{"id":293592,"date":"2023-10-19T18:56:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T18:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=293592"},"modified":"2023-10-19T18:56:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T18:56:17","slug":"andy-reid-on-chiefs-dl-chris-jones-dominant-start-this-is-what-hes-been-the-last-few-years-hes-grown-up-before-our-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/nfl\/andy-reid-on-chiefs-dl-chris-jones-dominant-start-this-is-what-hes-been-the-last-few-years-hes-grown-up-before-our-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Reid on Chiefs DL Chris Jones' dominant start: 'This is what he’s been the last few years, he’s grown up before our eyes'"},"content":{"rendered":"

Any concerns of Chris Jones showing signs of rust this season were quickly tossed aside like the All-Pro has done to quarterbacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Having missed all of training camp and Week 1 amid a contract stalemate, Jones returned to the field in prime form and has yet to let up.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Heading into Week 7 against the Los Angeles Chargers, Jones has posted a sack in each game he’s played this year and simultaneously put a smile on Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid’s face.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“This is what he’s been the last few years, he’s grown up before our eyes,” Reid said Wednesday, via team transcript. “I think he’s taking it serious — the last few years he’s been very serious on the skill of both spots (defensive tackle and defensive end).”<\/p>\n

Jones has been a serious disruption and the stats show it.<\/p>\n

Having put together an NFL-record 11-game sack streak in 2018, Jones has now registered a sack in eight consecutive games dating back to last season. It’s the longest active streak in the NFL.<\/p>\n

He’s posted 5.5 sacks so far this year and his play has elevated the Chiefs’ pass rush as a whole. With Jones on the field (for 679 dropbacks), Kansas City has an 8.7% sack rate and a 33.9% pressure rate in comparison to a 5.9% sack rate and a 25.1% pressure rate with him off the field (219 dropbacks), per Next Gen Stats.<\/p>\n

“I think every year has its challenges; every season has its adversity,” said Jones, who also has 11 QB hits and 18 QB pressures. “Most importantly I think it’s about the guys in the room with you who (can) balance your success. If you’ve got guys who are unselfish and allow you to be you and excel in what you do best, it can excel the whole room. I think hand in hand with the guys I have in the room with me I think is a counter product of my success.”<\/p>\n

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