Maurice Jones-Drew: He's got a new Uniform and a New Contract

by River City Rage on Apr 15, 2009 11:11 AM EDT in News Comment 50 comments

He's the Promotional Face of the Franchise, how much is he worth?

As the billboards appearing around Jacksonville tell us, the Jacksonville Jaguars are starting the next era of the franchise with new uniforms. With the release of Fred Taylor and the abject failure of the last several rounds of first round draft pics, Maurice Jones-Drew emerges as the face of the team. He's outgoing, media friendly, and can back up his words with a dominating on the field performance. There's really not much more you can want from a player.

Now, according to Michael Wright of the Florida Times-Union, he'll be paid like the face of the francise as well. Wright reports that the Jaguars have come to terms with Jones-Drew for a deal in the 8-million per year range with around 20 million in guaranteed money.

It's always a risk to pay big money to a running back, especially in the post-Shaun Alexander era, but with Jones-Drew we're getting a guy who's willing to put the team on his back and carry us to the playoffs. He deserved to receive more than the 300k he was due this season, and now he'll get to Jacksonville and start leading this team by example. I approve of the way both Gene Smith and Maurice handled this and applaud the deal.

-Chris

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One thing I love about Mojo

is that he doesnt just play for the money. He plays with a chip on his shoulder because of where he was drafted. The little guy plays his heart out every game.

by JagSoldier on Apr 15, 2009 11:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Good Stuff…

by floridafalcons#63 on Apr 15, 2009 11:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I very happy he's signed...

But I’d can’t wait to see how this deal is structured.

by pksiv on Apr 15, 2009 11:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

happy day

by keepitreal on Apr 15, 2009 12:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It's Done

Thank goodness we didn’t end up with another dramatic holdout situation. I knew they would come to a fair agreement. Time for Maurice to hang up on his agent and get in the wieght room!

by rusty904 on Apr 15, 2009 12:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Jagantion reports..

4 year extension 32mil, 8.2 a year.

by FanofJag on Apr 15, 2009 12:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

If those numbers are correct...

It’s really a good deal for everyone involved.

Since it’s an extension on his current deal, it really makes turns into a 5year $33.3M deal which is only $6.66M per year (I added the .5M from 2009 to the $32.8M)

by pksiv on Apr 15, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good news

I love this guy and I’m so glad that we can rest assured that he’ll be in teal for quite a while

by SoCalStites on Apr 15, 2009 12:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

He's worth whatever a team is willing to pay him.

Glad they got it done so it’s no longer an issue.

Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, Fred Taylor. Sounds about right.

by JvilleJag2 on Apr 15, 2009 1:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

FINALLY

im happy with MJD gettin paid.. i cant wait for him to prove the critics of his contract WRONG (maybe all the morons on jacksonville.com will STFU)

by jerranamo on Apr 15, 2009 1:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Good news

It means one thing less to worry about.

by Zoltan from Budapest on Apr 15, 2009 1:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I wonder if on a dollar per inch metric

he isn’t the highest price per inch NFL player of all time.

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by Tkopa on Apr 15, 2009 1:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

A move...

That just had to be made………….. Good one

by jaxjags.. on Apr 15, 2009 2:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

its over!

surreal to be teal

by Surteal on Apr 15, 2009 3:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Great news and not to knock another website....

but you would expect the “official” website of the Jags to have the story by now. As far as overpaying MJD, I think you pay the player what he means to your team, and MJD means everything at this point in time. Not a lot of superstars on the Jags roster right now.

by Jaggernaut on Apr 15, 2009 3:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Couldn't have said it better myself.

It’s definitely not all about stats, which is what the counter arguments have been based on.

by Blair72 on Apr 15, 2009 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He got

a 4 year 33 million $ contract according to nfl.com:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80fca49f&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true

He is the 3rd highest paid RB in the league now

by Zoltan from Budapest on Apr 15, 2009 3:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

good for him, thats status

surreal to be teal

by Surteal on Apr 15, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Steve Jackson versus MJD the last 2 years....

I keep hearing on local radio that MJD doesn’t deserve Steve Jackson type money. Over the past 2 years MJD has played in 31 games to Jackson’s 24, MJD is more durable. MJD has 3753 total yards(rush, receiving,kr & pr) to 2,694 for Jackson, MJD is more versatile. MJD has 23 td’s rushing and receiving compared to Jackson’s 14, MJD finds the end zone more. As far as fumbling, which I always hear is one of MJD’s problem, he’s fumbled 5 times and lost 3 and Jackson has fumbled 8 times and lost 5, which is about even considering Jackson’s more attempts. MJD has 102 receptions for 972 yards and Jackson has 78 for 650, MJD is the more productive receiver. Also, MJD is 2 years younger. My point is maybe Jackson shouldn’t be making MJD money!

by Jaggernaut on Apr 15, 2009 3:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I've always wondered how they actual get a player to restructure his contract

What do you do? Sit him down and say…“Paul, we don’t feel your worth the 4 million we’re paying you per year. How about 1 million per year instead? Is that cool? I knew you’d understand man. You’re the best. Now just sign here….okay, you’re set. Now go play your heart out Tiger. We’ll take care of the rest and ensure you’re making 3 million dollars less per year in no time.”

by Blair72 on Apr 15, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That is how the conversation goes

Here are your choices:

1) $1 million per year
2) Bye Bye

You have to be able to say Bye Bye to the player.

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by Tkopa on Apr 15, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

is it me or does the jaguars.com site always wait on the press conference to break news?

surreal to be teal

by Surteal on Apr 15, 2009 4:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

They don't comment on contracts

until the organization announces them. Since the site is the Jaguar site, commenting on it is the same as announcing it. You will always find money and signing news elsewhere first. You can’t blame them for this.

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by Tkopa on Apr 15, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

thank you, ive always wondered

surreal to be teal

by Surteal on Apr 15, 2009 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've seen pictures of those photoshopped uni's like 2 months ago.

If those are it than great. The old jerseys were boring.

by Slvrgun on Apr 15, 2009 4:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Can somebody write about somethign?

I need something to read. Obviously work doesn’t keep me busy enough.

by Blair72 on Apr 15, 2009 5:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

did you read this specific quote on jaguars.com?

"When you have a guy like Maurice being your feature back of the future, it’s a feeling of comfort. It’s a good year for running backs," Smith said, referring to the draft, "and it’s still a position of interest if it can improve our roster."

surreal to be teal

by Surteal on Apr 15, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

if your real bored

do you want to critique my blog, i just redid a lot of it
click my name and youll see it

btw, im not advertising, that i know of , 3 people have been there haha

surreal to be teal

by Surteal on Apr 15, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

My first offer of constructive criticism is that you

should consider changing your color scheme. In the Marine Corps we were taught specific ways to give powerpoint presentations where they are more presentable and use a more appealing color scheme and format. The teal background is okay, but I would go with a different text color. Maybe white, but in that case, you’d have to change your usage of white text to another color. I’d just flip your color scheme if I were you. Definitely never go white on the background unless you’re making a website in which simplicity and easy reading is always key. However with the teal background, try to make the text stand out more. The bold black on teal looks fine, but the regular black is too hard on the eyes. Experiment with it. I’m not sure which colors you want to use, but I would assume your trying to stay in the realm of the team’s colors.

On the other hand, I’m not a professional website developer, but I have learned a few things along the way. Your pictures links seem to be having trouble as well.

Finally, why aren’t my articles on there!!! j/k.

by Blair72 on Apr 15, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i didnt have the picture linking to anything, i never even saw that option

now it goes to that Garrard article i wrote.

if you want your articles on there, sure i dont care man, just let me know

im playing with colors again
thanks for your thoughts

surreal to be teal

by Surteal on Apr 15, 2009 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Joking about my writing man

that’s your thunder. Also, I was thinking…idk how well you are with html…I used to be pretty good….forgot everything…now I suck at it…and I don’t care to relearn it….but if you could put in a table/border/whatever its called…leave the teal inside the border…and black on the outside…I think it’d look really cool. Something like this site, but differnt so it’s not a duplication of it. So like same format on the border, maybe wider, with black on the outside…define the space a little more. I hope this makes sense.

by Blair72 on Apr 15, 2009 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

way over my head

but i would like to seperate the blog from the sidebar

surreal to be teal

by Surteal on Apr 15, 2009 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

one thing you can do to get a better feel

is to go to a website where you know they use html…and have a design that you like…and then go to ‘View’ and then ‘source’, and it will show you the coding. Copy what you want…and you have the bulk of what you need. Then make small changes to the coding to add or remove things to your liking. It’s easier than writing up code from scratch.

by Blair72 on Apr 15, 2009 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs