Connor Williams cemented his new contract with a new team in 2022

Crown Royal said:

I was on the "Play McGovern" bandwagon through the first 6-7 weeks, however long it took for them to make the change. My POV is that while Williams was an OK starter and had done a good job as a starter his 4 year career, his ceiling is where he is now, he is not a strong player and will not be with the team next season anyway. Given McGovern looked good last year in relief of Martin, I thought it was time to TRY to improve the LG position with someone stronger.

Dead. Wrong. McGovern's play was terrible - he didn't understand assignments, angles, anything. It became pretty clear after a few games that he was toast, and after what...3 games, the coaches decided the same. Yesterday, Williams returned to the starting lineup, did not get called for a single penalty and played great. He helped break the run Zeke had for a TD, looked good on pulls and held up in pass protection.

So, not that it was never going to happen, but Williams is as good as gone. His Agent now has the tape and story he needs to get Williams a premier contract in the offseason. A 4 year starter who will be 25 to start the 2022 season as a guard, with some position flex, will get PAID. And we just don't have the cap room to compete.

OL is going to be an issue next season. Good job Williams!

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darthseinfeld said:

You arent wrong, but he is also the type of player that gets overpaid on the open market.

And the OL FA crop this year is pretty weak

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thunderpimp91 said:

The OL FA crop is typically pretty weak. Thats the whole point. I agree CW is the type to get overpaid, but the reason he does is because there isn't much depth at his position. Finding quality OL is a really tough thing to do.

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darthseinfeld said:

Id be surprised if he doesnt get a deal in line with the top 10 at the position

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Chocolate Lab said:

LOL, he cemented a nice new contract because of one game where we beat a horrendous Giants team? (And the O was still awful BTW.) He's still one game from being benched.

If Williams had been reinstalled one game earlier against Jonathan Allen, I doubt the reaction would be the same.

I knew this would happen, called it in advance in fact. Who you plays matter.

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johneric8 said:

Yep, I remember you post post nut rolling on how much better Mcgovern was than Williams! Good to see you man up and quit with the clown'n..

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Crown Royal said:

You're thinking of someone else. I'm not sure I was ever super vocal, other than it was time to make a change.

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Reality said:

The reason Williams was benched was because of his penalties, not his performance.

Williams is a good, but not great, guard and if some other team wants to overpay him, then more power to them and good for him.

There will be other options for guard next season if he leaves, but that is a problem to worry about then.

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Denim Chicken said:

He can be definitely upgraded.

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Chocolate Lab said:

LOL, he cemented a nice new contract because of one game where we beat a horrendous Giants team? (And the O was still awful BTW.) He's still one game from being benched.

If Williams had been reinstalled one game earlier against Jonathan Allen, I doubt the reaction would be the same.

I knew this would happen, called it in advance in fact. Who you plays matter.

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BobSacamano said:

PFF didn’t record a single pressure against him. Only Dallas lineman to be credited as such

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Crown Royal said:

I was on the "Play McGovern" bandwagon through the first 6-7 weeks, however long it took for them to make the change. My POV is that while Williams was an OK starter and had done a good job as a starter his 4 year career, his ceiling is where he is now, he is not a strong player and will not be with the team next season anyway. Given McGovern looked good last year in relief of Martin, I thought it was time to TRY to improve the LG position with someone stronger.

Dead. Wrong. McGovern's play was terrible - he didn't understand assignments, angles, anything. It became pretty clear after a few games that he was toast, and after what...3 games, the coaches decided the same. Yesterday, Williams returned to the starting lineup, did not get called for a single penalty and played great. He helped break the run Zeke had for a TD, looked good on pulls and held up in pass protection.

So, not that it was never going to happen, but Williams is as good as gone. His Agent now has the tape and story he needs to get Williams a premier contract in the offseason. A 4 year starter who will be 25 to start the 2022 season as a guard, with some position flex, will get PAID. And we just don't have the cap room to compete.

OL is going to be an issue next season. Good job Williams!

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Howboutdemcowboys31 said:

A premier contract? Connor Williams on his best day is average. He’s weak and lead the league in penalty’s. Just because he outplayed McGovern doesn’t mean jack

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gimmesix said:

I don't doubt that we could pay Williams if we wanted to, but we're not likely to value him for what he'll get paid. I don't think he'll receive a premier contract, but it'll be a good one. We've got options IMO if he leaves. McGovern could improve or we could move Collins to guard and play Steele at right tackle. I really don't understand why some fans believe OL is going to be any more of an issue than it is now ... unless Tyron decides to call it quits.

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Crown Royal said:

A four year starter who is never injured and has good tape will get paid given how needy teams are for good OL play. Kinda like when Hitchens got paid by KC a few years back.

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