Loan Sharks
Not a Wolf
I generally don't take advice from 8th and 9th place coaches. As a guy who won his dynasty league last year with Deangelo Williams on his roster my advice would be to aquire Williams in all formats. Williams is the real deal, all of the Stewart hype addicts are going to be sorely disappointed.Now why in the world would you "cut ties" with Deangelo in a dynasty format, and why would you recommend others do that? I'll need a lot more information regarding your league [roster size, etc.], and what assumptions about the OP's league you are using to give this advice, before declaring it unbelievably bad advice. I'm definitely leaning that way right now.As a guy who's kept DeAngelo Williams in my dynasty the past two years he's done nothing but disappoint. And make me a laughing stock because I've finished 8th and 9th place the past two seasons. But in his defense I really don't think Fox and the coaches gave him a legitimate chance. Last year was ridiculous - no RB could have exceled in that system especially with the injuries to Delhomme and Smith and the porous offensive line. So good in fact they cut both guards.
The main knock against Williams was his blocking skills and his short yardage running. His value to this team lies with his receiving skills and his breakaway speed. He'll probably end up with 1,200-1,300 total yards but not much to show by way of scoring (maybe 5 TD's). For that reason I am not keeping him this year. The offensive line still has question marks, although this Otah kid looks good. But I'm skeptical of whether Carolina really wants to feature DeAngelo.
Did they pick Stewart at 13 for this year? Or for years to come? Was it done to motivate DeAngelo? Who knows. What I do know is Carolina is commited to a power running game and that's not DeAngelo's style.
To the original poster you make some valid points. But my advice would still be to cut ties if you want to win your league. That's what I'm doing.
That's the direction I'm leaning as well, and why I responded as I did to Code-Money. There are precious few players who have the upside to justify rostering in a small redraft roster, but I'll definitely be using a 7th-8th round pick on Deangelo this season after someone uses a 4th-5th rounder to snag Stewart. In regards to dynasty format, which was the league type Code-Money suggested 'cutting ties' with Deangelo in, that format is typically perfect for shelving a guy like Deangelo. I'd liken Deangelo's prospects to those of Priest Holmes, who showed flashes but not enough 'load carrying' ability to deter Baltimore from selecting Jamal Lewis. After the team was committed to Lewis, it let Priest walk away and the talent was taken advantage of elsewhere. Honestly, I'd love Code-Money to post all of the players he'd roster after 'cutting ties' with Deangelo Williams. 
That's the direction I'm leaning as well, and why I responded as I did to Code-Money. There are precious few players who have the upside to justify rostering in a small redraft roster, but I'll definitely be using a 7th-8th round pick on Deangelo this season after someone uses a 4th-5th rounder to snag Stewart. In regards to dynasty format, which was the league type Code-Money suggested 'cutting ties' with Deangelo in, that format is typically perfect for shelving a guy like Deangelo. I'd liken Deangelo's prospects to those of Priest Holmes, who showed flashes but not enough 'load carrying' ability to deter Baltimore from selecting Jamal Lewis. After the team was committed to Lewis, it let Priest walk away and the talent was taken advantage of elsewhere. Honestly, I'd love Code-Money to post all of the players he'd roster after 'cutting ties' with Deangelo Williams.
That's the direction I'm leaning as well, and why I responded as I did to Code-Money. There are precious few players who have the upside to justify rostering in a small redraft roster, but I'll definitely be using a 7th-8th round pick on Deangelo this season after someone uses a 4th-5th rounder to snag Stewart. In regards to dynasty format, which was the league type Code-Money suggested 'cutting ties' with Deangelo in, that format is typically perfect for shelving a guy like Deangelo. I'd liken Deangelo's prospects to those of Priest Holmes, who showed flashes but not enough 'load carrying' ability to deter Baltimore from selecting Jamal Lewis. After the team was committed to Lewis, it let Priest walk away and the talent was taken advantage of elsewhere. Honestly, I'd love Code-Money to post all of the players he'd roster after 'cutting ties' with Deangelo Williams. 
Dude's stock is only gonna go up. What would you have given to get the Jamal Lewis that replaced that Priest Holmes, with hindsight being 20/20 of course.


I never mentioned anything about him saying those running backs were being picked in the first two rounds. He's stated in separate threads that both Chris Johnson and DeAngelo Williams were going to finish as top 10 running backs. I'm simply curious what other running backs he feels will end in the top ten as his list is off to a very bold start.
