The Philadelphia Eagles are in first place in the fight for a 2010 playoff spot, but that doesn't mean some of their best players aren't thinking ahead about their 2011 contracts.

Both QB Michael Vick and WR DeSean Jackson spoke on Tuesday about their desire for new deals next season, albeit with different tones.

Vick, in the final year of a two-year deal he signed in August 2009, expressed optimism that he and the Eagles will be able to reach a deal to keep him in Philadelphia.

"I would hope so," Vick told a group of local students, via Philly.com. "A lot of things have to happen. A lot of things have to take place. . . . But hopefully I'm a Philadelphia Eagle next season."

After his comeback season this year that has seen him play on a near-MVP level, Vick is expected to earn a significant contract. The Eagles will likely have the option of keeping him via the franchise tag, however -- if such an option exists once a new collective bargaining agreement is reached.

Jackson is taking a more aggressive approach with his contract demands, however.

The Pro Bowl receiver appeared on the T.Ocho Show on the Versus network on Tuesday and told Bengals WR Terrell Owens of his plan for a new deal. (Jackson is already under contract for next season.)

"T.O, man. I'm gonna set the bar for you, man," Jackson said (via PFT). "I'm gonna try to get the most I can and I'm gonna set it high for you and I'm gonna set it high for everybody else, too ... They gonna have to do something, because they way I'm putting it in, something's gotta happen, baby."

Jackson has 2,139 receiving yards and 15 receiving TDs over the past two seasons.

-- Sean Leahy