SlowGettingUp
2nd Team Getting Their First Start
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:Let's make no mistakes here. None of these guys mentioned have been hidden away against their will by evil coaches who wanted them to fail. The bad news is that ALL these players cited in the OP have shown serious flaws with their previous teams. Their fall from grace is more complicated than just a scheme change or a coaching change. The fact is that none of them were playing that well.
Williams - This guy is likely the surest bet. Eventually he might be an OT, but for right now he is a perfect #3 TE. He eliminates the need to use a 3rd OT for the position, and offers a little receiving ability. He's already established a role and is getting regular snaps in the 3 TE formations.
Williams shows best how BB is always working the roster. He already had a decent, reliable guy at the position and essentially upgraded him, getting a bigger stronger blocker with equal hands, while giving up some speed. It's not a big move, but it's a move that makes it a better team
Here's what Williams himself has to say about the move when asked about the Pats:
It's very impressive. I can tell you that now. A lot of other teams will try to fit you to what they want you to do. I feel like at the Patriots, they say, 'This is what you do, and this is what we're gonna do with you.' It's that simple. They're not trying to change the pieces to the puzzle or anything. They just use what they have, and they put people into their system so that person's skills can be shown. That's the biggest difference from where I've been to now. It just keeps evolving and it's exciting. I can't wait to see it, to be honest."