Guest TerraTor Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 Read the excerpt(s) from the article.... "If Chris Williams makes that transition to guard beginning Sunday against the Seahawks, he will follow in the footsteps of players such as Robert Gallery, Leonard Davis, Mike Williams and Chester Pitts. Others, such as Daryn Colledge of the Packers, were moved immediately from tackle to guard when they became pros. The Packers have experimented with Bryan Bulaga, their first round pick this year, playing guard as well as tackle." If Williams is incapable of playing left tackle in the NFL, nobody knows it yet as he has had only seven starts. If you want to give up on Williams now, you probably also would have given up on a quarterback who had a 63.5 passer rating and a 1-6 record after seven starts in 1998. That quarterback, Peyton Manning, has performed a bit better since. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/footb...,7259302.column Follow in the footsteps of Robert Gallery and Mike Williams huh? So....Absolutely terrible? and then a Peyton Manning reference, thank you Captain Obvious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonej Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Read the excerpt(s) from the article.... "If Chris Williams makes that transition to guard beginning Sunday against the Seahawks, he will follow in the footsteps of players such as Robert Gallery, Leonard Davis, Mike Williams and Chester Pitts. Others, such as Daryn Colledge of the Packers, were moved immediately from tackle to guard when they became pros. The Packers have experimented with Bryan Bulaga, their first round pick this year, playing guard as well as tackle." If Williams is incapable of playing left tackle in the NFL, nobody knows it yet as he has had only seven starts. If you want to give up on Williams now, you probably also would have given up on a quarterback who had a 63.5 passer rating and a 1-6 record after seven starts in 1998. That quarterback, Peyton Manning, has performed a bit better since. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/footb...,7259302.column Follow in the footsteps of Robert Gallery and Mike Williams huh? So....Absolutely terrible? and then a Peyton Manning reference, thank you Captain Obvious TT I hear ya and isn't Mike Williams considered a bust? If you get a chance read the article on the Sun-Times site by David Haugh that called Webb a potential future LT with only one start under his belt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TerraTor Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 TT I hear ya and isn't Mike Williams considered a bust? If you get a chance read the article on the Sun-Times site by David Haugh that called Webb a potential future LT with only one start under his belt. Webb too, nice! I have to go look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defiantgiant Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Follow in the footsteps of Robert Gallery and Mike Williams huh? So....Absolutely terrible? and then a Peyton Manning reference, thank you Captain Obvious Gallery's one of the better guards in the league. I'm sure Oakland fans are disappointed that he didn't end up being the once-in-a-decade stud LT he was billed as coming out of Iowa, but he is actually a very good interior lineman. Same goes for Leonard Davis, although he looks like he might be declining now at 32. Mike Williams...OK not so much. But as dumb as the article is, he's not wrong that there's precedent for players who struggle at tackle becoming successful guards. Hell, it's not unheard of for a guy to get switched to guard and then eventually go back to left tackle. Larry Allen did it in 1998 - that worked out pretty well for Dallas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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