Getting the Caddy warmed up
Carnell "Cadillac" Williams had an excellent rookie year rewarding all of those insightful fantasy GMs (like myself) with surprising numbers in 2005. SportsFanMedia has him ranked at 13 for '06. This year the Cadillac is determined to give the fans their moneys worth with nothing but good news out of the Buccaneers camp. Below is the Buccaneers.com player bio on Cadillac's 2005 accomplishments.
Player Bio: Carnell "Cadillac" Williams
Strong, elusive runner who has established himself as one of the premier, up-and-coming offensive players in the league… Displays great vision, a determined running style and the ability to consistently burst through the hole… Named 2005 Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year, along with NFL Rookie of the Year by the PFWA in 2005... Named Offensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press… Set an NFL-rookie record with 434 rushing yards over his first three NFL games… Following his record-breaking performance over the first three weeks of the 2005 season, had his shoes and gloves displayed at the Pro Football Hall of Fame… Became the first running back in NFL history to debut with three consecutive 100-yard performances… Also became the first running back since RB Edgerrin James in 1999 to record back-to-back 100-yard performances in his first two NFL games… Totaled 148 rushing yards in NFL debut at Minnesota (9/11/05), the fifth-best rushing performance by a rookie running back in their first game in NFL history… Demonstrated his ability to generate the big-play with 23 runs of 10 or more yards, including a game-sealing 71-yard touchdown run in his first career NFL game – at Minnesota (9/11/05)… Highly-productive back who established a new team record with six 100-yard rushing performances in only his first NFL season, including three of the top 10 single-game rushing performances in team history… Played in 14 career games with 14 starts… Also started one playoff game… Tampa Bay is 6-0 when he rushes for 100 or more yards in a game… Set a Buccaneer rookie record by rushing for 1,178 yards, becoming only the sixth player (ninth time overall) in team history to rush for at least 1,000 yards in a single season… Career rushing totals include 290 rushing attempts for 1,178 yards and six touchdowns… Also caught 20 career passes for 81 yards… Carried 18 times for 49 yards and caught three passes for 10 yards in NFC Wild Card game vs. Washington (1/7/06)… Entered the league as a first-round pick (fifth overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft.
