-- Finally talked to WR Dwayne Jarrett, who has kept a low profile since his DWI arrest in March. He still didn't say anything about that, since his court date is in June, but he did talk about his development and the hurdles he has to clear to get on the field.
Of his arrest, and its on-field impact, he admitted: "It definitely adds pressure."
Of course, he downplayed a lot of it, saying he was going to use it as motivation: "I'm not going to let this hold me back."
Of course, there was pressure on him this year anyway, in the persons of Muhsin Muhammad, D.J. Hackett, Ryne Robinson and Jason Carter.
-- Thursday wrapped up the second week of OTAs. They'll go four more days next week.
Does Jarrett Want It?
I think the issue for Jarrett is self motivation and self discipline. As an enormously gifted athlete, coddled from early childhood and elite at every level of playing until the NFL, he has to accept the reality that the league is composed of hundreds of players with backgrounds identical to his. He has to decide he wants to be as good as he can be and work for it rather than believe his high school and college press clippings and rest on his laurels. He's got all the physical skills, but lacks the maturity and determination to put in the hard work and extra effort. There's a big difference between Jarrett looking at Steve Smith and deciding to emulate him from Steve Smith having to call Jarrett out to get him off his backside. Smitty wasn't the poster child for Mr. Maturity his first 1-2 years in the league, but he turned around to become a strong leader on the team and in the community. Jarrett may be allowed to slough off and make it through this year, but he will become another Kerry Colbert/USC receiver bust if he doesn't grow up and quickly. He's either going to be the new "Moose" and the newest jackass. It's his choice.