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The Patriots are reportedly talking to the San Diego Chargers about acquiring Vincent Jackson in exchange for disgruntled New England guard Logan Mankins. Tom E. Curran of CSN New England reported Thursday night that the Patriots had "looked into the possibility" of swinging a trade for Jackson and that the two sides are in preliminary talks. One way to fill the void you just created at wide receiver by trading Randy Moss to Minnesota if you are the New England Patriots is to bring in a younger version of the future of Hall-of-Famer, which explains why the Pats would be interested in Jackson. Acquiring the 6-foot-5, 230-pound Jackson, who is holding out in San Diego because of a contract dispute, would give New England's Tom Brady that big target with speed to go deep he had in Moss, only with fresher legs. Moss is listed at 6-4, 210 on the Vikings' official website and at 33 is six years older than the 27-year-old Jackson.

This is all gonna come down to whoever Tom Brady wants. He's best buds with Deion Branch still so my money is on him but Vincent Jackson is a totally different animal. 27 years old, 6-5, 230. Just an absolute beast at the wide-out position and I don't think you can turn down that option if it's on the table. He wouldn't be able to play until week 9 though or something because of his holdout suspension or some bullshit so that means we'd have to beat Baltimore, San Diego and Minnesota without a down field option. Yikes. On the flip side if we get Branch, he's good to go whenever. Him and Tom can even admire their super bowl rings during this bye week.