Should Raiders take on Mike Williams and his massive salary?
If Williams becomes available, the Raiders need to pounce.
The one thing that Williams and Adams have in common is their situations with their current teams. For the Raiders to truly have a shot, either the Chargers or Packers would have to hit some serious snafus for one of these receivers to become available.
"“I wanted to have a career year. That was the thing for me to have a career year. Obviously, as a team goal, I wanted to make the playoffs and have a chance to play in the Super Bowl, but we fell short of that.” –Williams on his 2021 season"
Williams had himself a career year across the board and deserves a nice payday. It would make sense for the Chargers to lock him up already, but if he’s tagged, the possibility might exist that he’ll look for a long-term commitment. Again, the financial ramifications of trying to acquire someone on the level of Adams or Williams would be serious.
The Raiders currently have a lot of holes, and while they’re relatively in decent shape as far as the salary cap goes, putting all their eggs into one basket might not be the right call. Raider Nation clamors for a return to an imposing offensive attack, but the new Raiders’ regime might have other ideas.