Patriots extra points: Assistant sees fit for Marcus Jones on defense

FOXBORO Patriots new cornerbacks coach Justin Hamilton came away surprised after watching film on cornerback Marcus Jones Jones who s listed at just -foot- pounds brought a different mentality than Hamilton anticipated Watching his tape saw a more physical member than I expected to see in the tape that I saw Hamilton declared The first-year Patriots cornerbacks coach believes Jones is a good fit for the Patriots in the defensive back room at cornerback or safety Related Articles Why new Patriots coach is excited by mean as a rattlesnake Keion White Patriots coaches eager to give Ja Lynn Polk Javon Baker clean slate Patriots planning to add another kicker for training camp competition Patriots OL coach Doug Marrone talks top left tackle targets in NFL Draft Patriots extra points Minicamp OTA practice dates broadcasted In my conversations with him it s been a young man that has an older soul and very mature and communicates really well Hamilton disclosed Extra points New Patriots outside linebackers coach Mike Smith is best friends with Pats legend Wes Welker They were freshmen at Texas Tech together and have stayed close ever since They were best men at each other s weddings and Smith even named his son after Welker I remember when I was coaching for the Jets we would call him on Tuesday nights me and Rex Ryan We re gonna put Bart Scott on you and he s gonna cover you -on- Hamilton is excited to get to work with cornerbacks Carlton Davis and Christian Gonzalez You have two guys that are both at different points in their careers but both very similar physically In Carlton s affair a guy that s been doing it for a little while now and in Gonzalez s occurrence a guy that kind of took the world by storm a little bit this past year Hamilton also explained he sees a little bit of Travis Hunter in Jones since both players have experience on offense defense and special teams Last season former offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt was unaware that Jones could play on offense until midseason That doesn t appear to be an issue with the coaching staff this year Coming from the Colts having played late in the year up here that I m telling the coordinator on the headset s in the competition and we re coaching on defense So to know what he can do with his hands on the football and the return match I think he s just an asset for a football organization