Desean Jackson

jcam222

I have to say that talent wise there is no question he is better than Benjamin. As far as Hawkins lets just say its a toss up at the very least. Having said that Desean is a prima donna and would just be a headache. He will also want far more than he is worth which is why he is available anyway. I pass.

RoyceRolls

@jcam222 said:
Having said that Desean is a prima donna and would just be a headache. He will also want far more than he is worth which is why he is available anyway. I pass.

Precisely the problem. I believe he is better than Hawkins and Benjamin, but he certainly isn't worth the money he will demand.

gftChris

He's now been cut, apparently. What would you pay him? Not assuming he'd come, but I'd give him $8m a year.

darren15

Signing him would take a WR off the table in our early draft rounds ........would rather draft Watkins or Evans at 4

gftChris

@darren15 said:
Signing him would take a WR off the table in our early draft rounds ........would rather draft Watkins or Evans at 4

That's what I thought - signing him would remove the need for a WR early on, we could much more easily focus on getting an OL or pass rusher at 4.

Remarker

The link is to an article that explains why the Eagles cut Jackson.

http://www.nj.com/eagles/index.ssf/2014/03/eagles_desean_jackson_off-the-field_troubles.html

cvcanedy

@darren15 said:
Signing him would take a WR off the table in our early draft rounds ........would rather draft Watkins or Evans at 4

Id rather evans, just for height reasons. Same reason I don't like Desean, too short.

cvcanedy

@cvcanedy said:
Id rather evans, just for height reasons. Same reason I don't like Desean, too short.

but not evans at 4, mind you.

beare

I wouldnt take him at 100,000 a year has ties to crips gang members not something you would want as part of your team in my opinion

cvcanedy

@beare said:
I wouldnt take him at 100,000 a year has ties to crips gang members not something you would want as part of your team in my opinion

I agree, but I have no idea how common it is for players to have these links.

Vagitron

@cvcanedy said:
but not evans at 4, mind you.

I think Evans may be better than Watkins. He def has better hands.

Vagitron

@cvcanedy said:
I agree, but I have no idea how common it is for players to have these links.

His ties go deeper than aquaintences.

cvcanedy

@vagitron said:
His ties go deeper than aquaintences.

once again; i still have no idea how common that is.

Vagitron

@cvcanedy said:
once again; i still have no idea how common that is.

Not common.

cvcanedy

@vagitron said:
Not common.

How do you know?

Tim Couch Pulls Out

It's more common than you would think, but still not an everyday occurance. We're all only six degrees away from a member of the Crips anyway.

I'm not worried about his gang affiliations. I'm worried about what he does on the field and what he does in the locker room as it pertains to the team.

If he's going to complain about not getting the ball after a bad game, no thanks.

We're not the Parriots. We don't have a stable enough program yet to take in multiple character concerns solely because of their talent. Give it a couple of years.

jcam222

@cvcanedy said:
once again; i still have no idea how common that is.

Regardless of how common it is , once known it is something I would avoid completely. Most teams when they find deep ongoing ties and relationships like apparently exist with Desean would cut ties just like the Eagles have. The Hernandez thing really brings that to the forefront for teams now.

bbedward

The people he associates with (has recent pictures, part of his record label) shot and killed a 14 year old rival gang member a few years ago. Desean himself has never been confirmed as being in the gang, but all the evidence points to it.

He had a picture with the shooter after he was acquitted while he had his prison shirt on. And he posts pictures with the crips sign and uses it on the field.

I like his talent, but he only cares about the money and seems to be a bad presence.

Zombo

He's a piece of shit.

Zombo

--let's move on

cambridgeho

@bbedward said:

The people he associates with (has recent pictures, part of his record label) shot and killed a 14 year old rival gang member a few years ago. Desean himself has never been confirmed as being in the gang, but all the evidence points to it.

He had a picture with the shooter after he was acquitted while he had his prison shirt on. And he posts pictures with the crips sign and uses it on the field.

I like his talent, but he only cares about the money and seems to be a bad presence.

He is a POS, and to think these guys make millions to play a game. Just to live a gangsta life. Dont matter though, some team will pick him up.