Comments on: LeSean McCoy contract could be next Eagles issue

By: macmansux

macmansux — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:17:11 +0000

@eagleswoot I’m in agreement with you that McCoy deserves a new contract, I hope you realize he’s not 25, he’s actually still only 23 and he’ll be 24 in July.

By: eaglesw00t

eaglesw00t — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:47:16 +0000

McCoy is a student, and still only 25. If anyone deserves a payday, it’s him. He has missed one game, and if it were an important game, he would have played. A 5 year deal takes him to 31. Give it to him, he deserves it completely

By: ndirishfan1

ndirishfan1 — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:08:42 +0000

McCoy’s proven durable and was the best all-around back in the league this past season. If somebody’s earned a big pay day, it’s him.

By: tripoint9109

tripoint9109 — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:42:48 +0000

Shady dont fumble
Shady stays healthy
Shady dont slack
Shady hates the NY football Giants (osi)
Shady sets records
Pay 25 what he deserves

By: numba1recx19

numba1recx19 — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:46:11 +0000

McCoy is one of the best talents in the nfl. Barry sanders like. He should definety get more than 600k lol. 3 straight great seasons. And he’s I think 23. Like c’mon. At this rate, he’ll have 15k yards an be HOF

By: ballsohard91

ballsohard91 — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:28:24 +0000

shady deserves a nice contract, hes done so much for that team, even when the offense was piss last year he carried them on his back exempt the wins, pay the man!

By: jbcommonsense

jbcommonsense — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:28:16 +0000

If I was his agent McCoy would get 20%-33% more than the Foster contract. About $26 million [at least half guaranteed].

By: lajmahal

lajmahal — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:14:24 +0000

For everyone who thinks he doesn’t deserve it. You are wrong and don’t watch every Eagles game like Eagles fans do. The thing about Mccoy is, he doesn’t take poundings like AP and L.T. did. He avoids tackles by going down before he’s hit. He is by far the best in the league at this.

I understand an injury can happen at any time, but Shady is an interesting back. He’s not a power back, but he’s the best cutback RB in the game and he is really patient in letting his line open up holes for him. He is the best “all-around value” RB right now in the NFL for 2 main reasons:

1. He’s never had a significant injury (like Foster and AP) and like I mentioned he is better than any back at absorbing tackles.

2. Although he may not be as good as Foster right now (who I think is the best all around back currently), he’s younger and plays in a great system that fits his style.

The other RB I believe is next in line would be Ray Rice. He does it all, but takes hits and lacks top end speed. But Rice is the best pass catching RB hands down. He runs routes like WRs and catches slants and hitch routes like no other RB I’ve ever seen.

Bottom Line: Give Shady a 6 year $51 million dollar deal.

By: chrisvegas

chrisvegas — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:00:38 +0000

LeSean Mccoy is the best RB in football. For a guy that doesn’t get enough carries in a pass happy offense, his stats are sick. I think the Eagles should give him a Arian Foster type contract. He is only 23 and for only getting the ball 20 times a game he should last a good 5 years at a high level.

By: asw1028

asw1028 — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:37:09 +0000

At times the NFL makes me depressed. Players sacrifice their physical and mental health to play this game and are thrown out like yesterday’s garbage the moment they can no longer perform. The owners all work together looking for any way to avoid paying these guys who make them so much money. I’m going to get some doughnuts.

By: KIR

KIR — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:33:12 +0000

The truth is that McCoy (2 mil) and Forte (3 mil) haven’t made any real money. Take out taxes, agent fees it’s less than a mil.

Every non 1st round rookie superstar really has no choice other than to holdout/cause problems the last year of his contract. Look what the Bears are doing to Forte and he was 46% of the bears offense. 600K last year and he almost had a career ending injury.

By: phillyphever

phillyphever — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:17:03 +0000

This is way different from DeSean last year. 1) McCoy isn’t the diva (and I’m being kind here) DJax is, so he wouldn’t pull a DJax and pout if he didn’t get a deal. 2) What is a fair deal for a RB these days? Honestly, I give McCoy what DeAngelo Williams got last year.

By: steelerhypocrite

steelerhypocrite — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:38:59 +0000

@briang123…ooooo, “you have to earn our respect, we’re philadelphia” So lame. That line just gives you an excuse to boo your team whenever you want and act like a total idiot. This coming from the same city that worships a pretend characters such as Rocky Balboa and Tony Danza…

By: sdffa11

sdffa11 — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:30:30 +0000

they should just pay him. hes still young and has got a good 4 to 5 years of his prime left. hes not going to get AP or CJ money but he deserves to be in the $8mil range with arian foster.

if the franchise tag is $8 mil, they should do mccoy right and give him a long term extension for that yearly amount so he can have some security.

the front office needs to show the locker room they will reward those who go about their business the right way.

By: 7to10for6allday

7to10for6allday — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:13:26 +0000

@briang123

Right on man. Steelerhyp is a retard. Bandwagon jumper, my steelworker dad liked them so I like them.

By: 7to10for6allday

7to10for6allday — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:07:10 +0000

@steelerhypocrite

Retard

By: cup0pizza

cup0pizza — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:06:19 +0000

He has zero SB rings just like every other Eagle.

By: justanotherdummy

justanotherdummy — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:00:33 +0000

The Birds have money and plenty of time to get something worked out. Shady isn’t going anywhere, the Birds can use the franchise tag on him next season if need be. This isn’t a big deal yet.

By: KIR

KIR — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:59:01 +0000

I hope they’ve learned their lesson of trying to underpay superstar players who have outperformed their contract. Those players if they’re not on board can ruin the entire season for teams.

By: briang123

briang123 — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:58:09 +0000

Hey Steelerhypocrite, Shady McCoy is from Harrisburg so he certainly knows Philly well. And we aren’t worshipping fools like you Iron City beer drinking dopes out in Pittsburgh. You earn your love in Philly and when you earn it, you are loved forever. See for example Dawkins, Brian, Bednirak, Concrete Charlie, Montgomery, Wilbert, Vermeil, Dick, etc.

By: andyreiddoublecheeseburger

andyreiddoublecheeseburger — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:56:13 +0000

Philly under Reid has under-utilized their backs as is (in the run game at least). Any money spent on McCoy is too much.

By: lbijake

lbijake — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:41:31 +0000

McCoy is a class individual, unlike Jackson. Hope he gets his money before he gets hurt.

By: santolonius

santolonius — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:35:17 +0000

it seems the rookie salary structure is uniquely unfair to running backs. they especially will have their maximum production in their first 4 years, meaning when the time for the big payday finally comes, teams would be smart to just find another rookie. i think the johnson and peterson contracts were frankly mistakes from owners’ point of view. there probably should be some sliding scale that adjusts the length of a rookie contract to the average lifespan of each position. running backs deserve to get paid too.

By: getmeouttajersey

getmeouttajersey — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:34:13 +0000

This sucks as an Eagles fan. He deserves his pay day, but we all know what happens to 99% of RB’s after their 2-3 prime years….

I say we tag McCoy next season (much to his dismay) and draft T. Richardson in the first round. Much rather transition to a younger RB than an aging LeSean McCoy.

It just sucks how the business of the NFL dictates everything. Complete BS.

By: duncanthecat

duncanthecat — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:27:42 +0000

I would recommend he do like Desean. If he is not paid appropriately; then, run directly towards the sidelines or go down on contact until he and his family are properly taken care off. Better yet pull a hammy.

This is the exact advise I would give to a family member. The guy might be a nice guy, but don’t equate that with being stupid.

I can see Rosenhaus holding this guy back. Especially when there are many other organizations willing to make him the highest paid RB.

Eagles could have locked this guy in for less last year, but instead used the $$$ for Dream Team 1.0, and now they want to have their cake and eat it too.

This will be fun to watch as to how it plays out.
I recommend no one tune out on his one.

By: oldbyrd

oldbyrd — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:27:38 +0000

This is a really tough situation. All Pro, great kid and one of the best in all football. What we need is a crystal ball to see if he stays healthy. I feel the Eagles will be drafting a running back in the first two rounds.

By: tombrookshire

tombrookshire — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:25:37 +0000

The Eagles didn’t HAVE to deal with the issue, they chose to deal with it that way. They told him that ending his holdout would show good faith on his part and then they ignored him the for the rest of the season. They seem like they need to always show everyone else who’s boss along with who is the smartest and all the other stuff they do, like declaring themselves the gold standard, when they are really just the fool’s gold standard.

By: NoDecaf

NoDecaf — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:25:25 +0000

McCoy has been a consummate professional about the process. Eagles brass has taken care of it own this off season. I believe a deal will happen and McCoy will be rewarded.

By: waltdawg

waltdawg — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:17:19 +0000

The LeSean Mccoy contract or the fact that they stink and let all their fans down year after year could be the next big issue.

By: mungman69

mungman69 — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:10:26 +0000

The Eagles will franchise McCoy. 8.5 million ain’t nothing to sneez at. Then he will sign a long term deal somewhere.