There's been a lot of Lynch and Leonard talk around the board, so it seems we havre to truly weigh our options for everybody's favorite Willis. Considering the contract extension looks extremely doubtful, it seems as though there are two options when it comes to our feature back:
1. Keep him and ride out the season, no contract extension, and hope he plays hard for his next deal. Assuming he plays motivated football, which I understand is assuming, we have no worries at the RB position. After the season, we either decide that he's worth it (and sign him to a deal that probably starts with a $15 million SB - ha!) or he isn't (in which case we transition or franchise him, depending on how well he does).
2. Deal him now. The question here is, what is he worth? Can we get a 2nd for him, or is a 3rd the best we can expect? I think a 1st is out of the question and a 4th isn't worth it, so it becomes a question of which pick between #33 and #96 will it be? Also, which team would be interested? To me the Giants seem like a no brainer. They have the need, the market for a player of his "type" and the financial resources to meet his demands. They hold the #52 pick, which would probably be fair value for him.
So which camp are you in? Gamble on him as a Bill in 2007 and then deal with what could be a difficult situation, or take a mid-2nd and go another route? I think I'm ready to go another route personally.
1. Keep him and ride out the season, no contract extension, and hope he plays hard for his next deal. Assuming he plays motivated football, which I understand is assuming, we have no worries at the RB position. After the season, we either decide that he's worth it (and sign him to a deal that probably starts with a $15 million SB - ha!) or he isn't (in which case we transition or franchise him, depending on how well he does).
2. Deal him now. The question here is, what is he worth? Can we get a 2nd for him, or is a 3rd the best we can expect? I think a 1st is out of the question and a 4th isn't worth it, so it becomes a question of which pick between #33 and #96 will it be? Also, which team would be interested? To me the Giants seem like a no brainer. They have the need, the market for a player of his "type" and the financial resources to meet his demands. They hold the #52 pick, which would probably be fair value for him.
So which camp are you in? Gamble on him as a Bill in 2007 and then deal with what could be a difficult situation, or take a mid-2nd and go another route? I think I'm ready to go another route personally.
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