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re: Anyone else here over 30? Remember Matt Jones?
Posted on 10/29/20 at 10:37 am to SiloamHog
Posted on 10/29/20 at 10:37 am to SiloamHog
Arky had some entertaining teams back in the day and Matt Jones was a beast. Also, loved myself George Wilson. Got to meet him for the Lions before making a nice career for the Bills.
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Posted on 10/29/20 at 10:43 am to SiloamHog
Dude ran like a giraffe on cocaine.
Posted on 10/29/20 at 10:44 am to SiloamHog
Actual deceptive speed. He looked like he was out for a casual jog while pulling away from every player on the field.
Posted on 10/29/20 at 10:56 am to SiloamHog
Matt jones, Darren mcfadden, felix jones, payton hillis. Best backfield I have ever seen. Imo best backfield ever. Everyone knew what was coming and everyone couldn't do shite to stop it. Houston nut was good back in those days
Posted on 10/29/20 at 11:02 am to SiloamHog
Matt Jones was different than Tebow. Jones was big but he was blazing fast. He was a bigger version of Eric Crouch or Tommie Frazier on a much worse team.
If he was playing today when the spread offense was embraced instead of in the early 2000s, he would be a Heisman candidate. Arkansas got really unlucky missing out by one year on having him, McFadden, Hillis, and Felix Jones in the same backfield.
Watching Jones eviscerate Texas in 2003 was eye opening. That game had to be really fun for Arkansas fans.
If he was playing today when the spread offense was embraced instead of in the early 2000s, he would be a Heisman candidate. Arkansas got really unlucky missing out by one year on having him, McFadden, Hillis, and Felix Jones in the same backfield.
Watching Jones eviscerate Texas in 2003 was eye opening. That game had to be really fun for Arkansas fans.
Posted on 10/29/20 at 11:17 am to SiloamHog
Was one of my favorite non Tennessee players back in the Day.
Posted on 10/29/20 at 11:35 am to SiloamHog
Imagine him in a spread offense dear lord
Posted on 10/29/20 at 11:52 am to SiloamHog
Anyone who saw Matt Jones play their team remembers Matt Jones. I still have nightmares.
Posted on 10/29/20 at 11:54 am to SiloamHog
Kentucky fans sure as frick remember him . UK/Arky 7OT thriller in Lexington between him and the Round Mound of Touchdown.
This post was edited on 10/29/20 at 11:55 am
Posted on 10/29/20 at 11:56 am to SiloamHog
He played at Arkansas for seemingly 13 seasons. How could anyone forget?! 
Posted on 10/29/20 at 11:59 am to SiloamHog
Matt Jones was a freak athlete BEAST. Unstoppable... he ran the fastest QB 40 time ever at the NFL combine. (4.37). He tore it up as WR in the NFL until the drugs derailed him. I would pick Jones over Michael Vick. The only comparable College QB in my book is Cam.
Posted on 10/29/20 at 12:06 pm to SiloamHog
I remember thinking how silly he made defenders look trying to catch him!
I wanted the Jaguars to draft him... shame he couldn’t keep himself out of trouble to have a good career.
I wanted the Jaguars to draft him... shame he couldn’t keep himself out of trouble to have a good career.
Posted on 10/29/20 at 1:10 pm to SiloamHog
quote:
Remember Matt Jones?
I remember him being arrested for cocaine.
As an athlete he was definitely a talent.
Posted on 10/29/20 at 1:43 pm to SiloamHog
I was living in Little Rock during his playing years and as an LSU fan he drove me crazy. I think LSU did the best job of containing him but defenses would totally misjudge his speed. He was fun to watch.
Posted on 10/29/20 at 1:54 pm to SiloamHog
GOAT
Posted on 10/29/20 at 2:57 pm to SiloamHog
Nice. A lot of very average Matt Jones highlights before the interwebs. 
Posted on 10/29/20 at 2:58 pm to SiloamHog
Matt Jones was a far better runner than Tim Tebow. Neither one could throw very well, but I bet Jones would even get the nod on being able to throw the ball as well. Difference is one played for a great coach and one played for a dumb arse. If Jones had played for Urban Meyer he would have won multiple Heismans, imo.
Posted on 10/29/20 at 10:55 pm to SiloamHog
Watching him was one of the biggest reasons I became a Hog fan. My family moved us from California (thank God) and my step dad starting following the Hogs because of our neighbor. Then Matt Jones did his thing and the rest is history.
Posted on 10/29/20 at 11:49 pm to SiloamHog
I remember him being hard to tackle.
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