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On one particular play, Jones didn't play with the proper technique and ultimately surrendered a catch in his neighborhood of responsibility. He was promptly coached up on the sidelines about his mistake and pushed back into action.

When the ball came his way the next time, Jones did what he was told and picked up his second interception of the season. It was one of three turnovers Alabama forced against the Razorbacks.

"I always feel good with a guy when they respond and do it the correct way," Saban said.

that shows progress

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Show me what he does right

you'll see in the video that he has good speed, hands, and body control. most of those are WR qualities, which should come as no surprise because he'd been a receiver. but he also has good lateral quickness and closing speed, which is why they moved him to corner.

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why I should believe that he's the best option for us at cornerback next year.

he's not. but his experience in the system makes him a viable option for us. we have other guys behind him who probably have a better combo of size and speed, but those guys are gonna go through the some of the same struggles that Jones did when he started out. If the guys like Mo Smith and Slyve or J.Washington and Averett weren't having the same problems last year, then they would have been playing over Jones. But for now, he's further along than those guys. That doesnt mean any of them suck. It's just a hard position to play and a hard system to learn. They were all very young players in their first year playing CB for Saban and they will all benefit by improving their technique and understanding of the playbook. Why we would have coaches if they arent helping the players improve?

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John Fulton would be a prime example.

We're not talking about Jon Fulton who didnt crack the starting lineup until his fourth year. We're talking about a guy who was in his first year at corner.

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Posted by chattabama

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Posted on 3/20/14 at 12:08 am to SECSolomonGrundy

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UA vs. Ark

He made a good play. No doubt. Just like he made a good play in the ATM game. If it was true progress though, why wasn't it maintained? The story of Cyrus Jones last year was two steps forward, and one step back. Again that doesn't make me feel optimistic about this year. Any progress he may have made was negated by the AU game, as proven by him losing his starting job for the Sugar Bowl.

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he's not. but his experience in the system makes him a viable option for us.

I can understand this. Subpar play is experience nonetheless.

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Why we would have coaches if they arent helping the players improve?

He could improve next year, but I have my reservations. He certainly can't do much worse than he did last year. He would have to improve a lot to be on par with what we have come to expect from the Bama secondary. That is what scares me the most. With what little experience we have returning in the secondary it is very possible that we could be worse than we were last year.