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Published on 04/14/2008 at Mon Apr 14 04:33.
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Broncos in Serious Talks with WRs Darrell Jackson and Samie Parker

Posted Mon Apr 14th by

The Denver Broncos are in serious discussions with two free agent wide receivers, the Denver Post reports. The Broncos could sign either of them in the extremely near future.

[Darrell Jackson]Darrell Jackson, 29, played for the Seattle Seahawks for 7 years before joining the San Francisco 49ers in 2007. In San Fran, Jackson failed to make the splash many, including myself, felt he would. (At the time I’ll admit I thought SF got a better deal than NE for Randy Moss – both teams gave up 4th rounders. Obviously I was very, very wrong). Jackson measures in at 5-11 and 206 lbs., and has three 1,000 yard seasons on his resume. As recently as 2006, Jackson was very productive, tallying 63 receptions for 956 yards and 10 touchdowns. The Broncos are said to be in deep discussions with Jackson.

[Samie Parker]Samie Parker, 27, was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 4th round of the 2004 draft. He was the Chiefs’ #2 receiver in 2005 and 2006, averaging 38.5 catches and 547 yards. In 2007 he had 24 receptions for 298 receptions and 2 touchdowns, one shy of his career best 3 TDs in 2005. The Broncos are said to be in final talks with Parker, hoping to hammer out a contract in the near future.

The prospect of Jackson in orange and blue excites me. I’d love the Broncos to sign him to the deal they gave Keary Colbert, and feel he could be a much better #2 receiver than Colbert. Parker is considerably less exciting, and I honestly don’t think he’d have much of an impact. I couldn’t see him beating out Brandon Stokley for the #3 spot, so I scratch my head at what kind of impact the Broncos were hoping Parker would have on the offense.

On another note, does anyone else consider this more of an indictment on Brandon Marshall‘s health by training camp? The Broncos may just be looking for bodies to get by.

  • http://www.broncotalk.net Josh Temple

    I like the idea of adding Jackson. He was my fantasy football flop last season (thank the ff gods I had inside knowledge to pick up Marshall), but I think there is still serious potential and he could be a great #2 receiver for us. If we lock him up, add potential with the draft, I can stop taking antacids when thinking about our receiving corp.

    As for Parker, meh, if he’s cheap, throw him at the wall and see if he sticks.

  • jvill

    Not an indictment, but certainly a precaution.

  • http://broncotalk.net Kyle

    It seems reactionary to me though. All indications are that Marshall should be good to go, yet the Broncos are looking at bringing in two receivers all of a sudden?

    Not that I don’t like the moves, especially Jackson.

  • http://merlinofchaos.livejournal.com E. Halsey Miles

    I don’t really see it as an indictment; no one really thinks Colbert is a replacement for Walker, and our depth chart is pretty thin at receiver. Parker would make great depth there and we’d love to have some competition for that #2 slot. The downside of course is that the loser of that competition gets the #4 slot, not the #3.

  • http://www.broncotalk.net Jonathan Douglas

    Actually, might this point to the fact that we’re not looking to aid this position in this year’s draft?

  • http://www.broncotalk.net Josh Temple

    I can’t see the Broncos war room completely passing on WR this draft, especially if we can get a steal somewhere with receivers expected to fall this go around.