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Danny Smith On Jacoby Jones: “He Wasn’t Detailed Oriented”

Danny Smith says he still loves Jacoby Jones.

But not enough to keep him in the starting lineup.

Though it doesn’t take a football junkie like Smith to tell you Jones’ performance Sunday night wasn’t close to meeting the standard, he explained the decision to Bob Labriola in this week’s Coordinator Corner.

“Everybody is on Jacoby Jacoby Jaocby, and nobody more than me, but when a guy is out here and not making plays, he gets demoted. That’s the nature of the business. When coaches don’t do their job, they got demoted…it’s no different.