Banged Up Bills analyzes Jameson Williams injury and recovery

[YoloinOhio]

Great read on a player who is likely on the Bills radar early in the draft 

[The Firebaugh Kid]

Can you imagine 17 throwing bombs to this kid? If he's there at 25, I think ya gotta do it. 

[Freddie's Dead]

Willis McGahee redux.  No thanks.

[YoloinOhio]

3 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said:

Willis McGahee redux.  No thanks.

That was 20 years ago - ACL recovery has come a long way 

[Freddie's Dead]

1 minute ago, YoloinOhio said:

That was 20 years ago - ACL recovery has come a long way 

 

Maybe so.  I'd rather we get a sure thing that can start on Day 1.

[mannc]

I don't know how I feel about this.  There are going to be a lot of really good, 100% healthy WRs available at 25.  Why take this chance?

[DapperCam]

5 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

That was 20 years ago - ACL recovery has come a long way 

Not to mention McGahee was pretty good. Him hating Buffalo didn’t have anything to do with his knees.

[dpberr]

Easy keys to Bills success IMO (alone):

 

No expensive FAs over the age of 30.

No FAs with just one great contract year of production to show you.  

No first round draftees, especially guys who rely on speed and twitch, with blown out knees, and who won't be ready to show you anything before draft day.  

No first round draftees with known chronic injuries or chronic health issues. 

No first round draftees you plan on playing out of their natural position. 

No first round draftees who have never been in shape or have a difficult time staying in football shape.  

 

[Fan in Chicago]

4 minutes ago, DapperCam said:

Not to mention McGahee was pretty good. Him hating Buffalo didn’t have anything to do with his knees.

McGahee was a terrible choice for a team starved of talent and the knowledge that he wouldn't play in his rookie year. TD out smarted himself.

Edited March 9, 2022 by Fan in Chicago

[YoloinOhio]

My dream would be signing a vet slot guy - Barrios/Crowder/Juju  in FA or trade for Lockett and then also draft a player like this. 

[Freddie's Dead]

6 minutes ago, DapperCam said:

Not to mention McGahee was pretty good. Him hating Buffalo didn’t have anything to do with his knees.

 

McGahee didn't even know it was 4th down and cost us the Cheats game at the Razor.

[John from Riverside]

19 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said:

Willis McGahee redux.  No thanks.

Didnt Willis actually go on to be a pretty good player even if it wasnt for us?

 

Are we cutting Tre to?

[aristocrat]

22 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said:

Willis McGahee redux.  No thanks.

 

Willis tore his acl pcl and mcl. This guy had just a clean acl injury

[Allen2D̶i̶g̶g̶s̶TBD]

22 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said:

Willis McGahee redux.  No thanks.

I don't think that's a fair comparison.

McGahee's injury was much more severe. His knee was bent backwards and he tore his ACL, PCL, and MCL.

Even considering that, he missed one season and was very productive the next season with over 1,100 yards rushing.

Ligament repair surgeries have improved a lot over the past 20 years and recovery time has been shortened.

Edited March 9, 2022 by Allen2Diggs

[Jauronimo]

5 minutes ago, John from Riverside said:

Didnt Willis actually go on to be a pretty good player even if it wasnt for us?

 

Are we cutting Tre to?

I would say 41st all time in rushing yards is a pretty good career.

 

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rush_yds_career.htm

[KOKBILLS]

The Bills and Josh are so good, and so close right now...If they go WR early it's looking like there will be a few options. I don't know...I think the chances are likely 2022 will be his worst NFL Season due to the injury timeframe, Rookie, etc... The Bills would not need it to be his best season, don't get me wrong. But if they pick him at #25...with this team and what they want to do...it needs to be pretty good. It's a bit to risky for me...But I'm not McBeane...

[freddyjj]

31 minutes ago, Fan in Chicago said:

McGahee was a terrible choice for a team starved of talent and the knowledge that he wouldn't play in his rookie year. TD out smarted himself.

Maybe TD thought McGahee was a LB.  Could have avoided the Keith Ellison, Koy Wire and John Digregorio experiments

[JohnBonhamRocks]

37 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:

My dream would be signing a vet slot guy - Barrios/Crowder/Juju  in FA or trade for Lockett and then also draft a player like this. 

Kirk? Or too much $?

[TheBillsOrDie]

52 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said:

 

Maybe so.  I'd rather we get a sure thing that can start on Day 1.

That does not exist at 25

[Magox]

What I got out of this was the following:

 

- He has no injury history

- It was a clean ACL tear which is about as good as you could hope for

- That he is ahead of schedule and recovering really well

- J Williams thinks he can be ready within 5 -7 months before training camp

- History says that if you try to recover to quickly before 9 months that the chances of retearing the ACL goes up by 700%

- That typically for athletes below the age of 23 (He is 20), that typically reinjure the ACL 23% of the time

- That even though J Williams thinks he will be a full go before training camp - The Bills may want to put him on the reserve list and that he returns sometime around halfway during the season

- That he is a good risk to take if you believe in the player