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Here's Jenkins from the locker room and the guys at NFL Live talking about the game earlier today...
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You look kinda shook DeSean, lol. By the way. KC Joyner has a very good look at how this idea that Jackson is so explosive that no one can cover him is really just a myth..
http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2009/insider/news/story?id=4803974
CW: DeSean Jackson is a "matchup buster"
Jackson recently had a go-around with Dallas cornerback Mike Jenkins where he made the claim that he "get man coverage like 10 percent every game." The implication of this remark is that Jackson feels he has the skills to put up quality numbers regardless of the type of coverage he faces.
This type of observation basically begs for a metric review, so I decided to take a closer look at how Jackson performed when facing various types of personnel.
As would be expected, Jackson did his best when facing safeties, linebackers or no coverage (i.e. when he found a dead spot in a zone defense) -- he caught 38 passes (out of 62 thrown his way) for 675 yards (10.9 yards per) and five touchdowns. The 10-yard YPA mark is the generally accepted bar for excellence at the wide receiver position, so posting a 10.9 YPA total in any category has to be considered superb. Jackson does dominate whenever he faces overmatched competition.
Against cornerbacks, Jackson caught 26 balls (out of 57 thrown his way) for 494 yards (8.9 per) and four touchdowns. That's good, on face value.
However, there's a caveat. Two of Jackson's cornerback completions came when the cornerback blew the coverage and left Jackson entirely uncovered.
While this technically counts as having beaten a cornerback in my system, it is worth noting that if the 89 yards gained on those plays were removed and the total recalculated, Jackson would end up with a 7.6 YPA mark when facing cornerbacks. Since the typical YPA average for wide receivers in a given season is somewhere between 7 and 8 yards, this total could be said to be middle of the pack. On that basis, I have to say that Jenkins was right regarding Jackson. Up to this point he hasn't been much of a matchup buster this season.
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Hmmm. Someone likes to run around and beat the Safeties and LB's who we know are all slower than him. But when he faces some CB's who can man up with him the kid is average.
Keep talking DeSean. The more you talk the more people will look into what you are doing on the field and expose you.
Miles Austin does work against Asante Samuel, not Jeremiah Trotter.
[youtube]Z2_IJ-I2dQw[/youtube]
You look kinda shook DeSean, lol. By the way. KC Joyner has a very good look at how this idea that Jackson is so explosive that no one can cover him is really just a myth..
http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2009/insider/news/story?id=4803974
CW: DeSean Jackson is a "matchup buster"
Jackson recently had a go-around with Dallas cornerback Mike Jenkins where he made the claim that he "get
This type of observation basically begs for a metric review, so I decided to take a closer look at how Jackson performed when facing various types of personnel.
As would be expected, Jackson did his best when facing safeties, linebackers or no coverage (i.e. when he found a dead spot in a zone defense) -- he caught 38 passes (out of 62 thrown his way) for 675 yards (10.9 yards per) and five touchdowns. The 10-yard YPA mark is the generally accepted bar for excellence at the wide receiver position, so posting a 10.9 YPA total in any category has to be considered superb. Jackson does dominate whenever he faces overmatched competition.
Against cornerbacks, Jackson caught 26 balls (out of 57 thrown his way) for 494 yards (8.9 per) and four touchdowns. That's good, on face value.
However, there's a caveat. Two of Jackson's cornerback completions came when the cornerback blew the coverage and left Jackson entirely uncovered.
While this technically counts as having beaten a cornerback in my system, it is worth noting that if the 89 yards gained on those plays were removed and the total recalculated, Jackson would end up with a 7.6 YPA mark when facing cornerbacks. Since the typical YPA average for wide receivers in a given season is somewhere between 7 and 8 yards, this total could be said to be middle of the pack. On that basis, I have to say that Jenkins was right regarding Jackson. Up to this point he hasn't been much of a matchup buster this season.
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Hmmm. Someone likes to run around and beat the Safeties and LB's who we know are all slower than him. But when he faces some CB's who can man up with him the kid is average.
Keep talking DeSean. The more you talk the more people will look into what you are doing on the field and expose you.
Miles Austin does work against Asante Samuel, not Jeremiah Trotter.
