Jones (shoulder) completed 12 of 26 passes for 117 yards and no touchdowns in Thursday's preseason loss to the Lions. He had one pass picked off - a tipped ball - and finished with a 43.3 rating. However, he was under pressure the entire evening. Said coach Rex Ryan, "If we had Jim Kelly back there with that kind of protection still been in trouble. It was hard to evaluate him. One thing I love about it is he competes. That doesn't surprise me. We know how competitive he is, but I wish we would've been able to protect him better."
Jones, as expected, was up and down all preseason. He didn't do enough to pass EJ Manuel and will be the clear No. 3 quarterback this season while the Bills give him time to develop and see if his upside is enough to overcome some of the other flaws in his game. It also looks like his minor shoulder injury is mostly out of the way.