Thanks for the link. Certainly helps put things in perspective and it seems like the price is fair for Decker (perhaps a little skewed in his favor). Of course, if the terms of the deal condition some of the money on performance and snaps, it'll new much more favorable to the Jets. Either way, the WR corps has immediately improved. Good stuff. Sent using Tapatalk
Seeing some of the posts, here's some more input I can give from seeing him in Denver: --Decker is very physical. He's not afraid to get dirty and lay out some blocks if he's not targeted. He'll be able to handle the bigger corners very well. --He is not a slot receiver. The Broncos occasionally used him there but that was McCoy and Gase being creative. There's a reason why they signed Welker. Put him at X or Z. --When there are so many targets to choose from, it's difficult for any of them to be "difference makers". And I truly do not believe that Peyton Manning inflated his numbers. If anything, Decker and crew may have made Manning's numbers a little better--just enough to make history. Finally, now that preliminary numbers are out, it looks like the Jets got a steal. Sometimes a position is down in free agency for no good reason. Again, I'm really going to miss him, and I think you will considerably like him.
Welcome to Ny Decker,enjoy it while it lasts,one dropped ball and you'll be on the back page of the Ny post
More accomplished and a better player, but I have to admit that I'm getting the similar uneasy feeling I got with the McCareins deal. With McCareins it was much more severe as I HATED the trade and contract. I see a lot of potential hinderances to him being successful: no Peyton, new system, becoming a #1, Denver to NY, reality show...etc. Hope I'm not right twice.
Thanks for the insight man. How do you feel about pushin all your chips to the middle of the table with your recent signings? Worried about the cap in a few years or nay?
well, lets just see what the numbers say, likely there will be an out where cutting him is more affordable than keeping him in the 4th year on. What matters is what he's guaranteed, as once the majority of that is gone theres no cap risk at all.
Excited to have Eric "Big Dick" Decker aboard! http://deadspin.com/5952291/eric-de...ryone-to-know-that-her-husband-has-a-big-dick
How can anyone be mad? We got better player for less than Holmes..who also happened to be a nightmare personality. Shit, he's cheaper than Hartline!!! Class guy, fairly tall, good hands, good price, young age... Sheesh
I know this is off topic but you have the best profile picture on here, definitely. I die laughing every time I see that scene in South Park
He's getting paid 1A receiver money so it wasn't a bad deal at all for us. I'm sure most of it will be backloaded and Idzik will cut him before his cap numbers get too high. Worst case we cut him after year 3 and we're only on the hook for 6 mil of dead money from the signing bonus.
Decker will be the 18th highest paid WR in the NFL in terms of APY at the moment. The people closest to him in the rankings are Steve Smith, Marques Colston and Steve Johnson. He's being paid pretty much what you would expect given his status as a good #2.
And that's a year (or more) after every other contract was signed. With a higher cap ceiling across the league, prices can only go up; luckily we've locked him down for 5 years.
How? Hachette had never had more than 16 catches or 216 yards when they signed him. Decker is coming off back-to-back 85+ catch, 1,000+ yard seasons.
@Cumberland87: Welcome to the Jet Family @EricDecker87! About that #87 though... #JetLife Cumberland give it up
