Ronald Jones – Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Carolina Panthers
This one is pretty simple and I talked about it on the podcast, so hopefully you listened. But RoJo, first and foremost, is not a good RB. A lot of people will say “well it’s not so much about talent as it is about opportunity”. Okay, fair. But there won’t be opportunities for RoJo in this one. Brady looked bad last week and we don’t see that happen back to back weeks all too often. He will bout for blood and it is well documented that RoJo is not a good pass catcher or pass blocker in blitz pickup. So, I think we see more Lev Bell and even Ke’Shawn Vaughn, who likely won’t have a ton of work but will be involved and on the field. Brady probably throws 50 times and RoJo scores less than 5 points, and if he’s in your RB1/2 slot.. you lose your playoff matchup. Not worth it.
– Cory