Comments on: Colts reportedly trying to trade for Mike Jenkins

By: jsrdc

jsrdc — Sat, 26 May 2012 22:45:03 +0000

@ arlingtonsynn
“Finally, if he was so good, why did the Cowboys sign Carr and then trade up to draft a guy who can’t read?

His value is high right now because he only costs 1M in cap. If this guy was making anything higher than 5M, he would have been moved for a 7th or cut by now.”

Addressing the second paragraph shown above first – WRONG. If Jenkins was being payed higher than 5 million, he obviously earned that high level of pay. The price is right for the Colts (or any team interested) to explore a trade at 1 million because of the low risk involved financially, and based on his previous play, his young age, and his potential. IF he was being paid 5 million a year (and playing like it), Claiborne would very likely not be a Cowboy right now. Having said that, Jenkins is coming off of shoulder surgery, is in his last year of his current contract, and the Cowboys secondary play and depth in the secondary has been horrendous for the past several years. You can never have enough solid CB’s, and THAT is why they traded up to get arguably the best defensive player in the draft, Einstein.

Secondly, Claiborne CAN read, your moronic arsss. He has dyslexia, and anybody who knows anything about dyslexia knows the difference. Besides, the Cowboys drafted him for what he can do ON the field, and not what he did or didn’t do on the wonderlic test. He has shown what he can do in college, and I expect it to translate to the pros.

Get a clue, you maroon……

By: macgee10

macgee10 — Sat, 26 May 2012 13:53:45 +0000

By the way Freeney would definitely not fit well in Dallas. Freeney is a 4-3 DE and Dallas plays in a 3-4 base D.

By: philsgoodman

philsgoodman — Sat, 26 May 2012 02:21:43 +0000

3rd + a 5th would be fair.

By: jebdamone

jebdamone — Sat, 26 May 2012 01:34:46 +0000

I’m not sure why the vikes aren’t looking at him. I don’t think he’s particularly good bit he’s still better than what they have. and at 1mill I good deal.

By: makicat

makicat — Sat, 26 May 2012 01:31:55 +0000

the Colts will have a long season

By: astrosfan75956

astrosfan75956 — Sat, 26 May 2012 01:11:42 +0000

Keep him Jerry, this is a passing league and the more serviceable Dbacks the better.

By: croghan1919

croghan1919 — Sat, 26 May 2012 01:09:59 +0000

No doubt the Colts can use the CB help.
But I’m wondering if new GM Grigson isn’t just trolling for a leak in the front office?
There’s still a lot of off season to go.

By: sparkygump

sparkygump — Sat, 26 May 2012 01:00:46 +0000

Mike Jenkins is a pouty, fragile corner who plays way too far off the ball. He’s main role since that Pro Bowl appearance is to show up in other players’ highlight reels. He avoids contact and when he does actually try to nake a tackle, he gets injured. If the Colts want him, they can have him. There is a reason an owner known to keep players two seasons too long drafted a corner and over paid for another; Mike Jenkins is not the lockdown corner he thinks he is.

By: pesh00

pesh00 — Sat, 26 May 2012 00:00:25 +0000

Why do anything right now???? Even if it’s a 4th….we know injuries happen all the time. You wait til some starter goes down and let them bid against each other.

By: kingjeremi84

kingjeremi84 — Fri, 25 May 2012 23:26:00 +0000

freeney would compliment dware nicely

By: suhisabeast90

suhisabeast90 — Fri, 25 May 2012 23:22:53 +0000

They’re offering Freeney………….and he doesn’t fit in Dallas. So no deal.

By: macgee10

macgee10 — Fri, 25 May 2012 23:01:49 +0000

I’d take a 3rd rounder for him nothing less. The guy does have value to him.

By: thalawless1

thalawless1 — Fri, 25 May 2012 22:45:42 +0000

They will only get a compensatory pick if they lose more players than they sign. The Bengals didn’t get anything for losing Joseph last year.

By: arlingtonsynn

arlingtonsynn — Fri, 25 May 2012 22:42:07 +0000

You guys know comp picks are allocated based on the net free agent moves.

So even if Jenkins is worth a 3rd, him leaving only gets them a 3rd if they sign no one else in FA.

As far as him being a ‘Pro Bowler’…. he was an alternate. No consideration for All Pro (which still means something).

Finally, if he was so good, why did the Cowboys sign Carr and then trade up to draft a guy who can’t read?

His value is high right now because he only costs 1M in cap. If this guy was making anything higher than 5M, he would have been moved for a 7th or cut by now.

By: torridphenix

torridphenix — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:57:11 +0000

I’d imagine the best the Colts would offer is a 2013 6th that could be increased to a 4th based on performance or a 2013 and 2014 6th. This is all dependent on Jenkins agreeing to a long term contract before being dealt.

It doesn’t make sense for them to trade anything higher than a 6th for him when they have 28M+ coming off the books in dead money, not including the 18Mthat comes off when Freeney’s contract ends.

By: pesh00

pesh00 — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:52:40 +0000

Has to be 3rd or higher. Boys will get a comp pick when he walks so that would likely be a 4th.

Unless there is a player that thy could throw in too…..but I am going with nothing of value so likely Jenkins stays and plays it out.

By: EJ

EJ — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:45:17 +0000

He is worth a conditional 4th-5th round pick, no more. The condition based on how many snaps he takes this year.

By: rarelyclever

rarelyclever — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:43:30 +0000

Jenkings is worth a compensatory pick in the 3 to 5 round range, so there is no way the Cowboys would trade him for anything less than a premium pick. We’re talking about a Pro Bowl corner in his early twenties. Dallas will keep him in shackles unless a deal comes in that they can’t refuse.

By: dallasfan89

dallasfan89 — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:37:45 +0000

Clearly they have been offering low picks since they have made multiple offers. Dallas will have to get 3rd or higher to even make it worth their time cause of the potential compensatory pick that would come

By: dcbassguy

dcbassguy — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:29:15 +0000

Are you guys serious? A 4th or 5th comp pick for Jenkins?

-or-

Even better yet, you think the colts will give up a second round pick for a guy on a one year deal, that has more promise than actual good play?

No way, it’ll be for a later round pick, if it even has a chance of happening.

By: calizcowboyz

calizcowboyz — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:24:52 +0000

a former pro bowl corner in his prime only 26 years old. playing hurt and showing his competitiveness.

yes nothing LESS then a second round pick for the former first round pick.

in fact i say DONT trade him we are trying to win THIS year and need him. if we want to resign him after the season then we can, we will have 28 million dollars of dead money back to our disposal next season.

By: arlingtonsynn

arlingtonsynn — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:22:54 +0000

daysend564 says:

No trade for lower than a 2nd round pick. That would work out well with Colts as it would be somewhere in the #33-35 range.

No trade it is.

This isn’t Madden.

By: daysend564

daysend564 — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:56:11 +0000

No trade for lower than a 2nd round pick. That would work out well with Colts as it would be somewhere in the #33-35 range.

By: vmannj

vmannj — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:52:22 +0000

If Jenkins walks after this year, Dallad would probably get a 4th or 5th round compensatory pick in the 2014 draft. Any trade offer would have to be better than that, or it’s not worth it.

By: blacknole08

blacknole08 — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:52:18 +0000

Cowboys should pull the trigger on a trade soon. Jenkins is an instant upgrade at corner for the Colts if it happens.