Williams trade

[Harlan Huckleby]

As you said HH, Williams is a solid, maybe even good starting DT. But he's being paid like a superstar and that's just silly.

Well, ya, I don't know if Williams is worth a hefty contract, my point was the Packers would have been wise to keep him around ONE more season just to hedge their bet on Harrell, see if he can do the job for one more season.

I understand it also costs a draft pick to hold on to that security blanket, so maybe my suggestion was a poor one that just happens to look good now in hindsight.

(this is an old thread from March that somebody brought back to allow assholes to play "I told you so.")

[mission]

harlan i hear what you're saying and (especially now) it seems like a decent idea but TT runs this football team like tourists in vegas play blackjack.

it's almost like he has that little hit card out in front of him, he puts the situation into the equation and whatever the "rule" is for that, he acts on it. it seems to breed some consistency in decision making at least...

dealer showin 8 and you're holdin 16... you gotta hit every time.

TT doesnt seem to do a lot of "exceptions" to his GM card ...

[Fritz]

One other thing to remember is that Cory is out injured right now, so even if he were still on our team we'd be short handed.

Our D-Line play will improve greatly when Pickett comes back this week.

What happened to him?

[Harlan Huckleby]

it's almost like he has that little hit card out in front of him, he puts the situation into the equation and whatever the "rule" is for that, he acts on it. it seems to breed some consistency in decision making at least...

ya, I think you are right, TT plays it pretty robotically, he sticks to the percentages.

[boiga]

One other thing to remember is that Cory is out injured right now, so even if he were still on our team we'd be short handed.

Our D-Line play will improve greatly when Pickett comes back this week.

What happened to him?

My mistake. He had missed all of TC with a shoulder injury but made it into the Browns first preseason game last week for two plays.

In other words, he's in about the same position as Pickett.

[Tarlam!]

dealer showin 8 and you're holdin 16... you gotta hit every time.

Which is precisely why the House always wins in the end.

[3irty1]

dealer showin 8 and you're holdin 16... you gotta hit every time.

Unless you've got two 8's then you should split. I personally think we should have played both hands

[texaspackerbacker]

I saw the thread, and I was afraid somebody was talking about trading Tramon.

There's no way we could have kept C. Williams for "just one year" to see about Harrell. The market amount we would have had to beat was way too much--IMO--for the quality of the player.

The true hindsight here will come from how Williams performs for Cleveland. I don't expect him to be worth anywhere near what they are paying him.

[The Leaper]

The true hindsight here will come from how Williams performs for Cleveland. I don't expect him to be worth anywhere near what they are paying him.

Exactly. Harrell has no bearing whatsoever on the Williams decision. Thompson has to evaluate each player's cost relative to their own ability. Williams was not worth a $5M+ annual salary.

When you start trying to factor in "should I pay more because I might not have anyone else to fill the role who is proven", you get stuck with contracts like those Shermy handed out to Hunt and KGB.