All Pro OT Trent Williams

Originally posted by DaleGribble:

Originally posted by 9erson3:
We don't want to lose him and it would suck but we can't sign him to some horrendous awful contract. He's 38. Period. Man I love the guy, and we would need to work it out if he goes but do they have the balls to not get trapped in a sick contract and let him walk?

This should have been in prep for at least a year. Again, poor planning by John and team.

And you know the likely hood of them reaching for a LT in the 1st rnd if they move on from him now out of desperation is extremely high and we've seen how thats worked out in the past.

Originally posted by 9erson3:

Originally posted by DaleGribble:

Originally posted by 9erson3:
We don't want to lose him and it would suck but we can't sign him to some horrendous awful contract. He's 38. Period. Man I love the guy, and we would need to work it out if he goes but do they have the balls to not get trapped in a sick contract and let him walk?

This should have been in prep for at least a year. Again, poor planning by John and team.

And you know the likely hood of them reaching for a LT in the 1st rnd if they move on from him now out of desperation is extremely high and we've seen how thats worked out in the past.

This is supposed to be the draft for LT if you need one. Aren't there at least 6 to 7 I've read could be considered 1st round picks? They can stay calm and let the draft board fall to them and grab one.

Sounds easy and I know it isn't but it is a plan.

Originally posted by 9erred:
What I don't understand is I believe there is another option.

1. Let Trent take up a huge amount of cap space and make him play out his last year.
2. Draft a LT than can bump to LG to train next season.
3. Let Trent walk in FA, he no doubt will get one more big contract and the niners will get a comp pick

What am I missing?? The salary cap went up they can pay him this year

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

Originally posted by 9erson3:

Originally posted by DaleGribble:

Originally posted by 9erson3:
We don't want to lose him and it would suck but we can't sign him to some horrendous awful contract. He's 38. Period. Man I love the guy, and we would need to work it out if he goes but do they have the balls to not get trapped in a sick contract and let him walk?

This should have been in prep for at least a year. Again, poor planning by John and team.

And you know the likely hood of them reaching for a LT in the 1st rnd if they move on from him now out of desperation is extremely high and we've seen how thats worked out in the past.

This is supposed to be the draft for LT if you need one. Aren't there at least 6 to 7 I've read could be considered 1st round picks? They can stay calm and let the draft board fall to them and grab one.

Sounds easy and I know it isn't but it is a plan.

There aren' any really great prospects but there are some good ones. Nobody as good as Williams. He's going to be hard to replace. The problem agains is we don't pick until #27. The goood ones will probably be gone by then. Pls we need to fill at least 4 spots on the roster so which way do they go first. WR? D line? O line? DB?

Originally posted by tankle104:
I love having Trent but this may be a moment where Walsh would say "trade them a year early". I think Trent has real good years left but if we are offered a great offer… at his age and his cap hit - we have to consider it.