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Will Donte Jackson be ready for the # 2 corner job?

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13 hours ago, Saca312 said:

Once again, if he can shut down the likes of College’s best WR AJ Brown, he’ll do fine in the NFL. So far from all the vids in camp and talk, he’s certainly sticking himself on receivers and racking up a ton of PBUs. Looks far stronger and bigger than his size suggest on the field.

I think there's a big difference in where he was playing in college vs. where you're expecting him to play now. His stats at nickel were much better than outside. All of his snaps against Brown came from nickel and even safety spots.

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11 hours ago, juliosantos said:

did he look that bad ? i know kelvin beat him on that sideline n he got burnt by streater but its only preseason 

I don't think he looked that bad but its asking a lot of a 2nd round pick to come in and start immediately. Clearly that wasn't the plan initially but the Cockrell injury forces our hand.

 

 

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2 hours ago, saints4lifeagain said:

I think there's a big difference in where he was playing in college vs. where you're expecting him to play now. His stats at nickel were much better than outside. All of his snaps against Brown came from nickel and even safety spots.

Fair enough.

As of now though, looking at all of training camp videos, he’s never out of position and always sticking himself on receivers. Only way to beat him is at the top of the route, and that’s not easy to do consistently + makes a harder window to throw in.

I’m happy with Donte this far.

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I think he will make some plays this year at #2.

think he also will get beat like a drum vs bigger WRs, probably on play action and when he gets rattled.   

I’d rather he play slot.  Think that is where get the best overall play out of the rookie.  Rather just grab a vet and stick on the outside.  

We also could use that vet in the locker room and sideline.  I mean we got Captain but Captain has only excelled as a slot DB.  He isn’t even average on the outside IMO. 

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16 minutes ago, *FreeFua* said:

Not that I trust Rivera’s eye when it comes to secondary players but Jackson was one of the three dudes who stood out to me in the pre season game (which is good for nothing) but just saying.

See how he looks up against Stills or Parker this week

If Rivera's actually bold enough to admit a rookie looks good, I'd believe him. Considering his love for vets, for him to finally admit a rookie just may as well be good is rare and I doubt easily said.

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Yeah, I agree. That Rivera seems to have this much confidence in DJack is...unusual, to say the least. Still a little leery, given Rivera's shortcomings wrt recognizing secondary talent overall, but I feel better about Jackson starting now than I did before reading this. I wonder if Rivera is just taking Washington's word, since Washington seems to have a lot of confidence in Jackson.

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2 hours ago, Saca312 said:

Fair enough.

As of now though, looking at all of training camp videos, he’s never out of position and always sticking himself on receivers. Only way to beat him is at the top of the route, and that’s not easy to do consistently + makes a harder window to throw in.

I’m happy with Donte this far.

Not saying you shouldn't be. I just think it's asking a lot for a guy that struggled outside and got moved inside in college to come into the NFL and start on the outside right away. I don't think he has the feet for it, which is something that is fixable, in time. 

I could be wrong. But I've watched a lot more of Jackson than most here lol.

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With the currently plausible possibility that Jackson could start week 1, and what seems at the moment to be a pretty amazing rookie class in terms of potential to be having an impact from the get go, I may have to revisit the research I did in 2014 or 2015 re: Panthers history in starting / playing rookies...  This year seems poised to be special in that regard.

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