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    Originally posted at PlaymakerOnline.com:

    Jacoby Jones is still taking a lot of heat for his muffed punt reception at the start of the Houston Texans loss to the Baltimore Ravens. It’s a big mistake that he’s going to have to live down and make up for.

    It’s ironic that he’s getting so much heat for one mistake while TJ Yates threw three interceptions, but Jones isn’t a rookie and he’s had lots of reps returning punts. But what the incident brings to a head is how Jones hasn’t nearly met expectations overall.

    They’re not high expectations. He’s supposed to be a deep threat with home run ability as a wide receiver. He’s supposed to be on the verge of returning a punt for a touchdown any time he touches the ball, or at least get a big return. But he didn’t do any of that this season and Houston and it’s fans have to question whether it’s worth the effort anymore to trot him out there to do a job that he’s underperformed at for years now.

    Houston was in the middle of the pack as far as punt return average goes in the NFL. They did get one touchdown, but Jones made his biggest mistake at the worst possible time in the playoffs. And for a guy that’s supposed to be making big plays down the field, he only had three games with more than 50 receiving yards and never cracked the century mark.

    It seems like one of the things Houston should address in the offseason is how they can replace Jones either in the draft or in free agency. It’s not a big hole to plug and they’ll have the money to spend. Laurent Robinson immediately comes to mind. It’s doubtful Dallas will be able to sign him back considering how much money they already have tied up in Miles Austin and Dez Bryant. The Texans could also look for a return man in the draft, but are overloaded with players who have return experience like Sherrick McManis, Quintin Demps, and Danieal Manning.

    While the story right now is how Jones will deal with so much of the blame for the loss being on his shoulders, really it should be why the Texans should have any motivation to bring him back next year in the same role.

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