Should we sign Jamaal Williams (RB)?

[Fox0r]

Thoughts on signing him?

Well-liked in the Lions locker room, not an ego-guy, 17 TDs last year (1000+ yards > 4.0 ypc), 27 years old.

Gives hilarious interviews.

 

[Hockey Guy]

My take is you don't go out of your way to pay RB's for what they did somewhere else.

 

[Maelstrom787]

Yes, they should go after him. He's got a complimentary profile to K9 and is a fantastic locker room presence. Can't overstate how important that is for teams who are embarking on a big building process.

Love Jamaal and would be overjoyed to have him.

 

[Hawknight]

I'd vote a solid yes

 

[TheLegendOfBoom]

For Seattle, having a productive RB is essential for the offense.

With that being said, if we need two RBs, even though I really like Jamaal Williams, financially, it makes more sense to take a shot at drafting a talented RB in the draft. You don’t want to pay RBs. It sucks for talented RBs.

 

[Kinger95]

Depends on price. Would I pay him 4/5 mill no

 

[Lagartixa]

RB second contracts don't work out well on average. Whatever team gets Williams will be giving him his third contract.

RBs tend to suffer steep declines in value, on average, starting at age... wait for it... 27.

When you consider how strongly survivorship bias fights against that effect (the RBs most likely to be around at any age over 26 are the ones who have played well), you start to get an idea of how bad an investment free-agent RBs are.

 

[sutz]

I'm much more inclined to draft a couple, or sign some UDFAs than to sign a FA.

Any word on Igwebuike yet? Love that kid.

 

[Bear-Hawk]

As a Bears fan, I am glad to see him gone!
And as a Seahawks fan, I’d love to see him in Seattle. He is a good fit. He’s especially good running for short yardage around the goal line and on 3rd and 1. That was not one of Walker’s strengths last season.

 

[QuahHawk]

I would love it, he'd be an amazing fit for us. We have to know it will cost more than what David Montgomery got. 3Y $18M. They way this contract structed is nice. I imagin Williams will be asking for closer to $10M APY than the $6M APY Montgomenry got

 

[Kinger95]

All I know is walker had a bunch of runs on short yardage where he hesitated and got stuffed and cost us. Need a big strong 3nd down runner

 

[SoulfishHawk]

And here we again with the Walker can't get the tough yardage.

Wrong. And I would absolutely welcome a guy like Jamaal. That's a legit 1-2 punch

 

[Boycie]

All I know is walker had a bunch of runs on short yardage where he hesitated and got stuffed and cost us. Need a big strong 3nd down runner

Dude knows how to find the endzone!

 

[DanejaHawk]

I love Jamaal Williams' game. I love everything about him being a Seahawk on paper. I think he would be a hell of a culture and locker room fit. He's hard runner with a nose for the end zone. I just think his price tag will be prohibitive to him landing with us.

 

[12AngryHawks]

I'm surprised the Lions are letting him walk, they were on a roll at the end of last season, this could disrupt that, I don't think Montgomery is as good as Williams.

 

[Kinger95]

I love walker, dudes a huge play just waiting to happen. On 1st down what more could u ask for . When you only need a couple yards you need someone to pound it in there and that’s not his strength currently. He’s fast as all hell and has a phenomenal ability to bounce off guys and keep running. I’d almost let walker keep his running style instead of asking him the stop the stutter and get someone else and have 2 backs like lots of teams are doing

 

[Fox0r]

Nevermind. To the Saints. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/03/15/saints-sign-running-back-jamaal-williams/

 

[Rat]

Geez, 3 years 12 million? I would have signed him for that.

 

[nanomoz]

I kinda wanted Montgomery. Charbonnet (UCLA) wouldn't suck.

 

[Bear-Hawk]

And here we again with the Walker can't get the tough yardage.

Wrong. And I would absolutely welcome a guy like Jamaal. That's a legit 1-2 punch

Williams is more of a power, North-South runner than Walker on 3rd and 1.