Brandon Marshall Or Desean Jackson...who would you take ?

Marshall is a better pure receiver, but I’ll take DeSean Jackson in a heartbeat over him. And although I agree that DeSean doesn’t deserve “Brandon Marshall money,” I don’t think Brandon Marshall deserves “Brandon Marshall money” either.

for us, i like desean. however i think marshall is bettter overall. i think the west coast offense is better with smaller quicker receivers. we don’t like dive receivers here in philly, and desean is only gonna get better. however having said that, i think most teams, miami for instance, are better with marshall

Ive watched quite a few Bronco games and I have NEVER seen Brandon Marshall get shut down despite all the coverage shifting his way

Week 1 vs Bengals: 4 catches, 27 yards
Week 2 vs Browns: 3 catches, 34 yards
Week 6 vs Chargers: 5 catches, 49 yards
Week 8 vs Ravens: 4 catches, 24 yards
Week 11 vs Chargers: 3 catches, 26 yards
Week 16 vs Eagles: 8 catches, 38 yards

Just sayin…

DeSean without a doubt though

Much better person.
Much more explosive.
Multi-demintional..

and We have Maclin as the “big WR”

That said, Jackson is VERY good. Imagine what Maclin could be?

I bleed green, but I aint stupid.

I do agree as soon as he loses speed he will be much less effective. Marshall definitely is “streaky” when it comes to production.

So i guess i have to pick Marshall over him. Maclin is going to be a monster

No question. It’s kind of a toss up when you look strictly at talent; once you take off the field concerns into the decision there’s no question that Jackson is the choice.

Makes me wonder if we are going to have a Blodin and Fitz on our hands.

id have to say desean tho unfortuantly. kid is jus so g-damn explosive it kills me.

He is a better pure WR. Dont get me wrong, I think DeSean is one of the best WR’s in the league right now and definitely the most “explosive.” But the explosiveness will wear out, most likely sooner rather than later. That is also why I like Maclin more than Jackson.

He’ll age better with his size. I love Jackson, but he relies on speed so much not just to make plays, but also to avoid taking big hits (he always seems to avoid the big hit). I worry about him loosing a step to a small injury could lead to bigger ones.

That Marshall is the better pure receiver. I would take him or Jackson, however, I don’t think less of Jackson for it. Marshall’s game doesn’t fit our style of offense. He doesn’t do anything down here. And while its no doubt that he would start right away if he got here, its best that we didn’t get him because that would massacre our WR core.

Jackson is an obvious starter and as of right now, our best playmaker on offense. Maclin is still young, but I think he will end up being better than Jackson, Avant is one of the better slot receivers in the NFL. Where would Marshall fit into that group? He isn’t going to take a backseat to anyone. Maclin is being paid starter money and he is a first rounder and you don’t draft someone in the first round just to push them back on the depth chart. Jackson is the obvious starter because he is coming off a Pro Bowl year and will be looking for an extension come next season (most likely), and Avant just got extended to be a slot receiver and I can’t think of a number 4 receiver that makes $18 million dollars. So unless Maclin or Jackson was gone, Marshall has no place here.

Marshall: 101 catches, 1,120 yards, 10 TDs
Jackson: 62 catches, 1,156 yards, 9 TDS

Does catches really make that much difference, even if you’re not gaining as much yardage?

Skill wise, I have tot ake Marshall. He is ahuge beast, and the fact he makes so many ctaches just shows his reliability.
But if you factor in his childish behaivor and other off the field issues, you have to take Jackson.
I like my players to be good on the field and off the field. jackson has an arrogance around him, but not to the point that it becomes a team distraction. This is why i favor Jackson overall.

since you are asking this on a eagles fan site, most of the answer are gonna be biased. Now if you are asking about Marshall and some other non-eagles affiliated player it could be debatable.

I’d be willing to bet DJax will be a lot better than Marshall this year.

their skill sets would actually be quite complimentary on the field at the same time, but while they play the same position, it’s almost like comparing apples and oranges.

Do you like a Brian Westbrook style runner, or a Brandon Jacobs? Do you like an Asante Samuel CB or a Sheldon Brown? Do you like a Donovan McNabb/Ben Roeth (big QB, big arm, buys time behind line) or a Drew Brees/Peyton Manning (precision attack)?

I think if a team only has one good WR, they’re better off with the big body possession guy (like the Cowboys with Austin), but if Maclin pans out as many of us expect to be a good go-to receiver, then I’d have no real use for Marshall, and I’d prefer the skill set of Jackson.