Damien had 91 and 84 yard runs last year. Sanders would be proud. And he was good in the playoffs. Too soon to write him off.Washington for sure, he's had flashes in the NFL so far
Damien Williams??Damien had 91 and 84 yard runs last year. Sanders would be proud. And he was good in the playoffs. Too soon to write him off.
See above. I just realized that Damien opted out. In my 16-team of league of 25 years, I have the number 1 pick. I need to catch up for this Saturday's virtual draft.Damien Williams??
AgreedGimme Darrel Williams if we’re looking for the CEH complement, the guy that was trusted last year in the 2-min offense and on third downs, and the guy that could very easily become their red zone/goal line back.
I actually think it's a smart move to take anyone not named CEH. I took Washington in the 13th round. So what if he doesn't play and I cut him?Agreed
But one of these yrs I’m going to listen to my gut and not draft any Andy Reid rbs
The problem is (or how it seems to go for me) one of them will look good for a few weeks so I’ll put him in and he will get 3 touches. Or he will play really well and get pulled inside the 10 so someone else can get 2 tdsI actually think it's a smart move to take anyone not named CEH. I took Washington in the 13th round. So what if he doesn't play and I cut him?
Fair points. My only counter argumentsI loved Darwin last year and still think he could be something in the league, though the drafting of CEH was a major blow. We’ll see how things develop for him.
Stepping back from signing Washington this offseason, just look at the listed size of these guys:
Washington - 5’8” 210 lbs
Thompson - 5’8” 200 lbs
CEH - 5’7” 207 lbs
Williams - 5’11” 224 lbs
One of these things is not like the others. Gimme Darrel Williams if we’re looking for the CEH complement, the guy that was trusted last year in the 2-min offense and on third downs, and the guy that could very easily become their red zone/goal line back.
Yeah, that's fair. I have also been caught with my hand in the Chiefs RB cookie jar a few times but I also took Spencer Ware and Kareem Hunt in double digit rounds the years they broke out as feature backs with the Chiefs.The problem is (or how it seems to go for me) one of them will look good for a few weeks so I’ll put him in and he will get 3 touches. Or he will play really well and get pulled inside the 10 so someone else can get 2 tds
Ill Probly get sucked in again
Damien Williams signed a 2-year, $5.1MM contract a year ago and the narrative was he was being paid like a backup. Washington gets 1-year, $1MM and we’re supposed to assign any meaning to that? McCoy got $3MM a year ago from this same Chiefs team, and we saw how much they used him. 1-year, $1MM is a pittance for an NFL RB on a second contract.Fair points. My only counter arguments
a. Williams is taller and heavier but Washington has a higher BMI so I think he has the skills to work the GL
b. If Andy Reid trusted Darrel Williams so much and Damien Williams was expected to still be with the team, why did he draft a RB in the 1st and sign Washington? I do realize it was just a 1 year, $1 million deal but it seems to speak to some level of unhappiness with the backfield.
Oh yeah, I get that but who are we comparing Washington with? Darrel Williams- undrafted FA on a contract with $30,000 guaranteed and 6th round pick Darwin Thompson. All of the players we are talking about are low investment players. Washington has done the most at the NFL level and has the best combo of size and athleticism.Damien Williams signed a 2-year, $5.1MM contract a year ago and the narrative was he was being paid like a backup. Washington gets 1-year, $1MM and we’re supposed to assign any meaning to that? McCoy got $3MM a year ago from this same Chiefs team, and we saw how much they used him. 1-year, $1MM is a pittance for an NFL RB on a second contract.
Washington’s old team (who would presumably know him best) chose to sign former UDFA Jalen Richard to a 2-year, $7MM contract while letting Washington walk.
I just personally can’t pay any attention to a 1-year, $1MM contract and think it’s anything more than a camp body and core special teamer.
Washington now cut.Damien Williams signed a 2-year, $5.1MM contract a year ago and the narrative was he was being paid like a backup. Washington gets 1-year, $1MM and we’re supposed to assign any meaning to that? McCoy got $3MM a year ago from this same Chiefs team, and we saw how much they used him. 1-year, $1MM is a pittance for an NFL RB on a second contract.
Washington’s old team (who would presumably know him best) chose to sign former UDFA Jalen Richard to a 2-year, $7MM contract while letting Washington walk.
I just personally can’t pay any attention to a 1-year, $1MM contract and think it’s anything more than a camp body and core special teamer.