Will Jones Hold Up?
Seattle Seahawks left tackle Walter Jones has been protecting the backside of quarterbacks for over a decade. With Jones in the twilight of his career one has to wonder if he can hold up.
Players as they get older start to breakdown, because their bodies are not able to with stand the rigors of the National Football League anymore.
When that starts to happen to the left tackle of any football team it becomes a huge problem.
The reason is that left tackle usually blocks the blind side of a quarterback.
When the left tackle is gone that means the quarterback will take more shots from defensive ends and get injured eventually, because they cannot see the defensive player coming,
With Jones being 35 years old and missing four games due to injuries, which was the first time since his rookie season, you can be assured that he will miss more time in 2009.
What makes matters worst for the Seahawks is that starting quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is going to 34 in September and missed half the season last year due to a back injury, which means that he is also most likely going to miss some time as well.
In the end the Seahawks will again be a mess this year and have another top five pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, unless Jones can stay healthy.