V. Jackson "Prepared to Sit out season"

[NYCskinfan82]

I've fliped floped back & forth on this one but now I see it this way unless SD take a 6th rounder for him from us then wait till 2011 and sign him for nothing.

[aceinthehouse]

I'm 50/50 on this issue as well...

Part of me is like.."Well, I sure don't want to drop 1st or 2nd round picks for a guy that could be as bad a character (dui/suspensions) as the guy we are having issues with currently in Fat Al and would try if only it cost us 3rd,4th or lower picks to get him"

And the other part of me is like...are we going to have a chance for another WR with the skill sets as V-Jack...be it FA next season or even the draft? We've passed on TO,we failed to get guys like Boldin,Marshall and S.Holmes....Does the team have an urgency here or fine with what they have?

We obviously saw a weakness against the Cowboys granted they have a good D as well,but when all your targets are Moss or Cooley and maybe Davis....that's scares me a little,specially considering injuries these days...

A 6'5" WR with athletic ability and good on the fade routes that Armstrong failed twice on,could really help this team out.

Not only give opposing Defenses something else to worry about,but help Mcnabb out as well in the comfort level.

If we can get this guy without dropping 1st or 2nd round picks....even if it costs us multiple lower round picks including 3rds....you have to try to get this guy...imo

But I would also make sure they have a plan in place to give him a longterm extension!
We don't need another Jason Taylor scenario and watch V-Jack leave after 3/4's of a season only to go back to the chargers...lol

Know what I mean?
And we need to lock Mcnabb up as well!

The Giants won the Sb running a fade to Plexiglass,just like V-Jack could do for us...
We don't have this guys skill set of attributes on the team.

and playing teams on our schedule of the likes as G.B...Minny and the Colts...we need some more help!

[SBXVII]

So let me see if I got this right.....

We should let Cooley ride the pine and replace him with the talented Davis? All because Cooley gets double teamed? I would argue that Cooley is doing exactly what he's supposed to be doing. See across the board most likely someone is going to get double teamed. If Cooley is getting it then someone else should be single covered and or open, ie; Moss, Armstrong, Galloway...

But keep in mind this will happen to anyone. Moss might be double covered this week, should we replace him with R.Williams? Opponents are going to double whoever they think is McNabb's security blanket. If it's Cooley or Davis so be it. If it's Armstrong so be it.

Maybe your refering to a two TE set. We had one game. I didn't expect the HC to throw everything, his whole arsenal at Dallas so other teams can see what we can or can't do and game plan around it. Be patient. Maybe this week Davis gets the majority of the bulk.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

So let me see if I got this right.....

We should let Cooley ride the pine and replace him with the talented Davis? All because Cooley gets double teamed? I would argue that Cooley is doing exactly what he's supposed to be doing. See across the board most likely someone is going to get double teamed. If Cooley is getting it then someone else should be single covered and or open, ie; Moss, Armstrong, Galloway...

But keep in mind this will happen to anyone. Moss might be double covered this week, should we replace him with R.Williams? Opponents are going to double whoever they think is McNabb's security blanket. If it's Cooley or Davis so be it. If it's Armstrong so be it.

Maybe your refering to a two TE set. We had one game. I didn't expect the HC to throw everything, his whole arsenal at Dallas so other teams can see what we can or can't do and game plan around it. Be patient. Maybe this week Davis gets the majority of the bulk.

No one is talking about benching Cooley. Both Cooley and Davis should be on the field. Cooley and Davis are two of our three best receivers. There is no reason to hide this "arsenal," as it is the only arsenal we have. Both Cooley and Davis should be on the field, either in a 2 TE set or with one of them split wide.

[Shadowbyte]

Originally Posted by SBXVII

So let me see if I got this right.....

We should let Cooley ride the pine and replace him with the talented Davis? All because Cooley gets double teamed? I would argue that Cooley is doing exactly what he's supposed to be doing. See across the board most likely someone is going to get double teamed. If Cooley is getting it then someone else should be single covered and or open, ie; Moss, Armstrong, Galloway...

I never said Cooley should ride the pine because he gets double teamed. When I brought up the fact that Cooley gets doubled, I was stressing that our WR's need to make the plays whenever they have the luxury of 1 on 1 coverage, especially in the red-zone. As for Fred Davis, he should be utilized more period. The Patriots are an excellent example of a team who gives both of their talented TE's chances to make plays.

[44Deezel]

Originally Posted by Mechanix544

NFL.com news: Disgruntled Chargers WR Jackson prepared to sit out season


Does this make it more likely we can wrangle him away from the Chargers?


Does he look or sound like a character risk?

Does he look like he can step right in, and play at a high level as a #1 WR without camp, preseason, practicing, gelling with the first team, qb, etc....?

What is the maximum in players/draft picks that should be given up for this WR?

Just some questions I thought were relevant, especially if we are looking into this guy.

Yes. This guy could walk in cold wearing flip flops and would be our #1 WR option by a mile.

I keep hearing that outside Santana Moss, the Skins don't have any weapons at Wide Receiver. The Skins don't have ANY receiving threats, period! It's not 2005. I can stab someone with my car key, but that doesn't make it a weapon.

The Skins should get Jackson and should have gotten TJ Who's your momma. It would take both of them for the Skins to have an NFL caliber Receiving corps.

[artmonkforhallofamein07]

As far as the Cooley and Davis talk, we can still use both on the field at the same time with one of them lined up as a WR.

[CultBrennan59]

I really hope we end up getting this guy, he'll make a huge difference to our team, and plus I'm getting tired of talking about him all the time.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

I really hope we end up getting this guy, he'll make a huge difference to our team, and plus I'm getting tired of talking to him all the time.

So I take it you know Vincent Jackson personally. What do you guys talk about?

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

So I take it you know Vincent Jackson personally. What do you guys talk about?

I edited it, misspoke...

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

I edited it, misspoke...

I'm just messing with u CB59

[KI Skins Fan]

IMHO, Cooley, Davis, and DT should all be on the field when we're throwing the ball in the Red Zone. Big guys with strong hands.

I really hate to see that some people here are ready to declare DT a bust. I understand, but I just can't bring myself to believe that he might not make it. He has way too much talent not to make it. His physical gifts are exceptional. When he was drafted, we knew that he hadn't played much football at a high level and that it would take time for him to develop. In my mind, when I think of DT of think of the fact that Art Monk didn't break out until his 4th season. Art was a RB in college, so it took him awhile to learn the WR position.

I stiil have high hopes for DT. If he works anywhere near as hard as Art Monk did, then I think he will succeed in the NFL. Here's an idea: the Skins should explore the possibility of Art becoming a mentor for DT.

As for VJ, I think he could make a big contribution to this team but I don't think we're likely to trade for him.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by KI Skins Fan

IMHO, Cooley, Davis, and DT should all be on the field when we're throwing the ball in the Red Zone. Big guys with strong hands.

I really hate to see that some people here are ready to declare DT a bust. I understand, but I just can't bring myself to believe that he might not make it. He has way too much talent not to make it. His physical gifts are exceptional. When he was drafted, we knew that he hadn't played much football at a high level and that it would take time for him to develop. In my mind, when I think of DT of think of the fact that Art Monk didn't break out until his 4th season. Art was a RB in college, so it took him awhile to learn the WR position.

I stiil have high hopes for DT. If he works anywhere near as hard as Art Monk did, then I think he will succeed in the NFL. Here's an idea: the Skins should explore the possibility of Art becoming a mentor for DT.

As for VJ, I think he could make a big contribution to this team but I don't think we're likely to trade for him.

Hypothetically Devin Thomas should be perfect for that Wide Receiver/Running Back role I was talking about last week . Where you set up your Receiver with short passes and count on him to get tough yards (not to be confused with using Devin to run the ball in spite of his past success on reverses). He's also capable of getting deep thanks to his speed. However I have two concerns.

1. He was amazing on kick returns last week and in an era where the wedge is illegal thats hard to find. I've never seen someone who could be successful at kick returning and offense at the same time on a consistent basis. 99 times out of 100 one of those areas is going to take a hit.

2. Are his hands and route running up to speed. All the physical talent in the world can't make up for not having these two areas handled. If he can't do this he'll be just as effective as Galloway was last week.

Of course some people are taking Devin's inability to break the starting lineup a little to seriously.

MrDevinThomas
GO GREEN! GOODNIGHT! ; )
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Mick8807
@MrDevinThomas its sickening u care about the Spartans then the skins. I can see why yer behind old ass Joey Galloway ...wake up boy!
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Russellmania09

Don't expect much use as a WR out of Devin Thomas this Sunday, which I think is a mistake. He just has to keep kicking butt as KR
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[ethat001]

I read somewhere the trade deadline is sept 22nd for VJ? Guess we'll see what happens tonight.. In their second game against a defense that gave up over 400 yards of passing last week. That's two weeks since McNabb got back from his injury, one more week for the offensive line to gel together (despite a weird rotating system), and one more week for the guys to learn the offense.

So today, IF DT starts actually playing, if F.Davis gets into the mix, if Armstrong becomes a stud, if Galloway - no, he's probably done.. --- if all that happens maybe we're in better shape than we thought. If we don't do well this week, perhaps that's when we make a push for VJ.

Come McNabb - start making our WRs look better than they are.

5.5 hours to go.

[skinsfaninok]

I can't remember the last time we had a thread last this long for a guy who isn't even on the skins roster ... That being said, word is that Jackson will be a Viking Soon, heard it this morning on espn radio.