Welcome the Too Damn Tantalizing Mike Williams

will help him to overcome the reasons why he busted out. Are you able to compare his skills to Brandon Marshall’s or is there not enough information on Williams to do it properly?

Unwillingness to work, incompatible style and being drafted by a broken franchise all seem like things he can overcome here in Seattle. He knows this is his last opportunity to try and right his wrongs and what a great opportunity it is with his old coach.

From 6’5" and 229 to 271 lbs! I wonder how much he weighs now. He probably weighed 220 lbs in college. He looks pretty damn near ripped in the Seahwks jersey photos though. If this works out, it’s one plus for having a guy like Carroll.

along with fullback Ryan Powdrell. Anyone else think we should sign Reggie just for good measure?

In a perfect world. You know, the one where Hasselbeck lights it up for 5,000 yards and 50 tds next year.

But anyway, certainly a lot of potential here. And as already said, there is a lot of hope that Carroll’s history with him can get him back on track. If so, would be a hell of a steal. We’re certainly all rooting for him.

His forty time wasn’t awful after taking a year off but I’m not very familiar with how legitimate an NFL prospect he was.

Should his reunion with Carroll be any different?

“Mike Williams owns Leon Hall” Video

I’m in. Why the eff not? This team has no reason not to sign Mike and Reggie and draft another Williams in the draft. I would take this potential failure over Obo any day.

An opportunity for greatness is all anyone can ask for a team. Obo will not deliver that, but can be a contributor. Williams cubed can deliver it; or not. However, when “not” delivering is basically assumed, why not.

I’m hooked again. Back on the wagon again. Completely retarded about the Seahawk’s again. Feels damn good.

I’m pulling for him, even though I hated him in college.

What’s that saying? You can’t fit a square peg into a round hole…or something like that.

I don’t mean big wide receivers (thought they help). I mean reclamation projects: busts with upside and sometimes guys who made some bad off-the-field decisions.

I also mean street free agents, undrafted players, and late round picks that become productive starters or even probowlers. The Jeff Saturdays, Antonio Gates, and Marques Colston’s of the world. Throw in a dash of low profile free agents and a healthy serving of good high round draft picks and you have yourself a championship team.

Most or all of the top teams in the league feature a few of these types of players. The Colts have a bunch, IIRC so do the Saints.

There’s been a real dearth of these in Seahawk land the last few years. There’s Mebane, though as a 3rd round pick he’s arguably a bit outside the ’late round/undrafted/former bust type players I described above. Justin Forsett could turn out to be a guy like this if he continues to improve.

The Superbowl team featured a decent group of these guys: Bobby Engram, Joe J, Chuck Darby, Marquand Manuel were all low profile free agent signings. Sean Locklear and Leroy Hill were mid-round guys that really produced early on.

But since the middle of the decade, the Seahawks have definitely gotten lunchbucket performance from their group of practice squad scrubs

has been signed as well

…it is more emotionally satisfying to root for these guys to succeed, knowing all the while the odds against them. If by some fluke one of them has a pro-bowl season, we can get really excited. Really nothing to lose.

Signing Marshall, on the other hand, would have brought a different set of expectations, ones most likely dashed during the course of the season, and even if Marshall was truly successful in Seattle green and blue, it would be no more than we would have expected i the first place.

So here’s to cheering on the Williams’s and wishing them the best of luck. Fielding Housh, Williams, Williams and Carlson on the same snap would be something to see. I mean, how would you defend that? And what about their ability to block on the edge? Wouldn’t that be worth something?

If they are complete busts it doesn’t cost us anything. On the high side we just got two huge WRs with 1st round talent.

I highly doubt Mike Williams becomes successful.

First of all, being drafted by a broken franchise is hardly a reason for failure. We might not have good seasons, but we have had plenty of receivers do well in Detroit. As far as not fitting into Mike Martz’s system: the guy that started opposite of Roy Williams that year was some 6 foot tall safety converted into a wideout, and he led the NFC in receptions that year…pretty much anyone can succeed statistically in Martz’s offense.

The fact is: we have our backup quarterback (Josh McCowan) play receiver in games instead of Mike Williams…thats how lazy this guy was, and he was near 280 lb the last I believe.