Williamson Looks Good in Jacksonville

by Anthony21 on Aug 23, 2009 1:00 PM CDT in NFL Comment 12 comments

Is Troy Williamson, perennial offseason MVP, finally ready to have a breakout season? I've long forgotten to keep track of him since he was traded to Jacksonville, but our pals over at Big Cat Country have been raving about his performance this preseason. From their recap of the Jacksonville-Tampa game on Saturday:

Troy Williamson looked every bit a top NFL receiver tonight. The deep ball was caught so naturally you couldn't believe it. The second was a diving adjustment to a bad throw from David and the third was deep in traffic. Well here is the catch and run. I honestly can't believe this is the same guy as last year. I know I am way over the top on this next statement, but what I saw tonight I would rather have Troy than Santonio Holmes.

His stat line from Saturday night: Three receptions, 147 yards, and a touchdown. In fact, the very first offensive play of the game was a 74-yard touchdown from David Garrard to Williamson.

Impressive, no doubt. But we've seen this before from Williamson: Perform well in every situation besides a regular season game, then have an absolute meltdown when it counts the most. I certainly hope he finally gets his act together this season, because he still has the raw athleticism to succeed. Still, though, he has a lot to prove. We'll have to wait and see how he performs on Sunday afternoons this fall -- when the games actually matter.

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Link to the catch and run?

Williamson looks good? I have to see this for myself.

by Zoltan on Aug 23, 2009 1:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Here you go. Beat the coverage, made the grab. Not bad.

by Anthony21 on Aug 23, 2009 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

If there is one thing I’m not looking forward to with Favre it’d be watching him try and scramble to create time to throw. Jackson made a nice throw on the run in that video.

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by mjschaefer on Aug 23, 2009 1:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

When The Pressure Is Off...

Perhaps Troy Williamson is the wide receiver version of Tarvaris Jackson, when nothing is at stake, his ability can actually shine. I believe a previoius post made a very good point in that preseason games don’t go on a player’s resume. How many players considered great earned that reputation in preseason?

I don’t hate the man at all, but like Anthony 21 said, let’s see what he does in the games that matter.

by Purple And Gold Forever on Aug 23, 2009 2:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Exactly what I was going to say

Preseason means absolutely nothing in any sport. We saw Culpepper look brilliant in the 2005 preseason, then play terribly en route to getting the boot after 7 games in the regular season. I suspect Troy Williamson may revert back to his old form once the games become meaningful.

by Sheldon on Aug 24, 2009 8:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good luck Williamson!

He looked pretty good on those two catches, and I gotta say, it was eerie seeing that #84 on his jersey and knowing who he was drafted to replace. Let’s see, he was with the Vikings for 3 years when we gave up on him, this is his second year with the Jags and he’s starting to look like an honest-to-Rozelle NFL WR. I hope he succeeds, he has all the physical tools to become an incredible WR in the NFL.

What I’ll never understand is how he went from looking so good in college that he was a 1st round draftee, to not being able to catch worth a damn, overnight. I could understand if he wasn’t getting the routes, or it turned out that he wasn’t able to deal with the secondaries, but it was none of that. Hate seeing high draft picks go completely to waste like that.

Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!
SKOL!

by DCPurple on Aug 23, 2009 3:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

You remember that Monday Night opener here in DC

in Chili’s first season where Williamson caught a long one from Brad? That was the highlight of his Vikings career. The video embedded in this entry from that Denver game isn’t even close to the worst of his drops in that game. The all-time Troy Stonehands drop is this one.

by VikingBillArlingtonVA on Aug 24, 2009 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

yeah. . .Troy

what happened to not being able to see?

by MikeyBtha612g on Aug 23, 2009 6:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

If he does well, that’s great. If not, he’s still going to be the butt end of every joke. Maybe he was disappointed by his Madden rating and is working hard to increase it.

by Frost on Aug 23, 2009 8:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Thing is.......

He always has looked good in training camp and preseason, then when it comes to the regular season, can’t hold onto gorilla snot covered in super glue. This is just the usual thing we hear about him even when he was with the Vikings.

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by VikesFaninNM on Aug 23, 2009 10:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah I think I’ve heard this same story 3 or 4 times now…

by zebano on Aug 24, 2009 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's only 3 catches

He drops a high percentage of passes, but that doesn’t mean he won’t get lucky on occasion. I remember Jackson and Johnson totally ignoring Williamson being wide open on about every other play – typically dumping off to Richardson or Tahi. I think opposing defenses were willing to risk Williamson actually making a catch and using an extra defender against the run.

by ChemErik on Aug 25, 2009 1:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs