Week 21 QB projections • SEA Stats
QB Tarvaris Jackson, Seattle Seahawks
HT: 6-2, WT: 225, Born: 4-21-1983, College: Alabama State, Drafted: Round 2
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Stats and Week 21 Projection
| WK | OPP | RES | CMP | ATT | PYD | Y/A | PTD | INT | RSH | YD | Y/R | TD | FPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEASON TOTAL | 271 | 450 | 3091 | 6.9 | 14 | 13 | 41 | 110 | 2.7 | 1 | 216 | ||
Week 21 Injury Status and Other News
No official injury reports have been released yet
Week 21 Matchup Info
The Seattle Seahawks have a bye this week.
Game Summaries
Week 1 at SF - Jackson's performance could be considered mixed at best. While he did throw two touchdowns -- the first of which he exhibited nice patience waiting for two receivers to clear and a delayed slant route to develop -- he looked rattled after some early 49ers pressure. His accuracy was questionable at best, and for quarterback considered to be mobile, he didn't throw the ball well on the run. The Seahawks were behind in this game the whole time -- forcing Jackson to throw 37 times. They'll never win games in that fashion. While some might say that the two Ted Ginn Jr. return TDs made this game appear to be more of a blowout than it was, it could also be argued that San Francisco's extremely poor red zone offense and use of good field position had it closer than it ever should have been before Ginn struck. While he showed some accuracy at times, it was almost always on short routes that any NFL QB could complete. Jackson still has a lot of work to do. His offensive line didn't do him many favors though in this one.Week 2 at PIT - Perhaps the most surprising thing about Jackson's day was the final zero in his statline (no interceptions). That is not, however, an accurate portrayal of his effectiveness of accuracy. Despite going 20/29, it seems as if Jackson still wasn't capable of making quality throws. Most of the offense was short, safe throws for him. On the few occasions he threw more than 10 yards downfield, he wasn't on point -- a notable exception being a nice high throw to Ben Obomanu about 13 yards downfield that went through Obomanu's hands. Seattle didn't cross midfield until there was 9:23 left in the game so it's hard to say that catch would have made a huge difference, but perhaps it could have helped Jackson's confidence. The Seattle coaching staff has no inclination to attack deep. Either it's Jackson's inability to attack, their offensive line's inability to block long enough, or their receivers' lack of skill set to get open deep, they just don't even try it. Two games in, and Seattle hasn't really mixed in a deep throw. Perhaps they're waiting on Sidney Rice to return, but they're offense is inept until they at least try. Jackson has averaged 5.3 and 5.5 yards per attempt in his two games.
Week 3 vs ARI - Jackson was buoyed by the return of Sidney Rice, who he targeted often, but still displayed too many flaws in his game to be more than merely adequate. Jackson holds on to the ball too long, which led to four sacks in this game, and seems unable to spread the ball around (notable is his one (ONE) pass to Mike Williams on the day. Clearly his rapport with Rice is strong, as evidenced by how much he leaned on him while running the no huddle offense in the final minutes of the first half. After halftime Jackson began to spread the ball around, which included a nifty sideline completion to Rice. If he can do that with regularity, then this offense may have a chance to thrive. Jackson ran the ball in himself for the score, showing a real nose for the end zone -- he made a great effort to gain a few more yards when he could have gone down easily after the first down. His mistakes were few: His interception was off of a Hail Mary to end the first half; and in the final quarter, he got lucky with a bad fumble that easily could have been a defensive TD.
Week 4 vs ATL - Jackson finally delivered the breakthrough (if not breakout) performance that the Seahawks were waiting for. He demonstrated that he can spread the ball around the field successfully, rather than over-relying on Sidney Rice. And guess what -- it worked. Jackson got stronger as the game went on, despite the fact that Rice was effectively shut down late in the game. The two interceptions weren't his fault -- one was a good throw that was tipped, and the other would have been a touchdown if TE Zach Miller could have held on to the ball. Make no mistake, Jackson still keyed on Rice when he needed him. He found Rice in a big way on a perfect 52-yard bomb as he had the defense beat for the touchdown. He also found Mike Williams; only 3 times, but he made them count. First for a key 3rd down conversion at the sideline, then he threw a dart to him in the end zone that was caught with ease. Jackson later in the red zone used a pump-fake to perfection to draw the coverage away from the end zone corner, then laid in a nice easy one for Obomanu, who was all of a sudden wide open. The last key to this puzzle was the emergence of WR Doug Baldwin, who earned more trust from his QB as the game wore on. Jackson had a lot of success running the no huddle offense in the second half, and came very close to mounting a comeback from a 27-7 deficit. As he attempted the comeback, we saw a strong, mobile quarterback who knew when to leave the pocket, and when to hang in there and take a hit in order to make the completion. There was no real weakness to his game -- take back those two interceptions and he wins this one for the Seahaawks.
Week 5 at NYG - Tavaris Jackson only played about half the game but his play was mostly solid in this short stint. Jackson is an athletic QB but isn't quite known for his rushing yards. He has the legs to buy him time when he is outside of the pocket but always keeps his eyes downfield and remains a passer which is good for his fantasy value. When Jackson was given time in the pocket, he had success against a porous NYG secondary. However, Jackson was sacked 4 times and really was ineffective when Seattle was unable to protect him. Jackson should have let much more than 2 scoring drives in this game but turnovers killed numerous SEA drives and this took away from a potentially bigger day in fantasy. RB Lynch also had a big role in this game early on and almost single handedly had a touchdown drive himself. QB's who play against the Giants often have mixed success, great success throwing downfield when afforded the time but sacked and hurried just as frequent.
Week 8 vs CIN - Jackson was supposed to get another week off to rest his damaged pectoral muscle but Charlie Whitehurst's struggles put the kibosh on that. Despite Jackson being in obvious pain and under pressure, Jackson was able to move the ball effectively, specifically in the second half when the team was trying to come back from a 17-3 deficit. Jackson was plagued by a horde of drops by his wide receivers at key moments and several drives stalled out because of it. Jackson showed good mobility and accuracy against the Bengals secondary, such as on a big pass to wide receiver Ben Obomanu for 55 yards. On the play Jackson dropped back and threw a big pass down the sideline to where Obomanu had gained some separation on the defender. Jackson's pass caught his receiver in stride, though by then the cornerback had been able to close the gap and made a tackle immediately.
Week 9 at DAL - One week after a solid performance in relief of Charlie Whitehurst, Tarvaris Jackson was back to his old self. While he completed more than half of his passes for a respectable 7.2 yards per attempt, he threw three interceptions and seemed determined to throw passes that had very little chance of success. He continues to throw off of his back foot at inopportune times and insists on shuffling around in the pocket, making off balance throws even when his protection is solid. On one interception, it wasn't clear if Jackson was trying to throw the ball incomplete to the ground or if he simply threw it in to the line, where it was batted around and ultimately picked off. His best pass of the day came on a 43 yard completion to Sidney Rice. On the play, Jackson pump faked to the right where Rice had faked to the outside. Rice cut upfield and Jackson hit him in stride for a huge gain. Otherwise, Jackson spent much of the day throwing deep incompletions and short, outlet completions that simply could not sustain drives for the Seahawks.
Week 10 vs BAL - Don't let the ho-mum numbers fool you. Jackson played a confident game. He made smart decisions and threw very accurately all day. The main thing he's gotten better at is spreading the ball around. Sidney Rice at times had been his first, last, and only look on passing plays; but he spread the ball to seven receivers in total against the Ravens. If anything, Jackson spread the ball out too much. Rice made a couple of nice catches, and probably could have been leaned on a bit more. Jackson did an exceptional job of placed the ball perfectly on passes, which gave his receivers a chance even when they were covered. With the return of Robert Gallery to the offensive line, he seemed to have a little more time in the pocket. But even when scrambling, Jackson made things happen. On one play he was not only scrambling but threw against his body to hit Baldwin perfectly for a 50 yard gain. This team is still struggling to find an identity on offense, but for now Jackson looks reliable. He played smart football against a stout defense, which was enough for the Seahawks but probably not enough for your fantasy team.
Week 11 at STL - The more the Seahawks win, it seems, the less relevant Tarvaris Jackson is to anyone's fantasy team. Jackson showed patience and composure -- and relied on a healthy dose of the ground game -- to overcome a start that included an interception on his first pass, and then another to end the very next drive. On the first read it was a simple case of 'good read; bad throw', while on the second he got beat by an aggressive play by the defender. On both turnovers, Jackson had locked on to his receiver and so made it easier for the defender to be in position to pick him off. Jackson didn't give up the bad habit entirely, but he did limit his mistakes from there on out. The Seahawks were also missing two offensive lineman, and the pocket seemed to collapse quickly all day. Jackson's main assets were that (after the early mistakes) he wasn't forcing the ball to covered receivers, and he spread the ball out well while showing continued chemistry with Sidney Rice. On the downside, he only passed 24 times the whole game. Worth noting is that two of those passes were on the money in the end zone but the receivers couldn't finish the play.
Week 12 vs WAS - Jackson looked like 2 different players in this game. In the first half he was tentative and had little-to-no arm strength. It was obvious that his torn pectoral muscle was bothering him any time he threw anything downfield. At the same time, he was plagued by drops from his receivers and was fortunate to have so many balls bounce of defenders hands. The Seahawks, for the most part, kept things short and simple in the first half. Jackson's lone TD pass in the first quarter was all Marshawn Lynch and some excellent blocking. Jackson dropped the ball off in the flats to Lynch who followed his blockers 20 yards into the end zone. In the first half alone, Jackson had 3 passes dropped by his receivers and 2 easy picks dropped by the Redskins. Jackson came out after half time and started airing it out all of a sudden. He didn't have a whole lot of success in the third quarter, but he definitely looked stronger and was no longer wincing on long throws. He had another pass dropped, and two more picks dropped in what was an ugly quarter. At the start of the 4th quarter, Jackson's arm looked as strong as it had all day and he threw a perfect pass to Golden Tate between two defenders for a 15 yard touchdown pass. Tate ran a good post route and Jackson timed and placed the throw perfectly. Later in the game Jackson missed Doug Baldwin, his favorite target on the day, who had his man beat deep by two steps. Finally, with time winding down, the Skins held on to the 6th ball to hit them in the hands, sealing the Seahawks fate. At halftime of this game you had to wonder if Jackson would even be able to finish, but he found something at halftime that made him more resilient, if not more accurate.
Week 13 vs PHI - Jackson showed ups and downs tonight, getting rid of the ball quickly and decisively on some throws yet at times holding onto the ball a little too long. Mechanically speaking he can't deliver the ball consistently fading onto his back foot. However, he did show good trust with his receivers on hot routes and placing the ball where only his players could get to the ball. On his only touchdown pass of the night trust was the main component lofting the ball in the air where only Golden Tate could come up with the reception on an 11-yard touchdown completion. The script and flow of the game totally worked in the Seahawks and Jackson's favor, he did show some growing chemistry with Zach Miller on two nicely executed play action passes as well.
Week 14 vs STL - The numbers fail to tell the whole story, Jackson's night was a marred by questionable decisions, bad mechanics and inability to feel the rush. Most of the yardage gained was after the catch; a lot of bubble screens and high percentage throws over the middle never really stretching the field. Early on Jackson seemed to prefer targeting Golden Tate, twice attempting to connect with the young wide out inside the five-yard line both coming up empty. Jackson had a chance for another touchdown to Deon Butler only to have the receiver get his feet tangled up with the defender on his best thrown ball of the night. Finally at the end of the third quarter Jackson connected with Doug Baldwin for a 29 yard score, right after the Ram's lost both starting corner backs. Jackson managed the game rarely affecting the game flow negatively; statistics could've been better but was affected by a pretty consistent pressure from the Rams front four. This report seems to contradict its self but Jackson on paper was far better than the Jackson on the field.
Week 15 at CHI - Jackson had a terrible start, losing the ball to give up a defensive touchdown. Dropping back into his own end zone, he simply waited too long to get rid of it. From there, however, he got it together and managed the game well the rest of the way. Jackson did well to place the ball away from defenders when passing the ball, and spread it around nicely, making the passing game harder to defend. Against a defense that stuffed the run all day long, it was an accomplishment to get any offense going at all. After Mike Williams left the field with an injury, Jackson showed pretty good chemistry with Golden Tate.
Week 16 vs SF - Jackson did it again. That is, he scored a passing touchdown with no interceptions for the fourth straight week. He did a brilliant job of spreading the ball around -- he connected with eight different receivers, and had already found six of them in the opening quarter alone. The problem with both of these things is that it doesn't make Jackson a particularly attractive fantasy option -- and by spreading the ball around so well, he mitigates the value of all the receivers, leaving RB Marshawn Lynch pretty much the only fantasy relevant player on this team, period. Back to Jackson for a second: he wasn't perfect, just efficient. He also tried for a one yard score on a bootleg -- a strange play in which his fullback must have thought the play was blown dead since he simply stood up and watched the play develop at first (then managed to make a block) -- but was stopped cold by the Niners defense, who to that point had not allowed a rushing touchdown all season. In the end, the Seahawks were down by two and his best efforts weren't good enough. With just over a minute left, he scrambled on a short 3rd down and had the ball knocked out of his hand, which the 49ers recovered. The Seahawks got the ball back once more, with 41 seconds on the clock. They simply needed to get in field goal range, but on 4th and 2 from their own 34, Jackson threw the ball way over the head of his target to end the game.
Week 17 at ARI - Jackson gave the Seahawks a chance to win it, but the combination of heavy pocket pressure and a few too many dropped passes by his receivers stalled most drives, and spelled their doom in the end. Jackson had good protection at the start of the game, allowing him to make some good throws early on. As the game went on, the Cardinals upped the pressure, which created a few sacks and finally an errant throw for an interception as the blitz got to him. Jackson was on his game today when it came to the deep ball. The only problem was, his receivers were rarely up to the task. Ben Obomanu in particular was a frequent target, but also he put on a ball-dropping clinic. Jackson for the most part showed good poise in the face of pressure, which was the case on a great long TD throw to Ricardo Lockette that sent the game to OT.