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Tarvaris Jackson News & Rumors

Tarvaris Jackson's solid season doesn't erase Seahawks' need for franchise quarterback
January 3
Seattle Times
 columnist Jerry Brewer
"And now we return to your regularly scheduled quarterback angst. The Seahawks' never-ending (or never-beginning?) pursuit of a franchise quarterback is a tease similar to the meandering television show "The Killing." And, no, that is not a lame joke about getting rid of Tarvaris Jackson. "The Killing" is a suspenseful crime drama set in Seattle that pompously broke all crime drama rules in its first season. We're still wondering who killed Rosie Larson, but we might be too ticked to care anymore. In "The Quarterback," the Seahawks have been just as, well, slow."
Tarvaris Jackson gets endorsement from Seahawks coach for 2012
December 30
Seattle Times
 
"Tarvaris Jackson will end this season Sunday in Arizona the same way he began it: as Seattle's undisputed starting quarterback. Jackson outlasted the chants for backup Charlie Whitehurst early in the season. He came back from a strained pectoral muscle. He survived Seattle's 2-6 start, more than 40 sacks at the hands of opponents, and he has started more games this season than any of his previous five. And after all that, coach Pete Carroll says he's comfortable with Jackson as Seattle's starter going forward."
Tarvaris Jackson's second-half turnaround powers Seahawks victory
December 19
Seattle Times
 
"Somebody turned off the lights on Seahawks quarterback Tarvaris Jackson. That's not a commentary on the Bears' defense, nor is it a criticism of the Seahawks' first-half offensive performance Sunday. It's what actually happened as Jackson stood at the podium for his postgame interview — the lights clicked off mid-question. "Say it again," Jackson said immediately after the lights came on. "I got kind of distracted." It was fitting postscript to Seattle's 38-14 victory, given the Seahawks' distinct lack of electricity on offense in the first half, and the fact Jackson was ready once the lights came on in the second half. Of all the turnarounds Seattle made Sunday, Jackson's might have been"
Seahawks need QB Tarvaris Jackson to stand out
December 18
Seattle Times
 
"Quarterbacks supposedly get too much credit when a team is winning. Whoever said that is advised to look at this season's Seahawks. Tarvaris Jackson has taken a back seat to running back Marshawn Lynch's junk-food preference, and the Seahawks' cornerbacks are getting more attention than their quarterback. This is not necessarily a bad thing. Jackson has been efficient, he has been effective, and he has managed this team to four wins in five games — a polite way of saying that he isn't mucking anything up with turnovers. But at some point, Seattle is going to need its quarterback to stare down an opposing defense. Some point like Sunday in Chicago, facing a Bears team that specializes in"
Tarvaris Jackson likes Chicago weather report
December 17
Seattle Times
 
"The skies should be clearer Sunday than they were for the Seahawks' last trip to Chicago, which was for a January playoff game that took place amid snow flurries. The temperature is almost certain to be warmer than it was five years ago for Tarvaris Jackson's NFL debut, and for that Seattle's quarterback is thankful. "I was checking the weather throughout the whole week," Jackson said. "It's supposed to be pretty good." The forecast is for sunshine and a game-time temperature in the 40s for the game Sunday in Chicago, a site that both the Seahawks and their quarterback know well. Jackson began his career with the Vikings, who play the division-rival Bears twice a year, and he attempted his"
Jackson's lingering injury leaves Seahawks in a bind
November 29
Seattle Times
 
"It could get worse. That's a definite possibility for the Seahawks and quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, who isn't getting better as he continues to play through an injured pectoral muscle. His passing yardage has declined in each of the past four games, and his health will be a central issue when the Seahawks play the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday. That's the day Jackson has just begun throwing in practice the past couple of weeks. Forget all the questions concerning Seattle's quarterback of the future, because there's a question of how long Jackson can stay in the pocket in the present."
Tarvaris Jackson no match for late-game pressure
November 28
Seattle Times
 
"These are the moments that define an NFL quarterback. Late game. Down a score. The stadium jittery with nervous anticipation. All of the great ones are measured by these moments. From Bobby Waterfield to Peyton Manning, Sammy Baugh to Tom Brady, the best quarterbacks find ways to march their offenses through the teeth of angry defenses in the scalding hot pressure of necessary fourth quarters. They make plays at the times in games that seem most dire. Matt Hasselbeck did it here for a decade. But it was apparent again in Sunday's swooning 23-17 loss to Washington that Tarvaris Jackson is no Matt Hasselbeck. In a defining fourth quarter Sunday, after the Seahawks' defense"
Finally, Seahawks QB Jackson getting healthier
November 26
Seattle Times
 
"The fact Tarvaris Jackson was able to throw on back-to-back days at practice is a sign his strained pectoral muscle is healing. The fact Jackson has not been able to do that until this week — a month and a half after he suffered the injury — is a sign of just how hurt that muscle was. On Friday, Jackson was a somewhat surprising participant in all of Seattle's practice, breaking the routine of the previous two weeks in which he was generally limited to handoffs in practice the day after he threw. "He felt a little bit better, so he got full-go," coach Pete Carroll said after Friday's practice. "That's good news. That's the first time he's been able to do this in weeks." Seattle receiver"
Tarvaris Jackson gets picked on by Cowboys
November 7
Seattle Times
 
"The past two games demonstrated pretty clearly that Tarvaris Jackson is Seattle's best option at quarterback. But Sunday in Dallas, Seattle's best option didn't play very well by his own admission. "Poor decisions on my part," he said. "I feel very sick about the way I played today." Jackson did not start the previous two Seahawks games because of a strained pectoral muscle, though he came on to replace Charlie Whitehurst in the second quarter of the Oct. 30 loss to Cincinnati. Jackson was picked off three times by Dallas, all in the second half. The first came on a pass he was trying to throw away, aiming for the feet of tight end Anthony McCoy, only to have it deflected by defensive"
Tarvaris Jackson grades himself an 'F' so far as Seahawks QB
November 4
Seattle Times
 
"Despite twice throwing for career highs in yardage, Tarvaris Jackson considers his short stint in Seattle so far a failure. "We're a 2-5 team, and a quarterback's (job) is to help the team win as much as possible," he said. "We've still got a lot of work to do, but 2-5 is failing. So I guess I got an F right now." Technically Jackson, who missed the Cleveland game with a left pectoral injury, is 2-3 as a starter. He came off the bench Sunday against Cincinnati despite feeling soreness in his chest and threw for a career-high 323 yards, which effectively ended Charlie Whitehurst's campaign for the starting job. "After the game I still felt pretty sore," Jackson said. "I think it's going to"
Tarvaris Jackson will get majority of practice snaps this week
November 3
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 
"The health of Tarvaris Jackson's strained pectoral continues to improve. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday that he's as encouraged by Jackson's condition as he has been at any point since he suffered the injury, and will approach this week's practice as if Jackson will be starting against the Cowboys on Sunday. "[I'm] encouraged that Tarvaris looks like he has a chance to play this week from the start of the week, although he'll still be on the injury list all week," Carroll said. "And we'll see if hes going to make it through the week. It's much more encouraging at this time, early, than it was at any time the last couple weeks.""
Tarvaris Jackson back in starter's role as Seahawks prepare for Cowboys
November 1
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 
"Barring a setback, it appears as if Tarvaris Jackson will return to his role as the team's starting quarterback this week against Dallas. At least that's what Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Monday. "He's definitely in my mind, he's starting unless he can't at this point," Carroll said. "So it's a different way of looking at it this week than last week." Jackson, nursing a strained pectoral, was limited in practice last week. Carroll estimated that backup Charlie Whitehurst took about 85 percent of the snaps in preparation for the Bengals game."
Pete Carroll wanted to rest Tarvaris Jackson another week
October 31
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 
"If Seahawks coach Pete Carroll's ideal scenario had played out on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, starting quarterback Tarvaris Jackson would have been wearing a baseball cap and jacket on the sidelines. The problem was that Carroll's plan was contingent on Charlie Whitehurst being effective enough to allow the Seahawks offense to score some points. When that didn't happen on the team's first three series, Carroll subbed in Jackson, who has spent the last three weeks recovering from a high-grade strain of his pectoral suffered in a Week 5 win over the New York Giants."
Jackson takes snaps
October 29
Tacoma News Tribune
 
"He's back. For the first time in three weeks, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Tarvaris Jackson took snaps from under center during the team portion of practice Friday, an important step to prove that he can play Sunday against Cincinnati at CenturyLink Field. Jackson missed last week's game at Cleveland with a strained pectoral muscle, but Friday appeared to throw the deep ball without much discomfort. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll liked what he saw, but still said the decision to start Jackson will come at game time. Backup Charlie Whitehurst took the majority of the snaps this week and is prepared to get his second start of the season if Jackson can't go. Jackson, a full participant at"
Tarvaris Jackson looking more and more likely to play Sunday
October 29
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 
"Pete Carroll remains non-committal as to who the Seahawks' starting quarterback will be against the Bengals on Sunday. Tarvaris Jackson is, after all, still listed as questionable on the official injury report. But listening to both Carroll and Jackson speak about the way Jackson threw the ball during Friday's practice, it appears as if Jackson has a better chance to start this week than originally thought. Carroll and Jackson both agreed that Friday was Jackson's best day throwing the ball since he suffered a pectoral strain in the team's Week 5 loss to the New York Giants. Whether Jackson can play against the Bengals will depend on how he responds during the next two days. "Obviously I"
Seahawks starting quarterback will be a game-time decision
October 29
Seattle Times
 
"The injury report says quarterback Tarvaris Jackson is questionable with a strained pectoral muscle. His status didn't sound nearly so uncertain after he took part in Friday's practice, throwing extensively for the first time in five days. "That's a very good sign," coach Pete Carroll said of Jackson. "He felt the best and he got the most work and so we'll see what happens." Jackson's status will come down to a game-time decision, but he said Friday was the best he has felt since suffering the injury in the third quarter at the New York Giants on Oct. 9. "I put a little more mustard on the ball," Jackson said, "just playing catch. It will be interesting to see exactly how I feel after"
Three Seahawks starters doubtful for Sunday's game
October 21
Seattle Times
 
"Center Max Unger is no longer wearing a plastic protective boot like he was last week. The Seahawks' starting center isn't on the practice field, either, making him one of three starters whose status is in doubt as Seattle prepares to play at Cleveland on Sunday. Tight end Zach Miller also has not practiced this week, and quarterback Tarvaris Jackson remains limited by a strained pectoral muscle that has backup Charlie Whitehurst preparing to start against the Browns. So while the Week 6 bye helped Seattle players heal, it doesn't mean the Seahawks are completely healthy."
Charlie Whitehurst takes snaps, but Tarvaris Jackson not ruled out for Hawks
October 20
Seattle Times
 
"Tarvaris Jackson was on the practice field Wednesday, but Charlie Whitehurst was under center with Seattle's first-unit offense. That serves as a pretty accurate summary of Seattle's plans for this week. The Seahawks are preparing as if Whitehurst will start, but Jackson isn't out of the picture entirely because of the strained pectoral muscle he suffered Oct. 9 in New York. "We may go all the way to game time to understand whether he'll be available to us," coach Pete Carroll said of Jackson. Jackson was limited in practice Wednesday, and Carroll indicated that the workload wouldn't include much more than handing the ball off. Jackson has been able to toss the ball in a game of catch, but"
Tarvaris Jackson a limited participant in Wednesday's practice
October 20
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 
"Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said the team is preparing Charlie Whitehurst to start at quarterback this week against the Cleveland Browns. There was positive news in regards to Tarvaris Jackson's strained pectoral on Wednesday, though. Jackson, who sat out of practice last week with the Seahawks on a bye, was listed as a limited participant on Wednesday's practice report. "He's doing better," Carroll said of Jackson, according to Danny O'Neil of The Seattle Times. "He's encouraged. He has done a lot of stuff. Hopefully, he will be handing the ball off and doing some things in practice just to get back going again.""
Tarvaris Jackson still has a chance to play this week
October 19
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 
"The Seahawks are preparing to start Charlie Whitehurst at quarterback this week against the Cleveland Browns. That doesn't mean Tarvaris Jackson has been ruled out, though. Coach Pete Carroll said Monday that Jackson is "way ahead" of schedule after straining his pectoral against the Giants in Week 5, and that it's still possible he could return to practice this week and play on Sunday. Possible might not mean probable in this case, but Carroll — surprise, surprise — sounded optimistic. "He's able to throw the ball. He's thrown the ball a little bit," Carroll said. "We're just taking it one day at a time and see how he tolerates. He's running out here a little bit. He's way ahead"
Tarvaris Jackson still has a chance to play this week
October 18
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 
"The Seahawks are preparing to start Charlie Whitehurst at quarterback this week against the Cleveland Browns. That doesn't mean Tarvaris Jackson has been ruled out, though. Coach Pete Carroll said Monday that Jackson is "way ahead" of schedule after straining his pectoral against the Giants in Week 5, and that it's still possible he could return to practice this week and play on Sunday. Possible might not mean probable in this case, but Carroll — surprise, surprise — sounded optimistic."
Tarvaris Jackson's status is still day-to-day
October 16
Pro Football Talk
 
"The Seahawks are off this weekend, which is good news for quarterback Tarvaris Jackson and his injured pectoral muscle. Whether he'll play next Sunday, when Seattle travels to Cleveland, still isn't known. Per a source with knowledge of situation, the team continues to monitor the injury on a daily basis, with no decisions made yet as to whether he'll miss any playing time. As Week Seven approaches, the Seahawks will know more about whether Jackson can practice and, ultimately, play."
Tarvaris Jackson has 'high-grade' pectoral strain, status still murky
October 11
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 
"Tarvaris Jackson headlined a long list of Seahawks injuries on Monday as they head into their bye week. And not just because he's the quarterback, either. The severity of Jackson's high-grade pectoral strain — suffered on the right, throwing side of his chest — still isn't known, and coach Pete Carroll said Jackson won't take any snaps this week in practice. Seattle practices Tuesday and Wednesday before taking the rest of the week off and returning to work on Monday. "He had an MRI and it showed that there was some stuff there and we just have to see how he responds," Carroll said. "He did rehab today. He felt better today than he did yesterday, but we won't know. We're not going to know"
Pete Carroll: No Seahawks quarterback controversy
October 11
Seattle Times
 
"There is a question at quarterback in Seattle, not a controversy. The uncertainty surrounds Tarvaris Jackson's health, not his status as coach Pete Carroll's starting quarterback. "There's no controversy here in this building," Carroll said. "You guys can have all the (controversy) you want." Well, how about Jackson's strained pectoral muscle, coach? How bad is the injury that knocked Jackson out in the third quarter of Sunday's game at New York? "We're not going to know for a while," Carroll said. "We won't have him throw the football for a little bit and see what happens.""
Victory only adds to Seahawks' quarterback questions
October 10
Seattle Times
 
"Tarvaris Jackson had his best start to the season as the Seahawks offense scored two touchdowns in the first nine minutes of Sunday's game. Charlie Whitehurst took care of the finish, leading three scoring drives and throwing a 27-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Doug Baldwin in the final three minutes to give Seattle the lead. What happened in between did little to definitively answer the questions that surround Seattle's quarterback position, an uncertainty that now includes Jackson's health. "We're thinking he's got a strained (pectoral)," coach Pete Carroll said. "We don't know what that means.""
Seahawks QB Jackson will undergo tests after pectoral injury
October 10
NFL.com
 
"Seattle Seahawks quarterback Tarvaris Jackson didn't finish Sunday's 36-25 win over the New York Giants with what head coach Pete Carroll later announced as a pectoral injury. Jackson was knocked out of the game during the third quarter with what was initially announced as a right shoulder injury and replaced by Charlie Whitehurst. Carroll said Jackson's status would be determined and indicated he would undergo tests on the injury. "We don't know what (it) means," Carroll said. "Fortunately it's bye time." NFL Network's Jason La Canfora reported Jackson will have an MRI exam Monday, according to a league source."
Tarvaris Jackson posts career numbers as Seahawks go no-huddle
October 3
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 
"Twenty-one second-half points and 186 passing yards in the same span begs the question: If the Seahawks are so much more effective when they run a no-huddle offense, why don't they just do it all the time? "We definitely could. It's not like two-minute, like we're rushing," Seahawks quarterback Tarvaris Jackson said. "It's a no-huddle, but it's not like the two-minute tempo. We're taking our time, we're making sure that we're getting everything, getting all the calls out. If we choose to do so, I think we could." They might want to after Jackson set a career-high with 319 passing yards, completing 25 of 38 attempts with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Jackson's previous single-game"
Seahawks love Tarvaris' transformation | Notebook
October 3
Seattle Times
 
"The Seahawks didn't change quarterbacks on Sunday. Their quarterback, however, did change. Tarvaris Jackson completed 17 of 24 passes he attempted in the second half and finished with 319 yards, a career high. "Tarvaris showed us what we've been counting on," coach Pete Carroll said. Jackson never passed for more than 249 yards during his five seasons in Minnesota. His three touchdown passes for the Seahawks on Sunday were his most in any game since he threw a career-high four at Arizona on Dec. 14, 2008. It was about time for Jackson. Specifically, the amount of time he had to pass. He was not sacked. And after 14 sacks in the first 10 quarters of the season, Jackson has not been sacked"
QB Jackson is why Seahawks are lowly regarded and Falcons should be highly concerned
October 3
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
 
"Matt Ryan thinks the Falcons can still achieve all of their goals this season, but it's fair to wonder if they will after yesterday's closer-than-it-should-have-been 30-28 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. At 1-3, the Seahawks are no one's idea of a Super Bowl team. Yet if Steven Hauschka had made a 61-yard field goal at the end of the game, the Falcons would be 1-3 and the Seahawks 2-2. Tarvaris Jackson is the main reason why the Seahawks are so lowly regarded and why the Falcons should be highly concerned."
Carroll on Tarvaris Jackson criticism: 'They need to give him a chance'
September 27
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 
"Pete Carroll knows his quarterback has been criticized ever since the Seahawks signed him. Perhaps Carroll's most interesting comments during his Monday press conference concerned Tarvaris Jackson, and the fact that he's already taken such direct, harsh judgment from Seahawks fans despite playing only three games. Jackson said after Sunday's game — during which he was booed in the first half — that he wasn't bothered by it. Carroll echoed that, though he's certainly seen and heard the barbs. "I think they're scrutinizing very sharply at this point," Carroll said. "Right from the beginning, people were wondering, 'Why would you bring him in?' and there were those kinds of questions. He's"
Tarvaris Jackson doesn't mind being booed if it means he wins
September 26
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 
"Seattle fans had so little patience for Tarvaris Jackson on Sunday, it was almost as if they'd confused him for Howard Schultz or Clay Bennett. Every sack: "Boo!' Every incompletion: "Boooo!". Every failed third-down conversion: "BOOOO!" Then there were the calls for backup quarterback Charlie Whitehurst. "Char-lie! Char-lie! Char-lie!" sang some disgruntled portion of the 66,199 at CenturyLink Field, many frustrated with the Seahawks' sluggish offense, many specifically with Jackson. He heard it, too. But say this for Seattle's starting quarterback – what Seahawks fans lack in patience, Jackson more than makes up for in wisdom, at least in this instance. "If they keep booing, and we keep"
Tarvaris Jackson hears it from fans loud and clear, and this time it's cheers
September 26
Seattle Times
 
"Tarvaris Jackson heard the crowd. It would have been impossible not to. But it had nothing to do with the smattering of boos directed at Seattle's offense at various points in Sunday's game. When the Seattle quarterback hit the ground after his third-quarter scramble, he wasn't sure he'd reached the end zone. The crowd told him. "I kind of got turned around," Jackson said. Going airborne and diving into a pair of carnivorous defenders at the goal line can make you lose your sense of direction. When Jackson went down, the referee's arms went up. But the fans had already told him he had scored. "I heard the crowd," he said."
Seattle coach: No change coming at QB spot
September 19
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
 
"Seattle didn't score Sunday for the first time in 64 games, has converted only 25 percent of its third downs this season and didn't run a play in Steelers' territory until the fourth quarter in yesterday's 24-0 loss. According to Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, the team's offensive shortcomings haven't been quarterback Tarvaris Jackson's fault. While former Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck was throwing for 358 yards in Tennessee's convincing win over Baltimore yesterday, his replacement in Seattle continued to struggle. Tarvaris Jackson threw for only 159 yards and wasn't able to lead the Seahawks' offense on any drive longer than nine plays — and that came midway through the fourth"
Tentative Tarvaris Jackson could find starting job tough to keep
September 15
Seattle Times
 columnist Steve Kelley
"Let's assume (and you know what happens when you assume) the Seahawks lose in Pittsburgh this Sunday and come into their home opener against Arizona winless in their first two games. The home crowd is going to be a bit testy and very impatient, and if new Seattle starting quarterback Tarvaris Jackson misfires on his first pass, he will hear his first Seattle boos. And if, in the first quarter, the Hawks have a quick three-and-out, Jackson will hear the same chants his predecessor Matt Hasselbeck heard last December. "Charlie. Charlie. Charlie." The fans will be calling for backup quarterback Charlie Whitehurst, who although it means almost nothing, had a better exhibition season than"
Tarvaris Jackson gets some extra protection — from a condom company
September 14
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 
"Seahawks quarterback Tarvaris Jackson was sacked five times Sunday by the San Francisco 49ers, so it goes without saying that he could use a little more protection. But this isn't exactly what he's looking for. NuVo has sent Jackson a box of condoms as part of its "extra protection" promotion. Each week during the NFL season, the quarterback who takes the most sacks will be recognized by the prophylactics manufacturer."
Tarvaris Jackson, Alex Smith both with plenty to prove this season
September 9
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 
"Tarvaris Jackson needed a change of scenery before his attempted renaissance. Alex Smith's new beginning didn't even require him to pack a suitcase. The Seahawks and 49ers play each other at 1 p.m. Sunday in the regular season opener for both teams. That much we know. What remains a mystery is what each of these teams will look like this season, since last year's games certainly can't be used as much of a barometer. Not with a new quarterback and new offensive coordinator in Seattle. And not with a brand new coaching staff in San Francisco. But what we do know? Jackson and Smith, the respective quarterbacks of each team, are entering seasons that could be career-defining. Each has been"
QB question also an opportunity for Tarvaris Jackson, Seahawks
September 9
Seattle Times
 
"For 10 years everything started with the quarterback in Seattle. That's the way Mike Holmgren saw this game, and the way he built his team. If you didn't have your guy at quarterback, you needed to find him. Like right now. Now, there is a question where there once was a cornerstone. The Seahawks have moved on from Matt Hasselbeck, moved in Tarvaris Jackson and now face uncertainty under center for the first time in years. Of course, that uncertainty also equates to an opportunity. "I'm excited," Jackson said. "We've been working hard throughout training camp, preseason games, and now to actually have a real game, we can try to move forward as a new era for the Seahawks.""
Seahawks quarterback Tarvaris Jackson knows all about second opportunities
September 8
Seattle Times
 
"The last time Tarvaris Jackson had a second chance, he was in a Ford Expedition driving 10 hours from Arkansas back home to Alabama. That was December 2002, when Jackson left the Razorbacks and the SEC after his redshirt freshman season to enroll at Alabama State, the Division I-AA school in his hometown of Montgomery, Ala. And before anyone rushes to judgment on Jackson's chances here in Seattle, take a moment to hear the rest of the story. He has rebooted before, and the results were better than anyone had a right to expect as he played his way into being a second-round draft choice."
Jackson, Rice bring same old chemistry to their new team
August 21
Seattle Times
 
"Tarvaris Jackson's first pass as a Seahawk didn't involve a football. Jackson tossed a suggestion Pete Carroll's way back on July 26 when free agency began: Give Sidney Rice a call right now. No sooner had Jackson agreed to become a Seahawk than he joined their pursuit of Rice, his teammate the past four seasons in Minnesota. "It helped us with Sidney, obviously, in terms of recruiting," general manager John Schneider said. So did Darrell Bevell, Rice's former offensive coordinator in Minnesota who now holds that same position in Seattle. Seattle's offense didn't undergo an overhaul this year so much as a transplant - Seattle taking Minnesota's offensive coordinator, quarterback and wide"
Tarvaris Jackson shows mobility under pressure by Minnesota
August 21
Seattle Times
 
"The first series of his first home start and new Seahawks starting quarterback Tarvaris Jackson already was running for his life. Minnesota defensive end Jared Allen sprinted, unblocked, from Jackson's blindside and was about to flatten him, when the Hawks quarterback sixth-sensed the pressure, avoided the almost-certain sack and threw the ball away. Escapablity. It is the most important asset for a Hawks quarterback this season. For most of the first half Saturday night the Vikings' defensive linemen came after Jackson as if they had some grudge against their former teammate. (For the record, they don't.) They hit him almost every time he dropped to throw. Jackson stayed cool. He"
Former Vikings QB Tarvaris Jackson gets first shot at old team with Seahawks
August 20
St. Paul Pioneer Press
 
"The Vikings saw enough of Tarvaris Jackson in five seasons to decide they had seen enough. A former second-round draft pick whose mobility and arm strength had new coach Brad Childress envisioning a new Donovan McNabb, Jackson was so unimpressive that Minnesota pursued the original model this offseason. So after 36 games, a 10-10 starting record and almost as many interceptions (22) as touchdown passes (24), Jackson was left to find work elsewhere. He eventually signed with Seattle. Tonight, the Vikings will get to see Jackson from the other side. "I feel he's ready for his shot," said wide receiver Sidney Rice, another Viking who signed as a free agent with Seattle. "He'll be given every"
A fresh start: Tarvaris Jackson
August 11
Tacoma News Tribune
 
"Tarvaris Jackson made a good first impression, saying the right things about joining the Seahawks, citing the great opportunity ahead and the benefits of learning from those things in the past. He's a better person and quarterback for having gone through his experience in five seasons in Minnesota, he said. As for Seattle, well, he's all about competing and being part of a team. For greater depth about him is best supplied by others, by those who can provide an idea of just who is this Tarvaris Fox Jackson III who takes over the Seahawks' offense tonight in the first exhibition game at San Diego. Reggie Barlow, who had an eight-year NFL career and subsequent coaching positions at Alabama"
Seahawks' exhibition opener is Tarvaris Jackson's first shot at a second chance
August 11
Seattle Times
 
"An opportunity. That's something Tarvaris Jackson never truly got the past two years in Minnesota, and it's the single biggest reason he's here in Seattle. "A chance to have a chance," Jackson said. Jackson is first in line to fill the starting job Matt Hasselbeck held the past 10 years, and in San Diego on Thursday, the Seahawks will get their first look at Jackson's second chance in an exhibition game against the Chargers. "He'll get out there for just a handful of plays," coach Pete Carroll said of Jackson. Let the overanalysis commence. There's going to be no avoiding it, and plenty of people have already come to their own conclusions about Jackson's trajectory after the past five"
Tavaris Jackson's can't-miss opportunity
August 11
Bleacher Report
 
"As the Seahawks' preseason kicks off in San Diego, I find myself cautiously optimistic about this season's prospects. Lots of changes have taken place this off-season as the Hawks continue to evolve with a lot of money being doled out to free agents. One in particular, like it or not, is going to be getting the chance to prove himself tonight with all of Seattle and the better part of the Pacific Northwest watching. Tavaris Jackson is the Seahawks' starting quarterback, for now. Pete Carroll said so in a scene akin to something out of an old western where the mayor pins a star to some poor sap's chest in front of the whole town and declares him sheriff. Meanwhile Charlie Whitehurst"
Jackson excited about legit shot with 'Hawks
August 8
Yahoo! Sports
 columnist Michael Silver
"Back when he was a relatively obscure college passer at Alabama State, Tarvaris Jackson had a hot temper he didn't make much of an effort to conceal. The Seattle Seahawks' anointed successor to longtime quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is a lot mellower now, and that's a good thing. Otherwise, at some point during the previous three seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, Jackson would have reacted to the dismissive treatment he received from then-coach Brad Childress by throwing a Christian Bale-sized tantrum. "Oh man," Jackson said last Thursday from the Seahawks' training facility, shortly after completing his first official practice with his new team. "If I still had my temper, I would've got"
Tarvaris Jackson named Seahawks starter
July 31
Seattle Times
 
"The question was answered before it was ever really asked. Tarvaris Jackson will start the season at quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks. That declaration from coach Pete Carroll on Saturday morning sapped all of the suspense out of the biggest question facing the team entering the season. Any head-to-head comparisons between Jackson and Charlie Whitehurst were headed off before they really got running, and instead of judging a winner Carroll was able to chalk it up to circumstance. "In this situation, I think to make it the most competitive for our team, Tarvaris needs to be our starter right now," Carroll said. Carroll left open the possibility of a competition between Whitehurst and"
Seahawks have agreed to terms with Tarvaris Jackson
July 27
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 
"A league source has confirmed that the Seattle Seahawks have agreed to terms with free-agent quarterbak Tarvaris Jackson, and that he is expected to sign with the team on Friday. Dave Mahler of KJR 950 AM first reported the deal on Twitter, moments after multiple reports surfaced that veteran quarterback Matt Hasselbeck does not plan to re-sign with the Seahawks. Unrestricted free agents cannot sign contracts with teams until Friday, but the negotiation period between teams and free agents began at 7 a.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday. ESPN's John Clayton reported last week that the Seahawks were interested in Jackson, who spent the first five seasons of his career in Minnesota. During that"
John Clayton says Tarvaris Jackson could be QB option for Seahawks
July 25
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 
"Sick of hearing, talking, arguing about the lockout? Well, how about doing the same in regards to the Seahawks quarterback situation? ESPN's John Clayton offered an interesting possibility on 710 AM on Thursday afternoon, speculating that Seattle may be cooling on the idea of offering Matt Hasselbeck and proposing that the Seahawks may shift their attention to free agent quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, instead. The connection there, of course, is Jackson's relationship with new Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell. Jackson played under Bevell for five seasons in Minnesota, where he went 10-10 as a starter and threw a total of 24 touchdowns and 22 interceptions. But Jackson, 28, has"
Jackson embraces his uncertain future
June 29
Minneapolis Star Tribune
 
"Tarvaris Jackson was wearing a pair of shorts with a Vikings logo on them Tuesday and working out on the University of Minnesota campus. But that was only because the NFL lockout has prevented the quarterback from finding a new employer and his friend, Larry Fitzgerald Jr., had set up a place for him to practice. After going through drills on an outdoor field at the Gibson Nagurski Football Complex, Jackson made it clear that while he's not bitter, he is looking forward to getting a fresh start away from Minnesota and the expectations that followed him from the day the Vikings made him a second-round pick in the 2006 draft. "It's probably time for a change," Jackson said. "I'm grateful for"