Twitter: Lions get draft pick for former Cowboy CB Michael Jackson

fivetwos said:

Once Mike learns how to run fast he will be a heck of an NFL corner.

Cant teach what he is missing and probably wasnt worth the 5th rounder Dallas spent on him.

The other Jackson from the same school and same round in the same draft has an outside shot.

This type of offseason screwed guys exactly in his boat.

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quickccc said:

some may not believe it , but according to several draft sites, particularly Ourlads, CB Michael Jackson was once a
regarded draft prospect going into his final year at Miami.

Cowboys hoped to keep him on their PS to further develop him when he had his struggles in preseason,
but he was pouched off our PS by Lions, and now apparently he is thought enough by the Pats to take a late round chance
at him. He has physical tools such as size speed wingspan to offer. It could pay off with the way Belichek operates and develops.

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quickccc said:

https://247sports.com/college/miami/Article/Miami-Hurricanes-2019-NFL-Draft-CB-Michael-Jackson-Jackson-runs-a-fast-40-at-the-NFL-Combine-129700753/#:~:text=Former Miami Hurricanes cornerback Michael,40 at the NFL Combine.

He ran a 4.46 at the NFL combine. That's a good time for a tall CB.
He just did not play up to that speed on the playing field his final year.- nor did he in preseason games with Cowboys.

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gimmesix said:

I wasn't particularly impressed with either Jackson last preseason. Was more intrigued by Jelks at end.

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speedkilz88 said:

He only played in the first preseason game against the 49ers, he was hurt the rest of camp.

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gimmesix said:

We saw him some during the season, though, and he didn't really make an impression. Of course, it was a rookie season so that could change. I just didn't see a guy who could get much pressure.

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gimmesix said:

I wasn't particularly impressed with either Jackson last preseason. Was more intrigued by Jelks at end.

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fivetwos said:

Definitely.

Jelks upside is higher but he may also have a lower floor.

Jacksons upside may be like a Tony Tolbert type.

I'll take anything out of either one and we are gonna need it.

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quickccc said:

some may not believe it , but according to several draft sites, particularly Ourlads, CB Michael Jackson was once a
regarded draft prospect going into his final year at Miami.

Cowboys hoped to keep him on their PS to further develop him when he had his struggles in preseason,
but he was pouched off our PS by Lions, and now apparently he is thought enough by the Pats to take a late round chance
at him. He has physical tools such as size speed wingspan to offer. It could pay off with the way Belichek operates and develops.

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gimmesix said:

I hope so with Jackson. I didn't see Tolbert in him last year, though. Granted, it isn't like Jelks set the world on fire, either.

It's possible both may get beat out by the rookies (Anae, Carter, Hamilton). For that matter, I'm not all that high on Dorance Armstrong, either. I had some hope initially, but he seems to have leveled off. We really need some backup pass rushers to come through at end.

If the Smith experiment fails, I'm not sure there's a good alternative on the roster opposite Lawrence. Crawford can handle the run responsibilities but isn't much of a pass rusher at end.

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Jake said:

His ability to drop back in coverage is unparalleled.

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Risen Star said:

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quickccc said:

i don't have jelks on my final roster. as i see him fighting the odds against others for the final DE spot
as with the projected 6 edge rushers MM quoted earlier in off season. and without the OTAs and preseason he doesn't have
a lot going in his advantage.
1 Dlaw
2 Crawford
3 Alden S,
4 Anae
5 Gregory
6 Armstrong?. Jackson?. Jelks ? ..Hamilton?

Cowboys were so high on Dorace at draft time that they reportedly thought about moving up in 3rd round to select him,
but he eventually fell into their lap with one of their two fourth round picks.. Thus far, he's been average guy.

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gimmesix said:

I'm not counting Gregory in mine, although if he gets reinstated, he'll make the roster.

So that leaves Armstrong, Jackson, Jelks, Hamilton and Carter fighting for one spot. (Although McCarthy mentioned six pass rushers, I don't see us giving up on Hill yet at DT if he shows any signs of life, so I've got us keeping five — Poe, McCoy, Woods, Gallimore and Hill.)

The expanded practice squad makes it more likely for us to stash eligible players there this year, so that may be the case with some of those younger players.

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quickccc said:

1 Dlaw
2 Crawford
3 Alden S,
4 Anae
5 Gregory
6 Armstrong
___________
7 McCoy
8 Poe
9 Gallimore
10 Woods

Coaches gonna have to decide if Trysten Hill is warranted of stretching it to 11 DL spots.
He's yet another guy that i think will be at a disadvantaged with the pandemic off season wipe out that includes preseason play.
- ditto Joe Jackson and Jelks.

- Hamilton and Carter could be more likely for the Practice Squad.

- With Gregory's edge rush skill set and potential it's difficult to not project him onto the roster. His situation is more reflectiive
of how dysfunctional and disorganized the NFL is in dealing multi-task with his case.

- Jackson is not athletic enough to be a 4-3 end at the NFL level, imo. He's best suited as a 3-4 end, and a nickel 4-3 DT.
Lack of speed really shows up in pursuit.

-Jelks looks athletic part and could be a good edge rusher in due time, but with gregory, anae , aldon already added to the mix
and fighting over vet Armstrong, it already doesn't look promising with such odds, and i really think he's not gonna make it
back to our practice squad this time around,..imo.

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gimmesix said:

I'm just not seeing the league letting Gregory return at this point. Goodell had plenty of time to do it before camp if he planned to lift his suspension.

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gimmesix said:

I hope so with Jackson. I didn't see Tolbert in him last year, though. Granted, it isn't like Jelks set the world on fire, either.

It's possible both may get beat out by the rookies (Anae, Carter, Hamilton). For that matter, I'm not all that high on Dorance Armstrong, either. I had some hope initially, but he seems to have leveled off. We really need some backup pass rushers to come through at end.

If the Smith experiment fails, I'm not sure there's a good alternative on the roster opposite Lawrence. Crawford can handle the run responsibilities but isn't much of a pass rusher at end.

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gimmesix said:

I'm just not seeing the league letting Gregory return at this point. Goodell had plenty of time to do it before camp if he planned to lift his suspension.

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quickccc said:

On what grounds ?
It was probably Gregory's medical case with bi-polar addiction that helped prompted the new CBA agreement and policy
regarding marijuana substance use.

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gimmesix said:

On the grounds that training camp has started and Goodell hasn't taken him off suspension. There's no reason to delay if he was planning on doing it.

There may be reasons we don't know of for why Goodell won't lift his suspension, and based on him quickly granting Smith's, I think there's got to be a reason for it.

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