Will the Dallas Cowboys say adiós to Terrance Williams?
Following the Dallas Cowboys’ additions of Allen Hurns and Deonte Thompson, does this mean Terrance Williams is out? His recent injury sure doesn’t help.
With the Dez Bryant saga on hold for now, the Dallas Cowboys addressed the issue with additions, not subtraction.
After a very quiet start to the free agency, Dallas added Allen Hurns and Deonte Thompson to the wide receiver room. What does this mean for Terrance Williams, a third round pick out of Baylor?
Well, recovering from a foot surgery isn’t the best way to fight for a job. Williams, who turns 29-years old this September, is scheduled to return for team events this upcoming June.
Fair or not, the wide receiver list in Big D is long, so some players might have to go. Does this mean Dez Bryant or Terrance Williams, or perhaps both?
In 2017, Williams started 14 games and caught 53 balls, which was a career high. The Cowboys targeted him 78 times. He has never reached the 60-ball mark in his five seasons in the NFL.
Overall, Williams caught 20 touchdowns, but didn’t get into the end zone once in 2017.
In contrast, Hurns started eight games for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2017. He caught 39 balls and had two touchdowns, with a catch percentage rate of 69.6. He is also a couple of years younger than Williams.
Though talented, Williams hasn’t lived up to his third round grade. When Dez Bryant goes down with an injury, the Baylor product turns into a ghost. Some would even say he’s a ghost with his number two status as well.
Regardless of how you feel about him, the recent signings demonstrate that the Cowboys aren’t afraid of clearing positional rooms in a hurry. The Dallas brass did it with the secondary last year, letting veterans go left and right. The Cowboys replaced the veterans with rookies and though it wasn’t a popular choice at the time, the decisions paid the team back as the season went on.
Of course, Hurns and Thompson aren’t rookies. Neither is Cole Beasley or Ryan Switzer. But, with the passing game stuck in the mud in 2017, getting quarterback Dak Prescott a new toolbox is vital this offseason.
And with the NFL Draft coming up, who knows if the Cowboys are done tweaking. But the message is clear: All the receivers are going to have to pump up their game this offseason. It’s a crowded area, and there’s certainly room for improvement.
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Should Terrance Williams stay, or is it adiós time? One reason the Dallas Cowboys could keep Williams around in 2018 is his base salary, which is $3.75 million and fully guaranteed. So there is zero financial benefit to cutting the veteran wide out this season.