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01/15/08 - East-West Shrine Monday Practice: The smallest guy on the field was also the most explosive. Coach Vermeil stopped one play before it began to ask Jackson to "check the tight end"…the receiver was covering him up, which would be a penalty. On the ensuing play, Jackson crossing over the middle from his slot position, snatched a bullet throw, and out-quicked everyone down a seam for the big play.
Got this from nfldraftscout. Does anyone know a lot about him? Id kind of like to get someone like this in the later rounds. I was looking at Paul Raymond (who impressed at the Hula Bowl) but then I read this on this guy and it seems he is cut from similar cloth athletically.
Requiem
01-16-2008, 11:46 AM
Jackson's got terrorists shook because he's so bomb.
Jackson's got terrorists shook because he's so bomb.
This is what you call normal? Hipster doofus from North Dakota = normal...noted.
BlitzingDog
01-18-2008, 12:11 PM
Jackson and Coastal Carolina WR Jerome Simpson are gonna really rise up the charts IMO..
Jackson is an awesome return man too, play maker.. Smallish but dynamite..
Hmmm, something Denver could use. :)
BlitzingDog
01-18-2008, 12:18 PM
Dexter Jackson reminds me a lot of Ryne Robinson from last years draft but only faster.
Small, fast, attacks the ball instead of waiting for it to come to him, good special teamer.
He's basically an ideal pick for us in the middle rounds where he can at the very least contribute as a returner. I would expect him to eventually develop into a good slot receiver to replace Stokley with in a year or two, and he has the potential upside, though slim, to develop into a speedy #2, with a game somewhere along the lines of Wes Welker, Deon Branch, or a poor man's Steve Smith.
That One Guy
01-18-2008, 09:00 PM
Is there really anything to college WRs that dictate whether they can ever go on to be good NFL WRs or they'll only be ST studs? Hixon set records in college, if I recall correctly, as a WR but he was never legitimately even expected to contribute in that facet. Had he just not developed yet or is there something about some of these kids' games that say they're fated to ST squads?
Small, fast, attacks the ball instead of waiting for it to come to him, good special teamer.
He's basically an ideal pick for us in the middle rounds where he can at the very least contribute as a returner. I would expect him to eventually develop into a good slot receiver to replace Stokley with in a year or two, and he has the potential upside, though slim, to develop into a speedy #2, with a game somewhere along the lines of Wes Welker, Deon Branch, or a poor man's Steve Smith.
Do you know anything about Paul Raymond? He's kind of, of the same ilk that Dexter Jackson is, though it seems Jackson is a little faster. I would like Denver to get Jordy Nelson and either Jackson or Raymond.
Is there really anything to college WRs that dictate whether they can ever go on to be good NFL WRs or they'll only be ST studs? Hixon set records in college, if I recall correctly, as a WR but he was never legitimately even expected to contribute in that facet. Had he just not developed yet or is there something about some of these kids' games that say they're fated to ST squads?
You often hear things discussed like route running, getting off the line, going after the ball and catching with their hands (a lot of fast guys like catching in their body).
Is there really anything to college WRs that dictate whether they can ever go on to be good NFL WRs or they'll only be ST studs? Hixon set records in college, if I recall correctly, as a WR but he was never legitimately even expected to contribute in that facet. Had he just not developed yet or is there something about some of these kids' games that say they're fated to ST squads?
A good NFL receiving prospect should:
1. run good routes or at least learn to run good routes.
2. catch with his hands, not his body, and he should attack the ball in flight, not wait for it to come to him.
3. have excellent body control, especially of his feet. A lot of college highlight reels involve one foot in catches that just don't fly in the pro game.
4. not be a one dimensional player. You won't be allowed on the field regularly enough to develop if you can't block. If you can get jammed at the LOS regularly you'll also be a very inconsistent target no matter how crisp your routes might be.
Look at Lelie, he couldn't block very well or run good routes when he showed up here, and he was a body catcher who let the ball come to him. Even though the first two were somewhat corrected he still wasn't really good at them and he still caught with his body more than his hands and still could get beat by the jam far too easily.
Now look at Brandon Marshall. Came in here with a desire to be a good blocker, and is now an upper echelon blocker as a WR. He didn't run great routes when he first showed up but he's improved significantly since then, he catches with his hands, and he'll come to the ball, not just wait for it to come to him. And no one has success trying to jam him.
The biggest change for collegiate WRs going pro isn't the speed of the game or different rules as to what is and what isn't a completion, its the level of precision and physicality needed to succeed. Defenses leave much less room for error and if you don't come in with an attacking mindset you'll get pushed around all day.
Thats why Steve Smith is so good. He might be small but he runs great routes, has excellent hands, and he has a chip on his shoulder bigger than he is. He takes it out on opposing teams and plays incredibly physical for such a small guy.
Do you know anything about Paul Raymond? He's kind of, of the same ilk that Dexter Jackson is, though it seems Jackson is a little faster. I would like Denver to get Jordy Nelson and either Jackson or Raymond.
Not really, I started following Jackson in particular after seeing how well he did against Michigan. Despite having a bad season they still have NFL level talents on that defense, seeing a kid from 1-AA (or whatever the **** they call it now) running around them was impressive.