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KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2013 Imagine following a family recipe to create a scrumptious home-cooked meal, then having neighbors ring your doorbell to criticize your cooking.<\/p>\n

Welcome to Steve Spagnuolo\u2019s world. Apparently, some of those food critics believe Chris Jones is having more of a McDonald\u2019s start to the season. In contrast, the Chiefs defensive coordinator is dishing out Michelin stars for his All-Pro defensive tackle.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat grades are you using?\u201d Spagnuolo asked in response to a question about the grades Pro Football Focus has issued Jones this season. Pro Football Focus<\/em> was the answer.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat’s what everybody uses,\u201d Spagnuolo said. \u201cThe only thing, Cris Collinsworth, I think he’s a good dude, and he’s involved in that company. I just, I don’t know how you grade, put a grade on somebody when you don’t know actually what their assignment was, or what they were being told.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I don’t know. It’s like from our standpoint, I thought Chris in this particular game had a real big effect on the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Chiefs had different grade on Chris Jones<\/h3>\n

That game, the Chiefs\u2019 22-9 win over the Giants last week, had Collinsworth in NBC\u2019s Sunday Night Football<\/em> booth to call the action next to Mike Tirico. The former Bengals wide receiver is also the majority owner and CEO of Pro Football Focus<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The company and its grades are immensely popular, arguably the No. 1 source for player and team evaluations other than the teams\u2019 actual coaching staffs.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s Spagnuolo\u2019s beef. While the company didn\u2019t see Jones having a particularly good game last week against the Giants, Spagnuolo disagreed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey obviously found ways to double him,\u201d he said, \u201cwhether it was two linemen, the running back at times was chipping inside, which you don’t see a lot, but that was the Chris Jones Effect. A number of times he didn’t get there, but I think he forced a quick throw, or a step up.\u201d<\/p>\n

First sack<\/h3>\n

Jones got his season\u2019s first sack in that game, dropping Russell Wilson on an important second-down play in the third quarter. The Giants eventually punted in a 16-6 game.<\/p>\n

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So far this season, Jones has just five tackles, three of which have been for loss. But Spagnuolo said Jones has done what the Chiefs have asked him to do for the most part. He\u2019s also been double-teamed much higher than normal, including 65-percent of his snaps against the Eagles in Week 2.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I will say this: There’s a lot of stuff that PFF<\/em> puts out that’s valuable and useful,\u201d Spagnuolo said. \u201cMy only thing, I think a lot of coaches feel the same way, Cris and I have talked about it, we’ve laughed about it, and I think their guys do a really good job. \u2026 But I just think there’s a margin of error when you don’t know exactly what the player was told. It may look like he’s made a mistake, or a mental error, but it might\u2019ve been exactly what they told him.\u201d<\/p>\n

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