Might Success Prompt A Williams Holdout?
August 26th, 2010
With all sorts of NFL chatter surrounding Jets super cornerback Darrelle Revis holding out for a new contract, Joe can’t stop himself from wondering what Bucs rookie receiver Mike Williams might do next year.
Now Joe knows Williams hasn’t played a down of real NFL football. But Joe knows the Bucs have talked openly about his first-round talent and have very high hopes for him as a starter this year.
Williams was selected in the fourth round back in April, and his salary reflects that. It was widely reported that over four years, including incentives, Williams could earn a maximum of just over $3 million.
If Williams catches 50 balls this season, would he just quietly come to camp in 2011 to continue playing out his contract?
That would surprise Joe.
How Team Glazer might react to a strong-arm tactic is anyone’s guess.
August 26th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
Joe-
off topic but you try an get to the bottom of this Tanard Jackson piss test rumor Joe. Thanks!
August 26th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
I believe his contract is propably loaded down with incentives…if he out-plays the contract, wouldn’t those incentives kick in?
Aslo, with the likelihood of a lockout, I doubt ANY players will hold out next year.
August 26th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
@Ash
The rumor is a result of a caller during Dam Sileo’s show this morning. The caller claimed he knew someone that worked in the lab that does the tests and that Tanard failed it.
This is an unlikely scenario, since the samples do not have names on them in the labs…they are numbered to keep things confidential. So chances are, the caller saw that Tanard was ranked as one of the top safeties in the league, and the caller is a fan of another team starting to cause stress.
August 26th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
@ Pete-
I heard it on Sileo and didnt really pay it much attention. But then on Ron and Ian Justin said he heard the same rumor of one of his sources. Thats when I get worried.
August 26th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Ash:
It’s BS. Joe heard this about a week and a half ago and at the same time heard it was ca-ca.
As Pete pointed out, some caller — to of all shows, Dan Sileo — claimed he/she could identify Tanard Jackson’s urine?
August 26th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
Thanks Joe and Pete!!! I can fall alseep tonight now.
August 26th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
We’re really wondering if Mike Williams who hasn’t played a real down of football yet might do so well he’s going to hold out next year???
Like the segment on Espn….cmon man!!!!
August 26th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
Oh please let Tanard be clean, that would be devastating for us. Especially since he sounded so remorseful.
As for a Williams holdout — lets just say I hope that happens. That means he played like a beast and we finally have a #1 WR. He showed some goodwill being the first to sign even though everyone knew his talent was above a 4th rounder.
If he plays well, I have no doubt the team would give him a new contract just not after 1 good year. We have been there with Clayton. And he wouldn’t holdout after his rookie season, that would be crazy.
August 26th, 2010 at 2:31 pm
“If he plays well, I have no doubt the team would give him a new contract just not after 1 good year. We have been there with Clayton. And he wouldn’t holdout after his rookie season, that would be crazy”
That is it! You know Clayton’s one year wonder has the Bucs brass scared to give a new deal based off a good rookie year.
August 26th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
What if Huggins rushes for 2 thousand yards?
What if Price has 22 sacks?
What if Benn has 15 TD’s?
What if Joe gets a brain?
What if Grimm has 8 picks?
What if there is no football next year?
What if the Bucs start wearing those black uniforms?
What if Palin starts making sense?
What if McCoy has 100 tipped passes?
What if Lynch has 10 blocked punts?
What’s the point?
August 26th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
What if my aunt had nuts? Then would she be my uncle?
August 26th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Chargedcbh…Entertainment and talking all things football. There is not much else going on during the preseason. No need to insult Joe either. This site is great for Bucs info and conversation with all types of fans.
August 26th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Intelligent, timely speculation on a blog. …Some people just complain to complain.
August 26th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
What is the point? The point is Joe will have something to talk about next year that he can brag about being prescient. Joe, just send him a memo so he can start thinking about it early. Never to soon to prepare the clever public statements.
“Thanks Bucs for taking a chance on me when no one else would. By the way, I want a new contract or I’m holding out.”
Jeez
August 26th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
Some of you people have to understand, you will NOT have Bucs news EVERYDAY!!!!!! It’s ok Joe not to have an article up, I totally understand. Don’t get me wrong I like the site, I don’t think your an idiot. Some of the readers are sensitive when I make fun of you. But if you do it to people it’s ok. I still want those black uniforms!!!!!
August 26th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
What if there was no Joebucsfan? Where would you be? Joepornfan? That, I think is the point!
August 26th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Antonio Bryant about to get cut in Cincy…according to Duemig.
August 26th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
I can’t see Williams pulling an antonio bryant and holding out after 1 good year… especially after seeing him sign so quickly and saying something along the lines of “I just wanted to get signed asap and get on the field.”
I don’t think we’ll have too many issues with this guy, at least in the immediate future. He truly was a steal. I really like the talent we’ve collected in the later rounds, lately. That kind of stuff never used to happen – we would get lucky if anything lower than a 4th rounder made it through preseason.
August 26th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
preseason cuts, that is.
August 26th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Let’s not forget, Mike Williams was the first to sign.
This was a positive thing in my eyes and I think we should give the guy the benefit of the doubt before starting to group him with other bad guys. How about we just watch him play and worry about that stuff later.
mv
August 26th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Chargedcbh:
That would be inaccurate. Joe does have to have something fresh each and every day year-round. And not one day has gone by that Joe hasn’t had something fresh from the day this site was launched.
August 26th, 2010 at 4:56 pm
“That would be inaccurate. Joe does have to have something fresh each and every day year-round. And not one day has gone by that Joe hasn’t had something fresh from the day this site was launched.”
Alan likes the idea that Joe wants to have something fresh all 365 of the year. However, if that is going to require an article such as this one then Alan encourages you to give yourself a day off. Alan enjoys your articles from time to time but speculating like this is assanine. Tomorrow maybe Alan will read from Joe that perhaps if the Bucs only win 5 games then the Glazers may look to fire the head coach. Better yet, maybe Joe will write that if the Glazers offer 2 for 1 beers at games there is a good chance more fans will become drunk. You are better than this article Joe.
August 26th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
Smitty refuses to join this trend of referring to oneself in the third person.
Dang it! I did it, too!
August 26th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
I am more worried about all of the players going on strike next year then Williams wanting mo money after the outstanding season he is about to have…
August 26th, 2010 at 8:54 pm
OAR, is there a JoePornFan? I have to check that out. NFL Cheerleaders getting……..
Hey Joe, I vaguely heard Duemig talking about all the Buc Bloggers, including you being called/invited to 1 Buc for a meeting with the Big Wheels, but he said it was strictly off the record. I had to go into a meeting(go figure) and missed the rest, but Duemig began to rant about 1 site breaking the rule and him thinking it was a set up to see who was trusty and who was crusty. Do you have any info on the traitor site and were yous 2’s Joesguys there. They really should offer you 2 and SGW94 press credentials to go anywhere. It is an insult to us JBF loyalists that our fearless leader/s has/have to pay $10 for a ticket.
Hey Dominick, C’mon Man!!!
August 27th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
Mike Williams sounds like a football player, he like to play football. He was our first player to sign his contract, why? He wants to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers! If he has a 50+ catch season this year, I hope he takes what Mike Clayton has been telling him to heart. One season is great but to be good you need to have multiple seasons of 50+ catches 1000+ year 10 touchdowns.
If and I will say if he has a back to back 50+ catch seasons, then he might have a reason to think about holding out, not that he should but he has a right to think about it. If in his third season he again has a 50+ catch season I would be alright with him holding out for a better contract. Before the end of the third season I hope management sees that he is a deserving Player and offers him an contract extension. The same for any player who plays better than his contract pays, but over a multiple set of seasons. They should get an extension and an increase in pay. But not after having only played one season.
August 28th, 2010 at 8:15 am
This is a very silly post, for numerous reasons:
1) 50 catches? That’s what we’re calling great now? That’s holdout worthy?
1) Has a rookie ever held out after his FIRST season?
Brandon Marshall didn’t. Hell, Michael Clayton didn’t.
Silly, silly.
August 28th, 2010 at 8:15 am
Oops, two 1)s. You get the point 😛