▁new ▁sw agger , ▁handled ▁situations ▁in ▁practice ▁well ▁where ▁he ▁looked ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁years , ▁and ▁had ▁an ▁improved ▁grasp ▁of ▁the ▁Vik ings ▁off ensive ▁system . ▁Child ress ▁threw ▁a ▁" Co aching ▁ 1 0 1 " ▁clin ic ▁for ▁media ▁rep or ters ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁t ape ▁of ▁Jackson ▁showing ▁the ▁progress ▁he ▁made ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁through ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁missed ▁passes ▁or ▁poor ▁dec isions ▁that ▁he ▁made ▁in ▁early ▁games ▁but ▁executed ▁properly ▁in ▁later ▁cont ests ▁and ▁concluded ▁with ▁some ▁t ape ▁of ▁him ▁hitting ▁a ▁target ▁net ▁with ▁every ▁ 1 5 - yard ▁pass ▁he ▁threw ▁during ▁an ▁off season ▁dr ill . ▁Off ensive ▁coordin ator ▁Dar rell ▁Be v ell ▁repeatedly ▁told ▁the ▁press ▁that ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁Jackson ' s ▁third ▁year ▁with ▁the ▁Vik ings ▁it ▁was ▁really ▁his ▁second ▁year ▁playing , ▁and ▁NFL ▁quarter back s ▁improve ▁the ▁most ▁between ▁their ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁years . ▁Jackson ▁had ▁another ▁good ▁pr ese ason , ▁until ▁he ▁injured ▁his ▁kne e ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁pr ese ason ▁game ▁which ▁kept ▁him ▁from ▁playing ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁pr ese ason ▁games . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁against ▁the ▁Green ▁Bay ▁Pack ers , ▁Jackson ▁threw ▁a ▁game - ending ▁inter ception ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁game ▁the ▁Vik ings ▁made ▁five ▁field ▁goal ▁attempts ▁and ▁no ▁touch down s ▁against ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Col