Vikings' Troy Williamson Caught 20,000 Balls This Offseason (1 Viewer)

[BigTex]

Vikings' Troy Williamson Caught 20,000 Balls This OffseasonPosted Aug 2nd 2007 9:16PM by Ryan WilsonI have a lot of admiration for Troy Williamson. He was drafted seventh overall in 2005 -- to replace Randy Moss -- and proceeded to bumble his way through his first two NFL seasons. But he never made excuses, took full responsibility for sucking, and spent this off-season working on his hand-eye coordination. And now, after dropping the very first pass he saw in training camp -- and another one that same day for good measure -- Williamson is feels like this is finally his time: ... "I just can't wait to get back on the football field and really show the type of player I was drafted to be ... Everything is going to pan out. I worked too hard in theoffseason not to have a good year. I'm going to do what I've got to do this season to make myself better."The all new soft and cuddly head coach Brad Childress noted a change in Williamson's demeanor, and praised his third-year wideout for working to get better. (According to the story, Williamson caught 20,000 passes this off-season. Sounds like overkill, but hey, the dude had 11 drops last year.) "I might drop a ball here and there, but I want to come back and catch the next one," Williamson said. "That's really what it's all about. ... I've got a mindset now that you've got to have a short memory. A lot of things happen in one football game." Again, kudos to Williamson for his frankness, and I hope the guy has a great season. Getting rid of Brad Johnson is a start, but Tarvaris Jackson is still a big question mark heading into the season.

I'm not sure if this changes my mind about him or not.

Even if he can catch it, who is going to throw it to him? Did you see the last Viking game of the year?

No, I didn't. At that point I had given up on him.

you and the rest of the vikings team, jackson was on an island by himself that day.

 

[Biabreakable]

People are really fast to give up on a player who was well known to be raw coming out of college after he struggled in what was really only a handful of games that he got an opportunity.

Thats a mistake.

 

[eefflrat]

Is Williamson still a starter with the signing of Robert Ferguson? I have a chance to add Williamson at $3 in a salry keeper league for a Free Agent pick. I'm thinking of giving the kid a shot.

 

[Traders2001]

Is Williamson still a starter with the signing of Robert Ferguson? I have a chance to add Williamson at $3 in a salry keeper league for a Free Agent pick. I'm thinking of giving the kid a shot.

Of course he is , i dont even see why a no name ( Cant even remember who ) is called the #1 receiver .The big problem is they have zero NFL QB on the team , Williamson is a deep threat but no one in Minny can throw the rock properly .

 

[RockHard]

People are really fast to give up on a player who was well known to be raw coming out of college after he struggled in what was really only a handful of games that he got an opportunity.Thats a mistake.

I was actually going to post the same thing myself. Even though Williamson has all of the physical tools, those who watched him in college knew that he was still a work in progress.

 

[LILB811]

People are really fast to give up on a player who was well known to be raw coming out of college after he struggled in what was really only a handful of games that he got an opportunity.

Thats a mistake.

I was actually going to post the same thing myself. Even though Williamson has all of the physical tools, those who watched him in college knew that he was still a work in progress.

This Link surfaced a couple months back about Troy's eye correction and what he plans to do for the upcoming season.Just looking at the other receivers on the Vikings, it'd be hard to envision (no pun intended) Williamson not at least getting an opportunity to make some plays. If his work ethic and demeanor are much improved, as the initial article indicates, there might be some value here. That being said, the QB is Tarvaris Jackson and the team has 2 very solid running backs on the roster.