Rashean Mathis: How to become the 'Bad Guy'

Not sure if that was intentional, but it works for me.

When we as humans start to make decisions or take actions based on the situation someone else is in, it can lead to misery. If Rashean were to look at his life and truly evaluate his position, he would see that he has made, and continues to have the ability to make, more money than just about everyone on this site will ever see. That goes for the rest of the population of the United States as well, and he should be grateful and thankful for that opportunity. He, however, has made a decision based on the contracts of other gifted people.
I am not trying to sound like Dr. Phil, but f’n get real Rashean. You have been blessed with a gift. Use that gift, along with the rest of your team, and go get something that money can’t buy……a division title or maybe even a Super Bowl ring. I promise the difference between $15 or $25 million in your savings account won’t matter then.

unlike most of us, he works in a hazardous environment, where he is a split second away from losing everything to an injury. He isn’t any different than anybody else in the league trying to make money. IT IS A BUSINESS. Just ask John Henderson.

You make the comment “He’s not creating a distraction”. We can discuss the definition of distraction, and probably never agree, but I can promise that what he is doing is less beneficial to the team than a report of “Mathis, Carey and Cox Pushing Each Other for Starting Spots”!

…before he asks for the new fair market value. I understand what he’s done in the past but Nnamdi and Darell are setting the new standard performance wise. Those guys are unrivaled in both man and zone coverage. I don’t think I have to go back through the past season to show that Rashean isn’t that when asked to do more than cover 2.

Yes Mathis deserved to be paid better; yes he is the best DB by far of the team.

BUT the timing is bad. If he did this last year around that time; I would have absolutely no problem with it. But he had a bad year in 2009. (Injuries which sidelined him for a long time; Bad games).

I hope he and the team will find a solution to this problem. Mathis is needed here in’10. The Jaguars cannot replace him with a player in his caliber. He is like MJD or Knighton to this team. Let’s hope there will be a solution.

I say Jags pay him.

None of that over the top emotional garbage.

I like the point – counterpoint debate.

You can’t blame the guy for trying to get more money. If he’s worth it – he will get it. If he’s not, then he created a helluva uncomfortable situation for both him and the team.

Doesn’t that renegoitiating contract thing go both ways?

The NFL is a closed economy.

hey that’s funny – I just made it up – absolutely not pertinent to this conversation.

So far, a top player on our team wanting a new contract is our biggest problem of the offseason. Much better that someone being accused of rape, getting a DUI, suspended for hCG…

Silver-lining, huh?

I dont know if this would work but seems logical to me, I dont think any new contracts should be allowed to be talked about until the first one has been played out, " by the player that is." If the team sees that they would like to keep the player around they can bring a longer and extienton of the contract to the table and begain there. Other then that play out your contract and go from there.

He was at OTAs, but I’m not mad at him about it. Only beef I had was PFT saying Del Rio should be fined for voicing his opinion on the subject. Thats garbage. Jack should be able to say what he wants, no matter the situation.

He’s already making more money in one year than 97% of the people in the U.S. and he’s going holdout for more.

I think Mathis should take his ass to work. He’s distracting me.

Here’s the thing about signing a contract, you’re bound by covenant. Just because someone else makes more than you a year later, it doesn’t give you the right to hold your team hostage because some jackass GM caved to the demands of a hotshot. If you play your original contract out, and allow teams to compete for your services, you can increase your earning potential by signing with the highest bidder. Greed comes into play when you jump on the offer of more money early with a contract extension. The players would be better served by perpetuating patience for the payday.

Holding out, and trying to break covenant with your partner makes you untrustworthy in my book. It sets a piss poor example for the young men in your industry. There are better ways to negotiate.