DeSean Jackson had an outstanding rookie season but this time around it's probably not going to be as easy because defenses will be game planning to stop him.
Teams are going to try to take Jackson out of the game and make, Kevin Curtis or Jeremy Maclin beat them.
If those guys show they can hurt teams as bad as DeSean was able to do a year ago, then the Eagles will be very difficult to defend.
We'll find out how good DeSean really is because good or great receivers can do it year after year.
He had a good year when teams weren't aware of how good he was, now we'll see him work against defenses designed to stop him.
I always looked at each season like it was a game and each game like it was a season.
If I had a good game one day, I knew the coaches and the fans wanted me to follow that up with another one.
If I had a good season, I knew the coaches and fans wanted me to follow that up with another one.
Now that DeSean has showed us he can be good, he needs to show he can do it consistently.
I think the Eagles should move DeSean around so that teams don't know for sure where he's going to be. That will make it harder for them to double cover him.
They'll mix up the way they cover him.
Sometime they're going to bump and jam him at the line, then try to run with him in man to man coverage. There will be a safety playing over the top and waiting for him to come downfield.
Sometimes they will cover him with one guy inside and another guy outside. That's call in and out coverage.
They'll throw a zone against him where they jam him at the line then have each guy clamp on him if he comes in their area. Most teams will identify where he's lined up when the Eagles come out of the huddle.
They'll saying "ten is outside to the left or ten is in the slot". Many times that will dictate their coverages.
He's got to expect the worse and be committed to get open any way. He must be patient and realize that if he keeps working he'll get the cnance to make some plays in every game.
