For those of us who feared that the Philadelphia Eagles would be feeling the loss of Kevin Curtis and Reggie Brown from their starting lineup today, never took into account rookie sensation DeSean “Gone” Jackson (I’m coining the nickname). Jackson led the Eagles with 6 receptions for 106 yards and stamped his presence all over Lincoln Financial field today. He was in on nearly every play and it was easy to see that he caused fits throughout the inept secondary of the St. Louis Rams.

Not only did Jackson excel on offense, but he lived up to the hype on special teams when he returned a punt 67 yards, which set up a Brian Westbrook TD in the 3rd quarter.

It was the most impressive performance by an Eagles rookie since possibly Reggie White stepped on the field for the first time in 1985, and Eagles fans can seemingly relax their screams for a stud receiver, at least until they visit the Dallas Cowboys next Monday night.

Heading into the game, the Eagles were without both Brown and Curtis, their 2 starting wide outs, due to injuries, a pulled hamstring and a sports hernia, respectively. Even before the WR’s were hurt, however, there were plenty of concerns about the Eagles lacking a proven stud receiver in the mold of Terrell Owens. Even the selection of Jackson in the 2nd round of this years draft was seen as a stretch by the fans and media alike, but since his debut in the Eagles first pre-season game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, he’s shown that he’s more then anyone could have bargained for.

I would temper the enthusiasm as much as possible here, because Jackson is, afterall, a rookie. But what’s he’s done to this point is show that he belongs in the NFL and certainly has a shot at becoming a Superstar.