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Message: [QUOTE="huskymedic, post: 1464853, member: 549"] [SIZE=4]Rod Marinelli can't remember a rookie DB that played as well as Byron Jones [URL]http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-cowboys/20151105-rod-marinelli-can-t-remember-a-rookie-db-that-played-as-well-as-byron-jones.ece[/URL] >>IRVING -- Rod Marinelli had to pause for a few seconds before answering a question after Thursday's practice. The Cowboys defensive coordinator was thinking about other rookie defensive backs he's coached and if any compared to the Cowboys' Byron Jones. "I can't remember one as a rookie," said Marinelli, who has been coaching in the NFL since 1996. Who has done what he's done? "Yeah, as a rookie coming out playing as well as he has," Marinelli said, "I can't remember." Jones' workload has steadily increased during his first season in Dallas. The first-round pick has played corner, nickel and free safety. He started at free safety against Seattle last week and is expected to do the same Sunday night against the Eagles. "It's amazing that he's been able to do this as a rookie," Marinelli said. "That's asking a lot of a veteran to do that. But he has handled everything well. He's so conscientious. But not just the assignment, the attention to detail and the skill development, that's what I'm really impressed with. "I don't know all the rookies. I don't keep track. But I can't believe anyone is playing as well."<<[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]