DeSean Jackson meeting with the Redskins on Monday

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

What makes you think RGIII would take a contract worth 15mil/year? If he's still here after they exercise their option, you would probably be looking in the 22-23 million range per year as compared to 15. He'd have to be pretty mediocre to take a 15mil/year.

Cap hit smart guy, not average annual value.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Cap hit smart guy, not average annual value.

That balloon cap hit is going to happen at some point. Kick the can eh?

[Evilgrin]

I voted yes, but I don't see us being his highest offer. He would be a great addition, but not a price that kills our cap space.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

That balloon cap hit is going to happen at some point. Kick the can eh?

Show me a single contract in the NFL that straight-lines the cap hit.

You're dismissed.

[Evilgrin]

I think they mostly brought him so he can give them a nice detailed scouting report on the eagles offensive. I'm also guessing he was only to happy to come in and give it.

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by Gary84Clark

We should have picked De Sean out of college but we were trying to get big receivers and picked Kelly and Thomas. Stupid way to pick players based on height. Look at the tape can they play football. Jackson is a football player. We have big receivers but they can't catch.

I think it's been well-established by now that Vinny was an incompetent GM.

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by Evilgrin

I think they mostly brought him so he can give them a nice detailed scouting report on the eagles offensive. I'm also guessing he was only to happy to come in and give it.

Guess again. They want him.

[SirLK26]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

I laugh at this concept. That locker room cancer didn't infect the Eagles enough to prevent them from being NFC East Champs last season.

He'll relate to a guy like Hall pretty well. Will he be a great citizen and vocal leader? Probably not, but his on-field impact is too great.

In just about every article about Jackson's release, one of the reasons cited is that he had a negative influence on the younger players. Sure, the Eagles won the NFC East last year, but perhaps Kelly's influence and leadership were able to overcome what Reid couldn't. If all the talk about Jackson's gang activity and negative influence is just a smokescreen to hide the real reason, money, then I would be in favor of signing him. But I'd be wary of adding a guy to our locker room if he would be a hindrance to the younger players.

[Gary84Clark]

Originally Posted by Evilgrin

I think they mostly brought him so he can give them a nice detailed scouting report on the eagles offensive. I'm also guessing he was only to happy to come in and give it.

This alone is reason enough to pay that man.

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by mredskins

I am guessing here but I would think there had been some preliminary discusion on salary prior to this meeting today. If the skins and JAckson were worlds apart $$$ wise probably would not bother meeting today.

Whatta ya know, some good ol' common sense. Good post, mrredskins! Neither side is fooling around; they just might get a deal done.

[Chico23231]

Ed Werder on Twitter is reporting 2 team with big interest with D Jax are in deep negotiations with him and his team. These 2 teams havent been made public. Anybody want to guess?

My guess is Pats and 49ers...neither have spoken publically about interest.

[Lotus]

I get it - he's 27 and coming off a career year.

I still don't get why we want to bust our cap to sign a headcase when we can just draft the next DJax at pick #34. This option is WAY cheaper and offers the possibility of not having a me-first cancer in the locker room.

[ICantGoAnother20yrsOfCrap]

Handicapping the race for DeSean Jackson - ESPN

Good break down by Keim. Of the three teams interested in him, Tampa has mild interest, Oakland and Buffalo have more money than us but we have more personnel pro's, including QB, than them. Plus he would get 2 chances /yr to stick it to Kelly with us. As long as we're not too off on price, I think we get him.

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Show me a single contract in the NFL that straight-lines the cap hit.

You're dismissed.

Smart ass- check.

Petty - check.


More "management material" qualities I see. Quite the professional.

[KI Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by SirLK26

In just about every article about Jackson's release, one of the reasons cited is that he had a negative influence on the younger players. Sure, the Eagles won the NFC East last year, but perhaps Kelly's influence and leadership were able to overcome what Reid couldn't. If all the talk about Jackson's gang activity and negative influence is just a smokescreen to hide the real reason, money, then I would be in favor of signing him. But I'd be wary of adding a guy to our locker room if he would be a hindrance to the younger players.

If his being cut ends up costing D-Jax a lot of money, I wouldn't be surprised to see him file a lawsuit over all of this unsubstantiated gang activity talk.

I grew up in the inner city. I knew gang members. How could I not know some of them? They lived in my neighborhood. We played together as young children. I went to school with some of them. I was friendly with some of them when we were teenagers. We went to some of the same parties. I sometimes went to clubs where they hung out. Where I lived, gangs were part of the landscape, like trees and grass.

But I wasn't a gang member and I was not involved in any of their illegal activities. Perhaps the same is true of D-Jax.