Trent Williams: Vikings didn’t “synch up,” with 49ers preferred destination

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https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/04/30/trent-williams-vikings-didnt-synch-up-with-49ers-preferred-destination/

Trent Williams didn’t want to play in Washington. He insists he never refused to go to Minnesota but admits San Francisco was his preferred destination all along.
The seven-time Pro Bowler got his way, reuniting with Kyle Shanahan in a deal that sent him from Washington to the 49ers. The 49ers head coach served as Williams’ offensive coordinator for four seasons in Washington.
“I’m extremely excited to get back in the building with, not only Kyle, but there’s a ton of those coaches in there from the first four years of my career,” Williams said in a conference call with beat reporters Thursday, via Matt Maiocco of NBCSportsBayArea.com. “It’s going to be a happy reunion.
“This was a preferred destination of mine just because of the familiarity I have with Kyle and the offense. Obviously, it being an ascending team, I feel like I’ll fit right in.”
An NFL Media report Saturday night indicated Williams blocked a trade to Minnesota. He and his agent both denied it over the weekend. 
It sounds like it might be a matter of semantics, because Williams admitted Thursday that the Vikings “didn’t synch up” with what he wants long term. 
“The Vikings, long term, and what I looked at long term, it didn’t synch up,” Williams said. “They just really dropped out. It wasn’t me refusing to go.”
The Vikings drafted Boise State offensive tackle Ezra Cleveland in the second round, and the 49ers worked out a deal with Washington.
Williams replaces Joe Staley, who is retiring, as the 49ers’ left tackle.
“You don’t replace a guy like Joe,” Williams said, via David Lombardi of TheAthletic.com. “You learn to live without him, and hopefully, I can make that a little easier.”

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If we offerred a 4th this draft it would have been done. Skins didnt give a single eff about where trent wanted to go. It doesnt take a rocket scientist to see though that Trent was willing to go west without a Long term deal. If Speilly was giving up a 4th it wasnt for one and done. I would guess we offerred 2 guaranteed years with escalators and Williams figured SF would offer more once he returns to form, which he will

Ive lived in St Paul and the bay area, both great places, but with his money he can afford a better quality of life there. 

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@Bullazin said:
If we offerred a 4th this draft it would have been done. Skins didnt give a single eff about where trent wanted to go. It doesnt take a rocket scientist to see though that Trent was willing to go west without a Long term deal. If Speilly was giving up a 4th it wasnt for one and done. I would guess we offerred 2 guaranteed years with escalators and Williams figured SF would offer more once he returns to form, which he will

Ive lived in St Paul and the bay area, both great places, but with his money he can afford a better quality of life there. 

yeah gotta think Trent wants to cash in big and Rick wasn't offering that.  So did Trent block the deal?  No but he likely made it known he wouldn't sign an extension.  So yes.

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Williams is so full of it.   Yeah, it didn’t sync up because 1) he didn’t want to be in Minnesota long term and/or 2) the Vikes weren’t offering him the kind of $$ he wanted in an extension.    Sounds like he wanted SF all along.  He and his agent are full of it.

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@Magnus10 said:
Williams is so full of it.   Yeah, it didn’t sync up because 1) he didn’t want to be in Minnesota long term and/or 2) the Vikes weren’t offering him the kind of $$ he wanted in an extension.    Sounds like he wanted SF all along.  He and his agent are full of it.

I'll take door #2.

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@Magnus10 said:
Williams is so full of it.   Yeah, it didn’t sync up because 1) he didn’t want to be in Minnesota long term and/or 2) the Vikes weren’t offering him the kind of $$ he wanted in an extension.    Sounds like he wanted SF all along.  He and his agent are full of it.

Of course. Not even sure why Williams went there. He is full of it. 

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This might have been the best outcome for the short and long term...especially after the ridiculous contract B.OB just handed out...

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Bit of risk for Williams playing this year and waiting until his age 33 season for an extension. Perhaps not a wise one, we shall see...

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I'd be lying if I said I wouldn't be stoked if we had pulled off the trade. The pick at 58 then becomes a guard or maybe Kristian Fulton. Imagine getting Gladney AND Fulton. Or Madubuike...or Gallimore instead of Lynch. And almost as important, you keep Trent off the damn 49ers. 

Still, it's probably best long term that we went with Ezra Cleveland. We have our zone bookends for a decade and an equally athletic center to anchor them. 

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If the Vikings really, really wanted him, they would've made it work.  I think they wanted him only at the price they were willing spend.