Most Improved Player

[privatepacker]

A surprise Packer leads the list as most improved player in NFL this year.

http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/Features/NFList/2007/nflist2218.htm

Makes me wonder if TT is going to try and sign him to long term contract or wait and use him for trade leverage later.

[MJZiggy]

Last I heard they were in preliminary negotiations but Williams wants to test free agency and get his payday.

[packers11]

tender him...

Use the highest tender... 1st and 3rd...

or resign him...

WHAT EVER YOU DO, DON'T LET HIM GO T.T!!!

[The Leaper]

WHAT EVER YOU DO, DON'T LET HIM GO T.T!!!

TT isn't funnelling money into 2008 for no reason.

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I don't get why this is even a debate. Why let someone go for an unknown?!? If you get into his ballpark no way does he not take a deal now. With almost half the season left, an ACL injury and his payday is down the pooper. Lock him up TT. Lock him up!!!!!

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tender him...

Use the highest tender... 1st and 3rd...

or resign him...

WHAT EVER YOU DO, DON'T LET HIM GO T.T!!!

He's not a restricted free agent. You can't franchise him. That would be severely over paying. You don't want him to hit the market because some team will throw a ton of money at him. He's a heck of a 4th year player right now. Lock him up.

[mmmdk]

Big test for TT; also I hope Williams wants to be in Green Bay or TT can't do a thing. But TT can't low ball Corey.

[RashanGary]

They can put the transition tag on him, similar to what they did with Bubba a couple years ago. It gives them the option to match any offer from any team and gaurantees Williams the average of the top 10 at his position if nothing gets worked out.

I don't think the franchise is out of the question. I think it would gaurantee him something like 7 mil for one year, but with the way salaries are going to shoot up, it's really not a horrible price for one year of service out of a guy in his prime.

They do have a few options, the best is to sign him now but if Williams refuses (because he really wants to test the market), then they have to move to plan B or C. I don't see Williams hitting the market unrestricted. I would think at minimum (and most likely) he'd have a transition tag restriction when he hits the market.

At this point, I'd just up the price a little to get it done. If he hits the open market (even with the transition tag), his price is going to be astronomical. I wonder if he'd sign for 5 years, 25 mil and 8 of it gauranteed. It's almost the same as Kamp, but Kamp got robbed.

[oregonpackfan]

The bottom line is that Corey Williams is a big factor in the Packers' success this season.

He has earned the big contract, IMO.

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They can put the transition tag on him, similar to what they did with Bubba a couple years ago. It gives them the option to match any offer from any team and gaurantees Williams the average of the top 10 at his position if nothing gets worked out.

I don't think the franchise is out of the question. I think it would gaurantee him something like 7 mil for one year, but with the way salaries are going to shoot up, it's really not a horrible price for one year of service out of a guy in his prime.

They do have a few options, the best is to sign him now but if Williams refuses (because he really wants to test the market), then they have to move to plan B or C. I don't see Williams hitting the market unrestricted. I would think at minimum (and most likely) he'd have a transition tag restriction when he hits the market.

At this point, I'd just up the price a little to get it done. If he hits the open market (even with the transition tag), his price is going to be astronomical. I wonder if he'd sign for 5 years, 25 mil and 8 of it gauranteed. It's almost the same as Kamp, but Kamp got robbed.

It will probably be more than 7 million because DL is one position. You've got Peppers, Kearse, NO end, Seymore, etc. making the number really F'in high.

Keep in mind we should have more cap space next year as Hawk had an 11 million dollar bonus paid this year.

[Carolina_Packer]

I didn't know all the details, so I looked it up:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restricted_free_agent#Examples_of_possible_outcomes

It's interesting that if Green Bay were to roll the dice and low tender him and he only found one suitor willing to sign him to an offer less than to his liking, Green Bay could then match that offer, but then you might have an unhappy player. If he gets no offer sheet, he could always agree to play for the tender price and then become a free agent after the year is up.

If they really want him to stay in GB, why not put a first and third round tender on him, so that if a team is hell bent to sign him to a richer offer sheet than TT would, at least we would be well compensated for his departure. I don't know if there is anyone out there who would be willing to not only give him a top dollar contract, but also lose a 1st and 3rd for him. That means the Pack really has the hammer. If they like Williams, I'm sure they'll take care of him.

Low tender -- $850,000
Second-round tender -- $1.3 million
First-round tender -- $1.85 million
First- and third-round tender -- $2.35 million

[RashanGary]

Keep in mind we should have more cap space next year as Hawk had an 11 million dollar bonus paid this year.

http://buffalobills.com/news/news.jsp?news_id=4587

[packers11]

First- and third-round tender -- $2.35 million

Thats what I was talking about...

At worst, T.T. can just put this tender on him (I think)...

[RashanGary]

I don't think they have that option CP. After a players 4th year, think he is free of those tenders.

[Tarlam!]

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He's not a restricted free agent. You can't franchise him.[/quote]

I don't think this is accurate. Franchising UFAs is within the CBA.