Heres the deal; as with everyone else on this board, AJ is by far and away one of the top three Texans in Texans history. His class, play, work ethic, and leadership go unrivaled.
This is where it gets tricky. With him holding all of the intagibles listed above AND being arguably the best WR in the league....why shouldnt he want more?
I voted dont pay him (yet). We did what we should have done and gave him a very nice extension back in 2007. If AJ wasnt happy with it, why did he sign it? Just because other players are getting paid more than him NOW doesnt justify us paying more.
WHAT GOOD IS A CONTRACT IF YOU ARE GOING TO NOT HOLD UP TO YOUR END WITH FIVE YEARS LEFT!!??!!??
Im all about taking care of our players, but on the other hand, they need to take care of us as well (and by us I mean the Houston Texans as a whole, the fans, the FO, the team, etc, etc).
He needs to put up about three more years into this extension and then if he still feels he deserves more then we should talk. This is absolute bulls#$%.
Last time I checked, a contract is binding on both ends that signed it. Its not just good for one side, then when you dont like it anymore say "I dont think I like this deal anymore, give me more money or I wont hold up my end of the bargain."
As classy as AJ is, this is crap. I hope something gets worked out soon for this so we dont have another distraction.
Im with everyone else, I want AJ to retire a Texan, but we have to draw a line somewhere......