A few options here:
1) Trade him- OK, but who and for how much? I could see no better than a 3rd rounder as far as a draft pick goes. There are teams that will need RB's, Giants (Tiki's retiring), Broncos (may realize they need a stud RB again), Detroit, Dallas, Minn, ATL all come to mind. Trades for a player wouldnt be bad but are also rare. Also draft a RB high to be our new guy.
2) Draft a high round RB and "push" him. Heres how this could play out. We draft a high round RB like Lynch maybe Bush. Then we make the competition open for the starting job. Willis is in a contract year. Willis will step up or head to the bench, and I dont see him being willing to lose big money in a contract year. He also cant tank on us during the year, knowing we will pull the trigger and bench him. Or, the new draftee simply wins the job and never looks back. If Willis steps up and we dont think our draftee can be the stud #1 we need yet, we can franchise him the next year, if not let him go.
In either case, and for insurance even if Jauron and Co. think Willis is our starter in 07, and that he may leave in FA, I can see us drafting a RB high.
1) Trade him- OK, but who and for how much? I could see no better than a 3rd rounder as far as a draft pick goes. There are teams that will need RB's, Giants (Tiki's retiring), Broncos (may realize they need a stud RB again), Detroit, Dallas, Minn, ATL all come to mind. Trades for a player wouldnt be bad but are also rare. Also draft a RB high to be our new guy.
2) Draft a high round RB and "push" him. Heres how this could play out. We draft a high round RB like Lynch maybe Bush. Then we make the competition open for the starting job. Willis is in a contract year. Willis will step up or head to the bench, and I dont see him being willing to lose big money in a contract year. He also cant tank on us during the year, knowing we will pull the trigger and bench him. Or, the new draftee simply wins the job and never looks back. If Willis steps up and we dont think our draftee can be the stud #1 we need yet, we can franchise him the next year, if not let him go.
In either case, and for insurance even if Jauron and Co. think Willis is our starter in 07, and that he may leave in FA, I can see us drafting a RB high.
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