[Jun 9th]
Steve Holloway says: Steven Jackson has been a work horse for the Rams, getting around 300 touches per year, but has scored 6 or less TDs the last four seasons. He moves on in free agency to the Falcons and probably will be more productive (especially scoring TDs) with less carries. There has been a lot of talk about involving Jackson in the passing game and with his 406 career receptions, this seems like a solid plan. With Julio Jones, Roddy White, and Tony Gonzalez out on routes, Jackson should have a lot of one on one situations with linebackers, which he will often win. A true twist of fate might be that the past few years Jackson has run behind a poor offensive line in St. Louis and they look to be improved this season while the Falcons lost two key members of their very good line from last year and could struggle early to replicate success. For dynasty, Jackson is 30 and has a lot of mileage on his wheels so will probably be a player that owners just ride into the sunset with.
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