Inspired Jones craves workhorse label

alen1 · Jul 5, 2008

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Losing a playoff game was bad enough. Standing on the sideline for most of it was more than Julius Jones could stomach after four years with the Dallas Cowboys.

"It was just a feeling of disgust," said the man who had started 39 consecutive regular-season games for the Cowboys.

Jones' once-promising career as the Cowboys' starting halfback died a humiliating death. He was happy to land in Seattle as the Seahawks' likely starter in the post-Shaun Alexander era. But nearly three months into his new life on the West Coast, Jones hasn't yet reconciled the way things went down in Dallas. That much was clear in a talk with Jones after a minicamp practice Monday.

Julius Jones is hoping to finally establish himself as a respected every-down running back.

"I definitely have a chip on my shoulder," he said. "I'm going to carry it every single year, every single practice, every single game. It's not going anywhere until I can prove what kind of back that I am and kind of redeem myself from the embarrassment that they have kind of put me through."

Jones carried three times for 8 yards during the Cowboys' 21-17 loss to the New York Giants in their NFC divisional game at Texas Stadium. Despite those 39 consecutive starts, Jones finished the team's most important game in years with the same number of carries as quarterback Tony Romo.

Teams routinely make difficult personnel decisions at the expense of players' feelings. Jones acknowledged as much. But to hardly play at all didn't seem right to him.

"I took that hard," Jones said. "I'll never forget that, ever."
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=sando_mike&id=3423800

I actually like Julius Jones. I hope he ends up being good. I was impressed with his time in Dallas.

brandon27 · Jul 6, 2008

I agree man, he's definitely got the potential to be a great back in this league. Very talented player for sure. Hopefully he makes the cowboys looks pretty stupid in Seattle this year

alen1 · Jul 6, 2008

brandon27 said:

I agree man, he's definitely got the potential to be a great back in this league. Very talented player for sure. Hopefully he makes the cowboys looks pretty stupid in Seattle this year
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Yeah. I think he will be a good back in Seattle. I'm not saying that he will make people forget about Shaun Alexander but I think he could put up 1100-1200 yearly for them if they give him the ball enough, which I think they will so they can let some of the pressure off of their QB. Nice excerpt from the article :

The Seahawks might remember Jones for trampling their defense on his way to 198 yards and three touchdowns, but that was in 2004.
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