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Was I Wrong About Desean Jackson?

Found September 15, 2008 on The Hungry Actor: Yardbarker Blogger Network
TEAMS: Philadelphia Eagles

I have been pretty vocal on other blogs about how I thought Eagles fans were way off base in their love for Jackson. I saw statements saying he was going to be the best reviever in the league within the year, the top rookie from this years class, a future hall of famer and on and on and on. I got ripped by Eagles faithful for saying while I thought Jackson was going to be a good player in the future I thought he would only be a decent player this year. Last week against the Rams, Jackson had over 100 yards returning punts as well as 6 catches for over 100 yards. This led to any number of I told you sos from Philly fans. So my question now is, was I wrong? I say absolutely not. I stand by m statement that he will do some damage returning punts this year and finish with around 700 yards and 5 tds or so. I don't think that you can look at last week as proof that he is going to be amazing because it was against the god-awful Rams. Let Jackson have a repeat performance tonight and maybe...
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18 Comments:
  • Let's just let him play football and stop arguing about whether or not he's going to be a superstar or a bust before he's even finished 1 year in the league.
    by I_Ask_Madden   September 15, 2008   Reply   Options   +2 Likes
  • i agree.. im an eagles fan and ya the kid looks good but he's not the best receiver in the league and nowhere close
    he hopefully will have a decent year and help this team succeed thats all we can ask
    by ctphilly205   September 15, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • DeSean Jackson Has Done So Many Things That I Thought He Would Not Do And He Proved Me Wrong. This Guy Is Amazing And Does So Many Things And I Expect Him To Be The Best Rookie Wide Receiver Out There.
    by eaglesrock12   September 15, 2008   Reply   Options  
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    by [locked]   September 15, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • i like desean, but they played the rams. tonight will be a test. if he can have a good game tonight then he could be the real deal, but 2 games dont mean much.
    by phillyfan841   September 15, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Jeesh!, the kid is a rookie and still has a huge amount to learn about the professional game. Give him a chance to grow up for pities sake. He has lots of potential but it will be this time next year before we know just where he stands in the scale of things. He is quick and fast but he is small. We don't know how he is going to stand up to the pounding a wide receiver takes. Fortunately, there are five decent receivers that can share the load and that looked pretty good last week. I'd love to see another of Baskett's patented 80 yard plus TDs. Now if they can hammer the Dallas Donkeys tonight we will know this is going to be a hell of a year for the birds.
    by Phillyogre   September 15, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Im saying he has 2 TDs tonight
    by farley610   September 15, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Time will tell.....time will tell. Lets just sit back and enjoy the ride.
    by DTRIK19   September 15, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Hmm he looks about as I thought so far one gret catch with a silly mistake at the end (peep the video) and a couple drops So far
    by wjbrown3   September 15, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • finished with good yardage-but i think the cowboys were allergic to defense
    by wjbrown3   September 15, 2008   Reply   Options   +1 Likes
  • First off he only had one drop not "a couple". Secondly, to answer you article queation, yes you are wrong. Lastly, 700 yards and 5 TD would be pretty great considering he is a rookie in an offense thats is extremely difficult to learn in such a short period of time.
    by wubanga101   September 16, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Well I counted two drops-or at least two times the commentators used the words jackson and drop in the same breath. And I was responding to the posts I have seen saying how he is going to be the end all and be all receiver in the NFL or rookie of the year. Ad 700 yds and 5 tds is neither of those but I guess to understand that you would have had to have read my post AND comprehended it. Next time I will just make a nice picture book for you
    by wjbrown3   September 16, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • He's a rookie...he's going to make mistakes.
    by DTRIK19   September 16, 2008   Reply   Options   +1 Likes
  • You are right about the drops. I forgot about his biggest drop on the first drive to give us first and goal on the 5. I feel that he is going to be a great compliment to recieving corp once Cutis and Brown get back. If Brown can learn how to catch a football again this WR corp could be one of the better corps in the league. I'm excited about how well he has picked up the offense and his production thus far... I still can't stop thinking about the game last night! I hate that when the Eagles lose I can't watch Sports Center for like week because it hurts too much!!
    by wubanga101   September 16, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • naw your not wrong he made a bone head play but that play didnt matter becasue we scored anyways its when he dropped passes that got you frustrated
    by Justwannawinna   September 16, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • I think we should let up on that mistake, it was stupid but didn't lose the game. I don't think he'll do that again! I would have liked to see him get the ball a few more times though.
    by Spotella   September 16, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Ouch, I just saw a video of him in high school
    http://youbeenblinded.com/video-desean-jackson-goal-line-fumble-then-and-now/1993
    looks like a very similiar mistake.
    by Spotella   September 16, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Give him a break he's young he will be great for our team.......The good things he has done have well out weighed the one bumble SO WHAT let it go.......We need to support him he wont make the same mistake.
    by warlord12187   September 16, 2008   Reply   Options  
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