Dude, stop with the deep throating. U suck Avrils dick more than he sucks on the field which is pretty hard to do.
Vast majority on here and every fan I've met personally say the same thing, he is NOT worth the money. Not sure there can be any reason for ur determined defense of him other than u have a mancrush. That's fine, but most of us aint buying the shit u r shoveling.
Unfortunately, mayhew is apparently on ur side, which is one of many reasons most of us believe he is inadequate as a GM. We are tired of watching Avril sprint past the play with little to no impact. Does he ever get lucky, yes, but the good teams figured him out and now even average teams have learned from their methods.
If u want to use back pain as an excuse, tonme that is one more reason NOT to sign the guy. Back pain is far more frequently a recurring problem. It isn't like a knee or ankle, it typically flairs up easily from a hit, twist, or even just coming up out of stance. It degrades a players ability to breakdown for tackles, which was never a strong part of his play to begin with.
He is at best a situational pass rusher who blows himself out of the play with almost a love tap from an OT.