News: DMN: Sturm: Breaking Down RB Ryan Williams

Have to disagree with him on Dunbar being too small...He is basically the exact same size as Justin Forsett, who was 5th in rushing yards last year.
 
I don't make any point to watch preseason so I have never seen all the hype brough up about Williams. This is the first I've seen of videos of his ability and can see what all the fuss was about.
 
Pretty much nailed it. He's a really interesting player.
 
Based purely on history of the guy and the now 5 gifs i've seen I can't imagine him staying healthy. Guy runs violently and contorts his body for yards.
 
I hate to say it but any RB who is on 1st or 2nd down and has already gotten 5 yards should lean the way of "business decision" when it comes to contact. No reason to sacrifice for an extra 2-3 yards in those situations.

3rd down and playing behind are different of course.

Flame suit on.
 
The big injury was the infra-patellar tendon. That's not something you rip because of torque on the knee or from lowering too many shoulders.
 
He's probably the most talented runner not named McFadden on the roster. The 2 issues are Williams staying healthy and if McFadden has any juice left.
 
jterrell said:
yup, he was the man in those 4th quarters of pre-season games....
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It's funny that people are so excited about the OL draft picks, but for the 2015 season, those picks probably won't make the OL any better than last season. If Collins replaces Leary that's probably a break even trade-off with Collins being a rookie. Green is doubtful to be as good as Parnell as the backup swing Tackle in his rookie season.
 
Yeah, as far as a "complete back" in our system, he's got the most talent of all our RB's. He just cannot stay healthy.

If he stays healthy he'll have a great season, but that's a big if.
 
JohnsKey19 said:
He's probably the most talented runner not named McFadden on the roster. The 2 issues are Williams staying healthy and if McFadden has any juice left.
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Well, there's still that pass protection thing. McFadden and Randle are both pretty good at it, but it's the thing we're really missing out on when we let a complete back like Murray walk--one guy who can do it all. Of the backs on the roster, Randle actually comes closest to filling that bill.

If Williams can get it down, though, he'd be a complete player and we'd just need to worry then about his ability to stay healthy.
 
Crown Royal said:
I don't make any point to watch preseason so I have never seen all the hype brough up about Williams. This is the first I've seen of videos of his ability and can see what all the fuss was about.
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That's what I mentioned a while back about him. I think the injuries he has suffered have a lot to do with his running style. He's constantly putting torque on his joints with his twisting, aggressive style.

There's obviously ability there if he's able to stay healthy, but health is a big question mark.
 
Idgit said:
Well, there's still that pass protection thing. McFadden and Randle are both pretty good at it, but it's the thing we're really missing out on when we let a complete back like Murray walk--one guy who can do it all. Of the backs on the roster, Randle actually comes closest to filling that bill.

If Williams can get it down, though, he'd be a complete player and we'd just need to worry then about his ability to stay healthy.
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I'm not very sure about Randle's pass protecting abilities. I know McFadden can do it, but I didn't think it was a strength for Randle. I'd have to go back and look, though.
 
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