Jackson is “99.9%” he’ll play in opener against Green Bay

Anyone that has watched the Philadelphia Eagles this preseason will tell you that one of the team’s biggest problems is the interior of the offensive line (I could complain about Jason Peters too, but I won’t…for now).

Well, a big part of the problem is poor center play. Nick Cole is not a center. He’s not. He can’t make the calls. And Mike McGlynn was a little better, but he’s not really a center.

Good news for Eagles fans, starting center Jamaal Jackson said in a sideline interview on Thursday night that he’s “99.9%” sure that he’ll play in the opener against the Green Bay Packers.

He tore his ACL late in the season against Denver and one could argue that that was a big reason why the Eagles got knocked in the dirt twice in a row by the Dallas Cowboys. For him to be back in time for the opener would be huge. Then again, him saying he’s going to play and the doctors clearing him are two different things.

Now, of course he probably won’t be himself if he does play, but even 20% of Jackson is probably better than the crap they were getting from the other guys.