The Facts:
Following up on the
ongoing story. ... As the Falcons return to organized team activities this week, they'll be without Jones, of course, as the coaches continue to take it slowly with him coming off foot surgery. WRs coach Terry Robiskie is cautiously optimistic about Jones' return, although not seeing the receiver do any type of on-field work at this point would appear to be a cause for concern. "The day I can see him come out and just run and practice at full speed, practice all day and get up the next day and practice again, certainly then I'm going to feel he's back,' Robiskie said.
Reported by ESPN.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
The public hasn't seen Jones doing any sort of activities since Oct. 7 of last year, when he fractured his foot against the New York Jets. HC Mike Smith reiterated how Jones is on schedule for training camp. Robiskie, however, made it clear the process is far from complete. "I think every day, we'll be out there with him with caution," Robiskie said of Jones. "We'll be watching him a little bit kind of standing on pins and needles. I think if he jumps in the air to catch the ball, if he jumps on top of some [defensive back] and some DB is under him, you're nervous. But again, I don't know if it's necessarily that I'm nervous that Julio is jumping in the air catching the ball. You're just nervous when one of your guys is jumping up to catch the ball. ... You're nervous about two guys and their feet getting tangled up. You're nervous about their knees getting [knocked].' Remember, Robiskie watched his top two receivers get bit with injury bug last season. Besides Jones, No. 2 receiver Roddy White endured ankle and hamstring issues that limited his effectiveness for a good part of the season. White missed the start of OTAs while mourning the death of his younger brother, so his status for the remainder of the offseason remains unclear. But as ESPN.com's Vaughn McClure notes (and which fantasy football owners will attest to), once Jones and White are back on the field together and at full strength, the Falcons will possess one of the top receiver tandems in the league.
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