Corey Williams

[HarveyWallbangers]

He could be playing his last game at Lambeau. Hope the fans remember and give him a big hand.

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=708924

Green Bay - Corey Williams said it hadn't crossed his mind, but when it was brought to his attention that he could very well be playing his final game at Lambeau Field on Sunday, he couldn't help being overwhelmed by the thought.

"I know it's going to be tough after the game on Sunday, regardless of what the situation is," Williams said Friday. "It's going to be kind of tough on me, man. My main thing is leaving all my teammates and stuff like that, knowing that if I don't end up signing back here, then I'll be going to someplace else."

Williams is in the final year of a four-year contract. With a glut of defensive tackles and a lot of money invested at the position, the Packers might be priced out of the market for Williams.

But Williams, who said his agent and the Packers have had some contact of late, said he might be willing to give Green Bay a slight hometown discount for his services.

"I love being here in Green Bay," Williams said. "The only thing I can say about that is I just want to be treated fair. If that means where I would have to take a little cut or whatever, like I said, I just want to be treated fair."

Williams is hoping he can get another contract from the Packers after the season concludes. But if it doesn't happen, he'll leave thinking fondly of Green Bay.

"If it comes to an end, one thing I can say when I leave here is that I had a great time," Williams said. "I felt like I was loved here. If it is my last game, I would love to leave here as a winner, holding up that trophy, going to the Super Bowl. You can't beat that."

[BallHawk]

Corey's a good guy and a good player. He's not the great player some thought he was, but he's a great guy playing in our system.

Ted has the money to lock him up and I hope he does it.

[Bretsky]

CW was about the last player to leave Lambeau last week; he surely was thinking about it.

He walked back to the bench and just took in the atmosphere in the crowd while the players were leaving the field.

Regardless of how this turns out if he leaves I hope our homeristic tendencies do not sway us into arguing we won't miss anything

He is a very good DL with starters talent. Pickett and Kampman are clearly our best DL. Williams is there with Jenkins and clearly better than Harrell and Cole up to this point. KGB, he's just a sacking missile ready to launch at the QB.

[Carolina_Packer]

He sure ain't no Cletidus Hunt. Wait, that's good. C'Dub will be missed if he goes. Interior lineman who can get to the QB are nice to have.

[BallHawk]

I pose this to anyone willing to answer:

If you had to pick between Corey and Jolly who would you pick and why?

[Scott Campbell]

I haven't specifically watched tape to compare them, but I'd pick Jolly. The line played better when he was in there, and he'll be making less coin.

[Carolina_Packer]

If I had to pick, I'd take Jolly. Younger, less expensive, possibly more upside.

[Partial]

I pose this to anyone willing to answer:

If you had to pick between Corey and Jolly who would you pick and why?

Jolly because he is a bigger body who has more potential. He is younger and more stout against the run which is what our defensive system calls for. He's also more versatile.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Regardless of how this turns out if he leaves I hope our homeristic tendencies do not sway us into arguing we won't miss anything

True. I also hope our pessimistic tendencies do not sway us into thinking that he can't be replaced--even by some guys on the roster. Perhaps Justin Harrell even.

[Partial]

I think he'll get locked up by the Packers for a few years. His play really fell off when Pickett and Jolly were out and I no longer think he'll be getting big time coin.

[Bretsky]

I pose this to anyone willing to answer:

If you had to pick between Corey and Jolly who would you pick and why?

That is a great question. Has Jolly shown the ability to stay healthy yet ?
If we can assume good health going forward I'd probably take Jolly as well

[Bretsky]

Regardless of how this turns out if he leaves I hope our homeristic tendencies do not sway us into arguing we won't miss anything

True. I also hope our pessimistic tendencies do not sway us into thinking that he can't be replaced--even by some guys on the roster. Perhaps Justin Harrell even.

Everybody is replaceable; of course we'll truly test that theory in a couple years when #4 hangs em up

[MJZiggy]

He'll never hang them up. He'll just give them to the equipment guy to be preserved and sent to Canton ahead of their owner.

[Lurker64]

Really, I think that Thompson's way of thinking is that no amount of money is too much to spend on big guys in the middle of the defensive line. So long as we're not spending 50% of our money on DTs, I think Ted will keep spending resources on them. I wouldn't be surprised if we hang onto Williams, especially since he's not as much of a terror as he was early on when we had the great DT play of Pickett and Jolly unleashing him.

If somebody wants to give him a crazy megadeal, we won't match it. But if he's in the realm of reasonably priced players, we could hang on to him.

[vince]

I pose this to anyone willing to answer:

If you had to pick between Corey and Jolly who would you pick and why?

I'm a Williams fan, but stopping the run up the middle is Job #1. Jolly's more stout against the run and therefore is likely to regain his starting role next year.

That's why Williams and the Packers are in a very tough situation. I'm sure they'd love to re-sign him, but I think both Williams and the Packers realize it would create a domino effect of roster problems down the road.

It's difficult to justify paying a backup as much more than a starter as would be the case here. After Jolly demands more money after next year, then the DLine cost relative to the rest of the team gets even worse.