7:05 PM Fri, May 04, 2007 | Permalink |
While Darrell Jackson is one of the most productive wide receivers in Seahawks franchise history, he wasn't happy...and neither were the Hawks. The trade resulting in a fourth round draft pick for Seattle and D-Jack winding up on the 49ers roster, is one that comes with mixed feelings for many. At minicamp today, Bobby Engram said initially he was "shocked" to hear about the trade but after some thought he knew it was right. As a former athlete myself, I do appreciate the invaluable intangible of team chemistry. While Darrell added tremendous productivity on the field, he was not "a team player" off the field. He was difficult to deal with, opted not to practice at times, and second guessed Seahawks experts regarding his knee injury. After the acquisitions of Deion Branch and Nate Burleson last season, Darrell all but felt the door hit his behind. He knew his fate, saying, "I'm not one of Tim Ruskell's guys. It's that simple." But the bottomline is, D-Jack did not want to be in Seattle anyway and you didn't have to look hard to know it. The unfortunate thing is that he was SO good for the Hawks and had a career year last season with a team-high 10 touchdowns. So maybe the timing is bad (he looks to be in his prime) but it was time to part ways....it's just too bad the Hawks division rival is the one who picked him up.
I aggree 100% and am glad that you were able to write this blog to counter the one you wrote on D-Jack a few days back. In that article, you were basically giving the opinion that it was a stupid move--but only on paper could you really support that. Yes, the bottom line is VERY important in this game, but D-Jack, as you mentioned, was not a team player. Glad to see you come around. Also, as I wrote in another blog, the 49ers don't have a great QB or offensive line, so with our vastly improved D, I think we'll be able to handle Darrell. Go Hawks!!!!