The Facts:
Jones and Roddy White have stated their claim of being the best pair of pass-catchers in the NFL. "When you step on the field, you should feel that you're the best, you and whoever your partner is," Jones said. "I feel like me and Roddy, we're the best when we step on the field. We take it as a challenge every year: We want to go out and show everybody we're the best one-two in the league."
Reported by ESPN.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
As ESPN.com's Vaughn McClure reminded readers, earlier this summer, Chicago receiver Alshon Jeffery made a case that he and Brandon Marshall were the league's top duo based on the 2,716 combined yards and 19 touchdowns they compiled on 189 catches last year for the 8-8 Bears, who missed the playoffs. The year before, White and Jones combined for 2,549 yards and 17 touchdowns on 171 catches for a 13-3 Falcons team that lost in the NFC title game. And retired tight end Tony Gonzalez actually led the team that year with 93 catches. Of course last season, Jones played in just five games after suffering a season-ending fracture in his right foot while White was hobbled by hamstring and ankle injuries, so there was no true comparison. "Numbers don't lie: They did a good job last year," White said of Marshall and Jeffery. "We weren't there to play in the party. But this year, we're going to be there to play in the party. So at the end of the season, we'll come together, and then we'll see what happens." White had a streak of six-consecutive 1,000-yard seasons snapped last year while Jones has been viewed as the same type of explosive receiver as Calvin Johnson, when healthy. Fantasy football owners can roll with any combination of the four above-mentioned wideouts with reasonable confidence this season.
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