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What purpose is there having Teddy Williams on our team?

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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.

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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. 

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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).

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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. 

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