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No more needs to be said. I am on him when he says stuff I think is silly, but he's looking like a genius tonight.,
Actually, I don't think his two big plays tonight "prove" squat about lack of past playing time at WR. I think his KR and PR decision making this year has been extremely questionable, and for a veteran player, it should be better than it is. And this decision-making problem shows up at a position when he has limited decisions to make: kind of like a hitter when the count is 2-0. Decide BEFORE the pitch what you want-if it's there, swing. Anything else-let it go.No more needs to be said. I am on him when he says stuff I think is silly, but he's looking like a genius tonight.,
Actually, I don't think his two big plays tonight "prove" squat about lack of past playing time at WR. I think his KR and PR decision making this year has been extremely questionable, and for a veteran player, it should be better than it is. And this decision-making problem shows up at a position when he has limited decisions to make: kind of like a hitter when the count is 2-0. Decide BEFORE the pitch what you want-if it's there, swing. Anything else-let it go.
If Nick Williams struggles with the decision making process as a return guy STILL, that says to me (a former scrub college WR bench warmer myself, thank you very much!) that he REALLY struggled with the "on the fly" decisions that WR's must make in the middle of a play as they see coverages change.
I am extremely happy he has worked his way into the rotation and found Wes Welker-like plays that lend themselves to his abilities. I'm pumped. We don't have a single coach (previous regime, or this one) I'm sure who doesn't recognize his ability in space. I think people REALLY underestimate the amount/difficulty of decisions WR's need to make, and they assume that because he is having success NOW on those plays, that he was somehow ready for them in the previous two years.
I'm glad he is stepping up but I don't for a second think that means he was ready to do it in the past as a slot guy. Let's see him improve his decision-making as a returner and I'll be even happier.
He gave the O the shot in the arm they needed as the games get more important. I think we will see more great stuff from him the rest of the way.
You're joking, right? Didn't prove squat? Yikes.
Well he CLEARLY proved he is ready to contribute at Slot this year. I'm just making the point that it does not mean that he was ready to contribute at that position in the past. He was awesome tonight.You're joking, right? Didn't prove squat? Yikes.
Ha! I was NOWHERE near cracking that. My favorite vindication though was when a backup WPI WR transferred to UCONN and caught a TD in the Motor City Bowl game. thanks for helping my self esteem Skiblets!Wide receiver position is always stacked at WPI. Tough breaking into the rotation
Even Brian Sparks couldn't get burn for the mighty EngineersHa! I was NOWHERE near cracking that. My favorite vindication though was when a backup WPI WR transferred to UCONN and caught a TD in the Motor City Bowl game. thanks for helping my self esteem Skiblets!
Yeah, I'm sure if we were playing on Friday he wouldn't have been ready. Lucky for uconn the game was on Saturday.Well he CLEARLY proved he is ready to contribute at Slot this year. I'm just making the point that it does not mean that he was ready to contribute at that position in the past. He was awesome tonight.
Sorry, I'm not sure what your meaning is here.Yeah, I'm sure if we were playing on Friday he wouldn't have been ready. Lucky for uconn the game was on Saturday.
Sorry. I thought you could just complement someone quickly without the thread devolving.
My bad.
Actually, I don't think his two big plays tonight "prove" squat about lack of past playing time at WR. I think his KR and PR decision making this year has been extremely questionable, and for a veteran player, it should be better than it is.
Coach Edsall has gotten major grief from some posters for not finding a place for Nick Williams to contribute in the previous 2 seasons at WR. I'm simply saying that the fact that he still struggles with making good decisions as a Returner, where the decision making process is relatively simple-says to me that it has probably taken him until this year to develop the ability to make the type of split-second, on the fly decisions that are needed for a Slot WR when they are adjusting their patterns on the fly. I am excited that he may emerge this year as an offensive threat. I just think some posters are making a mistake in assuming that he was underutilized in previous seasons as a WR simply because he has made some plays at WR this year. I like gravy too!The kid got open and hung on to the ball. That's what we need. The YAC was gravy. More gravy than even I use. But you are taking points away for his return decisions?
Coach Edsall has gotten major grief from some posters for not finding a place for Nick Williams to contribute in the previous 2 seasons at WR. I'm simply saying that the fact that he still struggles with making good decisions as a Returner, where the decision making process is relatively simple-says to me that it has probably taken him until this year to develop the ability to make the type of split-second, on the fly decisions that are needed for a Slot WR when they are adjusting their patterns on the fly. I am excited that he may emerge this year as an offensive threat. I just think some posters are making a mistake in assuming that he was underutilized in previous seasons as a WR simply because he has made some plays at WR this year. I like gravy too!
I certainly don't claim to "know" Willaims had trouble grasping the nuances of playing WR-I'm not a coach on the staff. As for relevance-I think it's reasonable that if you see that a player struggles in the mental aspect of the game, it could be an indicator that this has limited his playing time in the past. Some posters believe the fact that he has made some plays this year as a Slot is proof that he was wasted on the bench the last 2 years, and I'm merely trying to point out the analysis isn't that simple.Basically you don't know, you're just projecting past experiences onto this situation as if they have any relevance
I certainly don't claim to "know" Willaims had trouble grasping the nuances of playing WR-I'm not a coach on the staff. As for relevance-I think it's reasonable that if you see that a player struggles in the mental aspect of the game, it could be an indicator that this has limited his playing time in the past. Some posters believe the fact that he has made some plays this year as a Slot is proof that he was wasted on the bench the last 2 years, and I'm merely trying to point out the analysis isn't that simple.