Per Marla Ridenour, strong safety Sean Jones is going to visit with the Eagles on Friday.  The former Brown hasn't taken an official visit yet in free agency.  The Eagles have a need at safety after Brian Dawkins departed for Denver in free agency.  Since the Eagles weren't willing to pay the face of their franchise more than $3 million a season, it seems unlikely Jones would get a huge payday out of this visit.

An interesting twist on the Eagles need at free safety is that they are also courting former Buckeye Shawn Springs to convert from corner to safety.  Springs had one of his best seasons as a pro playing in a similar zone blitz scheme in Washington in 2004, where he tallied six sacks.  At this stage in his career, Springs doesn't have the wheels still play corner, but a move to safety could lengthen his career.

Also mentioned earlier in Marla's article is that the Browns have resigned free agent defensive back Mike Adams to a three year contract.  He gives the Browns a versatile option should Jones depart.

The Browns have shown a strong interest in safeties in this draft class.  They were heavily scouting Missouri's William Moore at the Senior Bowl, who would be available at either No. 36 or No. 50.  They have also kicked the tires on Chip Vaughn (Wake Forest), Louis Delmas (Western Michigan), Patrick Chung (Oregon), Rashad Johnson (Alabama), Michael Hamlin (Clemson) and Derek Pegues (Mississippi State).  Of that group, Johnson was the only who did a confirmed interview with the Browns at the Combine.

Sean Jones decreased role in the Browns defense has become an issue with the Browns star safety, who is up for free agency at the end of the season. 

This piece jumped out at me from Stephanie Storm's article:

"I want to be on the field for every snap," Jones said Friday. "I'm one of the better safeties in this league and I want to be out there trying to make plays. If I'm not on the field, then I can't make plays.

"That's my opinion on it; the coaches have got their own thing about it. I didn't know it was an issue until I heard about it on Monday. . . . I always want to play with a chip on my shoulder. But it definitely kind of makes me even more motivated than I already was."

Part of the issue here is that Jones is losing playing time to Mike Adams, who is a more natural cover man than Jones.  Jones has trouble playing man to man on tight ends and slot receivers, whereas Adams does not.  Jones could easily move over to Brodney Pool's free safety spot, but the team keeps him out there in passing downs because he is (supposedly) a better zone coverage defender. 

Jones has logged nearly 100% of the snaps on defense for the two seasons prior.  A big part of it was his production, but also the Browns had no one else who deserved to be out there.  So are Jones' stats and value slightly inflated because of his unusually high amount of playing time? 

Jones is a guy the Browns should resign, no questions asked.  He's a good defender at strong safety, and a guy who really never got credit for his play because of bad how the Browns were.  It seems like a bum wrap for Jones, who is a leader for the team. 

What are your thoughts on Sean Jones decreased snaps?