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Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams will be one of the hottest free agents from the 2011 class at his position. One team that would love to acquire the former Memphis standout–the Miami Dolphins.
According to Omar Kelly of SunSentinel.com, Williams is on the top of the Dolphins “must get” list for what the team needs to improve in 2011. Here’s what Kelly posted on his Twitter account last week:
“One free agent RB has surfaced to the top of the must get list for Phins: Carolina’s DeAngelo Williams. He’s mold of what Phins want in 2011.”
2010 was a season to forget for Williams as a foot injury prevented him from playing in just six games. However, Williams has proven to be one of the most effective running backs in the NFL when healthy and any team would be lucky to have him on their roster–which is why Miami is anxious to sign him.
From 2008-09, Williams rushed for 2,632 yards with 25 touchdowns while sharing carries with Jonathan Stewart. With questions surrounding Ronnie Brown (just 734 rushing yards with five touchdowns in 16 games last season) and his effectiveness as a running back, Williams may be an upgrade for the Dolphins. Not to mention Williams is already used to sharing carries with Stewart–so playing alongside Ricky Williams wouldn’t be an issue if this were to happen.
According to Omar Kelly of SunSentinel.com, Williams is on the top of the Dolphins “must get” list for what the team needs to improve in 2011. Here’s what Kelly posted on his Twitter account last week:
“One free agent RB has surfaced to the top of the must get list for Phins: Carolina’s DeAngelo Williams. He’s mold of what Phins want in 2011.”
2010 was a season to forget for Williams as a foot injury prevented him from playing in just six games. However, Williams has proven to be one of the most effective running backs in the NFL when healthy and any team would be lucky to have him on their roster–which is why Miami is anxious to sign him.
From 2008-09, Williams rushed for 2,632 yards with 25 touchdowns while sharing carries with Jonathan Stewart. With questions surrounding Ronnie Brown (just 734 rushing yards with five touchdowns in 16 games last season) and his effectiveness as a running back, Williams may be an upgrade for the Dolphins. Not to mention Williams is already used to sharing carries with Stewart–so playing alongside Ricky Williams wouldn’t be an issue if this were to happen.
Miami is desperate to upgrade their running game and I would assume DWill will be instant offense. Ronnie and Ricky were horrible last season and had no breakaway ability. The OL was not that bad and the two of them are as responsible for the mess as was Henne. A strong running game and perhaps Henne can work off play action again like in 2009.
These pieces are pretty typical, and are they from sports writers heads when they jerked around too long and don't have a real article to publish. It's pretty obvious, since there isn't a quote or even allusion to someone in the org suggesting they are looking to sign Williams (at least from what you quoted and I couldn't find the original article).Hate to argue about this. Good call in changing the title. It's still a worthwhile topic. Williams has about the same mileage as Ronnie Brown did at the beginning of last season - but not the wear since RB's body just can't stay healthy. I think it would be a good call for the Dolphins to try to sign Williams. He isn't a super star running back and can't be expecting a bunch of money considering he's a few years removed from his best season. They don't have a 2nd, so they can use a FA signing to fill out their running back spots and spend the draft picks on more important positions. If Ricky Williams comes back, they can have DW, RW, and Cobbs/Hilliard backing them up. That's a ton better than RB. RB is broken and cannot be depended upon.
