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By: Nick Schwartz | August 3, 2015 5:10 pm
Washington’s Week 6 matchup with the New York Jets just got a little more compelling after a confident DeSean Jackson bragged at Redskins Training camp that no cornerback can stop him, including six-time Pro Bowler Darrelle Revis.
Via ESPN:
“I don’t think no one can guard me. It’s how I feel about myself. I don’t feel no one can stop me. You can get Darrelle Revis, Richard Sherman, whoever you want to get.”
Jackson, arguably the most explosive big-play receiver in the league, isn’t wrong. The only thing that can hold Jackson back is the Redskins’ offense. Jackson led the NFL with 13 receptions of 40 yards or more last season, but Jackson had just 56 receptions for the year. The Redskins targeted Jackson 94 times in 2014, while the Eagles targeted Jackson 126 times in 2013.
Geoff Burke/USA TODAY Sports
Geoff Burke/USA TODAY Sports
Although Jackson averaged an astronomical 20.2 yards per reception in 2014, his total receiving yards and touchdown total both dropped in his first season with Washington, and in six games last season Jackson had fewer than 50 receiving yards. Jackson can be one of the best receivers in the league, no doubt, but he needs Robert Griffin III and coach Jay Gruden to back him up.
God, does this sound familiar. Remember the last time Revis was a Jet and so many ran their mouths to him?
This should be an interesting matchup. Ultimately, I do think Revis will own him. If he can take on guys like Andre Johnson, Randy Moss, and Calvin Johnson and make every one of those guys his b*tch, I see him having no problem whatsoever with Desean Jackson.
But it is the Desean Jackson type player that tends to challenge Revis the hardest.
What do you think?
Washington’s Week 6 matchup with the New York Jets just got a little more compelling after a confident DeSean Jackson bragged at Redskins Training camp that no cornerback can stop him, including six-time Pro Bowler Darrelle Revis.
Via ESPN:
“I don’t think no one can guard me. It’s how I feel about myself. I don’t feel no one can stop me. You can get Darrelle Revis, Richard Sherman, whoever you want to get.”
Jackson, arguably the most explosive big-play receiver in the league, isn’t wrong. The only thing that can hold Jackson back is the Redskins’ offense. Jackson led the NFL with 13 receptions of 40 yards or more last season, but Jackson had just 56 receptions for the year. The Redskins targeted Jackson 94 times in 2014, while the Eagles targeted Jackson 126 times in 2013.
Geoff Burke/USA TODAY Sports
Geoff Burke/USA TODAY Sports
Although Jackson averaged an astronomical 20.2 yards per reception in 2014, his total receiving yards and touchdown total both dropped in his first season with Washington, and in six games last season Jackson had fewer than 50 receiving yards. Jackson can be one of the best receivers in the league, no doubt, but he needs Robert Griffin III and coach Jay Gruden to back him up.
God, does this sound familiar. Remember the last time Revis was a Jet and so many ran their mouths to him?
This should be an interesting matchup. Ultimately, I do think Revis will own him. If he can take on guys like Andre Johnson, Randy Moss, and Calvin Johnson and make every one of those guys his b*tch, I see him having no problem whatsoever with Desean Jackson.
But it is the Desean Jackson type player that tends to challenge Revis the hardest.
What do you think?