We only got a small sample size last year of what this guy can do. Remember Jamaal Charles, we didn't know what we really had until he got the opportunity to carry the ball. Damien is going to be a top 5 back in 2019. Mark my words.
There is a play (not on this video) against the Chargers where he took a handoff and took it between I believe the LT and LG for 10 yards so fast I actually thought it was Hill taking the handoff. He put his pads down and nailed Derwin James. James took him down but Damien won the battle. So impressive! I wish clay could find that and Gif it up.
Just watch the way this guy runs. His quickness, his power, his vision, his hands, his pad level at the point of attack. He's a complete back.
That article is just like saying "Planes are so much safer than cars, so Everytime someone has to travel anywhere, they should use a plane instead of a car" ignoring any nuance. The more a team passes, the higher the chance for a sack, interception, and injury to the quarterback. I mean could you imagine if von Miller and Bradley Chubb could pin their ears back on every play with little worry of a run? As great as Schwartz is, that's an insane thing to ask of him.
Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin:
Thank you for that!!! Is that not awesome! But really what initially got my attention was the 10 yard burst he made. Holy shit!
He's like a charcandrick west except he can actually run and isn't purely a receiving threat. [Reply]
Originally Posted by bsp4444:
So yeah, let’s let teams all out blitz our savior QB every single down because we never run the ball. Great freaking strategy.
Originally Posted by Hoover:
The dude performed in the playoffs. Why people suddenly want to doubt him is beyond me.
This. And he made the biggest catch of the year against the Ravens. Not the toughest catch but not the easiest either. It's good to know a player doesn't choke on 4th and the game.
Remember Johnny Morton dropping sooooo many crucial 3rd down passes right in his hands? That shit kills you. [Reply]
As good as Hunt is, teams had the book on how to shut him down - stack the box and shadow him at all times. Now this opened up the rest of the offense, so not a bad thing. But sometimes you'd really like to have a running game - IE when you have the lead.
It remains to be seen if teams get a book on stuffing Williams - but so far it seems like he opens up more options and maybe forces Reid to be a little more creative.
Also the speed - that screen pass TD against the Pats it really looked like the defender had the angle to get him at the 5 - but Williams just blew right through it. Williams may have that extra gear in the open field that Hunt didn't. [Reply]
Originally Posted by suzzer99:
I'm really excited to see what Hyde and Darwin Thompson can do.
I think Hyde will be cut and we go into the season with Williams and Thompson as our main backs. But that could be just because I'm really high on Thompson and think he could be something. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
This guy is no Hunt, but is plenty good enough
The running back corp as a whole will be greater than the sum of its parts... it’s a deep group, we’re all set
I'm in this camp myself. Williams is a good running back, not elite like Charles or Hunt. Whoever compared Williams to an aging Charles with two ACL injuries, and on a broncos offense is just not thinking about the big picture or body of work. Anybody can cherry pick highlights from one year, but what defines you is what you do over the course of your career. [Reply]
Originally Posted by -King-:
I think Hyde will be cut and we go into the season with Williams and Thompson as our main backs. But that could be just because I'm really high on Thompson and think he could be something.
Reports are that Hyde has beefed up. He is probably going to be a short-yardage specialist. Something the Chiefs could improve on. [Reply]
Originally Posted by suzzer99:
This. And he made the biggest catch of the year against the Ravens. Not the toughest catch but not the easiest either. It's good to know a player doesn't choke on 4th and the game.
Remember Johnny Morton dropping sooooo many crucial 3rd down passes right in his hands? That shit kills you.
Ugh, Morton. I remember him and Boerigter dropping sure TD passes against the Colts in the playoffs 2003. Thanks for dredging THAT memory up. [Reply]