What would you do with Desean Jackson

• Manhattan Buckeye

  Laley23;997773 wrote:He is a really important piece to a WR Corps, but he is one dimensional, so he isnt worth #1 money. A guy like Jeremy Maclin is a better overall WR and I would pay him first. Of course, neither can stay healthy, so who knows.

  Exactly. D-Jax is one of the smallest (if not THE smallest) WRs in the league, and can't stay healthy. If you're the Philly brass and have to play with the salary cap, who are you most likely to sign to a long term contract? I'd go with Maclin in a heartbeat.
  
  All D-Jax had to do was keep his nose clean and be productive this year and he'd have numerous teams bidding for him in the off-season. He didn't do it. He pissed away his chance for a mega-contract and only has himself to blame.
• Mulva

  

  Pick6;998262 wrote:It is what it is, treat your employees how they should be treated and they will perform and stick around.

  But from the employees perspective if you don't perform and make a complete ass out of yourself the entire season then nobody is going to treat you well at all. Jackson's actions are hurting himself way more than the Eagles.
  
  Do you think he has any chance of getting the kind of contract now that he wanted at the beginning of the year? His numbers are OK but not great, he's been a horrible teammate, he has a risky injury history, and he's really not great at anything except being very fast.
• Laley23

  

  Honestly, from an employees standpoint, Jackson should be fired by now.
• Pick6

  

  Point is, he should have been paid during the offseason/preseason for what he did on the field last year. Like S&L said, I think its (somewhat) understandable why he isnt performing on the level he did last year. And for whoever said they would take Maclin over him in a heartbeat. Maclin is probably the more well rounded WR, but is just as, if not more injury prone than DJax.
• Laley23

  

  Pick6;998915 wrote:Point is, he should have been paid during the offseason/preseason for what he did on the field last year. Like S&L said, I think its (somewhat) understandable why he isnt performing on the level he did last year. And for whoever said they would take Maclin over him in a heartbeat. Maclin is probably the more well rounded WR, but is just as, if not more injury prone than DJax.

  Yes, but Maclin is a deep threat, chain mover, and short route runner. He does everything well, Jackson runs deep. I wouldnt pay him for that reason alone.
• Mulva

  

  Pick6;998915 wrote:Point is, he should have been paid during the offseason/preseason for what he did on the field last year.

  Why? He could have, but it's ridiculous to say he should have.
  
  If he had just kept his mouth shut and played out the contract he already signed then he would have been paid at the end of the year. And now he has no bargaining power.
• SportsAndLady

  

  What's the average length of an NFL wr? When you have a good couple years you need to get paid to look out for the best of.your future...you can't afford to get paid $750000 for a year when you should be getting a couple million...now I do agree he shouldn't have ended his holdout, but you can hardly blame him for what he's doing now
• Laley23

  

  SportsAndLady;998957 wrote:What's the average length of an NFL wr? When you have a good couple years you need to get paid to look out for the best of.your future...you can't afford to get paid $750000 for a year when you should be getting a couple million...now I do agree he shouldn't have ended his holdout, but you can hardly blame him for what he's doing now

  I dont blame him. But I dont blame the Eagles either. They shouldnt pay him, he isnt a #1 WR.
  
  Even after last year he shouldnt have demanded so much money. He was so inconsistent. Didnt he have a few games of like 2 and 3 catches?
• Pick6

  

  Laley23;998997 wrote:
  Even after last year he shouldnt have demanded so much money. He was so inconsistent. Didnt he have a few games of like 2 and 3 catches?

  Larry Fitzgerald has 4 games so far this season with only 3 catches.
• Terry_Tate

  

  Pick6;999012 wrote:Larry Fitzgerald has 4 games so far this season with only 3 catches.

  
  Jackson has 5 this year with 3 catches or less and 1 DNP, and had 8 games last year with 3 catches or less with 2 DNP. Plus Fitzgeralds qbs have sucked. Not a good comparison.
• Mulva

  

  Seriously, comparing what Fitzgerald has done in his career (and how he handles himself as a professional) vs. what Jackson has done is not the way to prove that D-Jax deserved big money.
  
  I don't blame Jackson for wanting big money, but there's nobody to blame but him for that fact that he isn't going to get it now.
• Pick6

  

  Terry_Tate;999040 wrote:Jackson has 5 this year with 3 catches or less and 1 DNP, and had 8 games last year with 3 catches or less with 2 DNP. Plus Fitzgeralds qbs have sucked. Not a good comparison.

  My point was that Fitz is considered one of the best WRs and has had his inconsistent moments this season. Im not defending Jackson's stats this year, since that is irrelevant to what we are discussing. Fitz has had Kolb most of the season, who Jackson had part of last season. And the other part was Vick, who isnt any special kind of passer himself. You have to factor in that Jackson is a dangerous special teams threat as well.
  
  Anyways, when Laley said a few, I didnt realize it was half of the games last season. So yea, as of right now, not a very good comparison. Althoough, Fitz could end up with similar results still.
• Laley23

  

  DeSean is in an offense that throws it 75% of the time also, and has a decent QB.
  
  Fitz has had Skelton for 4 games lol. Plus they hand it to Beanie quite a bit.
• Manhattan Buckeye

  Pick6;998915 wrote:Point is, he should have been paid during the offseason/preseason for what he did on the field last year. Like S&L said, I think its (somewhat) understandable why he isnt performing on the level he did last year. And for whoever said they would take Maclin over him in a heartbeat. Maclin is probably the more well rounded WR, but is just as, if not more injury prone than DJax.

  Then he could have truly held out and not play this year. And it isn't as if he was putting up Moss/Owens/Fitzgerald numbers. There is nothing understandable about not doing your job, that a multi-million contract is considered being underpaid.
• Manhattan Buckeye

  " but you can hardly blame him for what he's doing now "
  
  Facepalm. The guy is only hurting himself with his attitude. There is plenty of blame, all on him.
• sportchampps

  Fitzgerald hasn't been inconsistent his qb has
• SportsAndLady

  

  Manhattan Buckeye;999586 wrote:" but you can hardly blame him for what he's doing now "
  
  Facepalm. The guy is only hurting himself with his attitude. There is plenty of blame, all on him.

  
  Like I said, I blame him for ending his holdout..that was stupid.
  
  But when you are in a profession where you only work maybe ten years you have to maximize your earnings while you're healthy and can produce..what happens when he breaks his neck this year and can never play again and all he has the rest of his life is his 750000 he made this year?
  
  If these guys play til their 65, sure 750000 is a lot.. but they don't so you have to protect yourself
• killer_ewok

  

  He's on my FF team. I've got battered woman syndrome....every week I tell myself,"This won't be like last week.....he's gonna be good this time around." And every week he kicks my ass with another shitty performance. I just keep going back to him because I couldn't bench him due to his potential to have a big week. SMH
• BR1986FB

  http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=jc-cole_direct_snap_desean_jackson_free_agency_eagles_120611
• Hb31187

  

  I dont buy that at all, hes not scaring of too many, if any potential suitors for next year. He'll get paid