Ryan Williams

[RugbyMuffin]

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I have seen this story before, and I know how it ends.

 

[CtCardinals78]

I like RW and hope he can get things going, but that was a horrific injury he suffered two years ago. He's lucky to be back at all, but yeah that is a loaded position this year he needs to get better soon.

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

I like RW and hope he can get things going, but that was a horrific injury he suffered two years ago. He's lucky to be back at all, but yeah that is a loaded position this year he needs to get better soon.

I think "loaded" is a bit premature. The only guy who has sniffed success in the NFL is Mendenhall. And, he wasn't what I would call in very high demand this off season.

Taylor and Ellington have a long way to go before they even get a NFL carry.

 

[slanidrac16]

he way Arians seems to run things and the fact we drafted 2 rb's and brought in Mendenhall I kind of thought Williams was the odd man out right from the get go unless he totally lit it up in the off season and training camp.

Color Williams gone.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

If he can't stay healthy then he will be gone before the season starts IMO. Too bad, he had the cutting ability and vision in college.

 

[JeffGollin]

The danger is that us fans will get frustrated and take it out on Ryan. (We're already hearing rumblings of "here we go again").

Some guys have a low threshhold of pain, some are simply brittle and others are just victims of bad luck.

As a fan, I try to never criticize an injured player (if for no other reason than I've never walked in his shoes - the only thing I've sprained is an ankle. The only thing I've broken is a tooth).

But as a fan, I have high expectations and, at the very least, tend to temper my hope that an injury-plagued player will buck his past history and somehow prevail.

And if you're a GM or coach, you've got to have a little bit of hypocrite in your DNA - pull for Ryan with every fiber of your being, but have a Taylor or Ellington waiting in the wings "just in case."

Right now, I'm at the "pulling like heck for Ryan" stage.

 

[Buckybird]

 

[BullheadCardFan]

And if you're a GM or coach, you've got to have a little bit of hypocrit in your DNA - pull for Ryan with every fiber of your being, but have a Taylor or Ellington waiting in the wings "just in case."

Agree. This is why the FO was smart this year and brought in some depth.

 

[Mulli]

Lil Weakness

 

[CtCardinals78]

I think "loaded" is a bit premature. The only guy who has sniffed success in the NFL is Mendenhall. And, he wasn't what I would call in very high demand this off season.

Taylor and Ellington have a long way to go before they even get a NFL carry.

Agreed, but those three additions plus Alfonso Smith's good camp so far makes RW much more expendable.

 

[Goldfield]

It's too bad. He is a good kid with talent.

But he seems to be very mentally weak.

He looks like he put on some muscle in that picture.

 

[GuernseyCard]

It's too bad. He is a good kid with talent.

But he seems to be very mentally weak.

He looks like he put on some muscle in that picture.

The 'mentally weak' would have passed on the rehab and quit.

 

[Goldfield]

The 'mentally weak' would have passed on the rehab and quit.

Yea maybe.

But he has admitted playing scared already.

 

[GuernseyCard]

Yea maybe.

But he has admitted playing scared already.

Well, I'm not going to hold it against him given his injury, and that was last season. I make a distinction between the natural fear of re-injury and feelings of uncertainty and 'being scared' even if he used the term loosely.

 

[MadCardDisease]

With reports that Alfonso Smith is looking good at RB, Williams better be scared. IMO there is one spot left at RB and it's either Williams or Smith's job. Right now I would say Smith is in the lead.

 

[82CardsGrad]

It's too bad. He is a good kid with talent.

But he seems to be very mentally weak.

He looks like he put on some muscle in that picture.

Mentally weak?? Geeeeeez...

 

[FORKTUNG]

I saw a clip of him in the 1 on 1 drills and he got put on his backside pretty good by Rookie LB Demens. Next thing you know it shows him on the sideline with the ice bag on the knee.

 

[GuernseyCard]

He passed on the second MRI. Will be on the cycle today and back at full practice Thursday.

 

[EndZone]

I saw a clip of him in the 1 on 1 drills and he got put on his backside pretty good by Rookie LB Demens. Next thing you know it shows him on the sideline with the ice bag on the knee.

He still participated in drills after that. I think he tweaked it in the next set of drills which was OL, QB, and RB's vrs DL & LB's in live drills. I think that is the same drill that Colledge got kicked in too. That video was the very first rep of those drills, he did better after that.

 

[Catfish]

The danger is that us fans will get frustrated and take it out on Ryan. (We're already hearing rumblings of "here we go again").

Some guys have a low threshhold of pain, some are simply brittle and others are just victims of bad luck.

As a fan, I try to never criticize an injured player (if for no other reason than I've never walked in his shoes - the only thing I've sprained is an ankle. The only thing I've broken is a tooth).

But as a fan, I have high expectations and, at the very least, tend to temper my hope that an injury-plagued player will buck his past history and somehow prevail.

And if you're a GM or coach, you've got to have a little bit of hypocrite in your DNA - pull for Ryan with every fiber of your being, but have a Taylor or Ellington waiting in the wings "just in case."

Right now, I'm at the "pulling like heck for Ryan" stage.

Nice Jeff-----I couldn't have said it any better.

 

[Mainstreet]

With reports that Alfonso Smith is looking good at RB, Williams better be scared. IMO there is one spot left at RB and it's either Williams or Smith's job. Right now I would say Smith is in the lead.

And I liked William Powell better than Alfonso Smith for what it's worth.

 

[PDXChris]

And I liked William Powell better than Alfonso Smith for what it's worth.

+1

 

[MadCardDisease]

And I liked William Powell better than Alfonso Smith for what it's worth.

Alphonso Smith looked like a man on a mission today. I kept having to look at my roster to figure out who #29 was and then realize it was Smith.

 

[Mainstreet]

Alphonso Smith looked like a man on a mission today. I kept having to look at my roster to figure out who #29 was and then realize it was Smith.

I'm glad to hear it.

However, I have seen both in live game action and my preference is Powell. I just don't see how Smith was rated over Powell. Powell has that ability to squirt under tacklers for extra yardage.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Alphonso Smith looked like a man on a mission today. I kept having to look at my roster to figure out who #29 was and then realize it was Smith.

Like hearing about Smith. We can use all the quality depth we can at RB.