2. Shurmur picks up where Cutcliffe left off. The college coach who garnered the most ink over the last few weeks was not Clemson's Dabo Swinney or Alabama's Nick Saban. It was Duke's David Cutcliffe. A mentor of Eli and Peyton Manning, Cutcliffe also brought along Jones. Now it's Pat Shurmur's turn.

"David has done great work with a lot of quarterbacks," Shurmur said. "I have always admired Coach Cutcliffe and what he has done. He is an outstanding quarterbacks coach, first. That is sort of where we all start when you get involved in all this. He has been an outstanding coordinator and an outstanding head coach, as well. I think some of the things that he teaches you certainly see in Day 1 of minicamp. That is partly why all of his quarterbacks have success -- they are well-coached."

After wrapping up minicamp this weekend, the rookies get the next week off and then jump into the offseason program with the veterans. Jones will travel back home to North Carolina and train on the Duke campus while burying his head in the tablet to watch film.