Starting to worry about Maclin...

by Gdog2009 on Aug 2, 2009 6:53 AM EDT

If the amount of years and dollars per year are set I am not sure what STILL could be holding this up.. do the eagles have a cap on the amount of bonus money they can offer this kid ?
This is damn ridiculous. Of all the draft picks I was most excited to see this one and I would bet this is now going to turn into a Broderick Bunkley situation where he cant get on the field because of missing training camp and he just doesnt "get it". WR is the toughest position to learn on this team (besides QB) and hes throwing it all away.
Supposedly his agent ALWAYS gets his picks signed in time for training camp. Which tells me the problem may be Maclin himself. I hope he doesnt turn out ot be a douche like TO....been there done that...

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alot of 1st rounders still haven't been signed...

and unfortunately, the holdout is part of the process… i wouldn’t put too much into it cuz, a) you did start your camp a little early, and (b) this list should help put you at ease…

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/07/27/signing-status-of-2009-first-round-picks/

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by windycity72 on Aug 2, 2009 7:07 AM EDT reply actions

Maybe it's the Eagles who don't "get it"

If this kid needs to be in camp to make an impact in ‘09 then it is just as imperative for the Eagles to make he’s signed as it is for Maclin. You cannot put the blame on the kid or his agent 100%. It’s 50-50 in my opinion.

It’s time for Banner & Maclin’s agent to step up and get this done before Monday.

by slackerjoe on Aug 2, 2009 7:55 AM EDT reply actions

actually...

After reading the list of 1st rounders who didnt sign it makes me worry more. the 17th and 20th picks are both signed. Shouldnt that make is easier ? Give Maclin a better deal than the 20th pick and not quite as good as the 17th. The Eagles should not overpay for a college wideout who has done nothing in the nfl so far. They can and will stick to the script…and they should. No rookies picked 19th get a ridiculous signing bonus even if they were supposed to be a top 10 pick. Matt Leinert was supposed to be a top 3 pick and I think he was picked 9th…turns out he should have been picked 99th if picked at all. The bottom line is 18 teams passed on Maclin for a reason….maybe this is why.

by Gdog2009 on Aug 2, 2009 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions

Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.............

I say he gets a nice warm welcome when he finally gets to camp.

by Sparki on Aug 2, 2009 9:42 AM EDT reply actions

that will really make everyone happy

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by NorthPhillyKid on Aug 2, 2009 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions

Well

He deserves it at this rate. WTF, J-Mac… You’re a rookie, I bet you didn’t have a job last year due to football.. but if you did, you made maybe $10/hr… suck up some happy and sign for $16M, w/ only 9-10 guarenteed or whatever. Just effin realize you’re gonna make easy millions for only playing garbage time this season.

by Sparki on Aug 3, 2009 8:35 AM EDT up reply actions

I think we do have a cap number for all

of our rookies, I read something just after the draft, I think we were alloted 8.3mill worth of caps space we can use on rookies..

SO the problem could be that the contract Maclin wants isnt in the cap space allowed.

by wild_eagle on Aug 2, 2009 9:58 AM EDT reply actions

years

The problem isn’t maclin. Jim wants a short contract the eagles want a long one. Jim wants a shorter contract so that Mac is guarantee more money. I just read an article bout it.

by macjack09 on Aug 2, 2009 9:59 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

link please?

About 10 minutes ago, I was pondering my own existence. Then I decided that it didn't matter.

by IronHank on Aug 2, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions

im on a phone

So I can’t give you get the exact link but I can give you the website to check. Check Philly2Philly.com

by macjack09 on Aug 2, 2009 12:44 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

phily2philly.com

http://philly2philly.com/sports/the_eye/2009/8/2/51181/jeremy_maclin_holdout_all_about_the_years

by mgrisez on Aug 2, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions

fuck, sign maclin for

4 years… Isnt that the minimum for 1st rounders?

by wild_eagle on Aug 2, 2009 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions

Length of contract

…cannot be the problem. Every first round pick has been signed for 5 years (other than Stafford). There’s no chance the Eagles are going to sign him for 4 years and Maclin’s agent has to understand that.

Unless the Eagles are trying to sign him for 6 years then the length of the contract can’t possibly be the problem.

The problem has to be that Maclin and/or his agent are looking for top 10 or top 15 money and the Eagle’s aren’t having it. Which makes sense… You got picked 19th… get over it, sign your contract and play ball.

by Smitty2K3 on Aug 3, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions

(nodding head in agreement)

At this point, I’m thoroughly disappointed in this situation. I guess we’ll find out soon enough what the holdup was and who to point the finger(s) at, but my expectations for Maclin this season are pretty much now non-existent. Such a shame.

by JimmyK on Aug 3, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions

BEANIE WELLS INJURED IN FIRST PRACTICE WITH CARDS!

He was carted off on a stretcher but the seriousness wasn’t known.. I’m glad we didn’t take him. Maclin should sign soon and will be a great deep threat. Lets just hope he stays healthy.

by McNabbSoup on Aug 2, 2009 10:26 AM EDT reply actions

I was saying he was an injury

risk. I was always saying how he would got hurt every year at Ohio State…

Im so glad we didnt get him. McCoy will be better.

by wild_eagle on Aug 2, 2009 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions

I think they are waiting on Crabtree… the 49ers made the mistake saying that got the best WR in the draft and he wants to be paid like one (top 3-5 draft pick money). Maclin is probably hoping he might land top 10 money is Crabtree gets what he wants.

by Smallbugger on Aug 2, 2009 10:58 AM EDT reply actions

Crabtree

got lucky they said that, but going from the #10 pick type money to 3-5 type of money thats alot different than Maclin going from #19 type of money to top 10 type of money.

I hope this thing gets done soon.

by wild_eagle on Aug 2, 2009 11:25 AM EDT reply actions

again...

I hope I am wrong. Ive been following maclin…saw some video of his workouts, I see that hes an accounting major. The guy is SMART and a super hard worker. I hope things work out…he could be a great one.

by Gdog2009 on Aug 2, 2009 11:25 AM EDT reply actions

I agree there but

his and his agents system is wrong. He was picked #19 for whatever reason no matter if he was projected to go #6-10 or whatever. He wants to be payed based on pre-draft projections not where he was actually taken.

If everyone got payed based on where Kiper thought they would be taken then the rookie salaries would be way over inflated(even more than now.)

by wild_eagle on Aug 2, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions

Loser Boy

I said it over a week ago when this all started. He’s proving himself a loser boy who allows his agent to run his career and who refuses to understand that he only hurting himself by not being in camp. This team has plenty of WR talent, and Maclin is just icing on the cake, not the cake. He apparently doesn’t understand that, and is letting people blow smoke up his ass.

Its stuff like this that makes me perfectly happy to have traded out of the first round in 2007 and 2008.

by Andrew B on Aug 2, 2009 3:27 PM EDT reply actions

we haven’t had a 1st round pick in so long we might have forgotten how to handle them too, lol

by Smallbugger on Aug 2, 2009 3:32 PM EDT reply actions

it better be done soon

flight night is tonight

R.I.P, Air McNair

by number5 on Aug 2, 2009 5:31 PM EDT reply actions

Must be holding out to get paid by the wildcat snap....

by FreeBradshaw on Aug 2, 2009 6:56 PM EDT reply actions

hold on a sec

Lets remeber that the Eagles are one of the earlyist teams to open camp so this time he is missing can be easily made up for opening day. Althought in my opinion if he is not in camp by this week i would start to worry about it but not just yet.
I did thought just hear a disapointing report that there was no more progress made on his deal.

by djack on Aug 3, 2009 10:50 AM EDT reply actions