cleveland323
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What is his value if he's listed as a d lineman. Is he projected to start anywhere?
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Jene Bramel
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I don't think he has a shot to start until 2010. If he starts, even if he sits in the nickel, he's got top 15 potential if listed at DL.
The Man With No Name
Footballguy
He is playing inside tonight on the strong side (Barton's side). Maiava is playing in Jackson's spot.
bcr8f
Footballguy
That's good news. I have seen him play outside in other games though.
The Man With No Name
Footballguy
He just got beat real bad on the 25 yard td by tight end Gaines.
The Gray Hood
Footballguy
http://www.ohio.com/sports/browns/63913782.html
Injury may force Jackson to sit out
Veikune lead candidate if linebacker can't play game in Buffalo Sunday
By Marla Ridenour
Beacon Journal sports writer
Published on Saturday, Oct 10, 2009
BEREA: There's a possibility Browns linebacker D'Qwell Jackson could sit out Sunday's game at the Buffalo Bills with a hamstring injury.
Jackson, who said he injured his hamstring in practice earlier in the week, jogged in the back of the Browns' field house during the portion of drills open to the media Friday and did not practice for the second consecutive day. He was listed as limited Wednesday.
''With D'Qwell, we're hoping [he] can go,'' defensive coordinator Rob Ryan said Friday. ''He's doing everything he can to be out there. In typical guys-playing-in-Cleveland Browns-fashion, he's getting rehab nine times a day. . . . I'm sure that will come right down to game time to whether he can play.
''If he can't, we've been working a lot of guys. There could be a couple rookies in there — Kaluka [Maiava], David [Veikune] — those guys have worked hard. If they get in there, they're going to have to do a great job and rise up and help us get a win.''
Jackson wanted to give practice a shot Friday, but was talked out of it.
''I felt I could have gone today,'' he said. ''[but] we're just being cautious. We want to make sure it's something that doesn't linger from week to week.''
Jackson leads the Browns with 37 tackles (30 solo) and has one of the team's two forced fumbles. An inside linebacker, Jackson has started 46 of 47 games played for the Browns since he was drafted in the second round out of Maryland in 2006. He led the team in tackles in 2008 (188) and 2007 (111) and finished second as a rookie (115).
Veikune would be the leading
candidate to take over if Jackson is unavailable. Veikune, a second-round pick out of Hawaii, does not have a tackle in four games and has played mainly on special teams.
''I had to [wait my turn] in college and didn't start until my senior year,'' Veikune said. ''[sometimes] you have to wait for your opportunity. When it comes up, that's when you have to take advantage of it.''
A week ago, Ryan said Veikune wasn't ready.
''I think the young man has lots of talent,'' Ryan said last week. ''[but] comparing him to our other guys, he's very young. I mean, he's three weeks into his career. To put him out there right now, it wouldn't be fair to him or anybody else.''
It's the same situation for fourth-round pick Maiava, who has not had a tackle while primarily playing on special teams.
''It's exciting [how] these kids are coming on,'' Ryan said recently. ''You can see them growing. It's like all of a sudden now they have beards. It's like, . . . gosh, they're men now.''
Injury may force Jackson to sit out
Veikune lead candidate if linebacker can't play game in Buffalo Sunday
By Marla Ridenour
Beacon Journal sports writer
Published on Saturday, Oct 10, 2009
BEREA: There's a possibility Browns linebacker D'Qwell Jackson could sit out Sunday's game at the Buffalo Bills with a hamstring injury.
Jackson, who said he injured his hamstring in practice earlier in the week, jogged in the back of the Browns' field house during the portion of drills open to the media Friday and did not practice for the second consecutive day. He was listed as limited Wednesday.
''With D'Qwell, we're hoping [he] can go,'' defensive coordinator Rob Ryan said Friday. ''He's doing everything he can to be out there. In typical guys-playing-in-Cleveland Browns-fashion, he's getting rehab nine times a day. . . . I'm sure that will come right down to game time to whether he can play.
''If he can't, we've been working a lot of guys. There could be a couple rookies in there — Kaluka [Maiava], David [Veikune] — those guys have worked hard. If they get in there, they're going to have to do a great job and rise up and help us get a win.''
Jackson wanted to give practice a shot Friday, but was talked out of it.
''I felt I could have gone today,'' he said. ''[but] we're just being cautious. We want to make sure it's something that doesn't linger from week to week.''
Jackson leads the Browns with 37 tackles (30 solo) and has one of the team's two forced fumbles. An inside linebacker, Jackson has started 46 of 47 games played for the Browns since he was drafted in the second round out of Maryland in 2006. He led the team in tackles in 2008 (188) and 2007 (111) and finished second as a rookie (115).
Veikune would be the leading
candidate to take over if Jackson is unavailable. Veikune, a second-round pick out of Hawaii, does not have a tackle in four games and has played mainly on special teams.
''I had to [wait my turn] in college and didn't start until my senior year,'' Veikune said. ''[sometimes] you have to wait for your opportunity. When it comes up, that's when you have to take advantage of it.''
A week ago, Ryan said Veikune wasn't ready.
''I think the young man has lots of talent,'' Ryan said last week. ''[but] comparing him to our other guys, he's very young. I mean, he's three weeks into his career. To put him out there right now, it wouldn't be fair to him or anybody else.''
It's the same situation for fourth-round pick Maiava, who has not had a tackle while primarily playing on special teams.
''It's exciting [how] these kids are coming on,'' Ryan said recently. ''You can see them growing. It's like all of a sudden now they have beards. It's like, . . . gosh, they're men now.''
