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Originally Posted by UChieffyBugger
Williams was catching the ball out of the backfield, BIG DEAL. We need a back that is gonna run between the tackles and gain big yards like Kareem did imo. Because there's gonna be times when we won't be able to just rely on Pat's arm. And when that happens a top class run game is what can get you over the line.
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Damien is stronger between the tackles than he gets credit for. He's very shifty and can avoid straight on contact better than I expected. He also had several runs where he ended the carry by delivering a blow rather than receiving one. He had at least a couple of goalline carries where he flat knocked a defender back into the end zone.
I was very surprised by Williams' power. He's not Jerome Bettis by any means, he's not even Kareem Hunt, but he's no wilting daisy out there either. He's not Chris Johnson looking to avoid contact. He's not going to seek contact but if he sees someone between where he is and where he needs to be, he'll absolutely try to power through them and had some success there.
He's a solid back. You give him 200 carries and he'll approach 1,000 yards. If he's the starter for the whole season I think you get probably 225 carries for 1,050 yards to go with another 45-50 catches for 400-450 yards. Probably mix about 12-14 total scores in there.