Sep 4th 2008 11:45AM by Enrico Campitelli (author feed)
Filed under: Eagles, NFC East
DeSean Jackson seems to be the type of guy who wants to be the man, the center of attention, the guy people ‘ooh and ahh’ over. He’ll get the chance to do something on Sunday that no Eagles wide receiver has ever done under Andy Reid: start in his very first NFL game.

With his lighting quick speed, Eagles fans are hoping Jackson has the ability to change a game anytime he touches the ball. DeSean is ready to play, “My plan was to come in here and help this team right away.”

Eagles stud running back, Brian Westbrook, is looking forward to seeing DeSean translate what he did in the preseason into a game that matters, “I like seeing that confidence. He has proven what he can do in the preseason and now we need to see that in the regular season. I think he understands the preseason is gone. The regular season is a whole different level than the preseason. He knows what we expect from him.”

Donovan McNabb and Andy Reid tried to mute the hype surrounding Jackson a bit.Continue Reading