Comments on: Avril would love to get Mario money

By: sneakerhead11

sneakerhead11 — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:41:10 +0000

I’d love to get Mario money too.

By: ballboy48

ballboy48 — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 14:29:04 +0000

Cliff, Mario isn’t even worth “Mario money”!

By: vaphinfan

vaphinfan — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 13:45:03 +0000

Im not so sure I’d resign anyone from that defense that gave up so many 4th qtr leads.

By: billsfan1

billsfan1 — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 13:34:33 +0000

There are about 2 defensive ends in the past 20 years who, in their prime would be worth Mario money… Bruce Smith and Reggie White (although JJ Watt seems heading to be #3- just lets see him do it a few more year – but he sure is goood)
I dont know much about Avril but it seems as though that is where the market is headed… the marquis free agents will all soon be hitting 9o plus in their contract… sad but true

By: faepernick

faepernick — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 02:29:18 +0000

lionsdraftguy says:
Feb 16, 2013 2:56 PM
Maybe big mouth Jim Harbaugh cant sign him as a WR, then he will have yet ANOTHER #1 wr. That a clown.

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I need writing lessons from this guy… Wait…

By: detroitrollin22

detroitrollin22 — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 02:27:46 +0000

Mario Williams wasn’t even worth Mario Williams Money

By: topcide

topcide — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 02:18:40 +0000

And I want to pop a threesome off with Mila Kunis and Kate Upton. Anything is possible right?

By: mackcarrington

mackcarrington — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 00:38:48 +0000

Better call Ralph Wilson fast, Cliff. He probably has dementia and will think that you are Bruce Smith.

By: thegonz13

thegonz13 — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 00:12:54 +0000

Hey, I’d love to get Mario’s deal too. Won’t happen either!

By: thegregwitul

thegregwitul — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:55:42 +0000

Anything is possible, except for Avril getting Mario money.

By: fringetastic

fringetastic — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:44:06 +0000

Umm… Is there anything else that zeeman911′s comment ending with “N” could mean other than something a mod should have caught and that should have zeeman911′s IP address banned?

By: voiceofreason

voiceofreason — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:12:16 +0000

Dont give this bum anything over 6m per. He doesnt stop the run, he rarely pressures the QB, and even more rarely sacks the QB. If it weren’t for the DTs he played with, he would be in the CFL….The scheme makes Avril what he is, which isnt’ much.

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:06:31 +0000

Avril would love to get Mario money
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He isn’t worth half of Mario money. Avril can’t play the run and his sack total is a natural consequence of playing on the same line as Suh and Fairley.

By: chattanola

chattanola — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 23:06:02 +0000

Of course the “Mario deal” is quite negotiable if it’s a winning team like Baltimore, GB, SF, Denver, etc. that is interested in him.

Not that Detroit is terribly bad as past years, but the promise of a Superbowl run is worth taking less money. Say…$5.5 million?…

By: metzgerf

metzgerf — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:28:40 +0000

Someone will be willing to give him more than $10 million per year, but nobody will give him 20.

As a Lions fan: Good luck wherever you go, Avril. It’s been nice having you in Detroit.

By: lks311

lks311 — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:27:10 +0000

Cliff, as luck would have it, Freeney’s availability just depressed the market for DEs…prolly cost you $3plus mil a year on your next contract.

By: cliffordc05

cliffordc05 — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 21:39:15 +0000

This is totally delusional. He will not get Mario Money and I doubt that Mario would get Mario Money this year. The Bills overpaid; period. Never mind the fact that Avril did not have a particularly good year and especially for a contract year.

By: seanx40

seanx40 — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 21:04:11 +0000

I think his agent should be telling him to be far more realistic. The 8-10 million as others have stated is about what he will get. He will be sitting for a long time waiting for that $20 million a year pay day.

By: luthierjr

luthierjr — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 20:51:21 +0000

When you sell your house you ask for more than it’s worth and more than you know you’ll get. You know it, the buyer knows it. It’s part of the game.

By: der6495

der6495 — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 20:49:37 +0000

Would rather sign Freeney than Avril. Save a lot of cash for the same type of player.

By: hawkswillwinachipinthenext5yearsguarunteed

hawkswillwinachipinthenext5yearsguarunteed — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 20:42:07 +0000

Prolly was just as good as Mario last year cuz they both stunk it up. I don’t get it these players want all the money in the world but if there real goal in life is to hoist a Lombardy trophy. They’d all b happy playing for a couple million a year or less to build a decent franchise to take a shot at a Super Bowl. I do believe like pollard that the league will not exist in 30 yrs n not cuz of safety it cuz teams won’t b able to afford to pay every player what they want. It makes no sense these guys get paid more in 1 yr then I will my whole life n it’s do do what they love to do. I wish I can go home everyday n spend time with my lovely family everyday n enjoy playing call of duty on my spare time n get paid just 1 million a year. That would b wonderful. But ahh by the way Avril if u play like u did in 2011 want minimal money for a few years n want a Super Bowl right away come play for Seattle we’ll take care of u if ur not greedy

By: butkus54

butkus54 — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 20:33:31 +0000

Honestly, let him walk.
The Lions can’t afford to pay him “Mario” money when they have so much invested in Stafford, Johnson and Suh.
I don’t see him as an elite pass rushing end and so I would rather see them use their resources more wisely given the number of free agents on their roster and limited cap space … draft a highly rated pass rushing end in April… rookie contracts are alot more affordable under the new collective bargaining agreement.

By: packmangamble

packmangamble — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 20:18:40 +0000

Yeah, I’d like to have Mario money too Cliff, but it ain’t gonna happen to either one of us!

By: seanje

seanje — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 20:15:10 +0000

Avril cozying up to Florio might prove to be a wise business decision.

By: EJ

EJ — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 20:10:23 +0000

I don’t think I’d give him any more than 6 million a year. He disappears for long periods and is a liability in the running game. He is basically just a pass-rusher. Besides, I think some of his success has something to do with the fact that he has Suh and Fairley taking double teams which leaves him one on one most of the time.

By: vicnocal

vicnocal — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 20:02:00 +0000

Mario Lopez money?

Avril Lavigne has a better shot at a Mario Williams contract than this guy.

By: peytonsneck18

peytonsneck18 — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:59:52 +0000

Mario williams shouldnt be even getting mario money, no defensive player should ever be worth 100million, (maybe reggie white) om sure the Bills are regretting giving him all that bread, a QB should be the only one’s getting that type of money

By: lionsdraftguy

lionsdraftguy — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:56:21 +0000

Maybe big mouth Jim Harbaugh cant sign him as a WR, then he will have yet ANOTHER #1 wr. That a clown.

By: dretwann

dretwann — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:55:32 +0000

You folks commenting are just jealous as hell. You have no problem with ownership casting these guys away like used tissue, routinely failing to “honor the contract” yet bitch about a guy recognizing he has a short window to maximize his perceived value all while knowing he likely won’t see all of the contract money. Why can’t you boneheads understand that?! Is it envy ? I’m guessing so. Don’t blame him. Blame you parents for giving you F’d up genetics. He is worth whatever ownership wants to pay. I mean, ain’t that what’s being said about Goodell’s contract? And he’s never played down. If he can get 30 mil a year then the players are entitled to get all they can. Live with it.

By: johnnycash19

johnnycash19 — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:41:43 +0000

I’ll start by saying , I’m an Avril fan. I think he is a pretty good (notice, I did not say great) DE. He seems like a true professional and I think for the most part, fans get upset with what he says because he actually understands that the NFL is a business and not a game. From what I’ve read and heard he seems like a very smart, very nice person.

With that being said, Avril does not deserve that type of money. He doesn’t have a dominant defensive move to really set him apart, he is a speed end and that is it. He is a liability against the run (Although to be fair, that could also be because of the 9-wide system) He disappears for games at a time and you could argue a lot of his production is inflated because he plays with 3 really good DT’s in Suh, Williams and Fairly.

I do wish Avril the best but I don’t think Avril deserves to get more than $8 million a year.