ecologist jeremy jackson is one of a group of scientists working there hired to study the ecological effects of the spill. dr. jackson: we worked all the way down the coast for something like 50, 60 miles to get to places that were less and less affected by the spill. and so we had what were in effect control reefs that were along the coast, and we were monitoring the condition on the coral reefs and the mangroves and everything here and then further and further and further away from where the spill was. narrator: the results of the study were not surprising. the area affected by the spill was severely damaged compared to the unaffected or control, areas. but for jackson, it was the findings made in the control areas after the initial study that would be much more alarming. dr. jackson: two years later, almost all the corals died in the control areas and they died for reasons that had nothing to do with the oil spill. they died because of disease because of overgrowth by seaweeds. they died because of bleaching. and so that was, i suppose for me the real wake-up call that there's noth

jeremy maclin. after losing desean jackson jeremy maclin coming back after a attorney acl. even i expect jeremy maclin to put up the numbers he has been able to put up in the first three-quarters of the season. he had been the mvp with this offense. i don't know where we within without maclin in that receiving core. you watch him against best quarterback in all of football patrick peterson. he turns him around on this deep out route. this is one of the passes he caught on number 21 in that day in arizona where he had 160-yard having. >> you bring up jeromy maclin. let's turn to mike quick's wheel house and receivers. is there one play in particular mike they are using to get him opened down field. >> they are running jer mist maclin on the post route with a crossing route coming from the other side of the field, to hold that safety. let me give you a closer look at this. take a look at this play from a few weeks ago. eagles are running a post cross concept early in the first quarter begins houston texans. once the ball is snapped you see deep safety take bite and bite on jo

we do not miss number ten as in desean jackson, jeremy maclin was the man all along. hashtag nfl. here is another: mark sanchez will lead the eagles to the division title to the playoffs maybe even the superbowl. recommendation ryan is going to get that pink slip. i am sure he meant spinning slip, as getting out of there. andrew says absolutely broken hearted for ryans right now, defense will definitely miss you. also got couple more. don't forget to send yours in, as well, chris says look, he's a giants fan, sanchez plus eagles equals no playoffs hashtag but fumble. referring to when mark sanchez with the jet and he fumbled when he ran into the back side of his own player. those days are gone. forget. that will those days are gone giants fan. also, on a video game, when you lose your starting quarterback, and middle linebacker, you hit the reset button n re lil -- real life, next man up. fly eagles fly. one of your philadelphia eagles, right, there that's what it is all b we want to hear from you. join the conversation, using the hashtag cbs-3 mornings on nice bick or twitter. we