Outshined Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 A sports talk radio station in Dallas this week reported the Houston Texans and Vikings are working on a trade involving receiver Troy Williamson. The Texans were interested in drafting Williamson last year and reported to be high on his potential. http://www.startribune.com/507/story/211905.html This one kind of makes sense; They could trade Troy Williamson for the 33rd pick in the draft or Dominick Davis if they draft Bush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbimm Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 I dont see how this makes sense for the Vikings. To throw away that year of development on a young wideout doesnt make sense to me. They need help or maybe they are just going into total rebuild. If they trade CPep then it would be OK for them I guess but it's just so hard to develop young wideouts that I dont understand this move! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outshined Posted January 29, 2006 Author Share Posted January 29, 2006 I dont see how this makes sense for the Vikings. To throw away that year of development on a young wideout doesnt make sense to me. They need help or maybe they are just going into total rebuild. If they trade CPep then it would be OK for them I guess but it's just so hard to develop young wideouts that I dont understand this move! 1294281[/snapback] It wouldn't bother me either way if they moved him. I think one factor in probably doing it, would be that they resigned K-rob to a long term contract. Williamson is still young and has a lot of learning ahead of him. The Vikings have many needs and they are pretty deep at WR. Williamson may only be the 3rd on the depth charts this year. If they traded for the 33rd pick, they could draft a good offensive lineman or a linebacker or they trade for Dominick Davis. If they did that, you can pretty much gaurantee that O-Smith would probably be gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Rodgers Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 It wouldn't bother me either way if they moved him. I think one factor in probably doing it, would be that they resigned K-rob to a long term contract. Williamson is still young and has a lot of learning ahead of him. The Vikings have many needs and they are pretty deep at WR. Williamson may only be the 3rd on the depth charts this year. If they traded for the 33rd pick, they could draft a good offensive lineman or a linebacker or they trade for Dominick Davis. If they did that, you can pretty much gaurantee that O-Smith would probably be gone. 1294283[/snapback] Williamson was a reach for the Queens last draft. He never produced and hardly made it out on the field. I think they know they messed up and are going to try to get something for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 I read that this morning and my take was that Williamson's main asset is speed and going long downfield. That probably wouldn't be a good fit for the new coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgcoach Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 DD to the Vikes could be interesting. Maybe the new coach gets DD and the RBBC would take a considerable hit. Not that it would stop completely but, if DD gets hot and stays healthy????? As I said it could be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 I read that this morning and my take was that Williamson's main asset is speed and going long downfield. That probably wouldn't be a good fit for the new coach. 1294427[/snapback] He is definitely very fast, and Tice tried to use that (sparingly of course) to get him some long balls down field, but in college Williamson's talent was catching the short ball and then out running the pursuit. That's actually perfect for a West Coast offensive scheme. Now like most rumors, there is probably nothing much to this, but holy cats I would love to have Dom Davis in place of Williamson... anyday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Now like most rumors, there is probably nothing much to this, but holy cats I would love to have Dom Davis in place of Williamson... anyday! 1294469[/snapback] No kidding. That would settle the Vikes RB issue for good. A RB like him, able to catch and run would be a great fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitansFan Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 I'd like to see this trade go through. It *should* eliminate the RBBC in Minnesota, giving fantasy owners another solid option at RB. Also, Houston would then take Bush, and leave Young for Tennessee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesVikes Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 (edited) If the trade involved DD, I think that it would make sense for the Vikes. A young back for a young receiver. This big news flash was buried in the bottom of Sid's column so I don't know how big this is yet. Edited January 29, 2006 by MikesVikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedroz13 Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 I don't see how there's any chance it would be Troy Williamson for Domanick Davis straight up. Dom is still young and has proven to be a very solid back (when healthy). Troy is a high draft pick (probably taken a bit early in hindsight) but is very much unproven. It'd have to be Troy and a pick for Domanick or something similar I would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I read that this morning and my take was that Williamson's main asset is speed and going long downfield. That probably wouldn't be a good fit for the new coach. 1294427[/snapback] well, kubiak certainly liked using a guy like ashley lelie to stretch the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 well, kubiak certainly liked using a guy like ashley lelie to stretch the field. 1294840[/snapback] Nah, I meant Childress in Minnesota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Nah, I meant Childress in Minnesota. 1294898[/snapback] ahh, gotcha.. could DD for williamson happen though? i guess when you really think about it, houston probably couldn't really hope to get much more than that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgcoach Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I think the Texans could be looking for a pick also. DD at this point in time definitely has more value than Williamson. But, it's still a good deal for the Vikes depending on the pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guggs Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 There's no way the Texans would give up a proven RB in D. Davis for Williamson. He was almost worthless for the Vikes this past season. I would love to see Davis a Viking however. People say R. Bush is not an "every down RB", which I still ask why that is being said. If it is true, the Texans would still need a RB like Davis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgcoach Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 They'll be paying out two hugh contracts if they keep Davis with Bush. I don't really know what DD's contract is right now but I believe they just gave him an extension this season. If Bush isn't an every down back, why draft him #1 and give up those dollars? I just don't get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I was wondering if there's a salary cap element here. Williamson was drafted #7 so he must have a hugh contract - maybe as much as Davis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Furley Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I know I only skimmed through the article, but where was DD brought up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flemingd Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 There's no way the Texans would give up a proven RB in D. Davis for Williamson. He was almost worthless for the Vikes this past season. I would love to see Davis a Viking however. People say R. Bush is not an "every down RB", which I still ask why that is being said. If it is true, the Texans would still need a RB like Davis. 1295017[/snapback] They have Wells, Morency, and Hollings, who might make a nice RBBC for them while Kubiak settles in. Wells isn't spectacular but he's a solid RB who always gets it done when he's subbing for DD. Morency and Hollings are young backs that have shown potential and Bush is a once-in-a-career kind of back for a coach to get hold of. I think this trade makes a lot of sense - they don't have to bail on Carr yet (taking Young would put lots of pressure on this) and DD hasn't exactly been a pillar of reliability - when he does play he's great, but he's missed a lot of time, and they aren't paying him peanuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outshined Posted January 30, 2006 Author Share Posted January 30, 2006 I know I only skimmed through the article, but where was DD brought up? 1295061[/snapback] I was just throwing some scenarios as the article did not state what would be coming from the Texans. This one kind of makes sense; They could trade Troy Williamson for the 33rd pick in the draft or Dominick Davis if they draft Bush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Furley Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 I was just throwing some scenarios as the article did not state what would be coming from the Texans. 1295090[/snapback] Gotcha. It does make sense. As a DD owner, I'm not sure about this possible trade. Could it be the end of the RBBC era in Minny? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mggoilers Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Williamson is said to have a terrible attitude. They wanted to make him inactive by midseason, but that would have killed his value. he needs a change of scenery. I don't believe Houston is a good spot, they have the kid from Hampton who can fly. Houston could use Burleson who could garner enough respect to get folks off AJ. But unless they solve their OL woes, you could have CJ and Marvin out there and it wouldn't matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 Gotcha. It does make sense. As a DD owner, I'm not sure about this possible trade. Could it be the end of the RBBC era in Minny? 1295097[/snapback] Two things need to fall into place for that to happen: They need to find a durable, non-drug using back, and Mike Tice needs to get fired. Hey, we're halfway there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuleBritannia Posted January 30, 2006 Share Posted January 30, 2006 This rumor is totally bogus. John McClain the Houston Chronicle's NFL guy was on a Dallas Sports Radio show and was asked a question about Williamson. He said the Texans had really wanted him last year but he went too early for them. This got turned all about and ended up as this rumor. I heard McClain talking about it this morning, he was laughing at how ridiculous it all was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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