With Mark Barron gone, Vince Williams is certain to have an expanded role in 2020. Something similar to his snap count from 2017-2018, though his exact role is unclear. Our Tom Mead did a great job evaluating his overall game and I echo basically everything he wrote in his article.
But I wanted to focus on his coverage today. Most fans understand his value against the run and as a blitzer. The common knock on Williams is his ability to go backwards. To cover, to play in sub-package, to move in space.
So let’s take a deep dive into the numbers and then the tape.