The Linc - Why Chris Johnson should be more like DeSean Jackson
by JasonB on May 27, 2010 4:22 PM EDT
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Paul Domowitch: Comparing contract dilemmas of DeSean Jackson & Chris Johnson | Philadelphia Daily News | 05/27/2010
While Jackson and Johnson are in the same boat, the two players have chosen two very different ways to deal with their current dilemmas. Johnson's way essentially is to ignore the realities of the uncapped year and stay home until the Titans find a way to show him the money. Jackson, on the other hand, has dealt with his situation much more maturely.
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What, am I really the first one?
Then I’ll say it in Greek.
Πρωτάθλημα!
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Το πράσινο είναι ζωή!
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Why does the media make such a big deal about D-jax and his contract? Jackson doesnt seemed to be worried about it, hes more focussed on winning right now. it seems like the Daily news wants there to be a story about it.
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Agreed bro
And they act like it’s such a bad thing. hey, in the real world if you out perform your salary usually people ask for a raise
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I really hope this Riley cooper kid turns out to be th eplayer hes supposed to be
I like the idea of having young potential as your 5th as opposed to older guys with a ceiling.
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jackson vs johnson
Johnson is a RB. A smaller RB who is the bulk of his offense. If I am him I am complaining too. He might not last past 28 or 29. He probably only gets two lucrative contracts as a player. Desean when he chooses can catch and drop. He gets a HELL of a lot less per game than does Johnson. They both deserve a contract. But its almost a necessity for Johnson.
by MightyJoeBanner on May 27, 2010 5:13 PM EDT reply actions
Not only that. Johnson just had about a good a season a RB can have. It’s almost impossible to duplicate his performance next year. Getting a new deal right now is a necessity for CJ. Desean on the other hand, can wait.
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by Route36 on May 27, 2010 6:50 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Thats true
If CJ repeats that performance thats insane
UDDDDAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!
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All that said
He’s still wrong. Whether he’s a RB or at his peak doesn’t change the realities of the labor situation. If he has a problem with anyone it should be his own union. The Titans hands are all but tied.
It’s not a question of whether he deserves it or not, he’s just too dumb to realize that or has terrible representation.
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What the hell are people smoking????
Seriously Baskett is a lock to make this team. Why?
I hope I am wrong, but Kolb is a four-letter word.
He's a veteran that knows the system
for one.
two, hes a good S/T-er
three, he has decent size and is a good run blocker.
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two, hes a good S/T-er
LOL go over to Stampede Blue and say that , you won’t make it out alive.
I see no reason to keep Hank Baskett over any of the other rookies. Obviously I’m not at camp or on the inside so I don’t know how they are performing but I just don’t see anything in Hanks game that says “lock”.
We saw him get released in September last year in favor of younger unknown talent it will and should happen again.
They call me The Professor.
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johnson is a top 5 player in league . not just at his postion .. jackson is a borderline top 10 wr .. johnson is deff top 3 RB and i think him and peterson and jackson are all close .. i love chrisjohnson .. i loved him when he was drafted .. got him in all my fantasy drafts as a rookie .. hes the man .. he deserves it 10000 more times than jackson
by jack is better than asante on May 28, 2010 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions
JIBTA is speaking more truth here than people can to admit. DJax catches around 4 balls a game and has a couple of touches as a PR. Johnson touches the ball 3x-4x more than that per game and is the engine that makes the Titan’s offense go.
DJax had a nice year last year. Really built on initial season. Johnson was a legit MVP candidate. No way DJax is going to ever be considered for an MVP award in this system catching ~4 balls a game, and not likely to catch double digits in TDs because he can be neutralized in the red zone.
also ... WHAT!?
not likely to catch double digits in TDs because he can be neutralized in the red zone.
he caught 9 TDs last year, his second in his career and you think he will never catch double digit (1 more) TDs?
They call me The Professor.
That additional TD is obviously DeSean Jackson’s unicorn…
"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel
so what
he still isnt half as valuable as johnson
by jack is better than asante on May 28, 2010 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't be so sure
While Johnson is certainly a better player than Jackson, it’s also much harder to find a good WR than a good RB.
So while we’re talking about relative value… a really good WR could be considered more valuable than a good RB because RBs are relatively easy to find.
Highly picked WRs have a very high bust rate. Highly picked RBs don’t.
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Who are you talking about?
Andy Reid fits two of those categories. He was let go for a reason…
I hope I am wrong, but Kolb is a four-letter word.
by Cowboy KILLER on May 28, 2010 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Interesting they are taking two different paths, I thought they were friends that have to have talked about this right?
MightyJoe made a great point about the life of each career and I think is echoed in Route36 talking about his stats from this year. It’s the best time to cash in and the worst time to cash in.
Running backs do have a shorter shelf life, he is the back bone of his team, the only reason I think it’s idiotic to fight it now is because of the CBA dilemma and 30% rule. He’s fighting a losing battle where if there was a CBA there is not doubt he would be getting a new deal right now.
They call me The Professor.
Sorry for this
But I have to
"That was me, but that’s not me now," Wilkinson said, one of the stars of the reality TV show The Girls Next Door, who married Baskett last June at the Playboy Mansion.
I thought I heard she got gang-banged If thats at all true, its hard for me to say its ok honey, I understand. thats not you now. Gross.
ANYWAY my real shpiel is that Johnson is spending his time working out on his own but REALLY concentrating on asking where his money is, whereas DJax has more of the attitude of, hey, it’ll work itself out. That, my friends, is the difference-maker.
(please keep in mind, I wrote this after a brutal dental appt and drinking heavily afterwards. Recipe for SUCCESS)
The 30% rule
seems so simple. Jackson is made out to be a saint because he understands it is in his best interest to wait. He is not a saint but he is a good football player and smart – his contract will come. Johnson is getting some bad advice or he is just dumb.
Cowboys suck.
I agree, Jackson doesn’t deserve any credit. He’s just got a smart agent and he’s doing his job. Even Drew Rosenhaus realizes that he has no choice but to wait here. We all know that if Drew thought he could get Jackson paid by having him hold out, he would do it… but he knows that won’t help right now because the team’s hands are tied.
Whatever moron Chris Johnson employs either doesn’t understand this or can’t control his client.
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no
your wrong .. chris johnson can get a new contract .. theres ways around the 30 percent rule
by jack is better than asante on May 28, 2010 9:14 AM EDT reply actions
lol yea by giving all the money in a bonus at the front end of the contract.
Steven Jackson went 5 years 48 mil in 2008, Chris Johnson will want more but let’s just stick with this deal.
To do this, this year for Johnson you would have to sign him to a 5 year 48 mil contract that would have ~5 mil spread over 6 years and ~43 mil in a guaranteed signing bonus. Why the fuck would any team do this deal, and why the fuck would they do it with a guy who’s still under contract for the next 3 years.
They call me The Professor.
To build off what Whodie is saying…. Once you give guys deals like this, of course they’ll be happy in year three when their “salary” is like $2M and comparable players have salaries five times that, right? I mean, I don’t even remember any player in this league getting a decent signing bonus with lower salaries over the life of the contract ever causing problems about their deal, right? Wait… Didn’t some Lito guy do just that? You can give these guys all the money you want in a signing bonus and in three years when their base salaries are comparably low, they are going to bitch and complain again…
Just because someone CAN do something doesn’t make it a good idea JIBTA… Take, for example, the fact that you COULD go stick your hand in a wood chipper. Is that a good idea?
"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel
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that guy said the 30 percent rule is clear so hes getting bad advice .. cuz he cant get more money .. thats wrong .. he can get more money .. im not saying its agood or bad idea. . just saying he is getting good advice and johnson and jackson could both get paid still
by jack is better than asante on May 28, 2010 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
No he can't
Let’s deal in reality here. No team is going to pay any RB $40 million guaranteed. That’s nonsense. So while that technically would be a way around the 30% rule, it’s not really plausible.
So no, there is no way he can get the money he wants under the current CBA. He’s getting terrible advice. He should be having his agent pressuring the union to get a deal done. With a new CBA, the Titans would love to get a deal done. He can hold out all he likes now, it’s not going to change the fact that no team can give him the money he wants under the current CBA.
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