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For those that don't know who Pete Prisco is, well he is a biased Falcons Fan Blog writer for CBS Sports. Com who never has anything nice to say about Saints and is the person who created the Saints peed on Falcons logo story after a supposed misunderstanding when one of the players told him the "Posed on the Logo" ,earning posed for a picture.
Well he actually wrote a pretty good article! (I feel dirty saying that! Yuck")
Free-agent Musings: Falcons taking a risk signing aging Jackson - CBSSports.com
Well he actually wrote a pretty good article! (I feel dirty saying that! Yuck")
This time, it's different. Jackson is older. He'll turn 30 in July, which is ancient for a running back.
Jackson ran for 1,042 yards last season for the Rams, and his per-carry average was 4.1. Not bad, especially behind a line that wasn't very good. He has 2,395 carries on that body, which is a lot.
Here's something else that would concern me: He averaged 4.4 yards per rush on carries 1-10 in a game and 3.7 on carries 11-20. That's telling to me.
I just don't see the explosiveness through the hole from Jackson anymore. He is more of a grinder. Yes, he's better than Turner, who labored to get to the line last season when he averaged 3.6 per rush, but how much better?
-- One of the signings I really liked from Thursday was the Saints getting Steelers corner Keenan Lewis. He is a smooth cover player who is coming off his best season. He can play man or zone, and the Saints badly needed an upgrade. His best football is in front of him. In a division with the Falcons, you have to defend the pass.
Free-agent Musings: Falcons taking a risk signing aging Jackson - CBSSports.com