Rileyrott Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Per Rotoworld: Ryan Williams will require surgery to repair the AC joint in his left shoulder and is done for the remainder of the season. It's a rough blow for increasingly one of the league's most tough-luck players. Williams suffered the injury in last Thursday night's loss to the Rams. William Powell figures to be the favorite for carries in Arizona's backfield until Beanie Wells (turf toe) gets back in Week 12 or 13, although Powell is coming off a "head" injury. La'Rod Stephens-Howling and Alfonso Smith will also be in the mix for carries behind an offensive line that opens no holes. Williams will enter the 2013 season having not been a legitimately productive rusher since 2009, his redshirt freshman season at Virginia Tech. After also missing all of 2011 with a ruptured patellar tendon, Williams' long-term outlook is all sorts of cloudy. Oct 8 - 2:43 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 SNICKERS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripleshot Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Wow, such bad luck for Willaims and for the Cardinals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorcher Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Tough situation! I feel sorry for that guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Agent Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Who has more value going forward this year...Ryan Williams or Chris Johnson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Sucks for him. I cut him this morning before knowing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpwallace49 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Who has more value going forward this year...Ryan Williams or Chris Johnson? Still Ryan Williams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LbNiners Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 (edited) Still Ryan Williams agreed and DAMMIT, didn't even get to use him as trade bait, should've done it RIGHT after that Phi game. Edited October 8, 2012 by LbNiners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 (edited) William Powell is particularly intriguing in this situation. He was the leading rusher in the NFL in preseason this year (I know, I know, but he got work and took advantage of it by proving he was a lot better than the guys he was playing against). He's one of those guys who plays a lot bigger than he is, because even though he's only 5'-9", he carries 207 lbs. That's a very solid height/weight ratio. He also catches well out of the backfield and is a very willing blocker in blitz pickup. No RB will be a world-beater behind that O-line, but Powell may surprise a bit as a potential low end FF RB2/bye week player because he'll gain yardage both rushing and receiving. Edited October 8, 2012 by Bronco Billy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flemingd Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 And with 4 wins already won't win the Lattimore sweepstakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennykravitz2004 Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 William Powell is particularly intriguing in this situation. He was the leading rusher in the NFL in preseason this year (I know, I know, but he got work and took advantage of it by proving he was a lot better than the guys he was playing against). He's one of those guys who plays a lot bigger than he is, because even though he's only 5'-9", he carries 207 lbs. That's a very solid height/weight ratio. He also catches well out of the backfield and is a very willing blocker in blitz pickup. No RB will be a world-beater behind that O-line, but Powell may surprise a bit as a potential low end FF RB2/bye week player because he'll gain yardage both rushing and receiving. Picked him up last week. Also returns kicks. That o-line is plain and simple awful. Until/unless they make changes and/or improvement there, Barry Sanders' jukes combined with Jim Brown's "he got trucked" and Thurmanator's pass-catching wouldn't do squat behind those blockers. They should be painted orange like cones. Either that, or Beanie Wells is a lot better than I give him credit as a RB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Company of Heroes Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 (edited) Using the Huddle's handy-dandy SoS tool, you can see the running schedule is very tough. MIN, DET, SEA, CHI, GB, HOU & SFO twice. On top of that O-line, I think the Cards are stacked against any ARI RB being fantasy relevant. Edited October 8, 2012 by Company of Heroes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJV Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 There is no RB in ARZ worth rostering IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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