DeSean Jackson, Philadelphia Eagle (PIMP)

[Eagaholic]

Call me cynical but I also think that even if the FO has a deal they know they will offer, and Roachinhaus will probably take, they also realize each week they can delay getting around to it saves another $600k.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Fact is the team gains little by paying him now, since they can franchise him next year.

[MMH]

IF he doesn't get crippled this year.
Then they won't have to pay him at all.

[ice grillin you]

many people can do what mack does...

wrong

Vick and Jackson provide cover for Maclin and Shady, no question.  But if instead of them the Eagles were trotting out James Thrash and Reno Mahe, the team would not be half as dangerous.

Maclin and McCoy are both bona fide NFL starters, for any team.

theres at least one other wr on every team than can be mack in this offense...there might be one or two that can be pimp

cant teach pimps speed

[Eagles_Legendz]

Maclin is going to be more consistent from game to game in terms of putting up #s, but I agree with the general idea that his role is far more easily filled than Jackson's is.

[General_Failure]

And how many years did it take them to find someone to fill that role? They're both irreplaceable, considering how inept this team is at drafting receivers.

[Dillen]

Definitely. They managed to farg up year after year after year, so getting Desean, Maclin and Shady in just 2 years was pretty much a miracle.

[Eagaholic]

Definitely. They managed to farg up year after year after year, so getting Desean, Maclin and Shady in just 2 years was pretty much a miracle.

Or statistically inevitable, depending on how you look at it.

[shorebird]

many people can do what mack does...

wrong

Vick and Jackson provide cover for Maclin and Shady, no question.  But if instead of them the Eagles were trotting out James Thrash and Reno Mahe, the team would not be half as dangerous.

Maclin and McCoy are both bona fide NFL starters, for any team.

theres at least one other wr on every team than can be mack in this offense...there might be one or two that can be pimp

cant teach pimps speed

Of course, thats why when Pimp went out in the Atlanta game, Maclin immediately stopped catching passes.

[Eagaholic]

DeSean Jackson says his main goal is to stay healthy
Posted by Mike Florio on September 30, 2011, 10:15 AM EDT
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Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson has 13 games remaining until he becomes an unrestricted free agent, barring the inevitable placement of the franchise tag on him by the team.

So what's his motivation?  To stay sufficiently healthy now to get paid later.

"Whether I have the ball in my hands or not, I feel like I already established myself in this league as one of the great receivers," Jackson said Thursday, via PhillySportsDaily.com.  "I just gotta go out there and keep doing what I can do.  Stay healthy is the biggest thing.  As long as I can stay healthy, regardless of where I'm playing, I think I'll be all right.  Just stay healthy and go out there and do my thing."

Um, what about winning games?

"That's the No. 1 priority is to stay healthy," Jackson said.  "I wouldn't be able to play the game if I wasn't healthy.  In my book, that's the No. 1 priority.  Winning is next in that category.  As long as I'm healthy and we're winning, regardless of my numbers, I think I'll be very happy."

This is one of the rare cases you can't fault the player for worrying about their health over playing. I usually tend more to playing what you signed up for, but he is otherwise doing all the right things. If the FO wants to delay a new contract, probably in part because they are seeing if he can stay healthy, he's not wrong to make that the priority. Just catch some fargin tds in the mean time.

[Diomedes]

TDs or not...if he plays the good soldier, shows up, and doesn't get hurt..he gets paid.  Probably not by the Eagles but so what.  If they don't want to take care of him, he'll take care of himself and I'm sure Jerry Jones or Dan Snyder would be happy to pay him.

[Drunkmasterflex]

I think DeSean has to play that way the dude is small. 

[ice grillin you]

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/video/#!/blogs/birds-nest/DeSean-Gives-Back-to-Local-Family/133039638

[Tomahawk]

Get to go grocery shopping with Desean Jackson?! Sometimes dreams really do come true

[Rome]

Every time I see this thread bumped I think he got a new deal.

Stop posting in it until he does, please.