Show Me the Money: Paying DeSean Jackson

Yes, there are some sexy free agent names out there, including Dwayne Bowe, Marcus Colston and Vincent Jackson, but neither have the skill set of a player like Jackson

Jackson is a deadly deep threat. But is only effective in two ways…short cross and the deep ball. Maclin can stretch the field and run all of the routes. Getting a big guy and having Maclin we could do great things.

Poll needs the option of franchise him and see how he does when he’s not pissed about being underpaid.
If we franchise him, I want to see him elevate his game before we lock him up long term.

And please, if you are one of the (currently) 6 people that voted, “Let Him Walk”, you are an idiot. Seriously, in what possible way AT ALL is it in the best interest of the franchise to not franchise him and trade him or franchise him and extend him??? The third option should have been a throwaway, but it shows that some people can’t escape their biases for a person/player.

I’m just glad none of those 6 are in the Eagles FO. SMDH.

If he still wants a Santonio Holmes contract then show him the door. If he gets his head out of his ass and accepts a market rate contract, then keep him.

I think the real problem is that Drew thinks he can land another Santonio Holmes contract even though its pretty clear neither DeSean nor Santonio are worth that much.

(not fourth, because letting him walk isn’t really an option)

Stevie Johnson has a similar skill set to DeSean Jackson, although obviously not as fast and not a punt returner. But he still has the ability to stretch the defense that would be vital to our offense. I would franchise and trade DeSean only if I could sign Stevie Johnson away from the Bills. It’s been said that his contract with the Bills will help set the value on DeSean’s contract. But he has to sign with the Bills first. I say forget that, set DeSean’s value by signing Johnson here, and let another team pay Jackson what he wants. Obviously, this is a really unlikely scenario, and if it did actually happen would be a serious coup by the front office. But, that would be my preferred situation.

is fucking stupid. he fucking quit on us this year and played like a scared little bitch. i dont want him on my favorite team. please for the love of god trade this cancerous tumor!

He played like a little girl last year and I believe those concussions really ruined him. Also, what happens in a few years when he loses his speed? He’s a one trick pony and we could get a much better receiver with the money he’s asking for.

In the last 25 years of Philadelphia Eagles football…there have been two receivers to go for 1,000 yards receiving in back to back years. Irving Fryar and DESEAN JACKSON. And he would have STILL done it this year, had he not been benched for a game and a half, or if jello arm Vince Young hadn’t been our QB for an extended period of time.

Seriously…get off his back just a touch. Does he deserve some criticism?? Absolutely. Does he deserve to be treated like he is worse than T.O? Absolutely not. Keep things in perspective.

Last year I felt like Vick almost had too many weapons. There’s no reason to put that much money into 1 reciever when we already have Maclin, Avant, Steve Smith, Celek, Shady, Harbor, Cooper, Hall, etc.

Give that money to a mean MLB.

What the fuck? He’s the best receiver on the team. Yeah, I said it. Maclin is a solid #2. The guy can play, runs good routes and can occasionally get deep. But the NFL is full of Jeremy Maclins—guys with speed (4.45-4.55 40 times), good hands and (mostly) disciplined play. But Maclin truly does benefit from the extra attention defenses have to pay to DeSean. People are blinded by love for Maclin and believe that he’d flourish with Calvin Johnson numbers without DeSean. But that just isn’t so.

Hmm.. all these people bashing Steve Smith saying he is garbage, but anyone care to explain why garbage is being paid more than our top playmaker outside McCoy? And why people are mad desean was upset Smith was paid more?

Add another option – Franchise him and keep him. I don’t think Desean is worth the money he seeks due to his inability to compete for the ball in the air, his drops, his size, and his concussion history. Combine that with the fact that Lesean and Maclin both are on the verge of new deals which limit the amount that is available. All that being said, his value as a deep threat that takes the top off the defense makes everyone better…just not to the tune of 12 million per year. I’d franchise him, draft and develop his replacement, and then franchise him and trade him next offseason.

I don’t understand how anyone can defend his on the field “business decisions”.

You join the NFL, you get handed a contract. X amount of years, x amount of dollars. It wasn’t like he was making minimun wage, he was making far more than anyone here. And worked far less.

Did he deserve more? Maybe. But thats why you work hard and hit free agency with good stats, not a down year because of your “business decisions”.

Not interested. Pay the man, he’ll under achieve and get hurt. Out of the league in 3 seasons.

Real WR’s play hard to win the game. We need some real WR’s. Not some chump who just runs fast.

You don’t win titles with me me me players.

Let see how other factors fills in, and start with the locker room. U’ve heard other teams gets really heated and they jammed things down into each others throat. If he does go with another team with such locker room antics, he is really going to miss the thing he loves most, football. The Eagles locker room doesn’t do that, the coaches play an excellent role for the players to follow.

And if there ever were any consolation that Jackson can find solace in, it would have to be coach AR. Any other coach may not be there for him at all, some coaches have a certain player as an individuality as AR/Jackson, BBelichick/Brady, etc. Consolation isn’t something u can find easily in a team as a whole, but the team loves him like he belongs there. Peyton Manning saw everyone he was comftable with for a long time, get fired and there’s no consolation in that, it’s the NFL, just the way it works. Were Jackson, Peyton, his world as he knows it, could slip away, from the very soul of how important a coaching staffs should be.

Being one of them as a team, not as a “all me” kind of person, when u know what it’s truly like to get hit by a half-ton truck, and the money factor happens only on the field. He didn’t lose his most vital attribute, speed, that helps him gain the role as a threat decoy. Wondering if he lost his second most deliverance, the ability to catch the ball, is it the mentality as the ball narrows in for the close. As a returner, the ball seem to easily slipped from his grasp, eye-hand coordination could be in question. We all know concussions does some trip with the thought evaluations as well as the motor that controls bodily functions and flahes of eyes jiggering. Can’t be too careful when it’s a part of the game. Sometimes reconditioning helps in the process, but not to the point where a player is concerned, but progressively to the healing of certain attributes.

True, money is the major part of being in the NFL. I don’t believe for a second, Jackson asking for the amount he wanted was decided on his own. Without the clause of all this negotiation last season, he may or could have played better with a clearer conscious. Rosenhaus could have kept his mouth closed and let Jackson’s contact run out, before pushing the money bag. The way I see it, Jackson wouldn’t mind just being paid, period. Rosenhaus is a manipulating dog, where he can sniff out the personality of Jackson. Who wouldn’t, when money is the thing u’re going to try and get the most out of it. How much is Rosenhaus worth, anyway?

As talented as Jackson is, who in their right mind would let Jackson walk, when there could be something to be had via trade. Let face it, with a clear conscious with no one putting on pressure, he may be able to have the game of his life. He didn’t look good last year, week in and week out he was being pressured, my guess is Rosenhaus. Look what Shady did to him twice, he fired him. The media is another, and off-field pressure, I take it that Jackson doesn’t take to publicity very well, NFL there’s no privacy. Those mistakes on the field, could have been at it’s very minimum, minus personal pressure.

Put a franchise tag on him, not because he’s worth it, but because he really belongs in the Eagles uniform. Maybe, just maybe we will see him playing the game he loves at a notch or two better than last season, that would be fine with me. And of course, if we can allow it, considering the cap space.
Not really a big fan of trading him, without giving him a chance to play under better circumstances.

Tag him and put him out on a trade deal, as long as it doesn’t hurt the Eagles stocks with FA and Draft picks. We will do great with or without Desean, I would rather give him a chance. There is a slew of talented WR and TE in the market and draft. I would be fine with this too, when there’s chances to mix up talents and develop new schemes to work and rework the schematic with some upgraded potentials. It’s all about cap space and looking forward to a winning season against .500 and last season’s playoff teams.

I don’t see how anyone who watched games last year can just hope and pray he’ll be better next year to the tune of 9+ mil. Why did all the other potential free agents have to give it their all while Desean gets excused for playing in a skirt. Vick needs reliable, consistent hands. He isn’t the most accurate passer in the league, so he needs guys who will make plays. I don’t care how it happens, I just want a reliable #1.

but this year his immaturity has really got me (and I’m sure every other Eagle fan) concerned. I don’t like the fact that he seemed to have “given up” towards the end. And I realize that he’s doing this because he’s not making enough money, it’s just Djax focuses on money and himself first. This is a terrible trait for a team sport and especially for a team that’s on the cusp of reaching the superbowl.

I think if we can, we should get Mike Wallace and let DJax go. Wallace has great speed and he isn’t a bad possession receiver either