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Would Rodney Williams have been a winner anywhere or was he
Jan 30, 2014, 3:04 PM
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a result of "the system" ?
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Re: Would Rodney Williams have been a winner anywhere or was he
Jan 30, 2014, 3:18 PM
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He could not pass the ketchup to the guy next to him!
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except in bowl games***
Jan 30, 2014, 3:28 PM
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All-TigerNet [11934]
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He was a master of our system at the time and probably would
Jan 30, 2014, 3:21 PM
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have thrived in anyone's triple option offense. He was adept at making the correct read, and when he kept the ball, he was big, strong, and tough as nails.
I don't ever remember him missing any time due to injury, even though he got hit and hit hard on practically every play we ran for 4 years.
He also proved he was a pretty decent passer when pressed into action behind 0-30 to NC State ... almost bringing us back. And then in the big Citrus Bowl win over Penn State.
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he was tough as hell and ran the option very well.
Jan 30, 2014, 3:29 PM
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I think Fuller and Jordan were among the two best option QB's i ever saw, along with J.C. Watts at OU. Rodney was in the next tier because he didn't have the speed of the other three. The guy took some brutal hits and was a born leader....i hated him in HS LOL (played against him) but loved that he became a Tiger and he was the man on some of the best Tiger teams we've ever had.
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Re: Fuller, Homer, Woody
Jan 30, 2014, 9:02 PM
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I'll give you Fuller and Homer, but Woody would not have been a particularly effective option QB in my opinion. He was a great athlete and a terrific runner, but I don't see him as one who would read the option all that well. He'd have been great in Chad Morris's offense though.
But as to the old discussion ... I'm just not sure which specific games we lost because of Rodney ... 
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Rodney Williams = Swag Kelly***
Jan 30, 2014, 3:48 PM
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He was a pretty good QB surrounded by a lot of
Jan 30, 2014, 3:49 PM
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great players, and he was a great fit for the system. He was tough, executed the option well, and was a good leader. He did not have a great arm, had an awkward throwing motion, and was not a great runner.
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Tiger D won most of the games in those days.***
Jan 30, 2014, 7:05 PM
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I don't even think he was ideal for our system at the time
Jan 30, 2014, 4:06 PM
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as he was not remotely explosive as a runner. He was a leader and he was big and strong. He was a decent passer from the pocket, but absolutely could not throw on the run. He was good with ball fakes, and ran the option well for someone that was not a runner. However, we did not run the option as often as some think. I'd say Fuller, Jordon, Eppley, and even Morroco were all better option QB's, and Jordon had a better arm than any of them from the Ford era.
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What Rodney did was exactly what Danny wanted. Run the
Jan 30, 2014, 6:21 PM
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clock, Make the right decision on the pitch, lead the offense and he didn't screw up. I think he was Danny"s ideal QB !!
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Had Tony Rice not switched to Notre Dame we would.....
Jan 31, 2014, 4:32 PM
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have played for a National Championship, and Rodney might have played his senior year. I am quite sure Danny would have preferred to have had a better QB, but Rodney definitely had some strengths.
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I remember him being a vicious blocker too. He was a leader
Jan 30, 2014, 10:13 PM
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who would do anything to win. I say some pinpoint passing too, but that wasn't our game back then!
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Re: I remember him being a vicious blocker too. He was a leader
Jan 31, 2014, 1:27 AM
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His passing on the run was something full of wonder. I often wondered how high above the receiver the ball would go. He was a career 46% passer. Good thing for him the option was the offense du jour.
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