Especially Babs who is usually pretty solid, and occasionally has a huge game thrown in… he likes the back field and so do i.

MJ… little much $$$ although to be fair he wouldnt get as much in a modeling contract…ugh. But he has been a great target for Matt so why not?

I like Babs. He’s been here for a bit, and he plays hard. A five year deal is great for him and for us, especially when we draft/FA a new DT and he’ll maintain a situational role.

In the “what have you done for me lately” league of the NFL, a lot of people seem to forget that a little bit of consistency goes a long way, and keeping Jenkins, assuming he’s working hard and developing well with Matt Ryan, is part of that.

Besides, at this point, do you REALLY want to question Thomas Dimitroff? He’s just like you and I, he puts his pants on one leg at a time. The only difference is that after he’s done putting his pants on he drafts/signs/generally manages superstar quality players.

In the end, I’ve gotta agree with Tapate above. I’m a big fan of Babs, and I’m excited to see a 5 year deal for him, and Jenks probably got a little more than he deserves, but he’s been improving constantly, and if he keeps it up, he might end up being a steal. I’m done betting against Thomas Dimitroff. Sure, I’ll question decisions, but if it’s on the fence, I’ll just split the difference and assume he knows EXACTLY what he’s doing.

You need to be a little more excited, because these guys are good players. It shows that we will have a base for the future as well. Remember Mike Jenkins had to deal with Vick as a QB so that’s probably why he has only had 50+ Rec once. I like these moves a lot, I think we can make some moves at some defensive lineman next offseason to complement the predator and babs.

dollmanr makes a good point what it does more than anything is it boosts team morale. You might even see Babs get a few more sacks so never discount what job security can do for a player.

Jenks, after 11 games, currently rests a cool 34 yards off his career season-high. If he can finish the season between 700-800 yards, in his first year in a new offense as the #2, he deserves $5 mil per. Look at what Dallas is giving to (and gave up for) their #2 WR.

Babs is definitely solid. Just wish we knew the $$ attached to his contract, but as someone posted above, Dimitroff has given me 0 (that’s ZERO) reason to doubt him up to this point. Hell, he could sign Joe Horn to a 4-year, $19 mil deal and I’d probably trust him.

Wait, someone already did that ish. Nevermind.

If the Falcons overpaid Mr. Jenks, they didn’t do it by much. If he’s an underachiever for a first-round pick, he has still produced fairly well as a #2 WR. $5M might seem like a bargain in a few years.

Locking up productive players for the long term is a great way to do business, unless you structure the contract like McKay did for Vick. Our Heroic Comrade learned a thing or two working for the Patriots, da?

Never heard of the guy.

…what he was able to accomplish in Tampa, considering the fact that he tried to stock the Birds like they were the Replacements or something.