http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft06/news/story?id=2425818

4/28/2006 7:03:29 PM

this did not need a new thread

4/28/2006 7:05:28 PM

mario is a beast

4/28/2006 7:05:55 PM

well it got a new thread
this is more than speculation
the draft is tomorrow and we can lock whoever you want after that

4/28/2006 7:10:44 PM

http://cbs.sportsline.com/

super mario on page #1

4/28/2006 7:13:45 PM

4/28/2006 7:14:08 PM

Damn nice pic.

Pimpin it up Mario!

4/28/2006 7:30:57 PM

he had better be the best fucking OLB or DL ever or the texas fans will hate him forever

4/28/2006 7:52:32 PM

smoke screen...
i very strongly doubt that Mario goes #1...
some "draft expert" or "draftologist" or whatever they're called probably told the Texans that they need to make it look like they want Williams for one reason or another...

4/28/2006 8:00:19 PM

i swear to god i've heard the words smoke screen more in the past 27 days than i have in my entire life leading up to now.

4/28/2006 8:03:49 PM

They've signed him...

http://www.houstontexans.com/news/detail.php?PRKey=2543§ion=N%20Latest%20News

4/28/2006 8:19:23 PM

yep, just had a sportscenter "in game"

inked with the Texans!!!

Go get em MARIO!!!

4/28/2006 8:20:29 PM

Way to go, Mario!

4/28/2006 8:21:09 PM

Has this ever happened before I can't remember the first round pick being signed before draft day?

4/28/2006 8:23:03 PM

I thought they had just reached an agreement just in case they happened to sign him. I didn't know you could actually sign a player before he was drafted.. I may be wrong but I think they can still take Bush even though they reached an agreement with Mario.

4/28/2006 8:25:44 PM

Hell Yeah Mario. Play well for the first couple years and maybe you'll get to play for a contending team in the future!

4/28/2006 8:25:57 PM

^^ This is the same thing they did with David Carr. I believe the Bengals signed Carson Palmer prior to the draft as well. You're allowed to sign the 1st overall pick in advance.

[Edited on April 28, 2006 at 8:26 PM. Reason : .]

[Edited on April 28, 2006 at 8:27 PM. Reason : .]

4/28/2006 8:26:32 PM

this is cool because i already have a Texans hat

i liked the logo when they were formed as a franchise

4/28/2006 8:28:43 PM

^^Ok thanks.. I think I'd rather have in him Texas than N.O. I dont think Houston is that far away. Need a few more parts on defense and with the O-line but Williams will be a stud for the D-line.

[Edited on April 28, 2006 at 8:30 PM. Reason : a]

4/28/2006 8:30:02 PM

Quote :

"Has this ever happened before I can't remember the first round pick being signed before draft day?"

yeah, i think it happens almost every year in the NFL now, with the #1 pick

4/28/2006 8:35:01 PM

I knew the 1st team could sign a player.... but can the Saints now sign a player?

4/28/2006 8:41:35 PM

panthers shoulda gone ahead and signed mario so nobody else could

4/28/2006 8:42:17 PM

wow.

ridiculous.

I seriously laughed at people saying this would happen.

but GG.

[Edited on April 28, 2006 at 8:45 PM. Reason : at least he isn't with the Aints]

4/28/2006 8:44:42 PM

apparently its a 6 yr $54 mil deal

4/28/2006 8:48:11 PM

anyone remember what Alex Smith's was last year?

4/28/2006 8:49:20 PM

Quote :

"I knew the 1st team could sign a player.... but can the Saints now sign a player?"

i dont believe they can contact anyone until toomorow no matter what.

4/28/2006 8:49:23 PM

damn, now he can get a solid gold scooter

4/28/2006 8:49:35 PM

I think smith got around $50 mil over 6 yrs

4/28/2006 8:51:21 PM

you gotta believe that the bush saga had a huge part to play in this. All day, most of sports radio still predicted Bush of being a lock for #1

4/28/2006 8:52:49 PM

Alex Smith:
Contract Info: Signed a six-year, $49.5 million contract, including $24 million in bonus money on 7/26/2005.


according to
http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.asp?sport=NFL&id=3119


Mario is getting $26.5 million guaranteed, which isn't THAT big a difference when you factor in inflation (salary cap went up 17.5 mil this year)

4/28/2006 8:54:12 PM

I called this last year, but i had since revoked it because of Reggie Bush's emergence...

this is pretty crazy

4/28/2006 9:03:21 PM

well they said on the espn update that it was because negotiations broke down with bush. everybody seems to think it was just an A or B thing and they chose B even though A was the second coming. it seems to be more like they didnt think they could sign A and they could sign B, so they went with B.

4/28/2006 9:07:22 PM

That was mark claytons opinion, the texan GM said they wanted to build defense because they play in the same division as peyton manning and even if they got bush and he was great they still were not going to outscore the colts.

4/28/2006 9:13:12 PM

[Edited on April 28, 2006 at 9:13 PM. Reason : .]

4/28/2006 9:13:14 PM

Quote :

" Mario is getting $26.5 million guaranteed, which isn't THAT big a difference when you factor in inflation (salary cap went up 17.5 mil this year)"

that is increased Cap for the whole team, not just draft picks, that will be spread out to sign vets....etc.

i would say 2.5 million increase in guaranteed money is great for Mario, especially when compared to a QB contract!

4/28/2006 9:15:17 PM

bush did have his head up his ass, though - in the midst of this whole mess involving his family, he's all like "i just wanna get this out of the way and be the first pick in the draft"



USC must train their football players to be assholes - I remember when some of my cousins wanted to take a picture with Chad Morton, he was all like "nah ladies, I don't do the whole picture thing." then we know about matt leinart's inability to say that his team lost the game.




fuckin idiots

[Edited on April 28, 2006 at 9:16 PM. Reason : ^ doesn't the cap usually go up like 11 million or so though? or is this the new CBA taking effect]

4/28/2006 9:15:25 PM

^i think that is per the new agreement

not sure how much the cap goes up year to year otherwise

4/28/2006 9:17:15 PM

im pretty sure its not 11 million a season usually that sounds a little high...

4/28/2006 9:18:41 PM

sounds a bit high to me as well

4/28/2006 9:18:58 PM

My prediction for Mario's rookie year - 94 sacks... except for his attempt on Philip, who shrugs it off and then throws a 99 yard pass, to himself.

4/28/2006 9:19:39 PM

twice

4/28/2006 9:20:17 PM

need a photoshop with marios face and sone $$$$$

you are the #1 pick son, show some love to the pack and start signing over that large donation for the "Mario Williams Indoor Practice/Strength Facility"

4/28/2006 9:20:54 PM

this is really big for Mario, and hopefully NCSU recruiting

4/28/2006 9:22:44 PM

^hell yeah, we were rated the #5 "talent factory" the other day on SI, chuck has plenty to sell this year.....still up against the evil pussy blue empire and their smear campaigns, i am not sure how they can spin NO DRAFT PICKS/NO BOWL GAME!

[Edited on April 28, 2006 at 9:24 PM. Reason : .]

4/28/2006 9:24:38 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060429/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_draft_texans_williams_1

It is official now.

4/28/2006 9:25:22 PM

been official for a while now!!!

4/28/2006 9:26:02 PM

i tell you one thing


mario is gonna have an awesome home stadium...that place was so awesome

4/28/2006 9:26:55 PM

It's a huge day for NC State football.

Had a #4 pick traded for a #1.

Then have a legitimate #1.

Recruits better start-a-flockin'

4/28/2006 9:27:23 PM

WAY TO GO MARIO!!!

We had the top player in college football and won the Tire Bowl.

4/28/2006 9:27:27 PM

maybe they can take away reggie bush's heisman and be like "well if mario is #1 ... LETS GIVE IT TO HIM!!"

4/28/2006 9:28:23 PM