The Facts:
With the regular season starting two weeks from Sunday, HC Mike Mularkey left open the possibility that Jones-Drew could still start the season if he returns soon.
Reported by the Florida Times-Union
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
With the Jones-Drew holdout at the 31-day stage, Mularkey was asked if Rashad Jennings will now start the season at running back. Mularkey said, “Today he is. If there was a game today, I could give you a starting lineup. Right now, to give you a [lineup for a] game that’s playing in two weeks, I could not do that. ...” When he was asked if Jones-Drew could still return soon and start the year, Mularkey said, “It depends on him. What kind of shape he’s in. How fast he picks up the system. I’m not going to put him in a position where he has any chance to fail because in the long run, we all fail. I’m not going to expose him to failure. It’s not going to happen. If he’s ready and all those conditioning wise [things], and he picks it up immediately, the faster he can progress, yes. I don’t know where we’re at right now. I have no idea. ...” When Mularkey was asked if there is a point of no return, he said, “I’ve never gone through this process with any player at any position, so I don’t know where we’ll be when we get to it.” He said Jones-Drew doesn’t have a playbook. Jones-Drew also can’t put on pads until the fourth day after he does return because of new rules.
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