Who, the players or the owners? Jacksonville cut 4 players in August alone. Why doesn’t the team have to honor the contract THEY agreed to? They have cut 34 players since February (according to the Transactions section of Yahoo Sports).

Call me crazy, but I feel that if the team can chose not to pay a player when they under perform, then it should be ok for a player to ask to be paid more when they over perform. Especially since, unlike probably every single person on this board, they cannot just up and go to a team that will pay them more. And especially since the holdout is costing MJD money.

The whole reason Kahn is even getting money to pay these salaries is because people are willing to pay to see guys like MJD play football. I know I pay my money to see AP and Harvin, not Zygi Wilf.

If I were a player, I would be watching teams like Jacksonville and Chicago playing hardball with their stars so that I was sure not to sign with them when I became a free agent. If they are not willing to compensate their best player fairly, then why should any player in the league think they would get a decent deal from them.

I think there’s also an open question out there about Khan’s philosophy as an owner. Using my Lions as an example, the older Ford (William Clay) always appeared to want the Lions to be just barely good enough to sell tickets, but wasn’t too concerned about winning a championship. Millen didn’t get fired until Bill Ford spoke about it in public, and Bill Ford seems more interested in winning.

The question is whether Khan actually wants to win games, or just use the cash flow from the team to support his other business ventures. Right now it does not look like putting together a winning team is a priority.

Too bad for Jacksonville fans – who deserve better.

i have nothing against MJD or the Jags, but the owner is right in this one. if MJD wanted a better contract, he had an opportunity to negotiate it. if he and his agent werent smart enough to push for, and get, incentives that would pay him what he believes he’s worth after the season he had, that’s their fault, not khan’s. he should suck it up, show up, and play. this isnt his rookie contract, he should’ve known better, and more importantly negotiated better.

the problem with this is that players who do this are attempting to renegotiate their current contract based on past performance. can he guarantee that if he gets a new contract he wont get hurt? can he guarantee that he will lead the league in rushing again? more importantly can he guarantee that paying him more will help the team be more successful than they were last year?

let’s say you agreed on a price for some guy to cut your lawn 5 times for $50. After 3 times, he decides that he’s the best landscaper (because he won “best landscaper” award in the NY Times) and refuses to cut your lawn until you agree to give him more money, would you pay him?

MJD = 125 teachers with his current contract, someone SLAP this fool!!

Think again MJD, show some humility and be thankful for the opportunity to play in the NFL and make 6 million $$ this year.

That is why players get signing bonuses and guaranteed money, to compensate for the risk of getting cut. If MJD would have been cut early he would have gotten more than his yearly average because of these guarantees. No sympathy here.

I think if the Jags publicly waive fines and put out the welcome mat – he reports.

Sounds to me like he knows he is not getting a new contract and he wants to come back.

And 1 more thing – fire your agent – he is HORRIBLE whoever he is.

It will also be bad for his numbers and next contract.

MJD Inc. All about the individual.

Personally, I stood to the side with him for a few minutes and told him that it was really great to see him in town and he seemed very sincere in saying that he appreciated my saying that.

Overall, I think everyone was happy he was there and it was a positive event with the fans. I’d be shocked if MJD didn’t take it as a positive feeling as well.

And as for the up to $900,000. in fine…what kind of message does that send to players….doesnt that money go to NFL charities….so what you are saying is that…no sweat, take the spring and summer off, and there is no repercussions….not even financial. He needs to be responsible for a portion of the fines at least.

Kahn, I love your business sense, thanks for the ENERGY in DUVAL and also for having the kahunas to make business decisions….

Guys on their second or third contracts who have already signed big money to be starters, can rot, even if they are on my favorite team.

You see this all the time with divas. They get the big upfront they asked for in their contracts (ex. 11,11,5,5) and even though they know their average is 8 mill/yr they feel (because of the upfront money) that they are 11 mill/yr players. When that 11 mill/yr stops rolling in they don’t remember that they signed a contract that’s supposed to average 8mill/yr, they just realize that they aren’t making as much as they used to.

Kahn should not back down from the fines. It’s the owners legal counter to a player under contract that does not show up.

On the other side of the spectrum, the biggest contract screwup with a malcontent player is a tie between Revis and DeSean Jackson.

Revis is not the difference between a superbowl for the Jets and to keep paying him every time the signing bonus money runs out sends a bad message to other players. Assuming that they draft or sign other players who are probowl caliber.

DeSean Jackson, yes he outperformed his contract, but to reward what he did on the field last year, was a travesty. Holding out is one thing but tanking the team is reprehensible. Andy has partial blame because he could see that Jackson wasn’t playing hard and kept putting him out there.

Reid has blinders on when it comes to the character of his players.

His bluff got called. In the most literal terms that means the hand is over and he lost. Not sure there is much more he has to say. He can sit all season if he wants. He is only impacting his own wallet.