The Williams Thread - Mike vs. Tyrell

[Maniaque 6]

continue to minimize my posts and to twist me into a hater.... I will continue to be remiss we didn't draft Star and Ramczyk and others.... if you don't enjoy/can't accomodate my vantage point.... ce la vie.

[Topcat]

[Velo]

I guess when I think of elite speed, I think of Tyreek Hill. TW and MW are both similar long striders that can go deep. What differentiates MW from TW is that he's a red zone monster that can go up for the ball on a more consistent basis. Hence the big TD difference between the two. As for your comparison of Julio Jones, Hopkins, and AJ Green, this is essentially MW's second playing due to his injuries his rookie year. Both Jones and Hopkins did not really explode until their second season. And even if you want to say that last year still counts for MW, he did lead the team in TD receptions which is nothing to sneeze at.

Haha... this is beginning to resemble the fan wars over who was better, Brees or Rivers, in the early 2000s. I like Mike Williams and I'm glad he is a Charger. I agree with anyone who says he is still growing as a player and has not reached his full potential yet. I look forward to watching that happen and hope he has a great season when he gets back on the field.

[Boltjolt]

continue to minimize my posts and to twist me into a hater.... I will continue to be remiss we didn't draft Star and Ramczyk and others.... if you don't enjoy/can't accomodate my vantage point.... ce la vie.

Not minimizing anything. Just stating a fact. Tyrell got more opportunities when others went down and being the #1 in Oakland he will surely get the most opportunities with AB gone. If AB still there he wouldn't get those opportunities.

Those are facts and don't see how you can dispute it. Had someone else said it, I'd reply with the same answer.

As for MW injury concern...he was injured his rookie year. He MAY miss a game today after being healthy last year. I wouldn't call that a hellah concern till he misses multiple games this year. Then id agree with that.
Keenan was a big injury concern which was a contribution to MW being drafted but since then Keenan had been healthy.

[Velo]

Tyrell just caught a TD pass to open a 10-0 lead over the Chiefs. He looks great. At least I drafted him in our fantasy league.


Ten minutes into the 1st quarter Tyrell has 3 receptions and a TD. The Raiders look powerful. It could be a 3-team race in the division.

[Boltjolt]

Carr throws one up high in EZ for Tyrell who quits on the ball for a second and DB jumps up to intercept. That's a huge difference between him and MW.

[Boltgang74]

Aaaaad t.w.just got punked for an interception lol

[richpjr]

Carr throws one up high in EZ for Tyrell who quits on the ball for a second and DB jumps up to intercept. That's a huge difference between him and MW.

Charger fans are familiar with this. He just does not go get the ball very aggressively.

[Bolt-O]

Other than the two big TD drops, Mike had a pretty good game, considering the knee injury. I for one want more thrown at him. KA is kind of on a pitch count due to his injury history, but I think we can say that about most of the key skill players, but PR tends to over-rely on KA to bail him out.

[richpjr]

Williams just doesn't ever pace himself and goes balls out every play, so I expect he'll be battling injuries his entire career.

[UglyTruth]

Carr throws one up high in EZ for Tyrell who quits on the ball for a second and DB jumps up to intercept. That's a huge difference between him and MW.

Another difference between both is that one is amazingly durable while the other is...quite the opposite.

[Steve]

Other than the two big TD drops, Mike had a pretty good game, considering the knee injury. I for one want more thrown at him. KA is kind of on a pitch count due to his injury history, but I think we can say that about most of the key skill players, but PR tends to over-rely on KA to bail him out.

We are running a little short of offensive weapons. Henry is out. Williams is limited. Ekeler was out at the end of the game. It is easy to say that he shouldn't rely on KA too much, but it is hard to see what else he could do.