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May 22, 2008 2008 Season, Free Agency, National Media, Roster
If you were watching the ol’ waiver wire today, two things should have jumped out at you. First, you are as bored and lonely at work as I am. Second, and (seemingly) more importantly, the Texans signed DB Jimmy Williams today.
When I read that, I actually got excited for a second. I checked Google News. Indeed, it appeared we really had signed the heretofore underperforming second-year pro out of Va Tech. I was chalking this up to Ray Rhodes creating a fantastic secondary from parts people didn’t want anymore. A 6′2″/205 CB/S who was the #1-rated DB in the 2006 draft? Color me thrilled!
But then reality, in its typically cold fashion, showed up and smacked me in the mouth. We didn’t sign that Jimmy Williams; we signed this Jimmy Williams. The 6-year pro who most recently suited up for the Seattle Seahawks and who, at 5′10″/190 and 29 years of age, is unlikely to even register on the 53-man roster’s radar. Damn.
Oh, well.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 3:40 pm
I always felt like the Falcons took Jimmy Williams to try and make DeAngelo Hall and Mike Vick feel more at home, and less because they thought he was a really great player. Serviceable, but not a true starter.
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May 28th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
This is possibly true. However he was the #1 rated CB in the draft a few years ago, so someone somewhere had to see a flash of talent in there.
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Besides, if they were really drafting someone to make those two guys more comfortable, shouldn’t they have just brought in a drug dealer?