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re: Matt Jones at Arkansas was at least twice as good as Johnny Crackhead Manziel
Posted on 8/17/26 at 10:51 pm to Ferriday AF
Posted on 8/17/26 at 10:51 pm to Ferriday AF
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Posted on 8/18/26 at 6:25 am to Ferriday AF
Yet, they were both monumental busts in the NFL.
Posted on 8/18/26 at 8:16 am to JohnnyU
Lots of great college players are, I don't think that's the point of this topic.
Posted on 8/18/26 at 8:34 am to Ferriday AF
Johnny Football's highlights from the Cotton Bowl alone are more impressive than that.
Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:02 am to dchog
Not debating that, just saying that I think Newton is a more direct comparison to Jones' skillset than Manziel.
This post was edited on 8/18/26 at 10:04 am
Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:09 am to Quicksilver
Jones was faster.
Newton was a better passer and he was harder to tackle.
Manziel was a better passr and quicker than Jones.
Newton was a better passer and he was harder to tackle.
Manziel was a better passr and quicker than Jones.
Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:26 am to Ferriday AF
Why did your original account get banned? 
Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:29 am to 1BIGTigerFan
Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:29 am to dchog
Jones could gallop and chew up big yards with long strides even better than Newton
Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:31 am to Ferriday AF
Jones highlights were pretty incredible but the lowlights could be pretty ugly.
He could get really bottled up and shut down, which you could attribute to Arky being a one dimensional team with less talent than Manziel had to work with but I never saw Manziel disappear in big losses like Jones would.
Jones was also more turnover prone.
I loved watching the dude though. He got up a head of steam and no one was catching him. I was at DKR stadium when he ran wild against #6 Texas.
He could get really bottled up and shut down, which you could attribute to Arky being a one dimensional team with less talent than Manziel had to work with but I never saw Manziel disappear in big losses like Jones would.
Jones was also more turnover prone.
I loved watching the dude though. He got up a head of steam and no one was catching him. I was at DKR stadium when he ran wild against #6 Texas.
Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:38 am to paperwasp
Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:41 am to jangalang
Cam always looked like he was moving slower than he was due to his build I think. We knew he was fast but I still remember being surprised by the 4.55 at the combine.
Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:43 am to Ferriday AF
My dad had 8 sugar bowl tickets watching that game in Harrahs casino. Tickets went from priceless to worthless after that pass.
Posted on 8/18/26 at 10:46 am to Ferriday AF
He was one reason I tried watching a lot of Arky games back then. I was always glad we weren't playing him that week since he was such a headache to stop.
I remember the first time LSU played him and he got to the corner on a run. I thought, oh ok, that's nice, run him down. He just kept accelerating up the field while I'm screaming in my head "Catch him! Who is this guy?"
His running stride was a thing of beauty... unless he was leaving your defense in the dust!
I remember the first time LSU played him and he got to the corner on a run. I thought, oh ok, that's nice, run him down. He just kept accelerating up the field while I'm screaming in my head "Catch him! Who is this guy?"
His running stride was a thing of beauty... unless he was leaving your defense in the dust!
Posted on 8/18/26 at 11:08 am to Ferriday AF
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Matt Jones at Arkansas was at least twice as good as Johnny Crackhead Manziel
The better crackhead? Is this an on or off the field comparison?
Posted on 8/18/26 at 12:05 pm to Ferriday AF
Jones was a supreme athlete. It’s been said that when he showed up on the playing field or at the gym everyone immediately knew who the best was.
Posted on 8/18/26 at 12:20 pm to Windy City
Manziel was the better QB.
Matt Jones was a WR playing QB.
What hurt him was he injured his shoulder, didn't get any development and his head coach was the OC who called terrible plays.
He did have two good WRs in George Wilson and Richard Smith.
George Wilson switched to safety in the NFL and did better than when he was in college.
Matt Jones was a WR playing QB.
What hurt him was he injured his shoulder, didn't get any development and his head coach was the OC who called terrible plays.
He did have two good WRs in George Wilson and Richard Smith.
George Wilson switched to safety in the NFL and did better than when he was in college.
Posted on 8/18/26 at 12:26 pm to dchog
He probably should have gone to Penn State 
Posted on 8/18/26 at 3:45 pm to Ferriday AF
Watching Matt Jones play was an optical illusion in and of itself. He looked like he was barely moving but just blew by people.
Posted on 8/18/26 at 3:58 pm to dchog
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Manziel was the better QB.
Ehhh. Manziel was a RB who chucked the ball up to Mike Evans. Put Matt Jones on that 2012 texas am team and he has a Cam Newton type season. Put Manziel on Jones’s Arkansas teams and he’s a nobody
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