▁can ▁he ▁do ▁with ▁co aching ?" ▁ ▁Minnesota ▁Vik ings ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁season ▁Jackson ' s ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁pre - season ▁passer ▁rating ▁was ▁ 1 0 6 . 1 , ▁ 1 5 th ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 1 0 ▁quarter back s ▁who ▁performed . ▁Only ▁one ▁quarter back ▁from ▁his ▁draft ▁class ▁( J ay ▁C ut ler ) ▁did ▁better . ▁He ▁also ▁showed ▁great ▁scr amb ling ▁skills ▁aver aging ▁ 1 1 . 3 ▁yards ▁in ▁r ushing ▁( the ▁only ▁Vik ing ▁other ▁than ▁Brad ▁Johnson ▁to ▁average ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 . 3 ▁yards ▁in ▁r ushing ). ▁ESP N ▁anal yst ▁Mike ▁Tir ico ▁referred ▁to ▁Jackson ▁as ▁a ▁right - hand ed ▁Michael ▁V ick . ▁His ▁pre - season ▁performance ▁was ▁enough ▁to ▁sur pass ▁second ▁and ▁third - string ▁quarter back s ▁Mike ▁Mc M ah on ▁and ▁J . ▁T . ▁O ' S ull ivan ▁on ▁the ▁depth ▁chart . ▁After ▁the ▁pre - season , ▁Mc M ah on ▁and ▁O ' S ull ivan ▁were ▁cut ▁from ▁the ▁team ▁and ▁Bro oks ▁Bol ling er ▁was ▁brought ▁in , ▁whom ▁Jackson ▁then ▁competed ▁against ▁for ▁the ▁number ▁two ▁spot . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Jackson ▁had ▁minor ▁kne e ▁surg ery ▁to ▁repair ▁the ▁men is cus ▁in ▁his ▁kne e . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁limited ▁practice ▁after