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Undrafted Rookie Wr Preston Williams Makes Explosive Preseason Debut For Dolphins

He looks a lot like a young Keyshawn Johnson to me.

Looks like a young Preston Williams to me. I want him to make his own name. I know what you are saying but I want a player that will be synonymous with the team Miami Dolphins. Cam Wake is probably the last one we had for a while. Also the name Williams has been decent to Phins fans. About time we had another one. ;)
 
The kid looks fantastic! However, if there is one thing I would keep an eye on it's separation.

The defender was right there with him on a lot of those catches.

The question becomes can he get open or will a lot of his catches be contested?
 
You know the best thing I liked about Williams, other than his obvious talent. His old-school attitude. There was no beating the chest or trash-talking after those spectacular catches. It was just find the ref, give him the ball, and move on to the next play.
 
The sideline catch with two toes touching and falling out of bounds was a world-class catch. Preston Williams earned a roster spot with that catch alone, because that is a possession catch for a first down-type of catch you see a foot after the sticks on 3rd & 7-10 with a CB playing off in zone coverage.

I can't remember the last time a WR made every catch that was in his vicinity. Might be as far back as Irving Fryar or Chris Chambers. Reminds me of a combo of Chambers and Gadsden, but thicker and stronger.

I believe that Parker and Stills ARE the two to be concerned about being traded. They have the most value to a few teams right now. Giants, Lions, and the Raiders with AB's cryo-feet. Who knows...but I will say this....we are seeing the blossoming of a future superstar in Preston Williams...IF he can stay out of trouble and learn from the COACHES first, and players second. I don't want Parker teaching this kid anything. Parker may have ability, but Preston Williams has skills. Parker's skills are limited to his health and motivation. Williams has skills and his ability will only be a compliment to his growth as a WR. Parker is past his growth period. If Parker doesn't break 1,000 yards and catch at least 7 TDs, I'd say he's a bust. And even then...trade him. Stills and his protesting bullshit will not be much to talk about once he wins a game or two for us. His protests will only have eyes on him when he is giving the team 2 catches for 19 yards every game for a month.

All in all....Williams has the greatest opportunity to start on this team, play for a few years, and set himself up for a beauty of a long-term deal. Landry did it with Tannehill when he left for Cleveland. We all know Landry wasn't worth the cheddar that the Browns overpaid for him. Would you rather have Landry or Williams at WR if you couldn't have both?
 
The kid looks fantastic! However, if there is one thing I would keep an eye on it's separation.

The defender was right there with him on a lot of those catches.

The question becomes can he get open or will a lot of his catches be contested?

He can. But it may not matter relative to ball placement.

One of the positives that stood out in his college tape was physicality.

This is a TUFF KID!
 
The sideline catch with two toes touching and falling out of bounds was a world-class catch. Preston Williams earned a roster spot with that catch alone, because that is a possession catch for a first down-type of catch you see a foot after the sticks on 3rd & 7-10 with a CB playing off in zone coverage.

I can't remember the last time a WR made every catch that was in his vicinity. Might be as far back as Irving Fryar or Chris Chambers. Reminds me of a combo of Chambers and Gadsden, but thicker and stronger.

I believe that Parker and Stills ARE the two to be concerned about being traded. They have the most value to a few teams right now. Giants, Lions, and the Raiders with AB's cryo-feet. Who knows...but I will say this....we are seeing the blossoming of a future superstar in Preston Williams...IF he can stay out of trouble and learn from the COACHES first, and players second. I don't want Parker teaching this kid anything. Parker may have ability, but Preston Williams has skills. Parker's skills are limited to his health and motivation. Williams has skills and his ability will only be a compliment to his growth as a WR. Parker is past his growth period. If Parker doesn't break 1,000 yards and catch at least 7 TDs, I'd say he's a bust. And even then...trade him. Stills and his protesting bullshit will not be much to talk about once he wins a game or two for us. His protests will only have eyes on him when he is giving the team 2 catches for 19 yards every game for a month.

All in all....Williams has the greatest opportunity to start on this team, play for a few years, and set himself up for a beauty of a long-term deal. Landry did it with Tannehill when he left for Cleveland. We all know Landry wasn't worth the cheddar that the Browns overpaid for him. Would you rather have Landry or Williams at WR if you couldn't have both?


Good call on the Lions.....Giant and Raiders aren't going anywhere so they won't trade. Lions aren't going anywhere either, they just don't know it. Stafford's window is closing.
 
There is no way in the world Williams goes to the practice squad...Miami tries to stash him, and he will be claimed long before he even officially reaches the practice squad.

When you have a monsterous talent that still needs to learn a bit more, you allow him to learn on the job.
He pretty much schooled everyone last night!
 
He is definitely making the 53 man roster. The contested catches were incredible. Very promising for the future. I don't know who he was facing in coverage but it looked like he was pretty well covered and made the catches anyway. As excited as I was last night, now he needs to do it again.....and then again against #1 & #2 corners, consistently. DVP is nervous. I like the chemistry with Rosen.
He was doubled on a few of those catches.
 
You know the best thing I liked about Williams, other than his obvious talent. His old-school attitude. There was no beating the chest or trash-talking after those spectacular catches. It was just find the ref, give him the ball, and move on to the next play.
I picked up on that too. I think he has been humbled and has something to prove. Let's hope he continues to act and play the right way.
 
The sideline catch with two toes touching and falling out of bounds was a world-class catch. Preston Williams earned a roster spot with that catch alone, because that is a possession catch for a first down-type of catch you see a foot after the sticks on 3rd & 7-10 with a CB playing off in zone coverage.

This was the catch that sold me. That was a veteran #1 WR type of play that not just anyone could make.

The one he made down on the right side inside the 5 yard line was very impressive too. He was covered pretty well on that play, but Rosen put it in a good spot up top where William's attacked the ball. The impressive part about that catch though is that as soon as he caught it the defender reacted and swatted the ball while it was in William's hands and the ball never budged, William's made it look easy and came down with it
How many times have we seen Parker Almost make plays like this?
 
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I don't believe in spending draft picks on guys with significant character concerns, so I ultimately removed Williams from my board, but his talent has always been obvious, and I loved picking him up as an UDFA. This is how I viewed him in late November:

Big receiver with long arms
Smooth for his size
With excellent burst
Excels creating separation deep
And over the middle
Uses frame well
Catches the ball away from his body
Plucks the ball out of the air
Excellent release/tough to jam
Best on deep and in-breaking routes

Played outside and out of the slot at Colorado State
Does best work outside
But can be a deep threat from the slot

Track background
Georgia Long Jump state champ, runner up in Triple Jump
Class of 2015
Received offers from Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, etc. (basically everyone)
Originally signed to, and attended, Tennessee
Before being suspended and transferring

96 catches, 1,345 yards, and 14 TD's in 2018
Accounted for 37% of Colorado State's receiving yards in 2018

Similar style to Josh Gordon

We're seeing that it's harder for him to create separation vs NFL DB's, but I'd bet that he's still able to create some on in-breaking routes, and with his ability to track the ball and use his body, he doesn't need to separate as much as most WR's. His football IQ will likely determine how much playing time he sees in this offense, though.

https://finheaven.com/threads/wrs-to-give-a-fudge-about.351412/
 
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