The Jaguars have agreed to sign quarterback Landry Jones, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (on Twitter). Jones previously served as a backup to Ben Roethlisberger before he was released by the Steelers on Sept. 1. 
Jones, 29, backed up Roethlisberger for the past three seasons, playing in Pittsburgh for five total, but couldn’t beat out Joshua Dobbs for the veteran-reserve spot in Pittsburgh alongside Mason Rudolph. Roethlisberger’s issues with short-term injuries and the Steelers’ preference to rest him the past two Week 17s forced Jones to make five starts in Pittsburgh. Completing 63 percent of his passes, Jones went 3-2 and has thrown for 1,310 yards, eight touchdown passes, and seven interceptions.
Among the quarterbacks who have thrown at least 160 passes since 2013, Jones ranks 35th in passer rating and 26th in adjusted net yards per attempt, but it’s difficult to assign much relevance to those numbers given his small sample size. With that 160-pass cutoff in place, Jones ranks second-to-last in attempts since his rookie campaign, just ahead of Bills QB Derek Anderson.
The Jaguars have concerns about the health of Blake Bortles, so Jones will provide the team with extra insurance. After their bye, the Jags face the Colts on Nov. 11, followed by Jones’ old team on Nov. 18.
He might be better than Bortles. Steady, smart journeyman. Of course, that doesn’t say much about Bortles, tho.
I happen to catch the Jaguars Eagles’s game and I thought Bortles get a pretty good job. All the dropped passes looked like solid throws to me.
Journeyman? He played for one team. I think the biggest thing hurting Bortles this year is the loss of weapons around him.
You nailed it. The loss of Fournette just killed the Jags who are just an accident waiting to happen when Bortles has to carry the team.
Again an example of mining the knowledge of a former player for an edge. Sure just a coincidence that a FORMER, long time, Pittsburgh Steeler is signed by a team that has the Steelers as an opponent on Nov 18.
That kind of activity was fairly common back in the era when the NFL and AFL were rivals but there is no need for it now. Coaching staffs have a mountain of information available to them now on players and enough film on opponents to know exactly what strategies and tactics they favor.