re: eddie Jackson next year

I really would love to hear an explanation for why EJ was on the field the last few games. I know in other situations we don't play guys because of experience/etc, but unless I'm blind EJ just literally could not physically run with guys. I mean, if you can't sprint with them, and the QB you are playing against can make a throw...........what exactly are thinking is going to happen?

I just don't get it.

^^^^EJ also missed the tackle on that first big run vs tOSU


And from above, EJ probably help over top alot more than we think...just because the S was nowhere to be found, doesn't mean he was suppose to be there!

So many interesting CB and Safety battles to play out before next season. It's anybody's guess how it plays out. To think, the only spot in the secondary that isn't up for grabs is Cyrus who was the message board whipping boy (not saying it wasn't justified) this time a year ago.

Yep, same here.

Sylve's issues seemed to be inexperience and ball skills, though I'm not even sure it was that bad a ball skill issue as Kevin White was probably as good or better than anyone (including Coop) at overpowering DBs and catching jump balls.

Sylve ran with everyone and was always in great position.

But like you said, what do I know.

i think we all want ej to get back to his old self. i know i had my doubts when he came back so quick from acl. and unfortunately those doubts came true. so if he can get back this fall and give quality play, i'd be very happy for the young man. but like others have said, why did he get hung out to dry by the coaches this year. did they have issues with sylve? brown was young and learning, so i kinda understand that, just a little tho. but sylve played hard when he was in there. so i dont understand that. unless its a rake and yeldon type thing. where drake fumbles and gets held out, yeldon fumbles and goes right back in. two different sets of standards. maybe sylve was held to a drake type standard and ej was held to a yeldon type standard. just the way i seen it.

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Agree with this. If Sylve got benched for one bad game against an elite receiver, why did EJ get so many chances after getting roasted by lesser WR's? To me, after Sylve came in and saved the day against the barn, he should have been given another chance with EJ coming off the bench as a back-up. Oh well, what do I know?

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Replace a few details and this is what I was saying about Cyrus Jones after 2013. I don't think y'all remember how terrible he was that year. Mike Evans ate his lunch, Cyrus was a big contributor to the Auburn loss in 2013, several other games I remember thinking all the other team had to do to win was target Cyrus. Go watch some 2013 game film, and then complain about Eddie. Cyrus Jones 2013=Eddie Jackson 2014. He even got benched for the Sooner Bowl because of his poor performance. Cyrus was terrible, but he turned it around. Will Eddie Jackson have that kind of turnaround? I think he will.

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He's not wasted at CB IF he returns to 2013 form. Could be a 2 year starter at corner

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Returns to 2013 form? Dude he played like one great full game at CB. He played a bad one and Saban yanked him.

I felt from the beginning he was a safety. He mainly played safety in high school as well.

We better move him to safety, it is also his best chance at having a longer NFL career and getting drafted higher.

Then we better start bleeding in our younger extremely talented CBs like MH and TB. Both far more talented at playing CB than Eddie Jackson.

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Replace a few details and this is what I was saying about Cyrus Jones after 2013. I don't think y'all remember how terrible he was that year. Mike Evans ate his lunch, Cyrus was a big contributor to the Auburn loss in 2013, several other games I remember thinking all the other team had to do to win was target Cyrus. Go watch some 2013 game film, and then complain about Eddie. Cyrus Jones 2013=Eddie Jackson 2014. He even got benched for the Sooner Bowl because of his poor performance. Cyrus was terrible, but he turned it around. Will Eddie Jackson have that kind of turnaround? I think he will.

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Hope you are right, but I never felt like Cyrus was that terrible outside of the TAMU game. And like others have said, he was learning a new position and showed signs he would be a good corner one day. With EJ, this is not a new position for him, I just think that after the knee injury he lost speed and couldn't physically play with fast players anymore. Will he regain that speed? Even if he does is he one of our top two options at corner? Would he help us more at safety? Those all have to be answered this off-season.

Personally I'd like to see Cyrus and TB lock the corners down with Hump/Sylve coming in as the third corner in nickel and dime. Let EJ play safety next to Geno Smith/Hootie.

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but I never felt like Cyrus was that terrible outside of the TAMU game.

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That's because he wasnt. Even against Evans, he wasn't in awful position, Evans just was in beast mode. He made A LOT of SEC dbs look foolish that year.

Reminds me of Marquis Johnson. He was beaten so regularly in '08 I had relatives who nicknamed him "Drum". But he was a completely different player in '09. It's why I never write a player off.