Can we end this silly Darwin Thompson experiment please..

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

He is slow and in short yardage he really isn't that good. I wouldn't worry about it if Damien was here as he wouldn't get the ball hardly at all but now...ugh both our backups really suck ass. I worry about CEH's workload.

When has Darrel ever come up short in short yardage? I honestly can't recall any time when he got the carry in short yardage with us needing to convert (3rd or 4th down) and he didn't come through.

Hell, I used to be a Darrel Williams hater back when people went stupid about Carlos Hyde in the 2019 preseason. He's a backup for a reason. He's not a starter. But he does fine in the role we ask him to do.

You know, sometimes it's okay to just have players on your roster who get the job done without any extra icing on the cake. Every Super Bowl roster has a few of those players. It just so happens we have one of them as RB depth. He's not starter quality, but when he's on the field, he doesn't mess anything up and usually does just enough to set up his teammates to make the big plays.

I'm fine with upgrading in the offseason. Hell, I'm fine upgrading during the season if we come across a much better player somewhere. I'm not married to the guy. But it's false to say he hasn't been good enough.

[lcarus]

Originally Posted by RealSNR

When has Darrel ever come up short in short yardage? I honestly can't recall any time when he got the carry in short yardage with us needing to convert (3rd or 4th down) and he didn't come through.

Didn't he get the 3rd down carry before the 4th down where Sherman didn't make it? I actually thought Williams got the first down on his carry but it was close.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by RealSNR

When has Darrel ever come up short in short yardage? I honestly can't recall any time when he got the carry in short yardage with us needing to convert (3rd or 4th down) and he didn't come through.

Hell, I used to be a Darrel Williams hater back when people went stupid about Carlos Hyde in the 2019 preseason. He's a backup for a reason. He's not a starter. But he does fine in the role we ask him to do.

You know, sometimes it's okay to just have players on your roster who get the job done without any extra icing on the cake. Every Super Bowl roster has a few of those players. It just so happens we have one of them as RB depth. He's not starter quality, but when he's on the field, he doesn't mess anything up and usually does just enough to set up his teammates to make the big plays.

I'm fine with upgrading in the offseason. Hell, I'm fine upgrading during the season if we come across a much better player somewhere. I'm not married to the guy. But it's false to say he hasn't been good enough.

I am pretty sure he hasn't converted on short yardage but in fairness we aren't the best at it and even CEH has struggled a little. Like I said if he wasn't our 2nd option I wouldn't care much but I think we need someone better to spell CEH. He is good at pass blocking though which is very valuable.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by RealSNR

When has Darrel ever come up short in short yardage? I honestly can't recall any time when he got the carry in short yardage with us needing to convert (3rd or 4th down) and he didn't come through.

Hell, I used to be a Darrel Williams hater back when people went stupid about Carlos Hyde in the 2019 preseason. He's a backup for a reason. He's not a starter. But he does fine in the role we ask him to do.

You know, sometimes it's okay to just have players on your roster who get the job done without any extra icing on the cake. Every Super Bowl roster has a few of those players. It just so happens we have one of them as RB depth. He's not starter quality, but when he's on the field, he doesn't mess anything up and usually does just enough to set up his teammates to make the big plays.

I'm fine with upgrading in the offseason. Hell, I'm fine upgrading during the season if we come across a much better player somewhere. I'm not married to the guy. But it's false to say he hasn't been good enough.

He got one of the first downs that helped seal the game last night, didn't he?