Vikings QB Jackson leaves game with injured knee


Jackson should be okay once the season begins. If he can continue to improve, the Vikes have a chance to make some noise.... Super Bowl aspirations might be a bit lofty, though....
 



Vikings QB Jackson hopes to play on injured knee


Before Tarvaris Jackson could prove that he is ready to lead the Minnesota Vikings, he had to show that he can stay healthy for an entire season.

By JON KRAWCZYNSKI

AP Sports Writer

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. ?
Before Tarvaris Jackson could prove that he is ready to lead the Minnesota Vikings, he had to show that he can stay healthy for an entire season.

Just two games into the preseason, that question has already been raised again.

Jackson sprained his right knee in the first quarter against Baltimore on Saturday and his status for next Saturday's game against Pittsburgh is in question. The quarterback participated in individual drills and did some throwing at practice on Monday, but did not do any team work, coach Brad Childress said.

"Guys don't always feel chipper in the first part of the week when they get dinged up, but they find a way to push to Saturday," Childress said. "That's how he's approaching the thing and that's how we're approaching the thing - to play in Saturday's game."

The Vikings would appear to be in a tough position this week. The safe route would be to give Jackson the night off and let veteran backup Gus Frerotte start. But the third game is also the most important of the preseason because the starters see significant playing time before taking it easy in the finale to avoid injuries.

Jackson has looked sharp in his first two preseason games, going 15-for-22 for 200 yards and two touchdowns in about five series. But he also is entering just his second full season as the No. 1 quarterback, and he needs all the snaps he can get as the regular season approaches.

Jackson was unavailable for comment.

"I'm sure it's his wish to get as many turns as he can," Childress said.

Throughout training camp Jackson has been bombarded with questions about his readiness to lead a veteran team and his comfort in running Childress' West Coast system.

A side plot to that uncertainty is Jackson's ability to take the field for all 16 games. He missed four starts last season because of injuries, but went 8-4 in games he did start.

He spoke openly of his frustration with getting injured last season and said it was the first time in his football career that he had difficulty staying healthy.

That's common for young players in the NFL, Childress said.


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Steve Young and Emmit Smith ripped Jackson after a Monday night game last season when the Vikings won.

One thing that I knew about football. A good running game is a quarterback's best friend-especially a young quarterback. Terry Bradshaw said it more than once about his days in Pittsburgh. The Cowboy's strong running game helped Troy Aikman during the '90s. Save your cards and letters Troy Aikman fans.
 
EB said:
Steve Young and Emmit Smith ripped Jackson after a Monday night game last season when the Vikings won.

One thing that I knew about football. A good running game is a quarterback's best friend-especially a young quarterback. Terry Bradshaw said it more than once about hs days in Pittsburgh. The Cowboy's strong running game helped Troy Aikman during the '90s. Save your cards and letters Troy Aikman fans.
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I remember that Monday Night game because Minnesota won 20-13 against the Bears. The Bears defense made Jackson look like a high schooler all night. It was A.D. and the defense that won the game. If Chicago had a real QB, they would have blown the Vikes out that night.
 
kendrick said:
I remember that Monday Night game because Minnesota won 20-13 against the Bears. The Bears defense made Jackson look like a high schooler all night. It was A.D. and the defense that won the game. If Chicago had a real QB, they would have blown the Vikes out that night.
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Jackson was the leading passer with 249 yards. If he looked like a high school quarterback, then what did it say about the Bear's quarterbacks? What does it say about Chicago's quarterbacks now?

Note. Steve Young first got his start in the USFL and then went to Tampa for two years, when they were losing big. Then he went to San Francisco. While he got to play in 10 and 11 games during his second and third years there. He did not become a full time starter until his fifth year in the Bay area. In other words he had time to learn a complicated offense and was not the full time starter in his second year. It helped to have John Taylor, Brent Jones, Tom Rathman, Roger Craig, and Jerry Rice.

As for Emmitt Smith the offensive line was a big help in the running game as well as the passing game.
 
EB said:
Jackson was the leading passer with 249 yards. If he looked like a high school quarterback, then what did it say about the Bear's quarterbacks? What does it say about Chicago's quarterbacks now?

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Jackson threw 3 interceptions in that game and was sacked twice and did not throw a touchdown. Oh, Kyle Orton was really bad that night. Really bad, but that was his first game action in nearly two years.

Damn, the curse of Sid Luckman still lives on.
 
EB said:
Note. Steve Young first got his start in the USFL and then went to Tampa for two years, when they were losing big. Then he went to San Francisco. While he got to play in 10 and 11 games during his second and third years there. He did not become a full time starter until his fifth year in the Bay area. In other words he had time to learn a complicated offense and was not the full time starter in his second year. It helped to have John Taylor, Brent Jones, Tom Rathman, Roger Craig, and Jerry Rice.
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:tup::tup::tup:Second chances, this is what most Black qb's don't get.
 
Steve Young sucked when he first got to the league. I wanted Coach Walsh to stay with Bono. I just can't imagine why Steve would be dumb enough to talk down on a young QB considering his early career.
 



Mr. SWAC said:
Steve Young sucked when he first got to the league. I wanted Coach Walsh to stay with Bono. I just can't imagine why Steve would be dumb enough to talk down on a young QB considering his early career.
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Tampa Bay sucked period during his time...
 
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