THE DUKE Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 43 minutes ago, ET80 said: I’m going to assume he’s a post June 1st cut in a few days. He doesn’t want to be there and nobody would really look to trade anything of value (and this ain’t Semi Pro so you’re not trading him for a working washing machine) so he’ll be on the open market soon, I’d guess. You don't know the Bengals front office. They won't cut him without a better option wrapped up first. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky151 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 1 hour ago, ET80 said: I’m going to assume he’s a post June 1st cut in a few days. He doesn’t want to be there and nobody would really look to trade anything of value (and this ain’t Semi Pro so you’re not trading him for a working washing machine) so he’ll be on the open market soon, I’d guess. He's on his 5th year first round pick option year so the salary is fully guaranteed. The Bengals get no cap relief from cutting him so he's likely to be traded if they can find someone to take on his salary. The draft pick compensation is secondary to the cap relief. If we got the Bears 3rd rounder for him, that would be amazing but I'd take less to get the deal done. They could use the 12 mil in cap space as part of a Higgins extension for instance. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Someone will give up a conditional 2025 7th for him 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NudeTayne Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 6 minutes ago, wwhickok said: Someone will give up a conditional 2025 7th for him Yeah, he won't be cut. He's young and at a premium position. One year of decent play in the right system could get a comp pick, even if just a fifth or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NudeTayne Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Like Rodgers 🤠, Williams has all the leverage with that contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMAW_KSU Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Irony would be KC taking him, but I have to assume we’re pretty high on the don’t trade list for Cincy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 19 minutes ago, sparky151 said: 1 hour ago, ET80 said: I’m going to assume he’s a post June 1st cut in a few days. He doesn’t want to be there and nobody would really look to trade anything of value (and this ain’t Semi Pro so you’re not trading him for a working washing machine) so he’ll be on the open market soon, I’d guess. He's on his 5th year first round pick option year so the salary is fully guaranteed. The Bengals get no cap relief from cutting him so he's likely to be traded if they can find someone to take on his salary. The draft pick compensation is secondary to the cap relief. Ah, this makes total sense. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 20 minutes ago, sparky151 said: He's on his 5th year first round pick option year so the salary is fully guaranteed. The Bengals get no cap relief from cutting him so he's likely to be traded if they can find someone to take on his salary. The draft pick compensation is secondary to the cap relief. If we got the Bears 3rd rounder for him, that would be amazing but I'd take less to get the deal done. They could use the 12 mil in cap space as part of a Higgins extension for instance. Bears 4th rounder probably gets it done since it'd be at the top of the 4th. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NudeTayne Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 12 minutes ago, THE DUKE said: Bears 4th rounder probably gets it done since it'd be at the top of the 4th. Bears 2nd rounder incoming, confirmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DUKE Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 47 minutes ago, NudeTayne said: Bears 2nd rounder incoming, confirmed. I mean, I won't say no, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnChimpo Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 So he didn’t think he could beat out La’el Collins for RT, huh? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky151 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 There's a good chance Collins starts the season on PUP. He tore his ACL on Christmas eve. But Williams knows LTs make more than RTs so he doesn't want to move and have to learn new techniques and habits. He'd rather play LT for a new team. As a Bengals fan, I understand and don't hold it against him. We just need to find a trade partner, and should let his agent shop him around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trojan Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 2 hours ago, sparky151 said: There's a good chance Collins starts the season on PUP. He tore his ACL on Christmas eve. But Williams knows LTs make more than RTs so he doesn't want to move and have to learn new techniques and habits. He'd rather play LT for a new team. As a Bengals fan, I understand and don't hold it against him. We just need to find a trade partner, and should let his agent shop him around. Do LT make more than RT? Mike McGlinchey just got 5y/87mil, and Juwaan Taylor got 4y/80mil, both were RTs. The guy that just took Jonah's job was the top LT and got like 4y/62 or something like that lol. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Bristow Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 If he balls out as a RT or maybe a guard, he could actually make more money than he was going to get as an injury prone, just barely starting caliber left tackle. I think this request is ego. And I think he's more likely to stay and play right tackle than be traded. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superman(DH23) Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 15 hours ago, THE DUKE said: I mean, I won't say no, lol The Bears would maybe give up their comp 7th, but he would have to play RT here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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