Chargers are prepared to open the playbook

Starting a rookie is risky business. They are green, they are young, and it is impossible to predict how the pressures of professional sports will affect them.

The Chargers seem to have the utmost confidence in Darrell Stuckey, despite all of the weight on his shoulders. San Diego canned Kevin Ellison, in the wake of his vicodin arrest, the final show of their trust in Stuckey.

I like what I've seen from him when he played for Kansas, but his mechanics require a lot of refining before he becomes a true impact player. I expect teams to attack Stuckey, because he may be the only big hole in the secondary.
Right now this position is up in the air. I will rest with Antoine Cason right now, only because he has the media spotlight right now, and that makes it seem like the Chargers really have faith in him. By the time the regular season rolls around, Nate Vasher may be in this spot, but we'll ignore that for now.

Cason is lightning fast and has a lot of potential, but he has yet to tap it. He has a  Phillip Rivers tendency to play soft and it almost seems like he looses focus some times.

A lot of San Diego fans are nervous about having him start, considering the fact that he lost his nickel back job during the regular season in 2009. However, Cason seems to have matured as a player and a person, and his consistent improvement should bode well for his roster spot and the Chargers as a whole. Don't set your expectations too high, but don't think defenses will walk all over Cason. He'll put up a fight.

A lot of people still have question marks in their minds when they think about Eric Weddle. While he has shown inconsistency at times, Weddle has also shown flashes of brilliance and he has a great presence in the backfield. He knows what he needs to do and he gets it done most of the time.

That having been said, he's not a Troy Polumalu kind of player. He'll make  Darren Sproles great plays, but he isn't the kind of guy that you can scheme a defense around.

Personally, I really like this guy. He is young and he has shown that he has a lot of potential. I expect him to improve this season, as he continues to grow within Ron Rivera's defense. Don't expect him to be an island, but don't expect him to be a turnstile either.

This year Jackson has been a burden. Jackson left the dream of what could have been last year. He has been convicted twice for driving under the influence, stemming from incidents in 2006 and 2009, pleading guilty to the most recent charge in February. Jackson also was arrested in January, hours before the Chargers' playoff game, for knowingly driving with a suspended license.

Chargers General Manager A.J. Smith issued the following statement: "Obviously we're disappointed. Vincent made a mistake and now must deal with the consequences."

This year is beginning very different for Jackson. Jackson has been threatening new San Diego Chargers jerseys to sit out through the season's tenth game as a restricted free agent, refusing to sign his tender while seeking a contract extension this year. This year it had been reported that Jackson would miss three games without pay. This year Smith, Norv Turner and the Chargers are prepared to open the playbook without Jackson.

If it all pro tight end Antonio Gates wasn't still a prime target for quarterback Philip Rivers, the inexperience at the receiver position to the naked eye leaves most Chargers fans a little nervous. The Chargers losing the 6-5, 230 pound receiver off the starting line forces the rest of the roster to fill the void. Taking a quick look at the Charger's receiver depth chart... they have it covered.

The Chargers have already secured the services of Malcom Floyd coming into his fifth season. Floyd also stands at 6-5 but weighs in just shy of Jackson at 225 pounds. His 45 receptions for 776 yards and a touchdown show he has the potential to absorb Jackson's load at the number one spot with ease. At 6-5 Floyd will continue to tower over the mismatched undersized defensive backs.