Archives for February 16, 2013

‘”Coming from my situation last year and not playing at all,” Jackson said on a conference call, “getting a chance to compete is very important, it’s about all you can ask for."’

‘It seems pretty obvious that there isn’t anyone worth taking at No. 8 overall in the first round. Assuming one or two quarterbacks get picked late in the first round, that narrows the pool for Buffalo in the second round at No. 41 overall.’

”’I spoke with Ryan and Tarvaris and told them we will have an open competition at the quarterback position – similar to what we will do at all positions,” Marrone said, in a statement released by the team. ”I believe that our players will embrace this challenge.”’

‘Jackson has started 34-of-51 career games and has totaled 7,075 yards on 59.4 percent passing with 38 touchdowns and 35 interceptions. He spent his first five NFL seasons with Minnesota, starting 12 games in 2007, before moving on to Seattle in 2011 and starting 14 games for the Seahawks.’

‘Jackson is a seven-year veteran in the NFL, with previous stints in Minnesota and Seattle. He’ll be 30 years old when the 2013 season starts.’

‘”Just being that he’s a new coach I was pretty sure, most coaches when they first come in, aside from a few positions they have an open competition to see exactly what he’s got in all his guys,” Jackson said. “That was the thought going into it, but we talked about it. That’s a good sign.”‘