Williams - WR2 Dallas

[Verdict]

Terrence Williams was resigned to what many have referred to as a team friendly deal for the Cowboys. Many expected that Williams would depart the Cowboys for a big pay day for another team. Instead he resigned for what many would call a home team discount.

If you view it in that light, it really sounds like a great feel good story surrounded by awarm blanket of loyalty. The good news is that it wasn't a back breaking contract, he knows the system, he is at least serviceable, and we don't have the hole at receiver that we would have had if he had departed for greener financial pastures.

I am not hell bent against this resigning, but I am not really particularly sold on it either. According to at least one article he is the 43rd highest paid wide receiver in the league now. Over time that will probably become a value contract, so it's not all bad news.

But realistically let's look at the other side of this coin. Is Williams the 43rd best receiver in the NFL? I personally don't think so.

Thirty two NFL teams have number one receivers that are better than him. Many teams have multiple receivers who are better than him. He is at best 3rd ON HIS OWN TEAM.

Like I said, I'm not totally against this signing but I don't see this as the home run feel good story some have painted it to be. It's not horrible value, but I do think it is an overpayment based on past production.

Hopefully he will have a breakout year and this will turn into an outstanding value for the team. I just think that this is a case of us over paying again for a guy who isn't anything special. I think we didn't want to have to fill another hole and have paid for a top 43 player that realistically is rated somewhere in the 60 to 90 range in terms talent level.

 

[Verdict]

If you had to lose one of the following FOR THE YEAR who would you want to see us lose first?

Dez
Beasley
Williams
Switzer

Most would say Switzer because he is a rookie and unknown commodity. Dez and Beasley are both more valuable than Williams. I personally would keep Switzer sight unseen as my 3rd and Williams would be the least important player of that player grouping.

 

[Frozen700]

Terrence Williams was resigned to what many have referred to as a team friendly deal for the Cowboys. Many expected that Williams would depart the Cowboys for a big pay day for another team. Instead he resigned for what many would call a home team discount.

If you view it in that light, it really sounds like a great feel good story surrounded by awarm blanket of loyalty. The good news is that it wasn't a back breaking contract, he knows the system, he is at least serviceable, and we don't have the hole at receiver that we would have had if he had departed for greener financial pastures.

I am not hell bent against this resigning, but I am not really particularly sold on it either. According to at least one article he is the 43rd highest paid wide receiver in the league now. Over time that will probably become a value contract, so it's not all bad news.

But realistically let's look at the other side of this coin. Is Williams the 43rd best receiver in the NFL? I personally don't think so.

Thirty two NFL teams have number one receivers that are better than him. Many teams have multiple receivers who are better than him. He is at best 3rd ON HIS OWN TEAM.

Like I said, I'm not totally against this signing but I don't see this as the home run feel good story some have painted it to be. It's not horrible value, but I do think it is an overpayment based on past production.

Hopefully he will have a breakout year and this will turn into an outstanding value for the team. I just think that this is a case of us over paying again for a guy who isn't anything special. I think we didn't want to have to fill another hole and have paid for a top 43 player that realistically is rated somewhere in the 60 to 90 range in terms talent level.

There is no hopefully he will have a break out year.

We were pass happy with Romo and he still went games where he would record a bagel for catches. Then have games where he gave a nice 20-30 yards.

Dude is trash. We as a fan base like to fool ourselves into believing this is a good thing. "Oh we signed him for cheap, nice discount, great value"

No, no other team thought he was worth what he thought he could get. He probably would have made 2-4 mil more than he is now.

He thought he would get the same type of deal LR got when he left. The difference is LR was way better and way more consistent. At least with us.

Williams, just like the signing of Carroll and making decisions of keeping guys like Ball and Carr in the past. Is more of a comfortable "I'm scared to see what is on the other side" type of move.

Dude is below average

 

[Frozen700]

If you had to lose one of the following FOR THE YEAR who would you want to see us lose first?

Dez
Beasley
Williams
Switzer

Most would say Switzer because he is a rookie and unknown commodity. Dez and Beasley are both more valuable than Williams. I personally would keep Switzer sight unseen as my 3rd and Williams would be the least important player of that player grouping.

Williams is the most replaceable. Butler can come in and do what he does and more.

 

[MileyDancer]

There is no hopefully he will have a break out year.

We were pass happy with Romo and he still went games where he would record a bagel for catches. Then have games where he gave a nice 20-30 yards.

Dude is trash. We as a fan base like to fool ourselves into believing this is a good thing. "Oh we signed him for cheap, nice discount, great value"

No, no other team thought he was worth what he thought he could get. He probably would have made 2-4 mil more than he is now.

He thought he would get the same type of deal LR got when he left. The difference is LR was way better and way more consistent. At least with us.

Williams, just like the signing of Carroll and making decisions of keeping guys like Ball and Carr in the past. Is more of a comfortable "I'm scared to see what is on the other side" type of move.

Dude is below average

I wouldn't say he's trash. Jason Garrett is trash. Williams is that burger wrapper you're about to throw away as soon as you finish that last bite.

 

[robjay04]

Williams plays a position of minimal value on this offense.

The slot receiver, tight ends and running backs are going to run more routes that suit the ball control passing game Dak thrives in. You also have to get Dez his looks.

No outside receiver is going to get a ton of looks in this system. From what I've seen, Williams matches up pretty well though to his peers.

 

[FaSho]

Williams is the most replaceable. Butler can come in and do what he does and more.

Agreed. I would say Switzer, but he's also going to be our returner. Therefore, Williams would be the one we could most afford to lose.

 

[LocimusPrime]

I'm glad twill took less money to stay here. Good move

 

[Ranching]

Terrence Williams was resigned to what many have referred to as a team friendly deal for the Cowboys. Many expected that Williams would depart the Cowboys for a big pay day for another team. Instead he resigned for what many would call a home team discount.

If you view it in that light, it really sounds like a great feel good story surrounded by awarm blanket of loyalty. The good news is that it wasn't a back breaking contract, he knows the system, he is at least serviceable, and we don't have the hole at receiver that we would have had if he had departed for greener financial pastures.

I am not hell bent against this resigning, but I am not really particularly sold on it either. According to at least one article he is the 43rd highest paid wide receiver in the league now. Over time that will probably become a value contract, so it's not all bad news.

But realistically let's look at the other side of this coin. Is Williams the 43rd best receiver in the NFL? I personally don't think so.

Thirty two NFL teams have number one receivers that are better than him. Many teams have multiple receivers who are better than him. He is at best 3rd ON HIS OWN TEAM.

Like I said, I'm not totally against this signing but I don't see this as the home run feel good story some have painted it to be. It's not horrible value, but I do think it is an overpayment based on past production.

Hopefully he will have a breakout year and this will turn into an outstanding value for the team. I just think that this is a case of us over paying again for a guy who isn't anything special. I think we didn't want to have to fill another hole and have paid for a top 43 player that realistically is rated somewhere in the 60 to 90 range in terms talent level.

There are a lot of receivers better than him that are still on their rookie contracts. I wonder where he lands as far as veteran receivers

 

[Idgit]

Given the number of targets Williams gets per game, he's a reliable option. He doesn't drop a lot of passes, and he makes clutch plays. He's in that 'Doug Baldwin' neighborhood of ability, but doesn't get as many looks because of who else he plays with. He's a complementary player, but he adds big play ability, and we need that.

I don't think there's any doubt that he's a value at the current contract. He's getting a lot less on an average annual salary basis than a player of his ability could have earned. Look at Michael Crabtree's deal. He's hurt more, targeted more, and doesn't appreciably outperform Williams in terms of his scoring rate or his per game production. He's got a 4 year $8.5MM AAV contract compared to what we have with Terrance ($4.25MM/AAV). That's good value.

 

[DFWJC]

There is no hopefully he will have a break out year.

We were pass happy with Romo and he still went games where he would record a bagel for catches. Then have games where he gave a nice 20-30 yards.

Dude is trash. We as a fan base like to fool ourselves into believing this is a good thing. "Oh we signed him for cheap, nice discount, great value"

No, no other team thought he was worth what he thought he could get. He probably would have made 2-4 mil more than he is now.

He thought he would get the same type of deal LR got when he left. The difference is LR was way better and way more consistent. At least with us.

Williams, just like the signing of Carroll and making decisions of keeping guys like Ball and Carr in the past. Is more of a comfortable "I'm scared to see what is on the other side" type of move.

Dude is below average

Don't hold back Frozen!

 

[Bullflop]

I don't think Williams is totally as bad as some of us here make him out to be. He's average but that's not a mortal sin for any team.

Nevertheless, I wouldn't be at all surprised if someone were to replace him at some point in the future, whether it's this year or later.

 

[CATCH17]

There is only 1 football and with JAson Garrett's offense it sometimes feels like there is only 50% of a football for even Dez.

 

[Hardline]

You can tell those that don't know anything about football when they trash a solid #2 receiver who makes plays when the ball gets thrown his way.

 

[Shuff]

You can tell those that don't know anything about football when they trash a solid #2 receiver who makes plays when the ball gets thrown his way.

Your right, Beasley was very good last year.

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

124 QB rating on passes thrown to him last season. Good for 3rd in the league. Trash

 

[viman96]

Williams is not trash. Is he a number one game breaker like Dez? Of course not. I know he makes bonehead plays but he also comes up clutch. Having said that with the current wide receivers on the roster, I rather have Butler as the number two.

 

[Questfor6]

Best run blocking WR in the NFL on the leagues #1 rushing team, seems like a good guy to have around...

 

[haleyrules]

Williams is a good 2nd receiver and Beasley will have a big year with Prescott.

 

[mattjames2010]

Williams is not trash. Is he a number one game breaker like Dez? Of course not. I know he makes bonehead plays but he also comes up clutch. Having said that with the current wide receivers on the roster, I rather have Butler as the number two.

Why?