Daryl Williams

[Mitchl13]

What games were you guys watching? 

Williams was BY FAR the worst lineman last year. And that is saying a TON!!!

[Tepper's Chest Hair]

I mean, I am not against him coming back for dirt cheap in a 100% depth/back up role.  You aren't going to get quality guys there anyways.  

I just don't want him to touch the field unless there are injuries.

[LinvilleGorge]

10 minutes ago, Tepper's Chest Hair said:

I mean, I am not against him coming back for dirt cheap in a 100% depth/back up role.  You aren't going to get quality guys there anyways.  

I just don't want him to touch the field unless there are injuries.

But if he's on the roster then there's a chance he'll see the field at some point. Injuries or not, I'd prefer to completely eliminate that chance.

[Tepper's Chest Hair]

Just now, LinvilleGorge said:

But if he's on the roster then there's a chance he'll see the field at some point. Injuries or not, I'd prefer to completely eliminate that chance

I get the Williams hate.  But whoever is our 3rd string tackle has a chance to see the field and will suck.

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, Tepper's Chest Hair said:

I get the Williams hate.  But whoever is our 3rd string tackle has a chance to see the field and will suck.

I don't hate Williams. It's really unfortunate that he got hurt and that injury is badly limiting him as a player. But fear of doing worse than atrocious is a terrible reason to stick with atrocious.

[TheSpecialJuan]

Daryl was pretty bad, even at OG

[Tepper's Chest Hair]

4 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I don't hate Williams. It's really unfortunate that he got hurt and that injury is badly limiting him as a player. But fear of doing worse than atrocious is a terrible reason to stick with atrocious

I didn't mean outright hate.  Just a general dislike of his personal game.

I am not fearful of someone doing worse than atrocious.  I am completely accepting that whoever our 3rd string tackle would be (for example), would be atrocious by default.  Because teams don't have good 3rd string linemen.  Or else they wouldn't be 3rd string.  Not in this league.  Outside of finding a rare gem that immediately moves up the depth chart.

[Mistuh Jones]

Let's dig up Nate Chandler while we're at it. 

[Basbear]

Im there with you, yes he was awful maybe the worst of all the bad bunch. I nearly sign anyone for vet minimum, that has Williams resume. It did not work this year, still he got exp at OG and another year past his injury.

At-least hes not soft like most of the OL/DL, he played hurt and was a former 2nd team ALL-pro. Hes still "young" and can get over this past year.  

[panthers55]

We won't keep him at this point..we might jettison many vets at this point. We aren't in win now mode. Rhule has the luxury to lose and have few expectations much like Rivera in 2011. We will keep a core of vets around but Tepper and Hurney are clearly telling you we won't be spending big this year on free agents and will not be renewing guys who are free agents if they are close to the end of their careers.

[LinvilleGorge]

14 minutes ago, Tepper's Chest Hair said:

I didn't mean outright hate.  Just a general dislike of his personal game.

I am not fearful of someone doing worse than atrocious.  I am completely accepting that whoever our 3rd string tackle would be (for example), would be atrocious by default.  Because teams don't have good 3rd string linemen.  Or else they wouldn't be 3rd string.  Not in this league.  Outside of finding a rare gem that immediately moves up the depth chart.

What's the upside of keeping Daryl Williams?

[SmokinwithWilly]

I'd rather have Matt Kalil. 

[philit99]

I think the OP is right. There is a place for Daryl, cleaning the stalls or scanning tickets at the gate. No thank you to having him come back on the Oline. Also, Poe has sucked every year he has been here. Poe does not command double teams anymore and Luke pays for it, so your comparison is true. They both need to go.

[Tepper's Chest Hair]

11 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

What's the upside of keeping Daryl Williams?

I mean, if my options are two completely trash back up linemen that I sincerely hope never see the field (because at a certain point, thats what your OL depth is)..one of the up sides will be familiarity with the team, players, etc.  And yeah, there are definitely upsides that other trash back up linemen can bring to the table (age/potential to grow into more, etc).  So I am not against kicking him to the streets.  Only that if its for dirt cheap and with the understanding he is depth at best...then I am not exactly against it.