(02-09-2021, 07:26 PM)Predator Wrote:

(02-09-2021, 06:35 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: How long do you think it takes to rebuild team?  We have a chance to make the playoffs with a good draft and FA.  I dont have any doubt that Williams could play at an elite level during Trevor's rookie contract and then when it's time to resign T Law we can draft Williams replacement.  You're acting like we are pinching pennies here lol.  Not so why anyone wouldn't want the best player to protect Trevor's blind side and that would be Trent Williams, you are the only person I have seen that doesn't want him

I don't know how long it will take, but I am pretty sure tying up a significant chunk of your cap space in one player isn't going to speed up the process.

Williams will be 33 next year the chances of him playing at an elite level through T Law's contract are very slim. The reality is that most of your top tier OTs don't make it past 35 much less play at an elite level at that age. Orlando Pace, Walter Jones, Joe Thomas, Jonathan Ogden, Anthony Munoz never made it past 35 so the odds of him playing past that age at an Elite level are slim. LTs bodies just wear out.

I would have loved to have him 5 years ago when we were a team on the rise, but this isn't 5 years ago. We are a team in the early stages of a rebuild and a guy of that age or price doesn't fit on a team like that.

We can argue all day about this, but the reality the discussion of acquiring Williams is a moot point.

The 49er's have said their main priority this offseason is to get him signed and if they can't come to a deal, this would be the last place he would want to go.

Williams has already earned big bucks in his career and wherever he goes he will still get another big payday.

Players in the twilight of their careers are more concerned about getting a championship than they are about getting the best possible contract. He is not going to waist his last few prime years on a rebuilding team. He will be looking for a team with the potential to contend for a title now and for the next couple of years.