Thursday Night Football Pre-Game Recon: Bleeding Green Nation Edition (Part IV)
by Tim on Dec 2, 2010 1:30 PM CST
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PrintJason from Bleeding Green Nation's answers to Questions 1-3 can be found here, here, and here. Beyond the jump, we chat about DeSean Jackson.
3. As I'm sure you've read, the Houston secondary is putrid (don't be fooled by last Sunday's shutout; Rusty Smith was truly horrendous). I think it's safe to say that the majority of Texans fans expect the Eagles offense to write the latest chapter of "There Is No God: The 2010 Houston Texans Defense" (foreword by Frank Bush). That said, what's going on with DeSean Jackson? Only seven catches in his last three games and only one game with more than five catches thus far in 2010, although he does have three 100+ yard receiving days. Does Vick prefer Jeremy Maclin? Has Jackson become a decoy, or will the Eagles make a concerted effort to get him going on Thursday night against the elixir that is the Houston secondary?
BGN: That's the question everyone is asking around here. It's probably not one thing. Teams are playing him really tough right now. He's getting jammed at the line. Like I said earlier, the Bears were playing a safety 25 yards over the top. He's getting double-teamed. Plus, Jackson has been kind of a feast-or-famine player his whole career. He's not an Andre Johnson type WR that you can peg for 6 catches each game. He has monster games sometimes and in others he disappears. He has games where he catches two passes for 120 yards.
Take a look at Weeks 4-6. He caught 5 passes total. Then in the two games after the bye, he racks up a ton of yardage and catches a couple TDs. So if he popped up with a monster game this week, it would surprise no one.
An opposing wide receiver having a monster game against the Houston secondary? That's unpossible!
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You not using Homer's wordage in one post?
That’s umpossible.
D'oh!
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...
This is a great phrase
the elixir that is the Houston secondary
Hoping weird stuff really does only come in 3's
I'd bet...
Jason Allen takes Jackson.
With these speedy guys, I would love to see Quin, Jackson, and Allen at the line jamming with the safeties deep…but we’ll probably see 10 yard cushions.
"Lord, beer me strength."
Is he one dimensional?
Obviously I don’t watch as much Eagles ball as our BGN visitors so I could be way off here, but I see Jackson being limited mainly as a deep threat, which he’s great at I might add. Hear me out here……
He’s small and fast, which is great for down field throws but not so much for the middle and underneath stuff. A great example is the play that he got knocked out by Dunta Robinson. Granted, any player would be rocked by a hit like that, but someone with limited size like D Jacks isn’t built to take punishment on a regular basis, whereas someone Andre’s size is more adapt. Since coming back from that concussion it seems Jackson is a lot more hesitant to catch in traffic and may be thinking too much about the consequences.
Teams are trying to take away Jackson’s home run plays and forcing him to catch the underneath stuff instead, where he’s not as effective. Could that be the reason Vick is looking Maclin’s way more right now?
Like I said, I’m only speculating from what little Eagles football I’ve watched, so feel free to tell me I’m just talking out of my ass.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
Another potential answer...
is money. Jackson is definitely underpaid relative to his value to the team, and has been spending a lot of time talking with his agent lately.
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