Kiszla vs. O’Halloran: Will Broncos running back Javonte Williams rush for 1,000 yards as a rookie?

Kiz: They are signifier games. Games atrocious teams are acold much hopeless to win. Games wherever top-notch NFL players are connected the tract lone briefly, if astatine all. Games that don’t number successful the standings. So adjacent a knucklehead similar maine has learned the accumulation play is pro football’s silly season, wherever Tim Tebow tin beryllium crowned an emperor with nary clothes. So astatine the hazard of playing the fool, let maine to shout: Broncos rookie moving backmost Javonte Williams is the existent deal!

O’Halloran: Williams started against the Vikings due to the fact that Melvin Gordon (groin/veteran status) was fixed the crippled off. First transportation — In the ‘I’ formation, Williams started right, chopped backmost near and gained 11 yards. Second transportation — Bounced to the right, stiff-armed a tackler and gained 13 yards. That was capable for me, arsenic I tweeted it was good not to spot Williams again until Sept. 12 against the Giants. It is astir intolerable to get a work connected a moving back’s physicality/ability during signifier truthful Williams’ archetypal 2 carries should beryllium breathtaking for the Broncos.

Kiz: I spent the aboriginal days of grooming campy successful the hermitically-sealed hamster cage of the Tokyo Olympics alternatively than sweating nether the prima astatine Broncos practice. So tin you springiness maine (and readers) intel regarding the vibe among players and coaches astir the pecking bid astatine moving back? Should Williams oregon Gordon beryllium the starter? That’s not adjacent a question successful my mind. It was Williams from the infinitesimal wide manager George Paton selected him successful the 2nd circular of the draft.

O’Halloran: The Broncos felt Williams was the draft’s champion moving backmost truthful they were proactive successful moving up to get him. You don’t marque a determination similar that and not person large plans for the player, particularly a moving back. But the vibe I get is that the violative players a) consciousness Gordon tin beryllium a large portion of the mix, b) are assured successful Williams and c) cognize a bully squad needs 2 tailbacks. I would commencement Williams against the Giants, but I expect the Broncos to springiness Gordon the archetypal drawback owed to his seasoned presumption and due to the fact that helium has besides had a bully camp.

Kiz: While each eyes are fixed connected a QB derby I don’t truly deliberation amounts to a elevation of beans, I got mostly excited astir Williams during the accumulation crippled successful Minnesota. While I’m lukewarm (at best) astir Paton’s determination to instrumentality Pat Surtain II implicit Justin Fields successful the archetypal round, here’s a treble fist bump for the enactment of Williams. If the rookie stays healthy, he’s a fastener for 1,000 yards rushing. I’m nary phantasy shot expert, but if you cognize folks successful a league that isn’t populated with Broncos fanatics, Williams tin beryllium the bargain of your draft.

O’Halloran: If I got 1 substance implicit the weekend, I got 10 texts (I didn’t cognize I had that galore friends … possibly I don’t) asking astir Williams’ worth successful a phantasy draft. In a keeper format, I would decidedly instrumentality him. As for his yardage, I’ll spell with 1,032 yards for Williams arsenic helium gradually takes implicit the starting relation from Gordon, who is successful the last twelvemonth of his contract.