Darrell Jackson?

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

I don't think people are disregarding Moss and ARE, but we need a big receiver that can compliment those two and Cooley. I mean look at New England last year, they had a big receiver in Moss and a short speedy receiver in Welker. I think the combination of Moss, ARE, *big receiver*, and Cooley would be a great improvement to our offense. I think getting Hackett for a good price could make this a very good situation. Any other WR acquisitions (either a veteran or through the draft or resigning Caldwell) should be added for depth.

The Redskins are not quite in rebuilding mode (I mean we made the playoffs last year), so I don't think we should be picking up a WR int he first round, b/c they would not contribute right away and would need to developed. We already have a player we can develop (crowd favorite A. Mix), what we need a WR that can come in an contribute right away and help us to contend for the playoffs and more next year.

(PS: Jackson is old, injury prone, and well like someone else said there's a reason why he was let go...so no thanks).

two points:
1. Randy Moss is faster than welker. he's THE deep threat of the league, and has been.
2. Unless you mean develop Mix from a nobody to a decent #4, I don't think that's really going to be the best path. i mean, there are at least 10 WRs THIS YEAR that are 6'3" or 6'4" that run faster than Mix, and they've all had college careers with at least double the season and career totals, and at least half won't get drafted.

[SeanTaylor21]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

I don't think people are disregarding Moss and ARE, but we need a big receiver that can compliment those two and Cooley. I mean look at New England last year, they had a big receiver in Moss and a short speedy receiver in Welker. I think the combination of Moss, ARE, *big receiver*, and Cooley would be a great improvement to our offense. I think getting Hackett for a good price could make this a very good situation. Any other WR acquisitions (either a veteran or through the draft or resigning Caldwell) should be added for depth.

The Redskins are not quite in rebuilding mode (I mean we made the playoffs last year), so I don't think we should be picking up a WR int he first round, b/c they would not contribute right away and would need to developed. We already have a player we can develop (crowd favorite A. Mix), what we need a WR that can come in an contribute right away and help us to contend for the playoffs and more next year.

(PS: Jackson is old, injury prone, and well like someone else said there's a reason why he was let go...so no thanks).

Yes we made it to the playoffs, but it was just the first round, and if we had a big WR on a few occasions it would have been comepleted instead of intercepted or dropped.

[BrudLee]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

(PS: Jackson is old, injury prone, and well like someone else said there's a reason why he was let go...so no thanks).

Jackson is 29, which isn't old at that position. He missed one game last year. He caught passes from four different QB's last year, in a new offense, which likely didn't help his numbers. While 2007 was a statistical disappointment, he's not a stiff.

Jackson was scheduled to make $3.8 million in base salary plus $200,000 in bonus. His contract called for a $4.5 million base salary in 2009. He would have been playing in his third offense in as many years. That's reason enough to see him go from San Francisco.

Coming off a disappointing year, he could be a bargain player. That's why he's worth exploring if you're the Redskins, and that's why he's worth discussing here.

[SeanTaylor21]

New link talking about Darrel Jackson:http://www.mercurynews.com/49ers/ci_8592220, it mentions he was among the NFC's leaders in drop, I didn't know that.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by BrudLee

Jackson is 29, which isn't old at that position. He missed one game last year. He caught passes from four different QB's last year, in a new offense, which likely didn't help his numbers. While 2007 was a statistical disappointment, he's not a stiff.

Jackson was scheduled to make $3.8 million in base salary plus $200,000 in bonus. His contract called for a $4.5 million base salary in 2009. He would have been playing in his third offense in as many years. That's reason enough to see him go from San Francisco.

Coming off a disappointing year, he could be a bargain player. That's why he's worth exploring if you're the Redskins, and that's why he's worth discussing here.

My bad, I didn't know how old he was, I know he had been around.

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

My bad, I didn't know how old he was, I know he had been around.

How did you not know how old he was? I just said it, and you quoted my post. He will be 30 in December.

For those that like Jackson, he's not worth it. He drops way too many, and if we recall, a lot of us were ready to string Moss up by his toenails for his drops. Many said he single handedly lost us the GB game with his drops...so why go after a guy with brick hands?
Again, I will say, (and agree with some here) that we need a big WR. Jackson being barely 6'0" and only 201 lbs, is not big. He is useless to us.

[skinsnut]

Originally Posted by BrudLee

Jackson is 29, which isn't old at that position. He missed one game last year. He caught passes from four different QB's last year, in a new offense, which likely didn't help his numbers. While 2007 was a statistical disappointment, he's not a stiff.

Jackson was scheduled to make $3.8 million in base salary plus $200,000 in bonus. His contract called for a $4.5 million base salary in 2009. He would have been playing in his third offense in as many years. That's reason enough to see him go from San Francisco.

Coming off a disappointing year, he could be a bargain player. That's why he's worth exploring if you're the Redskins, and that's why he's worth discussing here.

Im not positive...but I recall, the niners traded for him for a 4th round pick and are still cutting him....that says something may be wrong with the dude
Lloyd anyone?

[skinsfan69]

C'mon people. Jackson is being released by the worst offense in the NFL. Why would we want this guy? All he does is drop passes. And I don't care if he knows the offense. At some point every NFL WR probably knows some version of the WC offense.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

C'mon people. Jackson is being released by the worst offense in the NFL. Why would we want this guy? All he does is drop passes. And I don't care if he knows the offense. At some point every NFL WR probably knows some version of the WC offense.

Because he was released by the worst offense in the league. Jackson came from a team that struggled at the QB position last year. Hell, even Randy Moss struggled without a decent QB to get him the ball. And it's not like we're going to give the guy 100's of millions of thousands of dollars. The guy will help shore up our receiving core and allow us to use the draft to take care of more pressing needs, though I would love to see the team trade down with a team like the Falcons and have three second round picks.

[Dirtyskin21]

yeah butthis guy isnt any bigger than reche caldwell?? The only way I would sign this guy is if Reche doesnt come back I doubt he will even be able to stay healthy though.

[MTK]

If Jackson is our best option I'd just stick with what we've got and look to the draft. Seems like we're headed that way anyway barring some sort of mega deal for someone like Chad Johnson.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

If Jackson is our best option I'd just stick with what we've got and look to the draft.

You know what that makes me think that maybe we should just stick with the guys we have and follow the Chargers Offensive model. I mean we got a good young Quarterback, a pair of 1337 running backs, a very good offensive line (though I would like to see us build for the future through the draft), and a group of Recievers thats just as good if not better then the Chargers. And to top that off we have a very good offensive mind as our head coach, though I hope he'll be better then Norv.

Ironically though our third Running Back is a very good kick returner. Of course Darren Sproles is there second running back for now, or at least thats what I think he would be.

[Stuck in TX]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

If Jackson is our best option I'd just stick with what we've got and look to the draft. Seems like we're headed that way anyway barring some sort of mega deal for someone like Chad Johnson.

Couldnt have said it better myself. I agree 2000%!!!

[SmootSmack]

Old thread here, but didn't want to start a new one on this.

Anyhow, Jackson could be headed to the Broncos

Two wide receivers attract Denver's eye - The Denver Post

[celts32]

I don't see why the skins didn't at least make him a modest offer. Just as insurance in case they are not able to land the WR they want in the draft.