Vincent Jackson, an Elite WR?

You had to go an make a whole new Fan Post about it?

Vincent Jackson, is absolutely, unequivocally one of the top 10 WR’s in the league. Probably in the 5-7 Range.

For whoever said he’s a “product of the System”, just stop. Thats the most absurd argument in all of Sports. Why? Every player, at every position IS A PRODUCT OF THE SYSTEM. DAN MARINO was a product of the system. JERRY RICE, product of the system. Put them on different teams, different schemes, and who knows what you get. So lets not use absurd arguments here.

Here is what we know. Everyone accepts that Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, Larry FItzgerald, and others are great Wide Receivers. Is it altered by the fact that they have future HoF QB’s that threw them the ball? Not at all. So why should that influence Jackson? It shouldn’t.

Vincent Jackson faced constant Double Teams (yes, even with Gates on the field), yet he continued to produce at a ridiculously high level for a player with his time in the league. He’s a physical receiver, who will go up and fight for the ball. He’s a player who runs clean routes, catches and secures with his hands, and he without question makes plays. There isn’t a team in the league that wouldn’t get instantly better with Jackson on their roster.

Now, since I know you are going to bring up “Why doesn’t SD pay him then?” Good question. The same team that fired a Head Coach after a 12-4 season. The same team that traded away last years Super Bowl winning QB for peanuts. Really? You have trouble recognizing a front office that consistently makes bad choices?

Gates is not the focal point of that offense. He thrives however, because he’s a player that is mismatched against any Line backer in the league, yet teams still put LBs to cover him, because they would rather double the Wide Outs like VJack who has averaged 17.2 yards per reception over a 5 year span…. thats impressive.

He is absolutely an Elite Wide Receiver, and anyone who actually watches him play would know this. He’s not worth Marshall money because he’s sitting on a suspension, and an infraction away from an 8 game or more suspension….. but his off the field issues doesn’t take away that he’s still a top flight WR.