Troy Williamson Catching on in Jacksonville
July 9, 2008 by David Kindervater
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It seems Jacksonville Jags wide receiver Troy Williamson has been catching everything thrown at him during the team’s offseason workouts, prompting quarterback David Garrard to say:
“He caught everything. He did a great job. He’s so smooth and fluid that he barely looks like he’s running, but he’s always running right by somebody.”
This is good news for Jags fans and I’m happy to hear it, but a word of caution — this is the norm. Troy did the same thing in Minnesota — during practice. It’s when the lights come on and the bullets are flying for real that he drops passes. It was extremely frustrating to watch and I’m sure he was very frustrated during three uneventful seasons in Minnesota (79 catches, 1,067 yards, 3 TDs) where he was the Vikings’ first-round pick (7th overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft. Of course, it’s all in his head. I think Troy has supreme talent. He just has a mental block about catching the ball when it counts. But the Jags are counting on him to make those catches. If he doesn’t, his time in Jax will be a lot shorter than the time he spent trying to “catch” on in Minnesota.
Source: The Boston Globe
