WR J.J. Jones makes PFF’s preseason week 2 NFL team of the week

Early Sunday following the meat of the week 2 preseason slate Authentic Tyrell Williams Jersey , Pro Football Focus released their “Team of the Week” for the second round of preseason matchups.For the first time this preseason, a Charger was selected to the weekly honor as undrafted wide receiver Janardreon “J.J.” Jones was selected as the special teams player of the week.Against the Seahawks, Jones touched the ball just four times, twice on kick return and twice on punt return. His kick returns were nothing special as he took both for a combined 41 yards with a long of 28.It was his 72-yard punt return for a touchdown that got the team and fans jumping for joy as he sliced straight through the coverage almost untouched for the score.Any sort of splash play stemming from the special teams unit is exciting as hell since the team has been lacking pure return talent for quite some time. WR Travis Benjiman had a punt return for a touchdown last year against the Broncos but it was his first return touchdown since he took over return duties several years ago. It took J.J. Jones just two games to show us what he is capable of.Going forward, I believe Jones’ spot on the roster is his to lose at this point. If the team is torn between keeping an extra kicker/punter or an extra receiver in Jones, I hope they make the right decision and keep the electric returner.Unanswered depth chart questions As we inch closer to the regular season, there are some questions about the depth chart that remain unanswered. The Chargers have a week and a half, including 2 preseason games, to get it figured out. I already went over the tight position battles yesterday, but there are some other questions near the top of the depth chart that also need answering.What is the team going to do at TE? Virgil Green is obviously TE1 http://www.sandiegochargersteamonline.com/desmond-king-jersey , and by all appearances Sean Culkin is TE2, but none of the TEs have stood out this preseason. The games don’t seem to be helping either. Through 2 preseason games all of the TE’s combined only have 11 targets. If you take away the 3 targets for Green who is cemented in at TE1, there have been 8 targets to the TEs that are actually trying to earn a spot. Practice is one thing, but the Chargers are going to need to gameplan some more looks for this TE group because they need to figure out if they need to throw money at Gates to come out of retirement before the regular season. Who are going to be the starters at Safety? And Where? Until this week of practice, 1st round pick Derwin James had been playing with the 2nd/3rd team units on defense. He is now finally playing with the 1st team and figures to be in the Strong Safety spot. Although it seems in the joint practice today it seems he was deep a lot of the time when Jahleel Addae was on the field, then moved up in the box more when Rayshawn Jenkins was on the field. Which leaves Free Safety. What is the team going to do there? Addae is a talented safety, but Free Safety isn’t really his best position, as evidenced by the 2 big receptions he gave up in preseason week 2. Watkins, who was getting 1st team snaps in week 2, tore his ACL in the game and is gone. Rayshawn Jenkins is the other option and is still kind of an unknown. Regardless www.sandiegochargersteamonline.com , it is likely going to be Jahleel Addae starting at FS due to the contract he currently has. Who is going to backup Philip Rivers?Hopefully there isn’t actually much of a question here. Head Coach Anthony Lynn has verbally supported Cardale Jones multiple times, and after yesterday’s practice Offensive Coordinator Ken Whisenhunt also said that the race is basically even, however based on both their practice and game performance, Geno Smith is looking like the superior QB. The game this week will likely be Jones’ last chance to make a statement, but this competition is likely over. Will Forrest Lamp be ready for week 1?Forrest Lamp finally resumed practicing this week after going down early last offseason. The hopes were that Lamp would come in and be an instant starter on the Chargers OL. He is finally back now, but he is essentially still a rookie. He was working with the 2nd team in the team period today in the first joint practice with the New Orleans Saints, and following practice the way Lynn talked about him, it doesn’t sound like he’s considered 100% yet. Sure it’s not the end of the world if Michael Schofield is starting at RG week 1, but it sure would be nice to have the 2nd round pick and potential All-Pro there instead.