What purpose is there having Teddy Williams on our team?

[Sam Mills Fan]

He's made the occasional good tackle here and there this year, but...

- He basically never sees the field on defense

- Led the team in idiotic penalties this year

- Was the biggest reason (along with Jacobs) why that Broncos punt returner was able to run it into field goal range

 

A lot has been said about the failings of the tackles, Cotchery, Tolbert, and even Cam in the Super Bowl; but I haven't seen one word about Teddy Williams. The guy's suckage flies under the radar in a Charles Godfrey-like manner. I really hope he's not back on the team next year, big mistake to keep him on the 53-man roster after preseason.

[top dawg]

Williams may well be not on the team, but you really answered your own question in the first sentence. He made some good plays. Dude's job is special teams, so of course he is only going to see the field a limited amount of time.  He doesn't get paid like Cotchery, Tolbert or Cam, nor is his job with the team nearly as important as theirs, so he is held to a different standard. That being said, he provides good value, and I am not going to let one unfortunate play in the Super Bowl jade my opinion of his overall body of work (and I take the same approach to any player). We're going to have to look at what he provides, look at the options, and weigh the advantages and disadvantages. 

[trueblue]

He was 2nd on the team in penalties during the season, considering the number of snaps he participated in- that's way too many.

 

Ted Williams was the last guy to hit .400.. Teddy might be the last guy to get penalties on .40 of his snaps.

[caatfan]

He and some others are the result of a team pulling itself out of 'cap strapped mode'. You fill the roster the best you can with the dollars you have, then when you're richer, you can have nicer things (in this case, better players). Some of our bottom of the roster guys may be some other team's filler material next season, or maybe out of the NFL entirely until injuries hit some team hard (see McClain, Finnegan).

[unicar15]

34 minutes ago, Sam Mills Fan said:

He's made the occasional good tackle here and there this year, but...

- He basically never sees the field on defense

- Led the team in idiotic penalties this year

- Was the biggest reason (along with Jacobs) why that Broncos punt returner was able to run it into field goal range

 

A lot has been said about the failings of the tackles, Cotchery, Tolbert, and even Cam in the Super Bowl; but I haven't seen one word about Teddy Williams. The guy's suckage flies under the radar in a Charles Godfrey-like manner. I really hope he's not back on the team next year, big mistake to keep him on the 53-man roster after preseason.

One word…Potential. He's 6'3'' with a long frame and plays corner. DG probably hoping that Wilks and the rest of the staff can groom him the way they groomed Norman. 

[Jimmy]

Zero

[Zaximus]

I'm pretty sure he had a penalty at least once a game.  One game I think he was hurt so we got lucky.   He's not worth a spot honestly, no matter how much potential.  

[CarolinaNCSU]

After the botched "did he fair catch it?!?" punt in the SB...get rid of all the damn ST "aces" and find new ones. 

[tondi]

He excels at running down the field while being out of bounds.

[CamMoon]

Special Teams were atrocious this year and have been for at least a decade now. Need to upgrade the unit in general

[morgan55]

Dude needs to be gone... I dk what the staff is thinking keeping that guy around

[PhillyB]

he's had some great plays and he's had some horrible ones. there seems to be no in between for this guy.

i think he's gone though. rivera has had no problems axing guys that make stupid mistakes. just ask joe adams.

[shaqattaq]

Not a damned thing!

He was a failed experiment to boost our special team's dismal performance last year. We should have had Lou Young in his roster spot. The kid could have gotten some valuable on field experience during our blowouts.

[Jmac]

Special team ace= player that excels at all aspects of special teams play

Panthers special teams ace= player that excels at nothing in any aspect of special teams play.