I don't think the coaches don't do enough to get the ball to him. There are other receivers that are small and fast and very productive. It doesn't seem like they throw it his way very often to get his confidence back. He has to get rid of the drops but I can remember when Julio had that problem at Bama for a while and finally worked his way though it. He can be the game changer if we can get some routes that will get him open or get him one on one. Have faith...... if Bama doesn't, some other team will.
What's going on with Ryan Williams?
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Well, maybe that, along with learning to catch with his hands instead of his body…which is something I thought you learned in grade school, but maybe not.
Failed him? Did they drop the balls thrown to him? Did they teach him to not want to block? Maybe he don't want to play slot.....so what. He's getting paid. He needs to do his job.
But Julio blocked and did all the other intangibles. Not to mention he played for a WHILE with a broken hand and still played and made big plays for us.
He broke his hand and it required extensive surgery in the famous South Carolina debacle that year. He never left the field that day.
Julio also ran at the NFL combine on a broken foot. I have had a broken foot and it hurt like crazy to walk on it much less run. Julio was one tough dude.
That’s what they were trying to do by having him return punts against OU.
He was one of the best downfield blockers we ever had.
RW is best in the open field/long routes.
He's worse in traffic when he's going to get hit.
But here's the rub. Outside of getting him out wide and running some homerun routes for him down the field (which I wish we might try more), the best way to use him is streaking across the middle, but that exposes him to getting hit and this is why he drops so many passes.
This is probably why they've put him in the slot. But it doesn't seem to be working.
He's worse in traffic when he's going to get hit.
But here's the rub. Outside of getting him out wide and running some homerun routes for him down the field (which I wish we might try more), the best way to use him is streaking across the middle, but that exposes him to getting hit and this is why he drops so many passes.
This is probably why they've put him in the slot. But it doesn't seem to be working.
This!! Kids not a slot and has gotten lit up all year. Hasn’t been right since that vicious hit in the fsu game
Defenses have zoned in on him & not allowed him too take over games like he did last year..
That's allowed Benard & other WR's too take up the slack as well in production..
That's allowed Benard & other WR's too take up the slack as well in production..
He had a couple of good plays in the SECG. I was hoping he would wake up and have another big game. Then he dropped a pass in the end zone.
He reminds me too much of D J Hall. Williams has plenty of talent, but he is not willing to play to and above the SEC level of physicality required to win like Julio was. You gotta make the DB/Safety fear you for your speed and toughness. If they think they can scare the ball out of your hands, then they will cause too many dropped passes.
Kid has the yips, in my opinion. The missed catch Saturday in the end zone was particularly terrible.
The coaches cannot catch it for him, but if it is physical, then the coaches should be able to fix it. I heard CNS say once that coaching isn't yelling at a kid to "catch the ball." He knows he's supposed to catch it. He wants to catch it. He probably wants to catch it more than you want him to catch it. Coaching consists of figuring out why he isn't catching it, explaining it to him, and training him in techniques to ensure he catches it in the future. Our coaches know this.
All that works if his problem is physical (catching it with his body instead of his hands, looking away from the ball just before it arrives, etc.). If the problem is mental, not physical, it's much more complicated. If the problem is actually between his ears, it may not matter how many hours he spends with the JUGS machine.
I sincerely hope someone can help him figure it out for his own sake and the sake of the team. He has a world of potential and seems like a good man.
The coaches cannot catch it for him, but if it is physical, then the coaches should be able to fix it. I heard CNS say once that coaching isn't yelling at a kid to "catch the ball." He knows he's supposed to catch it. He wants to catch it. He probably wants to catch it more than you want him to catch it. Coaching consists of figuring out why he isn't catching it, explaining it to him, and training him in techniques to ensure he catches it in the future. Our coaches know this.
All that works if his problem is physical (catching it with his body instead of his hands, looking away from the ball just before it arrives, etc.). If the problem is mental, not physical, it's much more complicated. If the problem is actually between his ears, it may not matter how many hours he spends with the JUGS machine.
I sincerely hope someone can help him figure it out for his own sake and the sake of the team. He has a world of potential and seems like a good man.
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