Brady6
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Oh, ok my bad.I was talking about the contract that he signed with the Hawks.
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Oh, ok my bad.I was talking about the contract that he signed with the Hawks.
Do you have a link to a contract offer by the Patriot? I never saw anything other than Williams saying Belichick said he would be a rotational player.
I am not surprised that Williams did not sign here, if he had I think he would have had to beat out Tommy Kelly just to make the roster. I did not foresee Belichick keeping Wilfork, Kelly, W Smith, and Williams on the 53-man roster. In Seattle, he has a chance to start.
Agreed, I'm not really sure why I even wrote him down...Smith is irrelevant to the DT number equation. He's a DE.
A nice read on what the Williams signing could mean to Seattle:
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/seahawks/2014/06/12/what-the-kevin-williams-signing-could-mean-for-seattle/
Of note:
The Seahawks had a dominant defensive line last year with no one playing over 58% of the defensive snaps. They and 7-8 guys that they rotated to keep guys fresh and scheme pressure. Food for thought.
1.The Patriots didn’t lose out on free-agent defensive tackle Kevin Williams, who agreed to join the Seahawks on Thursday, because of money. In fact, Williams told ESPN.com NFL Nation Vikings reporter Ben Goessling that the Patriots actually offered a contract with greater earning potential than Seattle. That’s a surprise to me, and it might reflect some internal concern with 11-year veteran Tommy Kelly (coming back from a torn ACL) and first-year player Armond Armstead (missed 2013 season due to an infection and hasn’t been practicing the past two weeks). Also, first-round draft choice Dominique Easley is coming off a torn ACL, and stalwart veteran Vince Wilfork is coming back from a ruptured Achilles. The Patriots sometimes lure players to town for less money because of the appeal of playing with Tom Brady in a winning program, but this was a case where it went the other way, even with Williams’ former defensive line coach Brendan Daly now in New England. The Seahawks sit atop the NFL’s mountaintop right now.
I certainly hope that's not going to come back and bite us this year.
From Reiss' Quick Hits this morning:
http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post/_/id/4764058/quick-hit-thoughts-around-nfl-pats-184
I certainly hope that's not going to come back and bite us this year.
Based on Reiss' article, the Pats were the highest bidder for his services (at least among the Super Bowl contenders). Williams chose the defending Super Bowl champs for less money. How is this going to come back and bite the Pats?
Reiss suggested the possibility that the extent of the Pats' interest in Williams might be indicative of concerns with Kelly and Armstead. I was saying that I hope that the Pats' losing out on Williams doesn't come back to haunt them during the season with depth issues - I wasn't suggesting any blame, given that they made what was apparently a strong offer and lost out anyway.
Reiss suggested the possibility that the extent of the Pats' interest in Williams might be indicative of concerns with Kelly and Armstead.
Giselle needed to take one for the team
I'll fwd your post to Tom
I can only assume the Seahawks pitched Williams more playing time than New England. Turning down more money is interesting given both are likely to be AFC/NFC Championship contending types.
I can only assume the Seahawks pitched Williams more playing time than New England. Turning down more money is interesting given both are likely to be AFC/NFC Championship contending types.
Williams didn't lose with whatever choice he made. If he feels Seattle is likely to repeat then he's made the right move.