What is DeSean's value?

Like I stated earlier, this issue really concerns me.

As a fan, I love DeSean because he can make a wesome plays and totally affect games. As a fan, I can also become very frustrated with DeSean because I feel his production can be inconsistent… to an extent where he can DISAPPEAR in games.

Like cin7 suggested earlier, (although IDK how possible it is), I think DeSean is worth a very incentive-laden contract. My fear is that DeSean’s best attribute (speed) will diminish with time and he’ll diminish as a player, while we’ll be massively overpaying for him.

Roddy White/Reggie Wayne level

Isn’t just the fact of the impact he makes as a receiver, but the special teams impact as well. There’s no doubt in the world that Rosenhaus is going to bring up that punt return vs the Giants as much as he can and probably say “there’s no way you win that game if DeSean isn’t back there fielding that punt” or something of that variation. That’s what is gonna be the deciding factor.

he should get somewheres around the same deal Santonio got, however it plays out Howie has to figure this one out and fast to.

Without him the offense is a shell of it’s self. He is the most explosive player and the swagger of this young team. We need him, get it done.

hes not holding out but when does that deal get done?

I would have to say 4 years 35 million, 12 guaranteed. His speed isn’t going to last, and once that is gone, he’s basically useless.

Calvin Johnson is leagues better than him.. he shouldn’t even come close to that money.

Whatever DeSean wants, he can have !!!

Eagles should take care of their guys first, they shouldn’t let this go on for too long, sign him to a nice contract, make him happy and bring him in to training camp right away… The FO aint doing shit until friday at 6 anyways…. might as well get this deal done NOW… come on Banner and Lurie, pay the man… stop being so frugal with the millions you have…

The man can win a game at the drop of a hat. PAY HIM.

Pay Dat Myan hiss money! – Teddy KGB

Banner is going to set his own value and I hope this doesn’t turn into drive way crunches.

Desean does not need to hold out to be paid. The Eagles will pay the man no matter what. His little ass needs to get back to practice. We have a SuperBowl to win. This move is not helping anyone. .

Funny story. I actually made a fan post on this a few months back.

http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2011/1/11/1928132/examining-deseans-and-vicks-prospective-contracts

I put the big name receivers who got extensions in 2010 together and two players who I feel have similar career trajectory at the time of extension or signing of a new contract. Brandon Marshall and Andre Johnson are going to get more than DeSean got and you can see why, they were better receivers. At the time of the contract signing I feel like Anquan Boldin, Greg Jennings and Roddy White all have similar enough numbers to DeSean to guess that his contract will be somewhere in the ball park, but two things threw a wrench into this. The first wrench thrown into the gears was DeSean Jackson as a football player rather than just as a receiver, as an all purpose football player he has about 500 yards more than the next closest receiver and his TD production when you factor in rushes and returns matches up with the TD production of Brandon Marshall and Andre Johnson. What, or I should say who, else threw a wrench into things? Jerry Jones. That monster contract he gave Miles Austin after one year of production really drove DeSean’s price up IMO. DeSean is going to look at Miles Austin’s contract, see a guy who has one year of production, was older than him and got a contract comparable to ones that Andre Johnson and Brandon Marshall received. DeSean out produced Miles by a landslide when you look at their numbers at the time they were seeking extensions.

If you figure thatDeSean’s contract will be similar to recent extensions of top receivers the figures of the deal would average out to be: 5-6 years, about 45 million dollars with about 18-21 million guaranteed.

After seeing the contracts that Holmes (5 years, 50 million, 26 guaranteed) and Rice (5 years, 41 million, 18 guaranteed) got, I think that I’m still right on track to be right.

I think we should give DeSean no more than 8.5 mil per year.

He’s Priceless.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/430427-texans-ink-andre-johnson-to-highest-wr-contract-in-nfl

Just saying, if Andre johnson is only making 10.5 million a year after his bonus, we need to temper what the Eagles will give DeSean. I’d be ok with 5 years, 45 million with 12 million guaranteed. Anymore, we need to start seeing consistent 1300 receiving yd double digit receiving TD years.

I guess I’ve got this idea in my head that we’d be better off structuring Desean’s contract similar to the way the NYJ set up Revis’. A large up front bonus to basically reward him for way out performing his rookie contract and reasonable yearly salaries for the term of the deal.

Revis’ contract: 4 years, 46 million with 32 guaranteed
2010: $7.5 million base salary, no signing bonus
2011: $18 million option bonus (due on the first day of the first league year after 2010, accounting for the chance of a lockout), $7 million base salary
2012: $7.5 million base salary (guaranteed for injury)
2013: $6 million base salary (guaranteed for skill)

I’m not saying that Desean should make Revis money, or get the crazy guaranteed money that Revis is getting, but the model of the contract seems like a good one, especially considering the Eagles’ cap space this year. And that d-jackfan10’s suggestion of

5-6 years, about 45 million dollars with about 18-21 million guaranteed

Pay the man his f##kin money.