Cowboys reporters saying what Broncos fans heard about Javonte Williams

[TheMarathonContinues]

I never really felt Rico got a fair chance. Zeke came back and ruined that.
Year before Pollard didn't give him much of a chance. What little we saw from Rico wasn't bad.

And that’s another thing they completely botched running back so bad last year that maybe there was more to Rico we didn’t see.

 

[kskboys]

Javonte Williams lacking vision and being a slower runner is a terrible combination. These RBs aren't good, but that hopium is thick right now. Cowboys need to look outside the building for a couple RBs, but maybe this is the plan for a reason.

Javonte wasn't slow before the injury, and was known for his speed and quickness.

Now, if he doesn't recover from gruesome knee injury, OK. If he does, he's not a slow runner, not at all.

 

[Rayman70]

Rico is a JAG.

Exactly

 

[kskboys]

Exactly

Unless Blue suprises or Williams is recovered from his knee injury, I don't see a starting quality RB on the roster.

 

[Rayman70]

Unless Blue suprises or Williams is recovered from his knee injury, I don't see a starting quality RB on the roster.

As much as I like Mafah, which you know I do lol, I agree with your assessment. We have good backs but as of today, not one ought to be the starter unless one separates from the pack. But as Shotty has said, it will be RB by committee. So it doesn't matter in his system I guess, until IT DOES MATTER lol..late in the year in bad weather road games. Then it could hurt us.

 

[kskboys]

As much as I like Mafah, which you know I do lol, I agree with your assessment. We have good backs but as of today, not one ought to be the starter unless one separates from the pack. But as Shotty has said, it will be RB by committee. So it doesn't matter in his system I guess, until IT DOES MATTER lol..late in the year in bad weather road games. Then it could hurt us.

RB by committee is a fall back plan, far from the desired result.

 

[Mr_437]

Javonte wasn't slow before the injury, and was known for his speed and quickness.

Now, if he doesn't recover from gruesome knee injury, OK. If he does, he's not a slow runner, not at all.

What do you consider slow?
At his best I viewed his speed as average, but after watching him post injury he looks slow.

 

[SlammedZero]

I’ve got pretty much zero faith in our RB room right now. It was already a weakness, and once again, the Cowboys tried patching it up with underperforming (and cheap) free agents and late-round draft picks.

Could it work out? Sure, there’s always a chance, and I’d love to be proven wrong. But as it stands, I just don’t see this team being anywhere near the upper echelon when it comes to running the football this season.

 

[Mr_437]

He didn't get retained because the coaches agree, And there's nothing more to say that hasn't already been said but I'll make a point again if they didn't see his value why should we agree with you because you're not the professional here it has nothing to do with money because they spent the same amount of money on the other free agent running backs apparently he didn't fit their plan because he's not dynamic that's why.... He's a solid player but we can get that out of the draft picks in my opinion we could get his production out of running back by committee one of those guys are going to rise to the top it's not hard to do what he did last year....



no one's cherry picking anything the guys not dynamic, that's it most of us see, it he's easily replaceable, most of us see it, but most important thing is the coaches saw it they could have retained him if they'd have went to Jerry and said we really need this guy on the team because he cost about the same right so it had nothing to do with money he was let go and not retain the same way Kendrick was not they didn't think he fit what they want to do here..

He had one good year, that's it it was last year that's a red flag when your contract years your only Good year in your career and you're not dynamic he's not special this is the same thing that the Cowboys do with guys like Dalton Schultz people think they're stupid for letting him go but I'm look at what he's not doing in Houston for the money he makes the Cowboys were correct sometimes you just got to let go and move on to the next guy and hope for something better....​

I like the guy but that doesn't mean you're correct in your evaluation because I'll trust and again I'm going to keep saying this you're not a coach you don't work for the NFL, you're not on the Dallas Cowboys staff, those guys are pretty experienced and if they chose not to go to Jerry and ask for this guy and beg for him to be on the team then I'm going to trust their evaluation...​

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that they spend about the same amount of money on the other free agent running backs that means there's something they didn't like about Rico, if he cost the same, and they let him go it wasn't about money. they made an evaluation that apparently you don't understand or agree with, but it don't matter because I'll trust the professional who see the same things I see...​

Again, you're not the coach you're not a talent evaluator they are they chose not to keep him that's the only important part of this debate you're not going to win..

I agree with the coaches and the coaches and the front office no more than you they've been working with this guy for like 4 years they know what they had and didn't have he's not a big loss he's easily replaceable they see it I see it but somehow you don't we're supposed to agree with you over the coaches in the front office?

You sure type a lot to say nothing lol.
I stated facts (stats) you're talking about coaches that wasn't the point. Zeke stole TDs from Rico, and to attempt to discredit Rico w/o mentioning Zeke was the goalline RB is bias imho.

 

[jrumann59]

I think Williams may be one of those unfortunate athletes like KiJana Carter that sufferes a major injurie early in their career that robs them of much of their talent

Didn't carter blow out both knees in like his 1st 3 years?

 

[kskboys]

What do you consider slow?
At his best I viewed his speed as average, but after watching him post injury he looks slow.

Javonte was a very good inside runner, very quick to the hole. Quite better than average.

I haven't watched him post, injury, some recover and some never do. This is 2 years removed now, so if he's going to get back what he had, we should start seeing it.

 

[kskboys]

Didn't carter blow out both knees in like his 1st 3 years?

McGahee is one of the few I've seen recover completely from blowing out his knee. Absolutely gruesome injury in college, went on to become a topnotch NFL RB.

 

[kskboys]

You sure type a lot to say nothing lol.
I stated facts (stats) you're talking about coaches that wasn't the point. Zeke stole TDs from Rico, and to attempt to discredit Rico w/o mentioning Zeke was the goalline RB is bias imho.

And mostly unintelligible!!!! Prettty sure he just likes to hear himself talk.

 

[gimmesix]

Wasn’t there another one of these maybe 5-6 weeks back that said he faced stacked boxes more than any other back over the first 6 weeks or so… something like 67%?
In the end I think his main function is to hold the fort until the rookies are up to speed and they’re comfortable with them in pass protection!

I don't know. I just thought it was interesting to present a Broncos fan's perspective of what's being said here about Williams. This fan doesn't seem to have anything against the player, just essentially said what's being said now is the same that has been said the past two years.

He is further removed from his injury, so maybe he'll be able to do better here than he did there.

 

[gimmesix]

I’ve got pretty much zero faith in our RB room right now. It was already a weakness, and once again, the Cowboys tried patching it up with underperforming (and cheap) free agents and late-round draft picks.

Could it work out? Sure, there’s always a chance, and I’d love to be proven wrong. But as it stands, I just don’t see this team being anywhere near the upper echelon when it comes to running the football this season.

I do like that we're at least taking multiple stabs at it. We're not putting all our money on Williams, but hoping that we can find a quality starter among four new backs (and one holdover). Now, the fact that we are doing it for cheap and with late-round picks might mean we just have a hand full of nothing, but the number of shots gives us at least a better chance of finding something.

 

[Whyjerry]

I believe I am the minority but I think we are set at RB. I don’t know who will make the team but I do see enough to believe a couple scenarios will work. I think their interior OL is beastly so I think the talent is there to have a good running game.

 

[conner01]

Rarely am I going to applaud the way this front office handled much of anything, but for some reason I can see Williams and Blue being a capable combo.

I think we did some nice things this off season. At CB we’ve added a nice player to help us till we get healthy there and got a nice rookie. We didn’t get a beast run stuffer but we’ve added some talent at DT and draft another big guy to develop. Pickens obviously got the hype but as a whole they made some good moves

 

[Rayman70]

RB by committee is a fall back plan, far from the desired result.

Yeah, not optimal.

 

[Mr_437]

Javonte was a very good inside runner, very quick to the hole. Quite better than average.

I haven't watched him post, injury, some recover and some never do. This is 2 years removed now, so if he's going to get back what he had, we should start seeing it.

I saw Javonte as a quick, not fast, tough runner, so I didn't see him as a fast type RB. Gotta run a 4.4 for me or your slow as a RB, to me. I hope he shows up as a good inside runner behind the 3 iOL of the Cowboys.

 

[charron]

I don’t think Williams is but I question if maybe the Cowboys do since he’s now 2 years removed from the injury. I think we will struggle running honestly.

I hope they are right. I hate how cheap they are at the RB position. Dak is going to have to throw the running lanes open.