woodsong

I believe you're missing the point. When you pay a player $100 million, you have to play him. But -- Mario's really not that good. Physically a freak, but mentally just not that interested. So, you're forced to play a non-productive player simply because you're paying him big bucks. It's not that you're "spending Ralph's money so it doesn't matter" -- it's that Mario's taking up a spot that a more productive player could take. Who might that player be? Well, as Houston discovered, pretty much any rookie or practice-squad player they replaced him with outplayed Mario. Mario's a nice guy -- but he's only a football player when he feels like it ... and he rarely feels like it.

I'm not a big Mario fan -- he's a physical freak, but isn't really a football player. He can be dominating when he feels like playing -- he just rarely feels like playing. I think he'll feel like playing when he goes against Houston and will do well as an individual.