offense would be good enough to make a comeback win.
But that changed when RB Fred Talley bounced to the outside for a TD to make it 20-14.
Before the throw Matt Jones had a terrible night in the air so that throw was up for grabs but Decori Birmingham was at the right place and the right time.
Matt Jones wasn't known for his arm because of a previous shoulder injury but he did have electrifying throws in both seven overtimes.
But that changed when RB Fred Talley bounced to the outside for a TD to make it 20-14.
Before the throw Matt Jones had a terrible night in the air so that throw was up for grabs but Decori Birmingham was at the right place and the right time.
Matt Jones wasn't known for his arm because of a previous shoulder injury but he did have electrifying throws in both seven overtimes.
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