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Doug Williams place in history
cflabucsfan:
Saw this in ESPN.com. Too lenghty to paste whole article.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2012/story/_/id/8884695/super-bowl-xlvii-doug-williams-embraces-history
Boid Fink:
He broke a barrier. He did work.
He seems like a man who demands attention, if not respect. Just bitter.
dexmonkey:
doug williams is massively underappreciated by the fanbase. the guy was a good player thrust into a terrible position. the racism he faced was really bad. i didnt know much til i read the book Mckays Men. detailed the history of the bucs and the 1979 season. really lets you see how the early years of the franchise went down. i dont blame williams for being bitter toward the fanbase and team
1sparkybuc:
Doug Williams couldn't score a single TD against the Rams in the NFCC game. He still has the worst completion percentage of any QB in Buccaneer history. The defense and Ricky Bell carried him. He stunk on ice. On the way out the door he stated he hoped the Bucs never won another game. I watched him throw a ball out of bounds on 4th down to stop the clock. No touch, little accuracy, just velocity. And people complain about Freeman.
On a positive note, he refused to accept payment on a guaranteed contract when the USFL folded.
JavaRay:
--- Quote from: 1sparkybuc on January 29, 2013, 03:07:29 PM ---I watched him throw a ball out of bounds on 4th down to stop the clock.
--- End quote ---
He was no genius. But he was a leader and the Bucs obviously respected him at the time. He was literally the heart and soul of the Bucs back then - and he was a winner. If Josh Freeman had the heart Doug Williams had on the field, he'd be the best QB of all time. Instead Freeman is a human jellyfish with no guts.
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