Earlier in the week, J.C. Jackson may have given the Chargers some bulletin board material.
“I mean, it’s not really a big challenge," he said when asked about the challenge of facing the Chargers passing game. "I mean, we’ve just gotta do what we do best: Play our football and trust each other, trust our teammates.”
Appearing on Merloni & Fauria Friday, former Patriots safety and current NBC analyst Rodney Harrison didn't like what he heard.
“It’s not smart," he said. "J.C. should know better. You always respect your opponent. I don’t care how good or how bad your opponent is. You always show a level of respect to your opponent. J.C. probably got caught up in the emotions of the game, but at the end of the day he’s going to have to back it up in front of a national audience. We’ll see what happens.”
Harrison added: “I wouldn’t have said anything like that because when you watch these guys on tape — Keenan Allen and Mike Williams — you could tell the incredible level of talent that they have. These are veteran players. They are going to take that personally. Keenan Allen is one of the most competitive guys. You watch him on tape, he’s definitely going to take that personally. J.C., you’ve got to be careful, man. You can’t get caught up in the emotion of the game.
"... You’ve got to be careful because those boys can play. Those are big, big time players. You go back and watch that tape you’ll see Mike Williams catching passes all over the place, and he’s huge — 6’3, 6’4”. We’ll see if you can back it up, J.C.”
Jackson has three interceptions on the year.