Why a Tramon Williams reunion in Green Bay makes sense.
Green Bay needs help in the secondary bad. This became even more apparent when Green Bay traded away its best corner in Damarious Randall to the Cleveland Browns for quarterback DeShone Kizer and swapped 4th and 5th round picks in the upcoming NFL draft. Everyone thought that it would hopefully lead to a signing of a big name free agent CB or two…Didn’t happen. Instead, they opted for a cheaper, proven veteran.
Williams will be a definitive upgrade over current starter Devon House. He is coming off of one of his best seasons as a pro and still has some gas left in the tank. According to Pro Football Focus, Williams allowed a catch percentage of 49.7 percent & a passer rating of just 58.4 percent over 666 total snaps on defense for the Arizona Cardinals in 2017–the lowest among all free agent CBs. He also had the 7th lowest yards per target in coverage at 30.2. He allowed a passer rating of 1.0 when targeted in man coverage.
People also often overlook the fact that he played an instrumental role in Green Bay bringing home a 4th Lombardi Trophy back in 2010. During that run, Williams tallied three total interceptions for a total of 79 yards with 1 TD. He also recorded 8 total tackles, 5 of which were solo. He played a very important role for Green Bay during that impressive run.
In eight years with Green Bay (127 games, 99 total starts), Williams recorded 28 total interceptions for 423 yards and 1 touchdown. He also forced 5 fumbles & had a total of 395 tackles while with Green Bay as well. He was and still is a very capable starting cornerback. He will provide Green Bay with some much needed veteran leadership on the defense. Something it hasn’t had since Julius Peppers back in 2014.
Overall, this reunion of sorts in Green Bay was a much needed one considering the dire direction the secondary was heading with Randall & Burnett both leaving for new teams. This move was smart from both a football and business perspective. Williams is a proven veteran who can and will provide a spark to a very rookie laden defense. I think Green Bay could benefit very much from this signing, especially if they get a few more impact players in the secondary via the draft, there’s plenty of options there.
Gutekunst isn’t done making moves just yet. It’s just the beginning. Providing a great pass rush with the addition of Mo Wilkerson on the defensive line will also make the secondary better. He knows Green Bay needs to become a championship caliber team & improving on a very porous pass defense by getting a proven veteran is a pretty good start.
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