According to numerous reports, DeSean Jackson was called out by Andy Reid in front of the team after the Birds 31-26 loss to the Bears. Reid may have been angry that for the second week in a row Jackson failed to give an all out effort in trying to come down with a throw by Michael Vick to him in the end zone.
I told you before the season started that not paying Jackson was going to be a problem at some point during the season. I can’t say that the money is the number one thing, but it’s part of it.
Vick couldn’t get the ball to Jackson deep yesterday because the Bears played a two-deep zone and stopped the deep throws. Still I think Jackson thought he was open deep and that Vick should have tried to get the ball to him.
You can tell by what Vick said after the game, that Jackson was angry about not being throw the ball deep. He might have been pointing some fingers and Reid and the coaching staff for not designing a way to get him the ball.
“We’ll get him going again,” Vick said. “He just can’t get frustrated. He has to understand that there are professionals on the other side of the ball, too. And we have some pretty good coaches, some damn good coaches, and we’re going to make it work.”
The diminutive wide receiver knows that he earns his money by making big plays downfield. This is the first game in which Vick and Jackson have played together that the quarterback hasn’t put the ball up to Jackson.
Remember the little guy has suffered concussions the last couple of years from getting hit while crossing the middle of the field after a football. It’s obvious that he’s made a decision that he’s not going to let it happen again before he gets paid.
After the game, Jackson was seen staring at the floor with his headphones on, his head in his hands, sitting in front of his locker staring at the floor. He refused to talk to the media after the game and I can understand why.
He might have said something that he would have regretted. I could imagine what Jackson was thinking. He might be tiring of being expected to be Superman even thought he’s suffered two concussions the last couple of years and he weighs only 165 pounds.
According to Geoff Moesher of DelawareOnline.com the Eagles quarterback tried to talk to Jackson after the game after Andy Reid had called Jackson out.
“C’mon, D-Jax, you’re my boy. I would never tell you nothin’ wrong”, Vick said to Jackson as the quarterback walked away from him in the locker room.
Normally Reid protects his team after losses. He usually takes all of the blame but he didn’t seem willing to do it last night and he pointed at the Birds failures in the red zone.
Good. He needs to be called out. He wants to be payed like a number one but doesn’t want to catch like one? One trick pony is what he’s becoming.
out of daily news
CHICAGO – DeSean Jackson sat there in his locker, with his head buried in his hands, for about 10 or 15 minutes after reporters were allowed into the Eagles’ dressing room. Every once in a while, a teammate would walk over and lean down and say something, but the pose remained fixed. Nearby, a club official stood watch.
Around Jackson was the normal swirl: interviews conducted, showers taken, equipment packed, cliches ladled generously. It was only one game, after all, a 31-26 loss to the Chicago Bears. The Eagles did not play well but nothing about the day was any different from a half-dozen days in every NFL team’s season. They lost. They will play again Thursday. The page will turn quickly.
Jackson, though, seemed unusually shaken by the defeat, transfixed by his disappointment.
Eventually, he sat up and began fiddling with headphones and his various digital devices. More players came over and shared a word or two. The locker room would eventually be closed before Jackson could be interviewed. But while reporters were still in the room, he and Michael Vick had a discussion from about 20 feet apart. It was hard to hear the exact words that they shared but Jackson’s frustration was as unmistakable as Vick’s attempt to calm things down.
The strain was visible, at least this day, when Jackson had only two catches for 26 yards. Whether it is something deep-seated and concerning, or just the emotions of a disappointing evening that were quick to bubble over and will be just as quick to recede, is an issue that obviously bears watching.
But everybody could see what Jackson was doing in that locker room, the statement he was making and the attention that he was drawing to himself without saying a word.
“We’ll get him going again,” Vick said. “He just can’t get frustrated. He has to understand that there are professionals on the other side of the ball, too. And we have some pretty good coaches, some damn good coaches, and we’re going to make it work.”
Asked if he had spoken to Jackson, Vick said, “Yeah, I’ll get the young guy together.”
Well yes D-Jax has been playing scared ball…… I can admit that…….. The hit the man took just a month ago I think he just hasn’t got over it…..
We as fans can judge……… But we will never know what type of effect a hit like that can cause……… He dropped some catch able balls and would made a big difference in the game……..
I said this last time we have no drama this season…….. I wish that this is not the time to start it now…….. PLEASE NO………. AR should take the blame for the horrible offensive play calling……… Not being more balanced…….. He has no faith in the O-LINE……. So what does that mean….. YOU fire your Offensive Line Coach Juan Castillo………
I hope that Big Red also called out the defense. They made Jay Cutler and the pathetic Bears offense look like world beaters.
DJax is not the only player on that field that had a poor game. If Reid only called DJax out, that is wrong, but if he called out other players too, then DJax has to be man enough to take it.
well im personally glad to see players take losses hard so if thats the case i like it
i think this is a combination of his individual production and the tough loss
i just wonder if he had 7 rec 180 yards and 2 tds and we still loss would he be so down
i hope so anyway
green he didnt call out djax for a poor game
he called him out for effort
coaches can live with poor games but not poor effort
our secondary stunk all game but i personally didnt question any1’s effort
25 points would have beaten the Bears….. Period……… It was the coaches not making adjustments at the right time…….. Alot of players out of position……. And just not stopping the run……. I’m telling you teams who struggle all season long figure out to turn it around against the BIRDZ some how…….. Every Year so what does that tell you…….. It’s the COACHING……… NOT the PLAYERS…… COACHING….. WE have a totally different players playing now………. NO excuse……
This is why many people see Maclin projected as a better receiver in the future. The problem with Jackson is that if he’s not getting the ball deep then he’s just a decoy. He can’t catch too many short passes because he’s liable to get hurt after being tackled by a linebacker. Either that or he’s out there falling around on the field to avoid a hit. Maclin just has the skills as size to be a complete receiver to hurt you anywhere on the field. And Maclin doesn’t have the ego (knock on wood) that Jackson has. I love jackson’s emotion and the chip he has on his shoulder because of his size but at the same time, he has to be mature and understand that defenses are trying to take him out the game. So he either has to be able to absorbed hits or shorter routes or live with getting shut down sometimes. But he definitely has to fix his attitude.
green I agree with you but the it depends on what Jackson was called out for. It seems he gets mad and thinks it’s everyone else’s fault when they play bad but most other guys, hold themselves accountable. Jackson can’t go out their short-arming passes and then pout like a baby when he doesn’t have a good night. I’m pretty sure everyone on that defense is holding themselves accountable and not acting like it’s someone’s else fault they had a bad night.
I have no problem with what Andy did. One thing we can all agree on is that he can get his team to play well in december. If this is something that he felt needed to be done, then so be it. Hopefully it will light a fire under the entire team and they go on a tear. I wouldn’t be surprised if we blew the doors off Houston on Thursday.
@Scorp….. Your right that Maclin will be the better receiver future wise……. When the Eagles drafted Jackson they were expecting a guy for mainly the return game…… But he proved everyone wrong…….. Everyone was asking to get Malcolm Kelly or Devin Thomas for the Birdz to draft and where are they now……. He’s a guy who is young and will get his head on straight……. But Reid shouldn’t have called the guy out……. It should have been reid under the bus more than him…….
I can’t agree with you on that JROC,
The Coaches aren’t the one missing blocks and tackles and assignment and not catching the ball,etc,etc, This Eagle team is young and a little immature which showed up yesterday…
They need to put the papers,media ,talk radio away and focus on the task at hand
As far as D-Jax, I think I have mentioned for a few weeks now that he has not gone all out on many of his routes and seems to be playing at 3/4 speed instead of 100% I am glad the Coach called him out on it for it’s been pretty obvious that when he’s not the primary WR or doesn’t get many balls his way early, that he begins to sulk and give up on a lot of plays. He’s afraid of getting hurt and is an extremely dynamic WR/Returnman, but if he doesn’t play at full speed, then he’s just another small fast guy to me and actually hurts you in other areas since he doesn’t block, doesn’t sell routes, etc,etc. I will go on the record again that he is not a #1 Type of WR and I would never pay him as such, now he is even going wimpy on Punt Returns..
jroc, in my opinion, Reid can do whatever he thinks is necessary to get his team ready for the next game. We know how careful Reid is when protecting his players so if he did this, then we gotta trust him. He gets his players to play hard especially at the end of the year so I have no problem. One of the reason is because he knows how to get full effort out of his players and if he’s in any way feeling that someone isn’t giving him full effort then he can do what he wants. He did this in the locker room and not on the podium. DJack just acts like a baby and wants to be pampered instead of treated like a man. He wants to be paid like a number 1 receiver then he better start catch balls like one.
@Paulman…….. The special teams have been horrible this year what do you mean……. #2 Deshawn is the most double covered receiver in the league right or wrong……. Theres always a corner and safety on him almost at all times……… When have we seen Pinkston and Thrash getting double coverages….. UMMMM NEVER………. Everyone has there own flaws…….. Strengths and weakness…….. Other than that this guy gave us the best overall receiver the birdz have seen in years……. His youth is in question yes it is….. He’ll get better……. It’s his 3rd year…… The guy is young……..
Just keep getting stronger Maclin. You’re about to take over as the face of this WR corps.
paulman, I agree with you. Yesterday was more about the players than coaching. I do question a couple things Reid did yesterday like the 1st timeout in the 2nd half and the field goal when you still need 2 touchdowns either way but that’s normal with Andy to give us some questionable coaching decisions. Yesterday the players did not executed. Period.
One thing that looked obvious yesterday was the speed their WRs had over our secondary. It was a combination of the field and their speed. Their receivers aren’t that good but they are fast. They would catch the ball 10 yards and make one cut and be gone. Our secondary was clearly overmatched yesterday and Mikell continues to look bad in big games.
@Scorp your right……… It’s just the Eagles have alot of young guys and there youths show……. Young guys dont have thick skin and he just has to get over the fact that he had a terrible game…….. AR always had veteran guys to either get players right……. Its a young team and AR needs to take some of the blame as well as D-Jax………. Passing the ball like crazy only leads to losses…… Look at the Colts now………. No balance……. But your right Scorp…… Deshawn needs to get it together……
@Paulman……. Yes the players didnt execute…… But what coach call for a shotgun pass 2nd and goal on the 4 yard line???????? Can you please answer that one for me………. It just puzzles me?????? The coaches have to take blame as well as the players…….. You have safeteys for the bears playing 20yards back and you dont run the ball??????? Just doesnt make since to me……… They played so far back it looked like the last play of the game hail mary pass they were expecting……
thats because djax is a slot wr
a great slot wr
and i can understand him in the game with some 2 wr sets but for the most part we have to switch it up put him where he is best suited in the slot especially on passing situations
put avant or cooper oustide put djax in the slot
the 1 big play we hit on the outside yesterday was cooper cause he didnt have to outrun his man he was able to use his body to adjust to a perfect throw
djax is unabe to make these type plays because of size
also i noticed djax is fine on the outside when we have a running game and the playaction helps him
when we have no running gm djax struggles outside
Phillywill YOU said it BEST BRO!!!!! NO running game…… Didnt use Harrison enough…….. No balance leads to this……. COACHING>>>>>>>>>
another thing every time the bears lined up with a slot wr they threw a slant to the wideout on that same side
im so pissed im sitting at home like our slot cb is bump and run and our outside cb is 15 yards down the field for a free release so when the wr’s cross its creating a natural pick
we got beat with it 4 or 5 times 3 times or 3rd down
im just a regular fan a nobody if u will
i see this with my naked eye y tf cant trained professional coaches (mcdermot) and starting nfl corners see this
if anything switch up bump the outside give free release to inside
dont just do the same thing all game its annoying im no1 and can see this
Problem is as I have been posting Vick is only 6 ft and doesn’t throw the quick 3 step drop over the middle –this allows teams to play the safeties deep and in some cases Vick waits too long waiting for them to get open giving the D a chance to get to him
Whatever the Saints do to make up for Drew Brees being only 6 ft the Eagles need to do
Notice how the D fell apart after that Int cost the Eagles a TD and the Bears went right down for a TD
Same thing happened against the Titans with the fumble on the 3 –a FG and 3 quick TDs
yes rcp the d was great before that point lol
Maybe DeSean should only be used on Kickoff and Punt Returns and start Avant and Maclin and bring Hall in off the PS
All I ever hear out of Paulman’s mouth is some negative BS even after victories…All he does is criticize, as if he is the professor of football, and each game is an exam…Because of yesterday’s game now he predicts that the Eagles will go 3 -2 the rest of the way…Lets not give up hopes on this team just yet, because of a game that was very winnable..The Eagles as a team did not play well, but still stayed in it…for a young immature team, that says alot! This loss was a good loss…if there is a such thing. There are definitely things that can be learned players and coaches.
Mickell has played 2 very poor games back to back after a pretty godo start of the Season
Maybe it’s time for the Allen & Coleman tandem to start..
Most teams #1 WR’s are double teamed a lot and they still perform and help teams out in other ways by being a decoy, blocking downfield,etc,etc, D-Jax hangs his head too much and doesn’t want to get hurt and you cannot play that way. On those last 2 fair-catches on Punts yesterday in the 4th Quarter. The team needs a spark, a big play or something and he calls for “Fair Catch” on both of them when he had some room to manuver.. He is not playing at a All-Pro level at either the WR/Return man positions in my opinion and really hasn’t for most of the season
Desean Jackson is the most exciting player on the Eagles, along with Vick. Don’t turn on Desean. He loves to play. He’s young… and spoiled like the rest of the wide receivers in the NFL. But not a jerk like many.
@RCP the defense had already given up 2 TD’s, do you watch the games?…the interception had absolutely nothing to do with the defense! That drive should have actually helped the defense…They should have been a little rested up considering how long the O kept them on the sideline
rcp, we heard you the first 100 times. You don’t have to keep talking about Vick’s height. Last time you couldn’t stop posting about completion percentage and now Vick has maintained a percentage over 60% you harp on something else. It’s not his height as much as the interior part of the line not holding up. You get that close to any QBs face ball will get tipped and their view will be obstructed. Sure a guy that’s 6’4 would have a better view is some cases but the heart of the problem is with the interior line. Just stop it.
jroc, Andy takes the blame every game even when it’s clear that players did things wrong. If he want’s to tear into a guy, I do not care. Let him do it. Desean has been around for 3 years and he thinks it’s all fun and games with Andy. Well Andy has to set him straight and we will see how he responds.
PW, the problem is that Avant isn’t fast enough to play on the outside. Cooper can play their but if you put Jackson in the slot too much, he’s liable to get more contact either from hits after catches or LBs getting in his face within 5 yards after he comes off the line. I do think they have to move him around more but he’s doesn’t have the strength to consistently play the slot.
yes real we had already been gashed by a 60 yard run and like a 50 yard pass at that point
after the int we just gave up a 3rd big play lol
and to think we had the big play o
look no such thing as a good lost but we played pretty lousy and still could have easily won
im not on this the season is over crap
im still feeling good
i feel good about our players taking losses to heart
im feeling good about our qb playing defenses that he will see in the offs and they r preety much playing the schemes he’s gonna see
these r the blueprint schemes for vick 29-44 300+ yards and he has plenty to improve on
u guys know im not even a positve dude but im feeling very positive and i pray we get to play that team again come playoff time
Sometimes when they are calling the plays, I feel like I’m watching 2 people play madden and we are the guys that keep passing the ball because we see something there but just can’t execute it. We don’t run the ball enough at times. I know we weren’t that successful but it’s hard when you barely do it. You have to keep trying to run it. I think we got away from it too early but that’s typical of Andy. I’m not surprised by that at all.
@Scorp……. Young guys need this……… What ever he said it is what it is…….. He’ll respond grealty i beleive………. AR takes alot of the blame as a coach for years…….. But adjustments AR is a big question mark on him……. Thats all i’m saying…… Good point tho…..
i dont think wes welker has the strength either scorp
djax better get his ass on the phone asap
how r u doing this ?
should be his 1st ques
I think that the eagles will be a great arena league team……. The’ll win it every year with all this passing…….
I play my season in Madden and even I have balance……. McCoy is the leading candidate for MVP in my season LOL!!!!! @ SCORP
No rcp. DJack is not only for punt returns.And how many kickoff returns have you seen in run in his NFL career? Avant is too slow for the outside and you lose your speed and then coverage rolls Maclin’s way. The getting the ball to Jackson starts with having a good running game. The safeties can just sit back deep when they know you aren’t going to run it or you can’t. We didn’t have a good rushing game against the Giants until McCoy broke off those 2 long runs at the end of the game. When the running game is good, it opens up things downfield. And in this game we went away from it too early.
but our runs are like gadget runs wtf
seems like half our runs come from shotgun
get vick under center run some roll out plays bootlegs misdirections then we can hand the ball off under center and when we wanna do our andy”s fav play (roll the pocket play action) (1st play vs skins) it will actually work
u wont roll the pocket into a sack on the 4 yardline and end up with a fg
The Bears basically ran out the whole 3rd quarter………. They had a good scheme and Mike Marts deserves the credit…… He out played mcdermott with the quick passes and with our corners not bumping and playing physical…….. WE JUST GOT FLAT OUT EXPOSED!!!!!
The problem with djax is his strength, the vertical game, doesn’t mesh with Reid’s and MM’s O philosophy of short pass, yards after catch, the passing game really a running game. He will always be somewhat limited in this system, and look for Maclin to assume bigger role, Cooper as well. Poor attitude doesn’t help. To me, not a philly guy.
jroc, yeah I agree. Adjustments have always been a problem with Andy but I don’t think that was a problem here as much as the players not getting it done. He doesn’t call defense so it’s not his fault if his defense can’t tackle and getting gashed by Forte. he can’t help that Desean short armed a pass or Vick didn’t run when he could have or the INT. Yes, I agree Reid doesn’t always do everything right. Believe me, I am one of the first to criticize him, but on this I’m siding with him because our guys didn’t play well on the field.
Phillywill your right……… It just opens up alot more things……… Gadget runs only work when needed….. NOT this BS…… FLICK THE BALL HERE AND THERE>>>>>> What happen to good old regular SMASH MOUTH!!!!!!!!
Bad game all around….. O-line, 2ndary, playcalling…. Everything. Thats why i told you guys to settle down about playing the falcons at home in Jan. Worry about THIS GAME ONLY!!! We lost to the bears… oh well…. now we are onto the TEXANS. Beat the texans… they might even be without their star WR. My brother said it best…..”we are not as good as we think when they win….we are not as bad as we think when they dont win”.
it was 1 game. just like the skins game was 1 game (ok… actually 2 but you know what i mean). Lets go birds…. kill the texans!!
PW, LOL. Yeah but Welker has a little more bulk on him and frankly, he’s not as scared as Jackson. Jackson will get beat up in the inside if he was in there consistently.
jake, I agree and disagree at the same time. I do agree that Jackson is as well suited for the short passing game of a true WCO offense BUT this hasn’t been a short passing team or offense for almost a decade. Andy likes big plays down the field. We cannot sit here and say this offense is a short passing offense. Since when? Surely not with McNabb who has troubles throwing slants and quick outs. This is an explosive big play offense and Reid has made it like that since 2004.
@Scorp……. Your right the players did play terrible maybe because of the field IDK….. Which was terrible……… But the Birdz have to get things done no excuse…….
It seems that when our penalties are up we play better…….. But when we have less penalties…… We dont play well WTF!!!! LOL……… JUST DOESN’T ADD UP
Stevo you are correct. It’s never as bad as people make it seem when you lost and never as good when you win. People overreact. We just talked last week about how a team can look great one week and bad the next week. That’s what happens in the NFL. Losing yesterday doesn’t make us a bad team. It shows us that the team still had to improve like most other teams in the league.
jroc that is funny and true. We get over 100 yards of penalties when everything is rolling and penalties aren’t a factor when we’re getting beat. If that’s the case, I need a couple more false starts from Peters and pass interferences from Mikell.
And as weather gets colder, defenses get better, the O must rely less on big strike play, keep the undersized D off the field, D was gassed yesterday, ball controlled, sustained drives, can be pass happy with this, but hey must be short throws, incorporate the bigger guys, especially Celek over the middle, kind of like the play against the Giants.
Scorp, I don’t know, Reid always favored the WC timing throws, even with TO, who had size to go over the middle, big yac, I think Reid in a liitle bit of conflict: personnel v. system, although I think Vick can run the WC system, conflict more with DJAX