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Donte Most Improved Player?

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from Bleacher Report:

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Carolina Panthers cornerback Donte Jackson doesn't regularly get recognition as one of the NFL's top young cornerbacks, but he deserves it. He became a strong cover corner under defensive coordinator Phil Snow last season and has been even better this year.

In 2020, Jackson logged three interceptions, 34 tackles and 11 passes defended in 14 games. He allowed an opposing passer rating of just 79.2. This season, he's started all 10 contests, played 95 percent of the defensive snaps and logged 41 tackles, eight passes defended and two picks.

Jackson has allowed an opposing passer rating of only 70.3 in 2021 and has allowed just a single touchdown pass after allowing four in 2020. He's emerged as a defensive leader and was voted a team captain before the season.

"All the credit goes to him, for realizing what he needed to do," former Panthers safety Mike Adams said, per Darin Gantt of the team's official website.

The 26-year-old Jackson should be on the verge of stardom."

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2950506-every-nfl-teams-most-improved-player-in-2021

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"All the credit goes to him, for realizing what he needed to do to get paaaaid next season,"  Fixed the quote. For three years he completely shied away from any contact, which was his biggest issue.  Suddenly in his contract year, he is the aggressor on tackles.  That's an agent saying, "you want to make 8mil a year or 15mil a year?"  Glad it eventually happened but would be weary of being a contract year "improvement". 

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Donte is good but this sounds like his' agent and BR article gearing up for a new contract, absolutely no shame there.

All this leadership talk and Gilmore the vet walks in and has an immediate impact on and off the field. IDK, I want to see Reddick and Gilmore locked down before thinking about a new contract for Dante, especially with Horn coming back.

He is a big hitter so that is fun to have for sure.

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39 minutes ago, B_Eazi said:

from Bleacher Report:

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Carolina Panthers cornerback Donte Jackson doesn't regularly get recognition as one of the NFL's top young cornerbacks, but he deserves it. He became a strong cover corner under defensive coordinator Phil Snow last season and has been even better this year.

In 2020, Jackson logged three interceptions, 34 tackles and 11 passes defended in 14 games. He allowed an opposing passer rating of just 79.2. This season, he's started all 10 contests, played 95 percent of the defensive snaps and logged 41 tackles, eight passes defended and two picks.

Jackson has allowed an opposing passer rating of only 70.3 in 2021 and has allowed just a single touchdown pass after allowing four in 2020. He's emerged as a defensive leader and was voted a team captain before the season.

"All the credit goes to him, for realizing what he needed to do," former Panthers safety Mike Adams said, per Darin Gantt of the team's official website.

The 26-year-old Jackson should be on the verge of stardom."

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2950506-every-nfl-teams-most-improved-player-in-2021

No forget his open field tackling which has made huge strides from previous years.

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I am worried about resigning him because other than this year he has been pretty up and down. 
Concerned that once he gets his money he will regress. This offseason if gonna be really interesting. 
Resigning DJ, Reddick. Possibly resigning Jackson and Cam. 
We have some cap space next year but it can go away very quickly. 
 

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20 minutes ago, gofightwin said:

"All the credit goes to him, for realizing what he needed to do to get paaaaid next season,"  Fixed the quote. For three years he completely shied away from any contact, which was his biggest issue.  Suddenly in his contract year, he is the aggressor on tackles.  That's an agent saying, "you want to make 8mil a year or 15mil a year?"  Glad it eventually happened but would be weary of being a contract year "improvement". 

"this guy is fast and good at covering but all of a sudden he wants to tackle at CB? he's only looking to get paid cut him so i can bitch about him being good on another team next year." 

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14 minutes ago, Geronimo said:

No forget his open field tackling which has made huge strides from previous years.

Donte has become a willing tackler, even an aggressive one, which is a major change from previous years. Could it be he's just become more comfortable with contact, has bought into his defensive coach's attitude or is it the weight of a future contract? Who knows? Who cares? It's working.

We're going to have some expensive decisions to make on defense next year. Donte can only keep making his case stronger (here or elsewhere) by continuing on this trajectory.

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I'm all about keeping him.  But not at the price levels people are talking about Jackson.  If Jackson wants top CB money then another team should write that check.  One really good season in a contract year doesn't warrant top CB money (and basically still has a half a season to go for this season to be logged as a great one). 

and while he has played great this year.  He essentially has been the getting the #2 a lot vs a lot of weak QB play.   So I am not comfortable paying him big lock up #1 WR money when that just isn't what he has been IMO. 

 

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1 hour ago, gofightwin said:

"All the credit goes to him, for realizing what he needed to do to get paaaaid next season,"  Fixed the quote. For three years he completely shied away from any contact, which was his biggest issue.  Suddenly in his contract year, he is the aggressor on tackles.  That's an agent saying, "you want to make 8mil a year or 15mil a year?"  Glad it eventually happened but would be weary of being a contract year "improvement". 

Donte' was coming up in run support as a rookie, go back and look, his issue was consistency. 

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1 hour ago, TLGPanthersFan said:

I am worried about resigning him because other than this year he has been pretty up and down. 
Concerned that once he gets his money he will regress. This offseason if gonna be really interesting. 
Resigning DJ, Reddick. Possibly resigning Jackson and Cam. 
We have some cap space next year but it can go away very quickly. 
 


Donte is the textbook definition of a player that will disappear once he gets a contract.

I can’t think of anyone else is recent memory that has this many red flags.

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