Thoughts on Desean Jackson’s Release by the Eagles

The Eagles released WR Desean Jackson a few days ago and much of the media discussion has centered around an NJ.com article that rather loosely connects Jackson to gang members with criminal records. Other media members have pointed to his 2013 stat line and asked “How can you get rid of a guy with those stats?” Or they have pointed to the oft repeated line “he takes the top off the defense” and in doing so have contended (overtly or otherwise) that the reason Riley Cooper and other players had good years was a direct result of defenses paying so much attention to Desean Jackson. Anyway, here are my thoughts on the move… [Continue Reading…]