Lane Kiffin on Mike Williams: 'He's Blown a Chance'

Wide receiver Mike Williams said he wanted a do-over. And a do-over is what he needs: He went from the 10th pick in the draft to a guy who was only worth half of a fourth-round pick when the Lions traded him to the Raiders.

Raiders coach Lane Kiffin was supposed to be the right person to give Williams that do-over because Kiffin coached Williams at USC, and the two of them had a good rapport. Well, now Williams has participated in a mini-camp in Oakland, and here's what Kiffin had to say:

"However you want to phrase it, he's blown a chance," Kiffin said. "I think that he would tell you the same thing. This is a situation that favors the Raiders because this is Mike's chance. I think he's going to come out fighting, but we'll see."

Williams blew a chance by pulling a hamstring, which you might think isn't his fault. But while I'm not a doctor and haven't examined Williams, I have to say, from the bit of information that has come out, it sounds like the kind of injury you get when you start running for the first time in a long time. And if Williams hasn't run in a long time, he's pretty much the same guy in Oakland he was in Detroit: An out of shape player who will never come close to living up to his potential.

UPDATE: To clarify, as noted in comments, Kiffin made his statement before the minicamp. Kiffin was referring to blowing a chance in Detroit. I believe Williams has blown another chance by not being ready to go in Oakland.