When the Ravens cut former pro bowl returner Jacoby Jones this past off-season, it was seen more as a financial move than an indictment on his abilities. Although he was coming off a down year filled with miscue's, most thought he was just going through a rough patch which he would bounce back from. Ravens fans even were seen lamenting his exit as late as the middle of the current season, but they surely did not watch much of him this season.
The Chargers surely thought that, pouncing on Jones as the salve for their returning woe's, signing him to a 2 year, $5.