Per Report, Marvin Jones wants $7m+ per year!

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(02-05-2016, 04:03 PM)Benton Wrote: I can see it. Jones put up similar numbers outside of TDs, but Crabtree had a third more targets. He's an upgrade and they don't have anything beyond Crabtree and Cooper. They want Carr to be the franchise — and they're doing good pairing him early with Cooper — but they've got to give him some other receivers. Especially since their running game is hit and miss, you need a consistent passing game to have something to rely on.

Crabtree might have had more targets because he was open more often. That's an often understated fact when people talk about WR. Some WR have less targets because they are simply inconsistent at getting open.

Michael Crabtree had 3 times more 100 yard games in 2015 than Marvin Jones has in his career. Marvin Jones' only 100 yard game in his career is still that 4 TD game where he abused the crap out of that awful CB.

Crabtree has proven he can be a #1 (85/1,105/9 in '12).  Marvin Jones has actually never played in a game that AJ Green hasn't played in.

Sorry Benton, I don't see it. If someone pays him $7m+/yr, I am fairly certain they will regret it. He simply doesn't have the health/production to be compared to that category.. and I don't think the Raiders need him. If the Raiders go after a pass catcher in FA, I would expect a TE instead. (Though it's mostly underachievers and old folk in this year's TE FA.)

Look for the Lions to be in on Marvin Jones after Calvin Johnson retired. Not sure if the Patriots would get in on that action at that price.