What's done is done, but here's why I'm critical. Even if you have to go to Plan B some guys seem to have a better track record or more upside than Jones. I'll list five.
1) Dan Mullen
2) Hugh Freeze
3) Bob Dibiaco - 39 year-old ND DC
4) Art Briles
5) Willie Taggert ( C List for now who should not have been considered but has big upside )
Mullen is the only guy on your list I'd rather have than Jones, and I wouldn't have been happy with him either.
Freeze won some games at Ole Miss that he shouldn't have this year. But it's one season and he still just went 6-6.
Diaco has only been a DC for four years and this year is the first time he's had a really good defense.
Briles caught lightning in a bottle with RGIII. He's 22-27 at Baylor outside of RGIII's Jr season.
Taggart is 16-20 at Western KY. He is Dooley all over, or worse.