Best Value In the NFL? Jimmy Graham

saintfan · 02-10-2012, 11:15 AM

He remains under contract through 2013. Perhaps more than any other player in the NFL, Graham has outperformed his contract and that generally leads to a new deal.

In 2011, only his second year in the NFL, Graham had one of the best seasons ever by a tight end. He caught 99 passes for 1,310 yards and 11 touchdowns. He’s 25 and he’s only going to get better.

When you look at Graham’s production and potential, it’s easy to make a case he’s the NFL’s most underpaid tight end. Heck, he might be the most underpaid player in the NFL, period.

Graham’s still playing on his rookie contract, which was standard for the third-round pick he was in 2010. But he’s scheduled to make only $540,000 in 2012 and $575,000 in 2013.

Full article.
Best value in NFL? Jimmy Graham - NFC South Blog - ESPN

papz · 02-10-2012, 12:21 PM

halloween 65 · 02-10-2012, 03:43 PM

His production outways his pay by far. He continues to be this good he will get a very nice contract. I wish I could say the same thing about some players on the D side, 4 are over paid for their lack of production, seems to me someone's priorities need to change.

Ashley · 02-10-2012, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by halloween 65

His production outways his pay by far. He continues to be this good he will get a very nice contract. I wish I could say the same thing about some players on the D side, 4 are over paid for their lack of production, seems to me someone's priorities need to change.

Jimmy is the man. He will get paid for it to. Yes it's too bad its like that on the d side.
lets hope this yr will bring a nice change on that side of the ball.

joker-saint · 02-11-2012, 02:29 AM

Somebody get Bob Sugar on the phone....lol

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SanDiego49er · 02-11-2012, 04:27 AM

Pretty soon they will have to pay him more money or he will hold out. He's not going to play for that. He's very underpaid. You prove it on the field. And he has. He wouldn't go as late as he was picked if you did the draft over again. That's for sure.

Danno · 02-11-2012, 09:12 AM

Another reason to seriously think about how much to pay Colston. Jimmy will be the highest paid TE in the NFL in 2 years.

I'd hate for that to be with some another team because we have so much money tied up in Colston.

jeanpierre · 02-13-2012, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

Another reason to seriously think about how much to pay Colston. Jimmy will be the highest paid TE in the NFL in 2 years.

I'd hate for that to be with some another team because we have so much money tied up in Colston.

This is a good point; but part of the reason why Graham has been so effective is because of the synergy of BOTH he and Colston...

I'd hate to lose Nicks, but that will be alot of money tied up in Guards if Nicks becomes the highest paid guard in the NFL...

Danno · 02-13-2012, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

This is a good point; but part of the reason why Graham has been so effective is because of the synergy of BOTH he and Colston...

I'd hate to lose Nicks, but that will be alot of money tied up in Guards if Nicks becomes the highest paid guard in the NFL...

But we value guards more than tackles, so I prefer to think of it as having a lot of money tied up in the 2 best O-linemen in the NFL. I don't have a problem with that just because they play OG.

Jankman8 · 02-11-2012, 02:07 PM

People are now somewhat getting my point. On the other hand how much longer do you think our "window" with Brees and the current roster will be open?

02-10-2012, 11:15 AM	#1
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Best Value In the NFL? Jimmy Graham He remains under contract through 2013. Perhaps more than any other player in the NFL, Graham has outperformed his contract and that generally leads to a new deal. In 2011, only his second year in the NFL, Graham had one of the best seasons ever by a tight end. He caught 99 passes for 1,310 yards and 11 touchdowns. He’s 25 and he’s only going to get better. When you look at Graham’s production and potential, it’s easy to make a case he’s the NFL’s most underpaid tight end. Heck, he might be the most underpaid player in the NFL, period. Graham’s still playing on his rookie contract, which was standard for the third-round pick he was in 2010. But he’s scheduled to make only $540,000 in 2012 and $575,000 in 2013. Full article. Best value in NFL? Jimmy Graham - NFC South Blog - ESPN Attached Thumbnails SloMotion likes this.
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Ashley Site Donor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Colorado Springs Co Posts: 2,760	Originally Posted by halloween 65 His production outways his pay by far. He continues to be this good he will get a very nice contract. I wish I could say the same thing about some players on the D side, 4 are over paid for their lack of production, seems to me someone's priorities need to change. Jimmy is the man. He will get paid for it to. Yes it's too bad its like that on the d side. lets hope this yr will bring a nice change on that side of the ball.

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SanDiego49er 100th Post Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 145	Pretty soon they will have to pay him more money or he will hold out. He's not going to play for that. He's very underpaid. You prove it on the field. And he has. He wouldn't go as late as he was picked if you did the draft over again. That's for sure.
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Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,747	Another reason to seriously think about how much to pay Colston. Jimmy will be the highest paid TE in the NFL in 2 years. I'd hate for that to be with some another team because we have so much money tied up in Colston. SapperSaint and Jankman8 like this.

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halloween 65 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Grand Haven, Michigan by way of a little Mississippi River town in Louisiana Posts: 5,893	His production outways his pay by far. He continues to be this good he will get a very nice contract. I wish I could say the same thing about some players on the D side, 4 are over paid for their lack of production, seems to me someone's priorities need to change.

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jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Originally Posted by Danno Another reason to seriously think about how much to pay Colston. Jimmy will be the highest paid TE in the NFL in 2 years. I'd hate for that to be with some another team because we have so much money tied up in Colston. This is a good point; but part of the reason why Graham has been so effective is because of the synergy of BOTH he and Colston... I'd hate to lose Nicks, but that will be alot of money tied up in Guards if Nicks becomes the highest paid guard in the NFL...

02-13-2012, 01:48 PM	#9
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,747	Originally Posted by jeanpierre This is a good point; but part of the reason why Graham has been so effective is because of the synergy of BOTH he and Colston... I'd hate to lose Nicks, but that will be alot of money tied up in Guards if Nicks becomes the highest paid guard in the NFL... But we value guards more than tackles, so I prefer to think of it as having a lot of money tied up in the 2 best O-linemen in the NFL. I don't have a problem with that just because they play OG. SloMotion likes this.

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Jankman8 Site Donor Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Austria, Europe Posts: 374	People are now somewhat getting my point. On the other hand how much longer do you think our "window" with Brees and the current roster will be open?