Cullen Jenkins Re-Works His Contract With The Eagles

by Brandon on Feb 21, 2012 1:00 PM CST in Green Bay Packers News

Jenkins Wants To Retire An Eagle. I won't pretend to be an expert on the Eagles salary cap situation, but DT Cullen Jenkins had a 2012 cap charge that was too high. The five-year, $25 million deal he signed last summer could have become a one-year $4 million rental, but apparently the Eagles liked what they saw last season. His new deal is believed to be for four years.

He basically did with the Eagles what he usually did with the Packers: 5.5 sacks and he was a Pro Bowl alternate. I expect that when the terms of the deal are released, they'll have provided him with a lot more guaranteed money than he received last year. And he'll be paid a similar annual average of around $5 million per year.

I'd rather that he was still a member of the Packers, but apparently GM Ted Thompson thought there was some risk to him. Obviously the Eagles disagreed. We'll have to wait and see which team was right.

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Brandon, did you see any Packer games last season??

It’s pretty obvious that Ted Thompson was wrong! The Packers without Jenkins(and Nick Collins as of week 3) went from a Top 5 Defense to last in the league! Clay Matthews went from second to Troy Polamalu as Defensive MVP to getting what maybe 5 sacks the whole year. We missed Jenkins BIG TIME!!! Mike Neal, CJ Wilson as replacements? Seriously?!?! Neal will probably be another JT Harrell and Wilson will fade away unless they both get their butts in gear! Neither one contributed anything to the Defensive Line, and Howard Green isn’t an every down guy, not to mention he’s supposed to relieve BJ, not play DE. If Jenkins had been in, Manning would have been running for his life both in NY and at Lambeau in January. He, Brady, and his brother are the same, the way to make them make mistakes is hit them, we couldn’t do that, we got lucky in December, because they left Aaron Rodgers 53 seconds, and we dropped 8 guys in coverage in January and still couldn’t cover the pass. That’s why whenever anybody on here says we need an OLB to “bracket” Clay Matthews, I tell them what we need is a DE, who can draw the double team so Clay or Charles can get in the back field, run by the Running Back and sack the opposing QB. Franchise Flynn if you want an early 2nd round LB. The Dolphins will take him!

by biggun33 on Feb 21, 2012 1:29 PM CST reply actions

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13.

"Skip, once again, stop it; Be an analyst; don't be a douchebag."

by Wiedmann on Feb 21, 2012 2:16 PM CST up reply actions 7 recs

Didn't read after your first two sentences. TS DR.

+1 for Weidmann.

I already told you! I deal with the god damn receivers so the linebackers don’t have to! I have coverage skills; I’m good at covering people! Can’t you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?!

by msc32887 on Feb 21, 2012 2:40 PM CST up reply actions

But if...

Jenkins get hurt this year, as he is prone to do (and just as likely to given his history), and then when he returns and can no longer do what he’s asked, Thompson will be PROVEN right! Can’t say after just one year… Especially now the the iggles are tied to Jenkins for 4 more years! THAT is the reason Thompson wasn’t willing to give Jenkins any more money… His age and history suggest he’ll get injured again and if he does and then is a shadow of himself the iggles willl have tied up MILLIONS w/ very little return! Remind me once again how Jenkins was such a difference maker for the iggles? You know the 7-9 or whatever Iggles?!

Our Biggest Challenge is how we deal w/ Success!

by Strohman on Feb 21, 2012 10:32 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs

Jenkins

Is playing in a different defensive system than in Green Bay. He’s not being asked to rush from the edge like he was doing in our 3-4. His job is more of an inside tackle, and to control the run and provide some internal pressure. He did that and more last season. He played very soildly for the Eagles. Since he’s getting older, I think he’s probably OK being the guy that funnels things to the outside or flushes the QB towards the double wrecking balls that are Trent Cole and Jason Babin. Good move on Jenkins part.

by Vinz_Clortho on Feb 21, 2012 2:34 PM CST reply actions

Cullen Jenkins

AS LONG as packers has no DEFENSE they will go nowhere next year!!! Thompson better do something about or Owners will find a job more fitting for him….McD order taker???

by zappop777 on Feb 21, 2012 3:23 PM CST reply actions

One year removed from a championship and it's back to...

FIRE TEB TIMPSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Taked baby. Meet at later bar, night or day sometime.

by Charlie Kelly on Feb 21, 2012 6:32 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs

Wow.

Just, wow!!!

"Perfection is not attainable,
but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence!"

After further review,
The Munsters of the Midway still suck,
Skol is a four-letter word,
abd those upstarts in Detroit couldn't beat the Little Sisters of the Poor.

by NorthStarr on Feb 22, 2012 2:17 AM CST up reply actions