STRENGTHS
Mike Williams is a “sellout”. For those new to The Huddle Report.com and my
profiles that’s a type of player who will sell out his body to make the
difficult play or catch. Mike will turn his body into pipe cleaner like
contortions twisting, turning, diving, going high and low to catch the ball. He
has an excellent feel for zone coverage’s and because of his size and fearless
attitude he is an excellent run after the catch receiver. He loves the
physicality of his position and does a good job blocking and that tells me that
he is a good teammate. He shows decent speed in general but what he brings to
the table is his strength, size, fearless nature and acrobatic ability to catch
a ball as if he was a member of the Circus O lay troupe.
CONCERNS
Mike is not fast and expecting him to catch the ball down the field 60 yards
turning on some blazing speed and taking it to the house is not his game. He can
take it too the house by breaking tackles after the catch but not beating his
man down the field on a nine route. That’s not his game. He is not quick off the
line and will have to learn better hand usage getting off the line to free
himself up against single coverage. He struggles to separate in single coverage
but is smart and uses he body to show his numbers to his QB. Teams may have a
concern about Mike’s medical history and this could affect his draft status
although I would think after playing all year long that this should be a mute
point.
BOTTOM LINE
If Mike is smart he will put on the tape and study Anquan Bolding because he is
not as quick or as fast as Dez Bryant but he is big and strong with an excellent
catch radius and the ability to move the chains like Anquan did for so many
years. Mike’s ability to gain run after the catch yardage is a big plus. His
ability to sell out his body and catch a pass is impressive and his talent to
get free in the end zone and adjust to the ball in the air makes him a potential
touchdown maker for the next level. All of these talents could make the fact
that Mike is not as quick or as fast or as polished running routes as a lot of
other receivers in this draft… mute. His ability to catch the ball acrobatically
like a member of the Circus O lay troupe under duress is very impressive and let
me tell you, in the red zone this acrobatic ability and eye/ hand coordination
is a talent that every team is looking for and needs to become a playoff team.
Drew Boylhart
JAN.2017
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