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Tyson Jackson is a bust?

TysonJackson 215x300 Tyson Jackson is a bust?Not too long ago, the fine folks at ESPN Scouts Inc referred to Tyson Jackson’s rookie season with the Kansas City Chiefs as an “all-around awful” year. There isn’t much wiggle room there. Sounds like it’s safe to say that he sucked.

But, he was the No. 3-overall pick in last year’s draft, so he’ll most likely bounce back and show why the everyone thought so highly of him, right? Not so. According to Kent Babb of KansasCity.com, Jackson has had a “poor camp” and is in danger of losing his starting job.

“I wld guess Jax based on his poor camp, but it’d be odd to have two undersized DEs in the 3-4 @captainmcinnis: Who loses job, Dorsey or Jax?,” Babb answers in a tweet.

It sounds like Jackson is already headed for bust status.

But, there is something even more telling in that tweet. The person who asked the question asked whether the guy to lose his job would be Jackson or his former teammate at LSU and No. 5-overall pick in 2008, Glenn Dorsey. It would make sense to us then to infer that Dorsey is stinking up the joint too.

Let’s do some math. Dorsey signed a five-year, $51 million deal with $22 million in guarantees in 2008. In August of 2009, Jackson signed a five-year deal worth $57 million, with $31 million guaranteed.

Ouch!

That’s $53 million guaranteed to what looks like two bums. Carl Peterson had his fingerprints on the Dorsey selection, but Scott Pioli chipped in to the disaster by selecting Jackson. If Eric Berry is a trainwreck too, then someone has some ‘splainin’ to do.

But, before we rail on these guys too much. It’s very possible that they just aren’t cut out to be 3-4 ends. Maybe they are better suited to be tackles in a 4-3 system. We would have to think that if the Chiefs finally do cut bait with one or both of them that someone in a 4-3 will take a low-risk chance on them.

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  1. JCT says:

    Yeah you obviously don't know what you're talking about and neither does Kent Babb, sure TJax isn't performing like a #3 overall but did anybody expect him too? I sure didn't however he looks like a solid player throughout camp and during the preseason. Why don't you fact check or watch a game before just labeling people a bust

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  2. 1/2bred says:

    The guy asked Babb a hypothetical and he responded with a guess. You then take it and blow it up to suggest that somehow, based on a hypothetical and a guess, there is an actual story there about Jackson being in danger of losing his job.

    Bravo! Blog journalism at it's very best!!!

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  3. SterlingArcher says:

    Do a Google search….a lot of people are down on this guy.

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    • Jason says:

      A lot of people who don't follow the Chiefs. They see a #3 pick and that he didn't have double digit sacks and automatically "HE'S A BUST." Give Jackson more than 1 year in a brand new, undermanned defense. And give Dorsey a little break as well. New defense, new coordinator, they'll figure it out. But yes, the amount of money they make is disgusting.

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    • 1/2bred says:

      I'm not talking about what anyone thinks of him, I'm talking about how this non-story based on a hypothetical and a guess evolved into rampant speculation that TJ is in danger of losing his job. This so-called article is twisting facts to meet a personal viewpoint. As far as worrying about what anyone else thinks of him, the only two people who's opinion matters are Haley and Pioli.

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  4. SterlingArcher says:

    This isn't the first heavy criticism on Dorsey and Jackson. I do think some of it comes from the fact that end in the 3-4 is not a glamor position. How many great 3-4 ends can anyone name? They just don't get the spotlight. That said, enough people who follow the Chiefs for a living are starting to chirp about these two.

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