Marvin Jones Denies Claim That He Wants 7 Million

[*TheLeonardLeap*]

(02-11-2016, 03:49 AM)Bilbo Saggins Wrote: The $7 million probably wouldn't be unrealistic IF Jones hadn't missed so much time due to injury.  Eric Decker is the #2 on the Jets and that's about what he makes.  Is Eric Decker really that much better than Jones?  Are the Jets a "bad team" that doesn't know how to manage their cap space just because they pay their #2 around $7/year?  No, they just missed making the playoffs with a rookie head coach and a lackluster Ryan Fitzpatrick at the helm.  It'll be the injury history that probably limits Jones to a more reasonable price, just a hunch.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/jets/2014/03/12/eric-decker-new-york-jets-contract-nfl-free-agency/6356215/

Yes... yes he is.

Decker after 4 years: 222 / 3,070 / 33 TDs / 8 100+ yard games
Jones after 4 years: 134 / 1,729 / 15 TDs / 1 100+ yard game

Even a 100% healthy Jones couldn't put up 87/1,288/11, which is what Decker put up in his contract year. Decker's just really that much better than Jones.



EDIT: Also note that the Jets #1 WR makes an average of $8.66m/yr and their #2 WR makes an average of $7.25m/yr, for a total of just under $16m/yr for a WR duo that put up a combined 189 / 2,529 / 26.

If the Bengals pay Marvin Jones an average of $7m/yr, the comparisons would look something like this...

Jets: $15.9m/yr... 189 / 2,529 / 26 TDs / 11 100+ yard games
Bengals: $22m/yr... 151 / 2,113 / 14 TDs / 4 100+ yard games

$6m/yr less, and better results, with a worse quarterback.