Could a New Deal for Eli Finally Mean the Same for Jenkins?
by Dave Cariello on Aug 5, 2009 11:05 PM CDT
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PrintEli Manning is now the big man on campus. The New Orleans native just landed the fattest contract in the league when he will sign a 6-year deal worth $97 million dollars, $35 million guaranteed. But now that the details of Eli's new agreement have been hammered out, does this mean we could see some progress with the Malcolm Jenkins holdout?
Eli's agent happens to be none other than Tom Condon of Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the same agency representing first round holdout Malcolm Jenkins. If Tommy boy is getting the league maximum 3% agent comission on Manning's deal, than he just scored himself a cool $2.9 million. Perhaps this means he'll be that much more conciliatory now when dealing with the Saints. And since he's done catering to his high-profile quarterback clientele, he may be able to focus more on the Jenkins front and concentrate on getting it done. He could at least acknowledge a Loomis fax or two.
I'm hoping we'll here something soon now.
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no, he will not sign in 3 days, but he will within 2 weeks from now. This is going to be complicated to resolve. If Gay’s ankle/heel is seriously hurt, it could be bad for us…
"Look, I'm not a -- -- -- -- savior." - Gregg Williams
yeah
he may be good but he’s not even close to the best QB in the league. He won a SB and that’s why he got paid. Rothelisberger(sp?) should have like 200 million then since he won 2 SBs
Superbowl bound!!!...I hope? Go Saints! :D
yeah but he got $4 million more than Eli
"All kind of knowledge, eventually becomes self knowledge" - Bruce Lee
by SBookerSaintsFan on Aug 7, 2009 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions
congratulations
Im glad Eli Manning got paid after all he does have a super bowl ring and he’s the only QB to have beat the patriots in 2007.
I think you skated right up to the real problem
…and it has nothing to do with Condon. It’s Loomis’ fax. He probably has a paper jam, or he’s out of toner, or maybe he forgot to hit the ‘on’ switch.
"Man, these fans are off the charts."
--Drew Brees
Payton and Williams are penciling in a defense without Jenkins.
It’s called survival. I don’t believe they’re focused on the progress of contract talks. They’re focused on forming a team with the players they have in camp.
Hope is not a strategy. If the coaching staff is brooding over Jenkins and not intent on the players they do have in camp, it’s time for a coaching staff change. (See: Brady, knee injury, 2008).
It would be nice to see the first rounder in camp, but I really just want to see the ball in the air in September.
Do you know what it means...
omg on this
doesn’t jenkins know what he’s going to make by now? Just ink the damned paper! He’s making sure that we can’t play him this year and damnit we need him out there NOW.
Eli’s contract just hurt every team in the league. Especially teams with awesome qb’s like drew who are going to want Giant-sized paydays in the near future. Drew >>>>> Eli.
I think Eli deserves the $$$
They come to watch him at the Meadowlands, and without him they have no chance. Say what you will, but he won a Superbowl and it was a very difficult argument to say they were the besy team in the league that August, Sept,Oct, Nov, Dec- they did not seem to be. But they did win the Superbowl and they would not have won with any other QBs but him and say Drew, Peyton, probably the list stops there. He also took some major NY heat and never wilted. Mc Nabb on the other hand, weathered the Phila. heat but came up short over and over. Not too many Qb’s could do what Eli did and most wouldn’t even try.
Malcolm Jenkins the Next J. Russel?
Ok serious. This is getting to be stupid. If Malcolm Jenkins is being this much of a baby and wont sign a contract then, we move on with out the punk. One guy is NOT your whole freakind defence. This is the kind of stupidity that Russel did in Okland. It really has got him no where. At least Russel is a QB and had a large impact. But even then, the struggled so bad when he did finally start that he sucked. And to this day is not that great of a QB. I am sorry, But this kind of stupid behavior from a Rookie is not worth your team. Me, I would trade him to someone else, If he wants a large amount of money that the Saints just cant provide or dont want to give him, he in my eyes is Not worth even keeping. This a Football Team, NOT all About Malcom Jenkins. Sorry but I have lost respect for this guy. Yeah their is rumors that the Saints are Low Balling him. But do any one really know that for sure? Lay one figure on me that shows proof of that? SO MOVE ON Rosco Jenkins, if you want to be a Baby. My 2 cents
by Ranger565 on Aug 6, 2009 11:50 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
maybe
it’s more about the payment structure and not so much the asking price. trading him would be a bad move imo. i think he’ll be really good. also, why trade someone you just drafted in the first round. i’m sure they could have found someone to trade w/ that’d be better than just getting rid of him. like 2 second round picks.
Superbowl bound!!!...I hope? Go Saints! :D
As a season ticket holder
i.e, someone who actually contributes to the kitty, I support Jenkins’s quest for the most money he can possibly eek out of the machine. I’d much rather see the dollars I shell out for tickets going into the pockets of a player with talent — one who’ll quite likely wind up providing me with quality entertainment (as opposed to high blood pressure) over the next several seasons — than some of the two-bit bums milking it for just as much (if not more) based on their success in the Cover 2. If there was any sort of guarantee that this money would be earmarked AND spent to improve the team in other areas if NOT given to Jenkins, then I might feel differently. As of today, I know of no one more deserving and readily available, based on what I’ve seen of him at OSU. Yes, it’s a team sport. It’s NOT a team contract. As an INDIVIDUAL player, you always look out for number one first and foremost. No matter what the circumstances, until he signs and becomes part of the team, I cannot rightly knock anyone for taking that approach. It’s not greed, it’s common sense. You take whatever you can, while you can.
by coldpizza on Aug 6, 2009 12:56 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
agreed
i unfortuanetly don’t get to come to many games but the few i do make it to, i want the money going a player like jenkins. He was great in college and that’s what you draft for. The best players in college have a better chance, imo, than someone else. I watched him a few times and he was great there. hopefully, he can carry that over to the NFL. that’s what i’d rather pay money to. and up and comer with 4 years of college experience, a good head on their shoulders(both on and off the field), and a crapload of potential. If you were in his shoes, would you like to be low-balled? Shanle plays on the team but isn’t getting as much as Smith/Grant/Vilma/Brees. Contracts are individual but you play as a team. I think alot of ppl overlook that this is a business for the players as well as the owners.
Superbowl bound!!!...I hope? Go Saints! :D
+1
Not a season ticket holder(one day…), but a yearly financial contributor. P.S. I looked up our cap status, and the Saints are among the 3 most expensive teams in the league! How?! Makes Henderson’s new contract seem even stupider than it did before.
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