On his twitter that he is declaring for the draft

Everyone's gettin' outta Dodge.

Why doesn't he just transfer to another college?

I know: not interested in a college degree.

BI posters should cloud source several chairs for a Hos-n-Blow Major.

Darn. He is athletic and has a lot of potential, but he ain't even close to ready.

KoreAmBear;842250759 said:

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He is athletic and has a lot of potential.

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Seems like that is what the NFL is looking for.

KoreAmBear;842250759 said:

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Darn. He is athletic and has a lot of potential, but he ain't even close to ready.

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disagree. when healthy, he was a damn good corner.



plus, he's smart enough to know that he's not going to get better with the current coaching staff.

Bingo. He's probably thinking he's better off on some scout team of an nfl team than playing for Cal. Really can't blame the guy. Can't wait to see how Sonny spins this.

dupdadee;842250766 said:

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disagree. when healthy, he was a damn good corner.



plus, he's smart enough to know that he's not going to get better with the current coaching staff.

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If you think he's ready for the NFL, you know nothing about the NFL. The NFL does not draft young, undersized cbs based on their potential. Kam was far and away Cal's best cb, but that is not saying much. He showed flashes of great play, but was inconsistent (as you'd expect from a young player on a bad team).

I'd be surprised if the gets drafted, which is too bad because if he stayed and developed (both physically and technically), I think he would have had a chance for an NFL career.

I hope I'm wrong, but I doubt it.

BearGoggles;842250771 said:

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The NFL does not draft young, undersized cbs based on their potential.

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he's not really different than steve williams, another wildly inconsistent, undersized (5'9") cb that left early for the nfl draft last year and got drafted.

tydog;842250769 said:

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Bingo. He's probably thinking he's better off on some scout team of an nfl team than playing for Cal. Really can't blame the guy. Can't wait to see how Sonny spins this.

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Because players not ready for the NFL never ever declare right

BearGoggles;842250771 said:

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If you think he's ready for the NFL, you know nothing about the NFL. The NFL does not draft young, undersized cbs based on their potential. Kam was far and away Cal's best cb, but that is not saying much. He showed flashes of great play, but was inconsistent (as you'd expect from a young player on a bad team).

I'd be surprised if the gets drafted, which is too bad because if he stayed and developed (both physically and technically), I think he would have had a chance for an NFL career.

I hope I'm wrong, but I doubt it.

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+1

I would be stunned if he were drafted. Maybe he'll slip into the 7th rd, but I doubt that. He's undersized and is a 4.6 guy. Steve Williams is the same height but ran a legit 4.3 and he was a 5th rounder. Kam is a good player but he's 3 steps slower than Steve Willy.

Foolish!

hanky1;842250775 said:

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+1

I would be stunned if he were drafted. Maybe he'll slip into the 7th rd, but I doubt that. He's undersized and is a 4.6 guy. Steve Williams is the same height but ran a legit 4.3 and he was a 5th rounder. Kam is a good player but he's 3 steps slower than Steve Willy.

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kam should be able to run sub 4.5 at the combine.

tydog;842250769 said:

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Bingo. He's probably thinking he's better off on some scout team of an nfl team than playing for Cal. Really can't blame the guy. Can't wait to see how Sonny spins this.

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I think it will be Kam that will be doing the spinning.

dupdadee;842250779 said:

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kam should be able to run sub 4.5 at the combine.

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You wanna bet? :p

Kam was not even close to being one of the faster CBs during workouts.

hanky1;842250781 said:

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You wanna bet? :p

Kam was not even close to being one of the faster CBs during workouts.

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with training they receive to run faster 40 nowadays, he should be able run under 4.5.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/cal/football/recruiting/player-Steve-Williams-74313

http://rivals.yahoo.com/colorado/football/recruiting/player-Kameron-Jackson-111081


plus, jackson wasn't that slow. steve williams got faster and ran a very good 40 at the combine. so can jackson.

Its not a homerun decision, but it's surely better than staying (in his mind)

I've factored that in already. He probably runs a 4.7-4.8 now and I'm guessing he'll improving to a 4.6 with training.

dupdadee;842250783 said:

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with training they receive to run faster 40 nowadays, he should be able run under 4.5.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/cal/football/recruiting/player-Steve-Williams-74313

http://rivals.yahoo.com/colorado/football/recruiting/player-Kameron-Jackson-111081


plus, jackson wasn't that slow. steve williams got faster and ran a very good 40 at the combine. so can jackson.

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Steve Williams was and is way faster than Jackson. Jackson will have very mediocre speed for the nfl.

Let's put it this way....if squid and Hughes struggled to make it at the next level, I don't expect Jackson to.

ducky23;842250794 said:

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Steve Williams was and is way faster than Jackson. Jackson will have very mediocre speed for the nfl.

Let's put it this way....if squid and Hughes struggled to make it at the next level, I don't expect Jackson to.

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Plus Williams could tackle and get off blocks.

ducky23;842250794 said:

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Steve Williams was and is way faster than Jackson. Jackson will have very mediocre speed for the nfl.

Let's put it this way....if squid and Hughes struggled to make it at the next level, I don't expect Jackson to.

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Kam is one of the best m2m corners Ive seen the Bears have in a long time. He has fluid hips, and positions himself well when the ball is in the air, which are the 2 things the 3 above corners struggle with in m2m. Zone D he has a long way to go, but the NFL perception is as long as the corner can cover a WR then we can coach them on how to play zone, not the other way around.

I think if someone gives him a chance, he'll do well. The problem is, he may not ever get a legitimate chance, other than maybe some teams camp fodder. I agree he should wait one more year, but with this staff his stock has plummeted this year. I can see why he decided to declare.

Davidson;842250786 said:

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Its not a homerun decision, but it's surely better than staying (in his mind)

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One head or knee injury away from working at a car wash the rest of his life.

joshbalt;842250804 said:

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Steve Williams is/was faster, stronger, and a better tackler. Its a closer call on coverage skills (though I'd still take Williams) but its hard to see Jackson being a workout warrior and moving his stock very high. He will be lucky to get a late round shot.

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it really depends on how he does at the combine or proday. its obvious that he has some skills but its just so hard to tell how good he actually is playing on our defense

A lot of criticism on his decision but in the words of Steve Mariucci, "What would you do?"

MaximusArelliusDaBearius;842250809 said:

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A lot of criticism on his decision but in the words of Steve Mariucci, "What would you do?"

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i think thats a bit unfair to kam. i think its pretty clear
that the staff has some borderline delusional characters on staff and that theres a good chance that its not a very positive situation. worst case scenario he ends up playing in canada or arena league

What was his draft grade?

Boot;842250807 said:

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One head or knee injury away from working at a car wash the rest of his life.

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Its not like a lot of these guys are matriculating through school and have options if they don't like the new staff.

What makes anyone think he'll get invited to the combine? He's not that fast and had a lot of PI's.

wifeisafurd;842250820 said:

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Its not like a lot of these guys are matriculating through school and have options if they don't like the new staff.

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That's the way I read a lot of these early NFL departures

I'm not sure if you guys watched any Cal football in the last few years, because I can't remember Kam Jack ever giving up a big play. In fact I've never seen him give up a touchdown in the last few seasons. And why do you guys say he's not fast enough for the nf? I've never seen anyone run by him. Just curious...

He won't even be at the combine. I wish him the best, but I doubt a team really even gives him a look. He will be practice squad player best case for the next couple years until he develops more.

He either really wants out or is getting some terrible advice.

hanky1;842250781 said:

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You wanna bet? :p

Kam was not even close to being one of the faster CBs during workouts.

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Who was? Im guessing McClure and Willis? Whats the pecking order?

blaqstar80;842250837 said:

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I'm not sure if you guys watched any Cal football in the last few years, because I can't remember Kam Jack ever giving up a big play. In fact I've never seen him give up a touchdown in the last few seasons. And why do you guys say he's not fast enough for the nf? I've never seen anyone run by him. Just curious...

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We always welcome players' parents and siblings posting here: Can you provide any inside insight as to what Kam and other players are thinking right now?

ducky23;842250794 said:

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Steve Williams was and is way faster than Jackson. Jackson will have very mediocre speed for the nfl.

Let's put it this way....if squid and Hughes struggled to make it at the next level, I don't expect Jackson to.

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Kam Jackson will have no problem earning nicknames. Toast. PI. FLAG MAGNET. UFA. Practice squad.