(01-20-2021, 10:24 PM)Upper Wrote:

(01-20-2021, 10:15 PM)Eric1 Wrote: Williams will be 33 next season. You'll have to pay him big money in FA and what are the odds he can continue to play at that high level until he's 36/37.

There's this also.

https://twitter.com/MoveTheSticks/status...2270985221

Elite OT are usually good when they're older. I wouldn't have any qualms giving Williams 4/90 or so. Twist my arm and I'd probably go 4/100 even, he's that good and would help Lawrence that much...and we obviously have the cap space.

But if we try everything and still don't get him, I am fine with getting an OT from the draft. I would actually be just fine getting two. Lawrence at 1, Eichenberg/Cosmi/etc at 25, and Mayfield/Jenkins at 33 would be awfully solid.

Who is on this list of "usually good". I couldn't really think of many off the top of my head that were still playing at really high levels that late into their careers. Whitworth and Peters are really the only ones that instantly came to mind and they're outliers, not the norm.

I came across this article, it's a few years old now, but pretty much answered some of my question/thoughts. Typically they start their decline between 31-33 years old. - https://www.milehighreport.com/2017/2/27...ackles-nfl

Now I'm not saying Williams is just going to fall of a cliff, he could continue to buck the trend and play at a really high level for another 4 years. I'm just saying that his age can't be overlooked and is a cause of concern, considering the amount of money they'd have to pay him in FA.

---