I'd say that being the only tailback to break 100 yards in the last 17 games is a good start to "proving himself." Especially when you consider some of the junior high school teams that we have played in between now and then.
I judge people on the field based on what happens on the field. RN sucks unless against a poor defense. Alisa disappears in the same fashion. Hoffman can't get off a bump in press coverage from someone close to his size... that sort of thing. I know Williams is better than Alisa because I watch a lot of football, have played football, and I use my eyes and brain. I watched them run against the same competition, and Williams did much more with the same playcalls, against the same defenses.
You can't teach quick, and you can't teach moves and vision. He has all three. He will be fine. I haven't seen a runner as fast and good as him since Curtis Brown or Staley. Maybe young freshman Fui, before he started eating the "let's make you slow BYU diet." But Fui was north and south, and a punishing runner. Williams is different. He has moves, changes direction, waits for his blockers and then bursts. That will be the same types of things that he will do against good teams too. He'll just do it for a lot less yards before they get there and actually tackle. But I'll take 85-100 yards on 25 carries against a good defense all day. And he'll get it.
He may - unless he doesn't. I just prefer to wait and see them do it vs a good team before I proclaim greatness. Hawaii was no test and he had not done much prior to that.I judge people on the field based on what happens on the field. RN sucks unless against a poor defense. Alisa disappears in the same fashion. Hoffman can't get off a bump in press coverage from someone close to his size... that sort of thing. I know Williams is better than Alisa because I watch a lot of football, have played football, and I use my eyes and brain. I watched them run against the same competition, and Williams did much more with the same playcalls, against the same defenses.
You can't teach quick, and you can't teach moves and vision. He has all three. He will be fine. I haven't seen a runner as fast and good as him since Curtis Brown or Staley. Maybe young freshman Fui, before he started eating the "let's make you slow BYU diet." But Fui was north and south, and a punishing runner. Williams is different. He has moves, changes direction, waits for his blockers and then bursts. That will be the same types of things that he will do against good teams too. He'll just do it for a lot less yards before they get there and actually tackle. But I'll take 85-100 yards on 25 carries against a good defense all day. And he'll get it.
I saw a few more impressive backs tonight at RES. but they were not freshmen.
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Statistics: Posted by Cougarbib — Fri Oct 05, 2012 12:02 am
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. Especially fun for the arrogant ones that have the audacity to suggest that fans should support their team - even when the losers are 4 points short of being undefeated.