Avril Has Little Leverage

[lp4ever41]

I remember arguing with someone here over this a few months ago, can't remember who. Seems Anwar Richardson agrees with me.

http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2012/05/detroit_lions_defensive_end_cl_2.html

 

[tsmith7559]

Cliff signs the one year tender and makes $10.6....does it again next year and makes another $11+/-...sounds like a good deal if I was him...2yrs $22Mill..if the Lions dont want to place the tag next year, someone else will pay him..He wins

 

[Mitchrapp]

Or he could have a bad year, not get tagged in 2013 and is released and signs a 1 yr. 5m contract with someone else. Players don't like getting tagged for a reason.

 

[cheeno]

Or he could have a bad year, not get tagged in 2013 and is released and signs a 1 yr. 5m contract with someone else. Players don't like getting tagged for a reason.

Or blow out a knee.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Or blow out a knee.

Exactly. You always want to get that LT deal.

 

[lp4ever41]

He has two options:
1. Take less money but have long-term security and play for a team he likes and will probably be yearly contenders.
2. Sign the tender, play on another one-year deal with no security, hope not to get franchised again so he can get paid in FA, with no guarantee that the teams with $$$ are contenders

 

[tsmith7559]

I guess it all depends on how far apart they are. Do we know?

 

[lp4ever41]

I guess it all depends on how far apart they are. Do we know?

I've never heard anything about what the Lions have offered. Only that Avril wanted at least $12 million a year.

 

[Mitchrapp]

he has two options:
1. Take less money but have long-term security and play for a team he likes and will probably be yearly contenders.
2. Sign the tender, play on another one-year deal with no security, hope not to get franchised again or injured or suck so he can get paid in fa, with no guarantee that the teams with $$$ are contenders

ftfy.

 

[tsmith7559]

I've never heard anything about what the Lions have offered. Only that Avril wanted at least $12 million a year.

I guess they're miles apart then, lol

 

[lp4ever41]

ftfy.

Yep. Ty

 

[tonyballs]

I've never heard anything about what the Lions have offered. Only that Avril wanted at least $12 million a year.

12 a year? Why do you make shit up? I know you fn hate the guy but he NEVER asked for 12 per...lol. For fuck sakes, man....

 

[Mitchrapp]

12 a year? Why do you make shit up? I know you fn hate the guy but he NEVER asked for 12 per...lol. For fuck sakes, man....

How much did he ask for?

 

[tonyballs]

How much did he ask for?

I don't have a number. Nobody does, bro..lol. That's the thing.

Avril came out and said he wanted to get paid by the Lions. He never said he wanted TOP DE money. If he did, somebody needs to show me a link, a quote, whatever, right?

IMO, he deserves around 7-8 mill per year.

 

[tsmith7559]

I don't have a number. Nobody does, bro..lol. That's the thing.

Avril came out and said he wanted to get paid by the Lions. He never said he wanted TOP DE money. If he did, somebody needs to show me a link, a quote, whatever, right?

IMO, he deserves around 7-8 mill per year.

I'm thinking the Lions probably are close to that number, so Avril must be asking for something averaging $9-10+ is my guess

 

[Mitchrapp]

I don't have a number. Nobody does, bro..lol. That's the thing.

Avril came out and said he wanted to get paid by the Lions. He never said he wanted TOP DE money. If he did, somebody needs to show me a link, a quote, whatever, right?

IMO, he deserves around 7-8 mill per year.

Just asking.

 

[tonyballs]

Just asking.

Gotcha.

 

[lp4ever41]

12 a year? Why do you make shit up? I know you fn hate the guy but he NEVER asked for 12 per...lol. For fuck sakes, man....

I'M NOT MAKING SHIT UP.

http://www.detroitlions.com/news/li...y-begins/acd956e9-60a4-4674-96f7-afafc7f43189

Avril told media members after the season that he was looking to cash in on his first chance at free agency, and mentioned the deals the Chiefs' Tamba Hali (five years, $60 million) and the Panthers' Charles Johnson (six years, $72 million) signed last year when asked what he might command.

Eat that crow. Don't call me out unless you know what the hell you're talking about. This has been posted on these boards numerous times, but somehow you're still too damn retarded to understand.

And I don't hate the guy. $8-9 million would be great. He's not going for it.

 

[tbone413]

I'M NOT MAKING SHIT UP.

http://www.detroitlions.com/news/li...y-begins/acd956e9-60a4-4674-96f7-afafc7f43189

Avril told media members after the season that he was looking to cash in on his first chance at free agency, and mentioned the deals the Chiefs' Tamba Hali (five years, $60 million) and the Panthers' Charles Johnson (six years, $72 million) signed last year when asked what he might command.

Eat that crow. Don't call me out unless you know what the hell you're talking about. This has been posted on these boards numerous times, but somehow you're still too damn retarded to understand.

And I don't hate the guy. $8-9 million would be great. He's not going for it.

And Boom goes the Dynamite!

 

[adam86107]

Avril is in for a rude awakening.