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49ers part ways with Jackson

San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - The San Francisco 49ers waived veteran wide receiver Darrell Jackson on Saturday.

"I always had a great deal of respect for Darrell as a player in the NFL," said San Francisco head coach Mike Nolan. "I appreciated his dedication and work ethic during his season with the 49ers. He always had a positive attitude every day he came to work. While we are going in a different direction, I know he can still produce and be an asset to an NFL team this year."

Jackson was acquired in a draft day trade with Seattle last April and started 15 games in 2007, catching 46 passes for 497 yards with three touchdowns. The veteran has recorded 487 catches for 6,942 yards with 50 touchdowns and three 1,000-yard seasons over eight NFL campaigns.

Obviously, this is big news, as DJax was once a big name. And we all know how much Double J likes big names.

With a competent QB, I think Jackson could return to the form he was at only two years ago. You can't blame a guy for not thriving in San Francisco, which has become a receiver's wasteland since Owens left.

The question is ... does Dallas try to add Jackson?

The upside: he's very talented, he has several years of consistent productivity, and he'll give opposing DCs nightmares when they attempt to gameplan for Owens, Witten and DJax in the passing attack.

The downside: he's 29 years old and has a long history of injury problems. He had an awful year in 2007. He's likely going to be expensive.

I'm guessing this will be a nice piece of rumor mill fodder for the next few days before he signs elsewhere. My guess? Washington. He's old, aging, and a big name. That's everything the Deadskins stand for. Besides, WAS is the home of new head coach Jim Zorn (snicker), who has plenty of experience with DJax, as they were both with Seattle for the better part of a decade.

Thoughts?