DREAM TEAM? DeSean Jackson knows better.
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Jackson was asked about the Super Bowl expectations put on the Eagles this season, but internally Philadelphia remains focused.
"We definitely know what's at stake, but we don't want to keep harping at something that's so far away and down the road," Jackson said. "There's a lot of work that needs to be put in in time before that. So, individually I'm not speaking about that and I think as a team we're not harping and we're not speaking on that. We know the goal and we know what we need to do to get it done"
Jackson, now 32, was asked if he would have said the same thing 10 years ago when he started his career in Philadelphia.
"Probably not. I remember when I was here and we had the 'Dream Team' and everybody was talking Super Bowl, so I don't think so. That puts a target on you. You bring stuff that you may not want early on and it's like a cloud over you throughout the whole year. So, we don't harp on that and we brought up once in our meeting and we say that we're not gonna bring it up again."
Jackson is of course referring to the now infamous "Dream Team" comment made by Vince Young before the 2010-2011 season.
Jackson, who was traded to Philadelphia from Tampa Bay in March, said he comes back more mature as a veteran leader. So far, he's putting his money where his mouth is.
