Mike Williams out for season? (rumor)

[skinsfan69]

I hope Williams is OK and leads a long healthy life. But from football standpoint I really don't think this is a big loss. Williams was terrible last year and really doesn't seem like a fit for the new staff. I wish him well.

[skinsnut]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

I hope Williams is OK and leads a long healthy life. But from football standpoint I really don't think this is a big loss. Williams was terrible last year and really doesn't seem like a fit for the new staff. I wish him well.

Although your assessment is accurate, the prior coaching staff had him pegged as a backup RT due to his mobility.
Keep in mind this guy was 420 and lost like 70 lbs prior to training camp...that had to be a MASSIVE burden on his body...he certainly was in far better shape this year...in fact he is now at 330 last I heard which I believe would have been his all time lowest playing weight in the NFL.
He was doing quite well at RG in OTA's and was pegged as the starter as you recall. The new staff did NOT see him as terrible, otherwise 2 or 3 other guys would have been with the starters. I heard he looked like a monster at RG. I was expecting him to probably win the RG spot due to his size and mobility in the zone blocking scheme even after the trade happened.

I happend to disagree with your assumption that just because he sucked as a RT 9 months after being 420 eatting ho-hos that he'd suck as a RG at 330 after 18 solid months of workouts at the NFL level.
The guy was solid...and he will be missed.

We'll all see how the Skins value him if we put him on injured reserved or if we cut ties with him and give him some sort of injury settlement.

I personally am upset that we lost our 5th or 6th best olineman after a disasterous year on the oline.

(good thing we got our trade through before this news!, otherwise trade value could have costed us much more)