Bucs return specialist Dexter Jackson may have run himself out of a starting job with his weak returns.

Bucs kickoff return specialist rookie Dexter Jackson has been anything but special thus far. And his chances of remaining as a Bucs return specialist seem to be dwindling.

Joe has read various reports from Chucky’s news conference Monday that the Bucs second round pick in this past April’s draft may be watching kick returns from the bench, as Anwar Richardson of the Tampa Tribune points out.

“He’s a young player. It’s been pointed out the last several weeks,” Gruden said. “He does have talent and we are asking an awful lot from a young guy, to make some critical decisions. We’ll look at that replacing him. We’ll look at what candidates we do have, the competition we can create and at the end of the day, we’ll do what’s best for our team.”

This is not the first time Chucky has threatened to bench Jackson. He also did so in late September.

Jackson’s first mistake was that he admitted he was worried about being tackled. That after he had problems staying on his feet — without any tacklers around him. The Sunday night against Seattle Jackson had a hard time just catching the ball.

Doing some research on NFL.com, Joe noticed Jackson is No. 35 in kickoff return average (23.4 yards). His longest return is 45 yards which is No. 20 in the NFL.

Joe thought that picking Jackson in the second round was a reach. This ain’t no Appalachian State. This in the NFL son. You know, Not For Long if you keep stinking the joint up.

If Chucky does go through with his threat, he will replace Jackson with Michael Clayton.