An idea for D. Williams

[SuspectZero]

Since Williams is not going to be our starting QB at any point, why not try him at running back.
I'm he knows the offense well enough. We clearly don't have a running game. Why not give
him a shot? What say ye?

 

[Sutterkane]

RB? No. TE? Sure.

D. Williams isn't any faster or has better vision than anyone else we have rostered. He'd be in the same boat he's in at QB. Our problems at RB stem directly from Dan not playing our best guy (Aeris) and our close to worst in the SEC offensive line.

 

[msstate7]

Not on board... I think he should compete for starting job (he'll lose), graduate, and then transfer to play at a smaller school

 

[Mafiadawg]

Since Williams is not going to be our starting QB at any point, why not try him at running back.
I'm he knows the offense well enough. We clearly don't have a running game. Why not give
him a shot? What say ye?

Not sure if serious.

 

[SuspectZero]

I just think he maybe should be used somewhere else. He's wasting a scholarship holding a clipboard.
Maybe not at RB, but somewhere. He knows the offense well enough to be of some use. And no, I'm not completely serious. It's just a thought. I don't want him to transfer if he could be of some use to us.

 

[patdog]

Someone has posted that the coaching staff has recommended that he transfer. I think it's clear that Fitzgerald is #1A at this point and Staley is #1B. Say what you want about his ability, but he sure helped us win two big games in 2013 and for that I'll always be thankful.

 

[kired]

I'd like to see him ar the h-back position. He's got the build to play it. Not sure if he'd want to.

Also have to consider that we don't have any clue what Staley is thinking. He could announce after the spring that he's giving up football to focus on basketball. Then Williams is likely your #2.

 

[Digging dog]

Bright future angle. I remember many years where I'd loved to have had a QB as good as Williams. (No sarcastics).

 

[engie]

The lynchpin of Tony's new program at JSU... IMO...

 

[jcdawgman18]

The lynchpin of Tony's new program at JSU... IMO...

That would make a ton of sense. I appreciate how Damian Williams has handled himself throughout his career here, but if the Tiano reports from bowl practice are correct he'll be 4th on the depth chart again next year.

 

[fishwater99]

I'd like to see him ar the h-back position. He's got the build to play it. Not sure if he'd want to.

Also have to consider that we don't have any clue what Staley is thinking. He could announce after the spring that he's giving up football to focus on basketball. Then Williams is likely your #2.

Why would he do that? He likes basketball and might get a few meaningful minutes if he improves, but any future he might have is at Football. He is not an SEC starter in basketball.

 

[kired]

He is not an SEC starter in basketball.

He is not an SEC starter in football yet either.

I'm just saying... crazier things have happened from one year to the next. You gotta consider things like that before making a drastic move - whether its Staley deciding he's tired of football, a player transferring, injuries, arrest, etc. Williams is the only QB on our roster with "meaningful" snaps at QB in an SEC game.

 

[CoastDawg18]

You cannot be serious with this.

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

??

It blows my mind how some people think that you can just moves players to other positions no problem....RB is more that just taking the ball from QB and running forward.

 

[SuspectZero]

Some QB's transition to wide receiver. Omar Conner comes to mind. Pros see was a high school QB that played receiver for us. So yeah, some players can just change position. RB would be a much more difficult transition, but couldn't be any worse than what we have now. I'm just saying maybe he should get a shot as something else other than a clipboard. Maybe not a starter, but a backup.

 

[engie]

If the RB situation was as dire as you seem to think -- you don't think we would be pursuing the heck out of JUCO RBs right now?

 

[DawgatAuburn]

I would hesitate to predict anything having to do with our recruiting strategy.

 

[engie]

I would hesitate to predict anything having to do with our recruiting strategy.

What is difficult to follow?

 

[Apoplectic_Objurgator]

Since Williams is not going to be our starting QB at any point, why not try him at running back.
I'm he knows the offense well enough. We clearly don't have a running game. Why not give
him a shot? What say ye?

Prolly left tackle is where he'll end up. Thats how our $mm manager has handled this position in the past.

 

[Snog]

What is difficult to follow?

You really need to STFU.

You're the same guy that was giving me **** for saying Chris Wilson was a ***** *** D coordinator after the ut game and threw out all kinds of "stats" to back up your point when it was apparent to anyone that played or had a brain he sucked.

The one thing that is readily apparent with our recruiting over the last 7 years is you have NO idea what in the hell you're going to get.

Any team that redshirts Jucos on MULTIPLE occasions should have a huge red flag.

 

[esplanade91]

Some QB's transition to wide receiver. Omar Conner comes to mind. Pros see was a high school QB that played receiver for us. So yeah, some players can just change position. RB would be a much more difficult transition, but couldn't be any worse than what we have now. I'm just saying maybe he should get a shot as something else other than a clipboard. Maybe not a starter, but a backup.

He could be waaaaay worse than we have now.

I'm not as worried about RB as some of you seem to be. Williams looked good in the bowl, Lee showed great promise throughout the year, we add Gibson and Murphy into this coming year's fold, and I'm told that Dear will make a transition to TB this coming summer. Relaying what I was told, they gave him a shot at WR and realized he'd be a better back after the season had already started. Couldn't go back and teach him all the assignments in the middle of the season, which is why when he did line up in the backfield it was never a dive or fake.

There's also Brandon Holloway and Ashton Shumpert who come back with one year more worth of experience.

So you're saying D. Williams couldn't be worse than any of those guys?

 

[leeinator]

No one on this board knows what the coaching staff....

... thinks or thinks about doing. Just speculation to secure the wannabe coach status in their mind. I think Damien Williams would be a good QB and has just as much chance to start as Fitz. The two of them will compete in the spring. Staley has put himself behind in the race due to playing basketball instead of spring football. He'll have to show a lot during August to make any movement upwards. Damien has more experience than Fitz or Staley combined and will get his opportunity to win the job this coming year. He has as strong or stronger arm than Fitz and is just as accurate. Should be a great battle and we are lucky to have either as our QB next year.

 

[engie]

... thinks or thinks about doing. Just speculation to secure the wannabe coach status in their mind. I think Damien Williams would be a good QB and has just as much chance to start as Fitz. The two of them will compete in the spring. Staley has put himself behind in the race due to playing basketball instead of spring football.

No one knows -- except you, I guess...

 

[engie]

You really need to STFU.

You're the same guy that was giving me **** for saying Chris Wilson was a ***** *** D coordinator after the ut game and threw out all kinds of "stats" to back up your point when it was apparent to anyone that played or had a brain he sucked.

The one thing that is readily apparent with our recruiting over the last 7 years is you have NO idea what in the hell you're going to get.

Any team that redshirts Jucos on MULTIPLE occasions should have a huge red flag.

I'm glad you remember. Sorry to hurt your still delicate ego but I didn't find it worthy of remembering -- and you've clearly reemerged as a ****** poster.

It must be tough carrying it with you for that long. It's been 3 more years and 2 more dcs -- and that 2011 defense is still the best we've had in many statistical categories. But you knew he was going to be a terrible DC because of one game --- that we won 41-31 as memory serves to get to 6-0 on the season. Long and the short --- fahr mullenz!!1!1?

It's been 25 years since we went a single season without an NFL drafted running back on roster. Since obviously all the ones we have suck -- and we should move Damien Williams there -- surely you'd be willing to bet that none of those 7 have NFL futures? But you won't because you are just arguing for the sake of arguing because I hurt your feelings half a decade ago. While we got caught with our pants down this year at the RB and OL spots -- the future is bright at RB. But people apparently already forgot that we've got 13 Power 5 offers at the spot including a Bama and FSU offer coming off redshirt. How much did JRob play as a rsFR? Both Aeris and Dontavian are talented as well. Dear we've seen flashes from out of the backfield -- and we'll see a better version of Holloway next year playing the same role when Mixon comes off redshirt.