Not my money.

Fitz's contract included about $50M guaranteed. So you'd have to think that Bowe would be less, perhaps in the $35-45M range.

So the actually figure $120-130M is simply window dressing, since the player will never see all of this money. But let's not worry about that inconvenient detail.

Sign the player. Anything else would be ludicrous.

It's stupid because in all honesty, I expect Bowe to end up somewhere where they pay him 10 million a year, all because Pioli wanted to pay him 8.

That's stupid.

Is this being debated?

Even CJ and Fitz aren't worth that kind of money.

I love Bowe, but if he does want that much, then good luck elsewhere.

Doesn't really matter who we have at WR when Cassel is the QB.

I agree. Dan Marino polishes all the Lombardi's nightly.

Hell, Charles was $13M guaranteed, and Pioli has shown an ability to get team-friendly deals, so...

Not really the point.

Fitz
8/20/2011: Signed an eight-year, $128.5 million contract. The deal contains $50 million guaranteed, including a $10 million signing bonus and first-year roster bonus of $8 million. Fitzgerald is eligible for annual $250,000 workout bonuses in years two through eight. 2012: $5 million (+ $6 million roster bonus due 3/31), 2013: $5 million (+ $10 million option bonus due 3/15), 2014: $12.75 million, 2015: $8 million (+ $8 million roster bonus), 2016: $15 million, 2017-2018: $14.75 million, 2019: Free Agent

CJ
3/13/2012: Signed an eight-year, $150.5 million contract. The deal contains $60 million guaranteed, including a $16 million signing bonus, all of Johnson's base salaries in years one through four, and $9 million of his 2016 salary. 2012: $1.25 million (+ $4.5 million roster bonus), 2013: $5 million (+ $20 million option bonus), 2014: $5 million, 2015: $12.5 million, 2016: $15.95 million, 2017: $16.5 million, 2018: $17 million ($3.5 million guaranteed if team "buys back" final two years), 2019: $18.25 million, 2020: Free Agent

Boo hoo Herm drafted a DT fifth overall and Pioli drafted one at #3.

I'm sure their next contracts will be just as large as the inflated ones from the old CBA.

8/100 with 40 in guarantees would be pushing it. BIG TIME.

No way I'm giving Bowe either of the deals those guys got.

Not even close.

lol, no. If he's demanding that much, he can feel free to get the **** outta here. He's dropped too many balls for Fitz or Johnson & Johnson money. He's good, but not that good.

Calvin Johnson dropped 7 balls last year. Bowe dropped 10.

The year before it was 6 and 8.

Hell, Calvin Johnson once dropped 13 passes in a year.

Isn't it interesting that Pioli had no issues paying Matt Cassel 10 million a year?

And yet, potentially, he won't give the same money to Bowe?

Seems like that's rather unfair.

Pioli can feel free to get the **** outta here.

Pioli has already paid Flowers and Hali really big money and gave DJ and Charles fair market value.

There is nothing to indicate he hasn't been fair in his contract negotiations concerning our players.