The Ryan Williams Experience (1 Viewer)

[The Man With No Name]

I liked Wells coming out of college more than Williams. Wells was not handed the keys so to speak, not sure why you feel Williams will, surely it can't be anything the coaching staff has said. Jaw dropping plays are nice but if players got the keys based on jaw dropping plays then Noel Devine would have been offered the keys long before Williams.

I watched Williams run quite a bit this past year and I don't think I've ever been less impressed with someone that I had heard so many good things about. I know he dealth with a lot of injury issues last year, when did they start? Was it in the preseason? Because I remember watching VT play in week 1 of last season and thinking "really, this is the guy that people have been talking about as a future high FF draft pick?"

He's tough to judge due to only one year of college production but looked amazing in 2009.Last year he had a bad hamstring and that is a brutal injury for a rb as it zaps explosiveness and makes a rb play timid in fear of hurting it more. It's similar to a high ankle sprain in that they can play but not at anywhere near their full potential.

Williams has all the tools when healthy to be a dynamic rb. He didn't have an injury history dating back to high school so if his hammy is an isolated incident then he should be a very solid rb in the NFL.

Everything here is spot on. The other concern is that it seems to me the hammies flare up on these guys. I'm not one to let injury risk affect my rankings. Williams has offensive rookie of the year potential and it skyrockets with a Wells trade which I've heard whispered on these boards. Remember, no matter what we think, the coaches feel they have their man.

TL - Do you still think they will "feel they have their man" if a labor agreement is not signed soon? With much less time than normal to learn the playbook and pass protection schemes I think rookies will take much longer this year to make an impact on the field.

Sure do bud, but I'm talking offensive rookie of the year, and RB is by far the easiest spot to make those strides. Wells or Hightower will remain a complimentary back to Williams all season, but my gut tells me they're handing him the keys to the ground game. His past showed us all what he's capable of. Backs get dinged up so I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt with what we saw last year as the 09 season was jaw dropping.

I hear your point, but Noel Devine was not #15 OVERALL on their big board, Ryan Williams is, so regardless of whether you're higher on Wells or Williams, the coaching staff is clearly sold on the kid.

Ryan Williams had one good year in college...that's it.

So did Rashard Mendenhall, Matt Forte, and more successful NFL rb's. Frank Gore didn't have 1 good college season.

 

[benson_will_lead_the_way]

Ryan Williams had one good year in college...that's it.

So did Rashard Mendenhall, Matt Forte, and more successful NFL rb's. Frank Gore didn't have 1 good college season.

Are you really going to take quotes out of context here?The point of my post was that his one good year...could be due to his situation at VA Tech.Darren Evans 2008- 287 for 1265 yards 4.4 11 TDRyan Williams 2009- 293 for 1655 yards 5.6 21 TDBoth were freshman and Williams' numbers were better. But we can both agree that Darren Evans isn't the prospect that Williams is in the NFL. Evans went undrafted, while Williams was a 2nd round pick.2009 Evans tore his ACL and was recovered heading into 2010.In 2010 however,Darren Evans-151 for 854 yards 5.7 11 TDRyan Williams- 110 for 477 yards 4.3 9 TDOff of a torn ACL Evans put up a better YPC than Williams did in 2009...interesting.Williams had the hammy issue in 2010, I know, but perhaps Virginia Tech is a great situation to be a RB.

 

[T with T]

I'm with TL, Williams=Gold

Just like Spiller=Gold?

Don't be a hater bro. Not Spiller's fault his coaches are clueless and on another note Mathews stunk up SD but let's stay on topic please.

good point you can't call a guy a bust after one year, esp when BUF didn't even run him... Benson leads the way has a secret vendetta against CJ spiller so I wouldn't take what he says to seriously... but on to the r.williams thing, I would feel much better if Beenie or Hightower left, although I do agree that them 2 schmucks probably can't hold williams Jock... I really liked Beenie at OSU, but he is just soft, can't block and can't catch so Maybe williams does make it starter sooner then later.... interesting, I took Leshoure over williams and hope Leshoure turns out better.... but I could see Williams becoming a stud someday

 

[Loomba]

Missed the first preseason game ... so what did Williams look like last night as compared to Beanie?

 

[ATC1]

Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt praised Beanie Wells for his pass protection in the team's preseason opener Thursday. Analysis: Whisenhunt also pointed out two nice runs by Wells, a 15-yarder that he bounced outside and a five-yard first-down pickup at the Raiders' eight-yard line on which Beanie made an impressive cutback. Rookie Ryan Williams worked as Arizona's No. 3 back Thursday night, behind Wells and LaRod Stephens-Howling.

Being able to pass block is a huge indicator of how much playtime a RB will see in today's game. Especially in ARZ.