The Josh Jacobs Decision

[NYRaider]

6 minutes ago, RaidersAreOne said:

The market hasn't been kind at a lot of positions imo. CB, FS, LB (Sans Edmunds). DT has been pretty crazy but yeah Jacobs would not have done as nearly as good as i thought he would.

Teams in were pretty disciplined with their spending overall to be honest. But yeah it was brutal for DBs/LBs this year, two positions we have huge holes at but decided to just sit it out for whatever reason.

[Rolni]

The current FA market for RB's must make Ziggy happy and Jacobs mad...

Sanders 6,25M

Montgomery 6M

Wiliams 4M

Robinson 4M

Perrine 3,75M

Singletary 3,75M

Mattison 3,5M

 

Yeah I know that JJ is a lot better then these guys, but still the RB contracts continue to decline...

 

[NYRaider]

5 minutes ago, Rolni said:

The current FA market for RB's must make Ziggy happy and Jacobs mad...

Sanders 6,25M

Montgomery 6M

Wiliams 4M

Robinson 4M

Perrine 3,75M

Singletary 3,75M

Mattison 3,5M

 

Yeah I know that JJ is a lot better then these guys, but still the RB contracts continue to decline...

 

I know most guys don't really like to play on one year deals but it might be worth it for Jacobs to try and negotiate an extension next off-season.

[Jerry]

6 hours ago, NYRaider said:

I know most guys don't really like to play on one year deals but it might be worth it for Jacobs to try and negotiate an extension next off-season.

He should try to negotiate now.  His value will never be higher than what it currently is.  He just had a 2,000 yard season and was the leading rusher in the NFL.  Chances are he will never achieve that again.  He'll probably rush for 1,000 yards this upcoming season and then hit FA just to get a 6M per season deal for 2-3 seasons

[riceman80]

We lose Jacobs and our offense won't look much better than our defense. Pay the man.

[NYRaider]

2 hours ago, Jerry said:

He should try to negotiate now.  His value will never be higher than what it currently is.  He just had a 2,000 yard season and was the leading rusher in the NFL.  Chances are he will never achieve that again.  He'll probably rush for 1,000 yards this upcoming season and then hit FA just to get a 6M per season deal for 2-3 seasons

I can't see him getting more than 10M APY now.

[MrOaktown_56]

2 minutes ago, NYRaider said:

I can't see him getting more than 10M APY now.

10 million APY would be a bargain for him.

[NYRaider]

Just now, MrOaktown_56 said:

10 million APY would be a bargain for him.

With the way RB contracts are going would it really be a bargain? 

[MrOaktown_56]

14 minutes ago, NYRaider said:

With the way RB contracts are going would it really be a bargain? 

For the player he is yes. He creates with very little. I think he has a lot left in the tank.

[NYRaider]

Just now, MrOaktown_56 said:

For the player he is yes. He creates with very little. I think he has a lot left in the tank.

We're going to pay him elite RB money when most teams that have given big RB deals are currently regretting it, after he had one year of elite production. That's my biggest concern with him, is he really going to be able to sustain what he did last year?

[MrOaktown_56]

4 minutes ago, NYRaider said:

We're going to pay him elite RB money when most teams that have given big RB deals are currently regretting it, after he had one year of elite production. That's my biggest concern with him, is he really going to be able to sustain what he did last year?

Elite rb money is 10 million a year? He doesn't need to. He just needs to sustain the level of play, not the ridiculous production.

[NYRaider]

2 minutes ago, MrOaktown_56 said:

Elite rb money is 10 million a year? He doesn't need to. He just needs to sustain the level of play, not the ridiculous production.

Now it is. There are only 7 RB's making over $10M APY. And we've seen rumors about the Vikings wanting to move on from Cook, Bengals wanting to move on from Mixon, and the Browns/Titans wanting to potentially move on from Chubb/Henry. Aaron Jones had to take a pay cut to stay in Green Bay. The only ones that haven't been mentioned in trade talks are Kamara (who's likely getting suspended) and CMC who just got traded. 

[MrOaktown_56]

16 minutes ago, NYRaider said:

Now it is. There are only 7 RB's making over $10M APY. And we've seen rumors about the Vikings wanting to move on from Cook, Bengals wanting to move on from Mixon, and the Browns/Titans wanting to potentially move on from Chubb/Henry. Aaron Jones had to take a pay cut to stay in Green Bay. The only ones that haven't been mentioned in trade talks are Kamara (who's likely getting suspended) and CMC who just got traded. 

So you let him walk for at best a 4th round comp pick? Idk man for 10 mil I'd do it in a heartbeat, especially if it's 3-4 years.

[NYRaider]

Just now, MrOaktown_56 said:

So you let him walk for at best a 4th round comp pick? Idk man for 10 mil I'd do it in a heartbeat, especially if it's 3-4 years.

I'd just let him play this year on the tag and then let him walk next offseason. 

[Jerry]

On 3/21/2023 at 11:46 AM, NYRaider said:

I'd just let him play this year on the tag and then let him walk next offseason. 

This is where I'm at.  Just draft/sign cheaper players next offseason.