Peace Lynch and Jackson

The Patriots announced today that they would be parting ways with safety John Lynch and WR Chad Jackson. Lynch isn't a total shock; any time you bring in a player who is going on 37 years old, there's a good chance he won't make the team. Jackson on the other hand is a pretty big surprise.

A lot of people had Jackson as the fourth WR on the Patriots depth chart in 2008. He was always gifted with exceptional physical tools, but he could never stay healthy and never seemed to be in the right place at the right time. With his failures and former Patriot Bethel Johnson, perhaps we have all learned that while you can't teach speed, you also can't make it in the NFL if that's all you have.

For all those people saying Usain Bolt should get a shot in the NFL, see exhibits A (Johnson) and B (Jackson).