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Redskins: Why bringing back Trent Williams is the best option in 2020

By Ian Cummings

LANDOVER, MD - SEPTEMBER 20: Defensive back Tanard Jackson #36 of the Washington Redskins, nose tackle Chris Baker #92 of the Washington Redskins, inside linebacker Will Compton #51 of the Washington Redskins, and tackle Trent Williams #71 of the Washington Redskins prepare to run onto the field prior to the start of a game against the St. Louis Rams at FedExField on September 20, 2015 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Matt Hazlett/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - SEPTEMBER 20: Defensive back Tanard Jackson #36 of the Washington Redskins, nose tackle Chris Baker #92 of the Washington Redskins, inside linebacker Will Compton #51 of the Washington Redskins, and tackle Trent Williams #71 of the Washington Redskins prepare to run onto the field prior to the start of a game against the St. Louis Rams at FedExField on September 20, 2015 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Matt Hazlett/Getty Images) /
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ASHBURN, VA – JANUARY 09: Washington Redskins Executive Vice President and General Manager Bruce Allen speaks to members of the media after Jay Gruden was introduced as the new head coach of the Washington Redskins during a press conference at Redskins Park on January 9, 2014 in Ashburn, Virginia. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)
ASHBURN, VA – JANUARY 09: Washington Redskins Executive Vice President and General Manager Bruce Allen speaks to members of the media after Jay Gruden was introduced as the new head coach of the Washington Redskins during a press conference at Redskins Park on January 9, 2014 in Ashburn, Virginia. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) /

No. 3 – The Redskins have long exhausted their trade leverage

Bruce Allen is gone, but the consequences of his actions as Redskins team president and football operations leader are still very much playing out.

Before the 2019 season, and even during the early stretches of the campaign, while Williams sat, there was talk that the Redskins could get a first-round pick for him, perhaps from a team scrambling to make a playoff bid and in need of immediate offensive line help.

Despite the present need and the low supply around the league, Allen dug his heels in, and even when he had an opportunity to acquire a second-round pick, he still didn’t pounce. The trade deadline went past without a deal, and now, in February, Williams remains in roster limbo.

There’s still an off-chance that the Redskins could manage to get a steal from another team at this point, in terms of value, but with free agency coming up, as well as the 2020 NFL Draft on the horizon, with a deep offensive tackle class to boot, Washington might have much more trouble convincing teams that a 32-year old tackle is worth paying substantial draft capital for. If those teams still had the midseason urgency and the lack of options, the Redskins would have more leverage. But in the offseason, those circumstances are no longer in play.

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