SPOTRAC estimated contract value: CB Michael Jackson 3 years $23.15 million

[flagfootballcoach28]

I don’t think I’d sign him at that price tbh. 5.5 mill per sounds fair for a player of his caliber 

Edited February 8, 2025 by flagfootballcoach28

[MHS831]

4 hours ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

Mike played well above expectations last year, but I’m probably rolling the dice and letting him walk unless I’m planning on moving Horn.

We could be paying him at his peak--I dunno.  Josh Norman was a late bloomer--so you never know.

[Panthero]

It's a trap. Two years at 7, three at 5. 

[kungfoodude]

I mean, he is 28 so probably the shorter term deal, the better. 3 year deal with an out in year 3, maybe.

[hepcat]

Absolutely not. Way too expensive for a 28 year old player with limited starting experience. 2 years $7m is fair. He played well down the stretch but they can’t overpay for the CB position when Horn’s extension is coming up. 

[kungfoodude]

1 hour ago, hepcat said:

Absolutely not. Way too expensive for a 28 year old player with limited starting experience. 2 years $7m is fair. He played well down the stretch but they can’t overpay for the CB position when Horn’s extension is coming up. 

Yeah, we have to keep in mind we don't have a ton of cap space. If Horn and Ikey are gonna get deals in the near future, we can't be too free with the cap space.

[PNW_PantherMan]

Jackson played well above expectations but it’s not like he’s a star.  He’s above replacement level.  But how much is that worth given the needs of the team?

[PanthersNCSU]

I think you happily take that contract. He played well, and we have the lingering Horn concerns until the end of time. You lose Jackson, god-forbid anything happens to Horn...because then that secondary is ROUGH. 

[MHS831]

It is probably nothing--but Evans and Bartholomew, a pair of CBs from their PS, looked decent to good in the last game or two.  Still, you sign Jackson if you can--ask yourself, "Would you rather have Mike Jackson or DJ Wonnum?" $7 million savings to cut Wonnum.

 

Edited February 10, 2025 by MHS831

[MHS831]

On 2/7/2025 at 5:31 PM, frankw said:

Generally when I look at a thread I also take note of who created it. I see Juan's name I already know what time it is and enter accordingly.

Yeah, I appreciate Juan for digging and finding nuggets, but if you read his headline and then see his name beneath it, you do temper expectations.  I'd rather have him on the front lines, however, than not. 

[panthers55]

Like I always say, if you control the guaranteed money we can pay him a good salary without killing the cap as long as we don't keep trying to kick the can down the road with dead money if he doesn't work out. We need some stability at corner and this would go a long way to shoring up the position. We learned with Gettleman that you can't do a fruit bowl turnover of players every year unless you want to have a team that can't put together consecutive winning seasons. Under Tepper we got worse and can't seem to even have one winning season. We need consistent staff and players to build a culture and our talent. With our QB on a rookie contract we need to lock in other positions before he takes up a big chunk of the cap space. And how about limiting the dead cap money we seen to keep oozing as we let guys go or trade them...

[PNW_PantherMan]

16 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

It is probably nothing--but Evans and Bartholomew, a pair of CBs from their PS, looked decent to good in the last game or two.  Still, you sign Jackson if you can--ask yourself, "Would you rather have Mike Jackson or DJ Wonnum?" $7 million savings to cut Wonnum.

 

Easily rather have Jackson

[TheSpecialJuan]

On 2/9/2025 at 6:40 AM, hepcat said:

Absolutely not. Way too expensive for a 28 year old player with limited starting experience. 2 years $7m is fair. He played well down the stretch but they can’t overpay for the CB position when Horn’s extension is coming up. 

Agreed. Dan Morgan got Mike Jackson for our 7th round LB I think he's confident he can find another low cost starter if he can't re-sign Mike.