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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Incredibly short-sighted.
Berry and Sorenson do NOT play single-high. Sorenson can't and Berry shouldn't.
And acting like Parker's any kind of long-term solution is the same as saying "well we don't need a WR because we have Maclin". Of course we need a WR - Maclin's getting older and more expensive. You're saying they won't cut Parker and perhaps you're right, but if they took Williams here, they easily could cut Parker after '17 and find a nice little chunk of cap room for their efforts. There's an obvious long-term fit and significant financial advantage.
And if you're going to say you'd have looked for a CB - what exactly is Eric Murray? Murray played S last year but that's because they were trying to figure out how to replace Parker long-term so they converted a corner. So you draft Williams and you send Murray back to CB. He shouldn't have been moved to safety anyway; he spent most of his college career playing on an island and has the skills to stick out there, IMO.
There are so few guys capable of playing a strong CF in this game and Williams could easily be among them. Instead of putting all your eggs in the Murray basket when we've never seen how he plays in that kind of space, you take Williams a full round after he should've been taken, develop him and have an outstanding cover safety.
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Fair enough, but I still think Parker plays on his contract through the 2018 season, which is why I question grabbing that saftey in the draft in the 3rd round. Plus taking Maclin, Hali, and DJ off the books, only making keeping Parker IMO.