I don't know if he was going to be cut. I think he still held value as a backup. Right now after Jones backup safety is Raven Greene, Tray Matthews, Mike Tyson, and perhaps moving Tramon Williams back to safety. So right now keeping Jones as a backup might be in the better interests of the Packers then cutting him because he does not want to be a backup.
The issue here is that he's had a couple of years to show his talent, and he's failed - causing the Packers to move on and reload at his position. I get that if he feels he's ultimately going to get cut, that he would prefer it now so he has more time to find a new team. Maybe another team picks him up, but from what he has shown there's no way he's moving directly into a starting job which it sounds like he wants - the grass isn't always greener on the other side but I'm sure he thinks it is. He's an "adequate" backup at best, and really in no position to make any demands. It would be perfectly within the Packers rights to keep him on during training camp as a "camp body" and then cut him (given their original investment in him).
Boston and Cyprien can't be worse then a bunch of no name UDFA's.
Adding crappy vet depth isn't the answer..... hasn't worked in the past won't work now. We were never going to get everything back to square 1 in one draft cycle anyway.
