Sorry to link to it, but the paper that shall not be named (but will be linked to from time to time) had an interesting piece on Jackson this morning:
I figured maybe we could try a conversation that doesn't revolve around bashing Kirk and/or Gruden. Then again, I tried that with Morris last week and it didn't work.
A year ago, I would have told you that keeping Jackson was of paramount importance, and that Garcon was expendable, and Roberts was still an unknown. Now I'm done with Roberts and am starting to wonder if Pierre is the guy we want to keep around, and have a lot more questions about Jackson. We'll see how the season plays out of course, but I don't think it's as cut and dried as it looked last year.
For now, the concern is whether the Washington Redskins’ offense can cope without DeSean Jackson. For the future, however, the concern is whether the team can move forward with him.
Jackson presents a complicated case, as usual, a player so essential in the present yet so incompatible with the franchise’s long-term direction. The conundrum crystallized Monday after it was revealed that the wide receiver suffered a hamstring injury early in the season opener that could keep him off the field for up to a month, leading to scrutiny of Jackson’s preseason conditioning.
While it’s impossible to arrive at a definitive answer, Coach Jay Gruden entertained the thought that Jackson’s legs weren’t ready for regular season intensity before expressing doubt. But the mere fact that suspicion exists is an issue that shouldn’t be ignored. It’s exactly the kind of thing the team doesn’t want to worry about anymore.
I figured maybe we could try a conversation that doesn't revolve around bashing Kirk and/or Gruden. Then again, I tried that with Morris last week and it didn't work.
A year ago, I would have told you that keeping Jackson was of paramount importance, and that Garcon was expendable, and Roberts was still an unknown. Now I'm done with Roberts and am starting to wonder if Pierre is the guy we want to keep around, and have a lot more questions about Jackson. We'll see how the season plays out of course, but I don't think it's as cut and dried as it looked last year.