I wish all athletes had names like "Cadillac Williams". Whenever he gets hurt or blows up, it makes it so easy to write a headline. Sure, it's about as effective as Carnell was last season, but it gets the job done. Which Caddy might not be doing for a while, as the St. Petersburg Times is reporting that he will, in all likelihood, be starting the season the Physically Unable to Perform list.Because players who begin the preseason on the active roster cannot subsequently move to the PUP list, the Bucs must to make the designation before they begin their first practice, scheduled for July 26 at Disney. But in the preseason, PUP isn't nearly as restrictive as during the regular season. In fact, Williams would be eligible to be activated from the list at any time during the preseason.As the Times notes, it's not a tremendously damaging move to put Caddy on the PUP, since he can return before the season starts. Landing on the list in the preseason actually gives the team some flexibility in bringing in someone else at camp, although it does keep Williams from practicing.
Still, for someone who has reportedly made tremendous strides towards returning this year, it's not usually a good sign to ever be classified as "physically unable to perform".
If 'Lac is still sitting on the PUP once the season starts though, he's not eligible to be activated for the first six weeks of the season. And you best believe that if Gruden and Co. leave him on there that long, then there is something not to pleasant going down with his recovery process.
Fantasy Spin: Depending on when your draft is and depending on what the news as training camp beings is regarding Cadillac, this might actually make him a bigger sleeper, just because you are going to get him for absolutely nothing. On the other hand, it's imperative that you bump Earnest Graham up a few pegs on your draft board. The backfield is indeed crowded in Tampa, but with no Cadillac, Graham should see a bulk of the carries.
