Skins Sign O-Lineman Mike Williams

"Williams said he has lost 5 percent of his body fat and added muscle by 7 percent, which will not necessarily decrease his weight because muscle is heavier than fat. The operative term is "lean mass," which is the weight of muscle, plus bone density, water, even blood."

For Redskins' Williams, slimming down is a weighty matter - Washington Times (http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/28/a-weighty-matter/)

That is great news. I can't wait to see him in preseason. At this point I think he's definitely going to play this year. It's just a matter of fitness & keeping healthy..

That is great news. I can't wait to see him in preseason. At this point I think he's definitely going to play this year. It's just a matter of fitness & keeping healthy..

His inability to do so, as I understand it, is why he hasn't been playing football for the last year or two.

Any idea how Williams is doing?

Any idea how Williams is doing?

Last I heard he was down to 365 lbs, but that was a few weeks ago. He said he wanted to get down to 340 lbs. I think he may be in Arizona working out right now.

the redskins insider brought up the idea of bringing jon runyan as a stop gap measure for rt. any thoughts? is heyer a better option than bringing in runyan for a single year? i feel as though its a no brainer if we are reduced to a mike williams vs. runyan decision.

the redskins insider brought up the idea of bringing jon runyan as a stop gap measure for rt. any thoughts? is heyer a better option than bringing in runyan for a single year? i feel as though its a no brainer if we are reduced to a mike williams vs. runyan decision.

I almost started a new thread w/that RI post, but figured we have some old 09 free agent threads & nothing is even rumored at this point.

I surely hope they don't feel the need to sign Runyan, or if they did he couldn't make the team. Sadly, he's probably as good or better than our current options at RT.

the redskins insider brought up the idea of bringing jon runyan as a stop gap measure for rt. any thoughts? is heyer a better option than bringing in runyan for a single year? i feel as though its a no brainer if we are reduced to a mike williams vs. runyan decision.

Aint gunna happen, Runyan is old and is a dirty player.
Remember, we got rid of Jansen....a classy guy that could run block.
I just dont see that happening unless someone gets significantly injured...such as Heyer or Samuals.

if you think Levi Jones would be a decent option, you'd be wrong. Jansen is more solid than that guy. The reality is what is available right now is thin.
We need to live and die with our OT options....I sure hope Fatty Boombalatty turns into a lean mean fighting machine!

We need to live and die with our OT options....I sure hope Fatty Boombalatty turns into a lean mean fighting machine!

fatty boombalatty is quite the nickname, and i sure hope that he is ready to make a difference too.

Apparently Williams has got under 350 pounds. He is ready to compete for a job. I feel pretty good about our oline now. I always liked Heyer, Williams seems like the real deal and bridges was a solid RT in Carolina.

mike will help