Low pad level: high importance!

From the beginning of last year to the end Williams was one of the most improved players. He really was a different player at the end of the year. If he can continue that upward trend he could be in for a hell of year.

While I still think Jones is the better player between the 2 because of his burst and vision, but Williams vision and patience improved a ton. You could see where he was thinking less and reacting more.

I am definitely excited to see both Williams and Jones this year. With Jones having to serve a 2 game suspension it should be the Williams and Montgomery show the first 2 games. That could be a lethal combination which will only get better when Jones joins them.

"but Williams vision and patience improved a ton. You could see where he was thinking less and reacting more."

Exactly RC...Those first few games he kept running right up the rear-ends of his O-Linemen. But the more he played the better he performed, mostly because he started to play faster, less thinking more reacting like you said.

That game against Pittsburgh was something. I kept thinking about what this kid and Jones WITH Monty could do with Rodgers on the field.

Green Bay has three running backs that can be considered NFL starters. (Of course there will be many who disagree with that statement, but I believe moving Monty, Jones, or even Williams to another team and they would be considered starters except for teams that have super stars as RB.). Contrast that to previous years where the 2nd string back would not be considered starter quality. That's why Jones being out two games shouldn't impact their game all that much and with the 2nd year improvement...expect to see a very strong running game.

Really agree about the improvemnt from Sept to Jan with Williams; big issue will be the Oline! Playing with essentially 3 guards I expected the run blocking to be good- what will happen this year at RT will tell much of the story -should GB get sufficient push while still having adequate pass pro w/o extensive chipping or TE support this could be very dynamic team.

Jamaal has quickly become one of my favorite players on the team. You just can't help but like his personality. He's also a pretty darn good football player. Everyone's expecting a jump from Jones with his added weight, and rightly so, but I think Williams might be the more improved player this offseason. If he can improve his speed and elusiveness a bit, watch out!

not sure why you used the phrase "polarizing figure" to describe him. explain!

"The personality Williams brought from his collegiate years as a Cougar to the NFL also helps make him a polarizing figure in the Packers' locker room."
Polarizing?????? That's not a good thing. Seems like "That word doesn't mean what you think it does" (The Princess Bride

“Polarizing “ = Chilling?

Never played RB, but seems to me that the 'Committee Approach" has a real downside in that a player doesn't develop a real feel for the flow of the game, and defense and Oline.
Maybe I misunderstand 'committee approach' is kind of an equal distribution of reps for 3 RBs.

Is it a fair comparision to Basketball to send a guard off the bench onto the court as the go-to guy on a designed play? Wouldn't you want your designed play to be the guy that's loose, and has been baiting and testing the defense and feels the game, and in sync with his blockers? I'm skeptical. Would rather see a feature back such as Williams in 65% of the plays and bring in a second back (Monty or Jones in on 20%, especially 3rd downs) to perplex the defense as to run or pass, and sit Williams for Jones/Monty for 35%.
Seems NFL trend is to rotate RBs in more than years ago, and seems to me kind of difficult for RB to come in cold. Any thoughts on this?

I'm not sure that "RB by committee" means going with the hot RB for a game or games. I think the Packers are thinking of it as gaining the most favorable matchups against a particular opponent and/or against a specific defensive alignment or package. Also, with the no huddle offense the Packers can maintain the mismatch for an entire drive without allowing the defense to adjust.

When the defense does adjust the Packers will rotate in another RB that provides a mismatch against the adjusted defense. That to me is how MM, Philbin and Rodgers are thinking about RB by committee. I could be wrong but that is what I think the Packers are expecting to achieve with "RB by committee". It could be that this approach results in a "hot RB" for a particular game but how would they know if that will continue for the next game and the next.

I like the rotational approach as a way of keeping the defense off balance and maintaining favorable mismatches throughout the game. Thanks, Since '61

16 days to training camp.

1st practice, July 26th 11:30 A.m.

Not sure why it says polarizing unless he's too loose for some people. He was loose in the locker room and during warm-ups at BYU. He would be out on the field tossing footballs to kids in the stands. He was a fan favorite. The players also liked him because he kept things loose in the locker room. Guys played better because of it.

As far as the running back by committee, I think teams are leaning that direction to lower the burden and lengthen the time a running back has in the NFL. Most backs seem to only play 5 to 7 years because the beating they take week in and week out is so intense.