Lions WR Roy Williams Traded to Dallas

by tyger1147 on Oct 15, 2008 11:25 AM CDT Comment 9 comments

The sourpuss wide receiver has been traded to the Dallas Cowboys on the eve of the NFL's trading deadline. ESPN has the story.

The Cowboys will give up a first-round pick in 2009, plus a third- and sixth-rounder that year for Williams and a seventh-round pick in '10. The Cowboys and Williams agreed to a five-year extension worth $45 million, including more than $20 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen. The contract language is still being finalized.

That's a lot to give up and a big contract extension to boot. Something we all know the Bears never would have done. Besides, in the Chicago norm of running good players out of town ("I hate you Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Ben Gordon, Bernard Berrian, etc."), I couldn't see him ever being liked in Chi-town. Plus, it's not like there is anyone to throw him the ball. Further, he plays offense. BOOOO!!!! Oh, this is a great move by the Lions, by the way. It puts them out of the picture for another couple of years, but it's not like they were going to be competitive anytime soon anyway. Trade your "best" player and rebuild; something the Bears could learn about.

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Well, he's the Cowboys problem now

Me and a friend who is a Cowboys fan discussed the trade last night, and he was lamenting the fact that now they’ve got “two TO’s on the team.” Have to say I agree with him. That’s way too much to give up for Roy Williams.

Good trade for the Lions IF they can get someone in the organization who can scout effectively.

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by ChiFan13 on Oct 15, 2008 11:50 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

is it too much?

the cowboys had an extra 3rd round pick, gave up a 6th but got back a 7th and with the pacman fallout still have 9 picks next year.

there primary need was another reciever and we all know that rookie recievers dont make an immediate impact in this league. essentially they gave up a late 1st round pick for a number one reciever who definitly will flourish with the cowboys players and system alot more than he did with kitna and crew.

nobody does well in detroit so the cowboys have in my opinion made a great deal given the fact that they actually know how to play offense. if youre a defense playing the cowboys say in a wild card game… where do you start in defending? once they get healthy in a few weeks, they will scare alot of teams.

by rahulsriram on Oct 15, 2008 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

True, they will be high-octane

But, you can’t deny that Williams is a loose cannon, just like TO. Having two people with the same personality on the same team won’t be good for either. TO wants touches, and now Roy will take away from that.

They have deep draft picks this year, but they gave up a 1st rounder, a 3rd, a 6th, and a 7th, and THEN gave him a huge extension. All I’m saying is it’s a lot for a guy who hasn’t done that much this year. He’ll be better with Romo, but I want to see how he does before I say that it was a great trade for the Boys.

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by ChiFan13 on Oct 15, 2008 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

In essence, the Lions received a great amount

in return for nothing. The Lions have no chance of achieving anything this season and almost were a lock to not resign Williams after this season. So really, they traded a player who was almost worthless to them and received the type of package that could turn around a franchise. Odds are they end up with a top three pick of their own as well.

by dakoose on Oct 15, 2008 11:57 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Which

they will use to draft another WR.

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by Adam T on Oct 15, 2008 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

In fairness, the last receiver they DID draft is arguably the most talented in the entire league

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by Illini15 on Oct 19, 2008 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

A big WIN for the Lions

Great trade for the post-Millen era in Detroit. They literally raped Jerry and Co. for another malcontent.

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by propheteer on Oct 15, 2008 5:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Don't want him.

As well as our offense is running right now, we don’t need a whiny egotistical wide receiver. Can you imagine how he would respond in our “spread the ball around” offense. And if you’ve been watching the last several games, Orton has been throwing really well. I also don’t think that Berrian was chased out of Chicago. He was a free agent and MN paid him way more than he was worth.

by Roger_lederer on Oct 24, 2008 9:47 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs