Tank Williams "Feeling Good"

[Leave No Doubt]

From Chris' article:

“I think I’m where I need to be right now, physically. I’m at a good place right now. I’m feeling good. Everything that they ask of me, I can do, so I’m just taking it all in stride.”

Second, during the three previous OTAs, he’s been moved around the field like a chess piece. The 6-foot-2, 223-pound Williams is listed on the roster as a safety, but he spent plenty of time at middle linebacker last summer and in the most recent OTAs. An intriguing player who can do a lot, it’s important to remember the Patriots have moved players from linebacker to safety and back again before -- Don Davis did it back in 2004, and Davis (6-foot-1, 235) certainly compares to Williams physically.

Christopher Price | Patriots Look To Get Work In Before Break

 

[Kontradiction]

Eh, too injury prone. I was looking forward to seeing what he could do last year before he went down. If he can stay healthy, he could be a significant contribution to this D. However, that's a big IF.

 

[tombonneau]

Eh, too injury prone. I was looking forward to seeing what he could do last year before he went down. If he can stay healthy, he could be a significant contribution to this D. However, that's a big IF.

Yeah, I hate to knock a guy as "injury prone," but when you sign as a FA and the big risk is "he is always hurt," and then the guy immediately gets hurt, well, it usually isn't a good sign.

But it's a roster spot between him and McGowan, so if he can stay healthy and win the spot, good for him.

 

[Christopher_Price]

As you guys said, whether or not he can stay healthy is a HUGE if. I think if (there's that word again) he can, he'll be an intriguing piece of the defense, a guy who could do lots of different things. But with him, there's always the injuries....

 

[Leave No Doubt]

It's too early to be so negative That said I'd love to see him be able to contribute for at least part of the season, maybe off and on or whatever. We have some of the best trainers and conditioning coaches in the league so Xfingers crossedX

 

[captain stone]

Even if he doesn't suffer another injury, his loss of explosiveness & COD ability will be exposed during the pre-season games, but I'd still rather have him on STs than Alexander & Ciurciu.

The Safeties should be: Chung, Stomper, Lil' Jimmy & McGowan. Bubba & Spann are next in line. Tank should be ahead of Alexander & Ciurciu on the ST Only/Defense depth chart.

It's too bad, because I wanted the FO to sign Tank after the 2005 season, during which Rodney suffered the first of his catastrophic injuries. I thought he would be the perfect successor/backup/insurance for Rodney. Unfortunately for Tank, he suffered a season-ending knee injury during Vikings' TC in '06. And health hasn't gone well for either of them since then.