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Posted by Steve | October 16, 2007 at 11:31 am | In DeSean, Players/Alumni | 9 CommentsDeSean Jackson dropped out of the Heisman Watch completely this week, after catching 4 passes for only 5 yards against Oregon State. Lavelle “The Hawk” Hawkins, after his outstanding performance Saturday and his consistency since the beginning of the season, is being highlighted on ESPN’s spotlight by Mel Kiper as a first day NFL pick. It’s good to see him get some more positive press, as he’s been our most reliable receiver, and he’s also been doing a good job of kick returns.
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what happened to djax? =/ nothing is permanent.
1. Comment by jontsai — October 16, 2007 @ 8:51 pm #
Jackson said early this season that he relies on Longshore being tall to see over players b/c he is shorter and can’t see over players as well. I wonder if this made it tough for Riley (shorter than Longshore, and probably less skilled at finding open receivers) to find Jackson.
One more punt return for TD and Jackson is back on that list. That said, it’s tough to get the heisman if you arent a RB or QB.
2. Comment by MikeD — October 17, 2007 @ 12:16 pm #
Back on the list??? A-hu a-hu, no! His time has passed him by dude. He’s a great player obviously, but if he wants the Heisman he will have to come back next year.
3. Comment by The dude — October 17, 2007 @ 3:35 pm #
The heisman is extremely hard to win a reciever because it’s relatively impossible to put up huge consistent numbers in that position. You can be flashy as desean but you always have to work with play calling and the defense. Qb’s and Rb’s always win it for good reason.
4. Comment by Jkwon — October 17, 2007 @ 3:47 pm #
Yez sir, exactamundo…
5. Comment by The dude — October 17, 2007 @ 8:31 pm #
That may be true, but it would also help to go Jackson’s way more than a few times a game. Not just seeing if he’s open, then getting him the ball, but actually designing plays for him. Throw him some WR screens and let him make people miss. Run the reverse more than one time a game. In open space, he’s one of the best. But because he is a WR, it’s up to the coach and QB to get him the ball!!
6. Comment by JC — October 17, 2007 @ 9:29 pm #
Yes but the thing is, since he gets so much media hype, he is consistantly double and even triple covered. Why would tedford call more plays to jackson when Hawkins has broken out and jordan has shown that he is more than competent to field these duties. If we didn’t have such a gogod recieving core I would understand the complaints but not with this squad. Also, everyone seems to be forgetting that riley did not complete a pass for positive yardage until the second quarter. We basically relied on the run game against one of the better rush defenses in the country for the first half, until we were down without much time left. If we had relied more heavily on the air like we often do early, jackson would have seen a lot more plays.
7. Comment by Jkwon — October 18, 2007 @ 4:28 pm #
And it’s fairly obvious that tedford designs plenty of plays for him ie. the reverses and such, but for major positive yardage, you just have to be open, and that’s pretty difficult when you have a safety and cornerback covering you.
8. Comment by Jkwon — October 18, 2007 @ 4:32 pm #
I don’t know if it’s “fairly obvious” that Tedford designs “plenty” of plays for DeSean. I know he hurt his thumb, but after the Oregon game, you would think that he would be getting more than 4 receptions in the OSU game. I agree that defenses look to stop someone with DeSean’s skill, but if you are one of the best offensive minds in the nation, you make it happen. Get DeSean the ball, then let him make people miss. If he doesn’t even get to touch it, how is he going to make a big play.
9. Comment by JC — October 18, 2007 @ 8:55 pm #