02-07-2017, 06:03 PM
(02-07-2017, 05:45 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Williams has proven he can get past the neck injury because it happened in early September 2015. He had an entire year to recover. Fournette's ankle problems were plaguing him in 2016 and he still continued to try and play. They may not be as "chronic" as some outlets have been speculating, and it could simply be he kept trying to play on tweaked ankles throughout the season when what he really needed was to give it at least a month or two to heal before trying to play again.
The fact a RB is being discussed at all in the top 10 means he is an elite talent at that position.
Nowadays, a WR being discussed for top 10 isn't nearly as rare as a potential RB in the top 10.
And when it comes to Williams, I think more like Laquon Treadwell or Keenan Allen. Williams has great size, but he's not extremely fast. He is expected to be in the low 4.5's, which is good for a WR his size, but only WRs like AJ Green, Julio Jones, and Sammy Watkins (athletic freaks) deserve to be considered elite talents. Heck, Odell Beckham was a better prospect than Williams is and he didn't get drafted until Pick 13.
Perhaps Williams has the ceiling of Dez Bryant. Bryant isn't the fastest WR (4.52 40), but he uses his size well and can high point the ball to make great catches. If a team considers Williams to become Dez Bryant, a pick in the top 10 of the draft is justified. If he's more like Treadwell or Keenan Allen, that's not worth a top 10 selection.
Bottom line is I think Fournette is a more elite talent than Williams.
When it comes to physicals, the Army has AR 40-501 which spells out what medical conditions are disqualifying. The NFL doesn't have any such standard. That's why Drew Bree's flunked his physical with the Miami Dolphins and passed his physical with the New Orleans Saints. (Hell, Saban would probably still be coaching in the NFL if Brees passed the Dolphin's physical.)
Different teams will assess injuries differently. Williams might pass some team physicals while he may flunk other team physicals. You can't say he has gotten passed it because he played this past year.
Jarvis Jones transferred from USC to Georgia because he flunked USC's physical because of a neck injury.
