5 reasons Miami SHOULD NOT go after Vincent Jackson

Firstly, I don't care what kind of statistical computing/data analyses are done regarding NFL players. If Austin Collie is ranked above the likes of Brandon Marshall, Percy Harvin, and DeSean Jackson, something is flawed.

This is basically trying to quantify what appears to be qualitative data, and, IMO, just not reliable (though posed as objective):

Link: HERE

This is an asinine way of judging a player's "worth". I prefer to just see what the guy does on the field....

 

I touched on this earlier; but my argument is, based on Miami's offense, I think Marshall would be a better fit. Of course Jackson is a deep threat, but that is all he is. He is not multi-dimensional like a Marshall.

I think inevitably Henne will probably get the chance to go downfield more often next year, but until this staff has full faith in Henne (I don't think they do right now), he is going to have to continue to work within the confines of this offense. We are still a running team, number one, regardless of the deep threat.

My problem is, Jackson can be covered. San Diego used ways to get him open by getting him one-on-one against LBs and smaller CBs. Plenty of his passes were over the middle, and sometimes, defenders are looking for safety help and not getting it. And, hey, the guy is a helluva threat downfield, as most of his passes were caught downfield. I just think that Miami would benefit greater from a guy who can catch shorter routes, but still can go deep (I dubbed Marshall a hybrid-possession earlier because he is not yesterday's "possession" receiver. He can also get by CBs when asked).

 

I can see those stats on NFL.com.

And how can this site take it upon themselves to "cut out garbage" like your example? Maybe that 10 yards benefits the team in field position by helping the punter better pin the other team closer to the goal? The concept (from my reading their explanation) lends itself to a more subjective appearance, which brings up my example. It seems loosely objective, if only by the statistics.

I might seem way off, but that is what I have gathered.

With that, I still look at what the guy has done on the field.

My argument is not that Jackson is bad player. I think he can only benefit this team nominally because he is a deep threat only. But who really knows unless he comes here. I would just prefer he did not.

 

I have already read through it pretty thoroughly and got what I got. It seems that there is some subjective inference with the conclusion of the stats.

You hit the nail right on the head: "Catches the ball farther down field than most". I know his stats, man. And have looked them over extensively. It's the basis for my argument.

I am not underselling Jackson, but simply pointing out that he is a one-trick pony. I truly do not think he is right for this offense. I could be wrong, and if he does end up in Miami, I hope I am.

** And just to note, Marshall came into this by accident. I never meant to bring Marshall into it, but I guess it is natural to compare. I do prefer Marshall, but never intended this thread to be a Jackson vs Marshall comparison. Never wanted to bring up Marshall because it would be OT for me. I want to discuss my 5 about Jackson.

 

I stand corrected. I was looking at the DYAR (Defensive-adjusted Yards Above Replacement).

But as I am reading, it seems that the DYAR complements the DVOA, making (in this instance) the "truer" rating of a player with the system conjured. I think that's why the DYAR is listed before the DVOA? It's a little obscure.....

 

Hey, man, if I'm wrong, I'm wrong. I have no problem admitting it (except to my fiance'.....but that's an entirely different dynamic ).

Going into this, I knew there would be some flak, but I am totally open to having someone try to change my perspective. No one has really done that yet, although, I am warming up to the possibility of having a Jackson on the team.

For some reason (mancrush?), I still feel like Marshall would be the better option. Someone said earlier that he would be an upgrade of the type of receivers we already have. Which might be true, but because of the attention he would garner would give more opportunities to the other guys (who are solid, if unspectacular).

I am still crossing my fingers on Ted Ginn. As good as Jackson is, he still did not break out until year 4. Some guys take a little while. Maybe with all of the criticism, Ginn gets his head straight? It would be nice to catch teams off-guard with Ginn. Maybe I have a little too much faith he will turn it around?

I think whomever comes in (I think it's b/w Jackson and Marshall), Miami is going to have to carry the baggage. Marshall seemed to have shut up once he came back, but Jackson still hasn't seemed to grow up. Ugh, maybe Camarillo will have that 1400 yd/12TD year I've been hoping for.....

 

It was funny as hell, wasn't it?