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number two receiver to their offense." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteStampede Bluean Indianapolis Colts communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsColtsShopAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Colts StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Colts NewsYahoo Colts Team PageYahoo Colts ReportYahoo Colts Depth ChartYahoo Colts TransactionsYahoo Colts PhotosShop About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Filed under:NFL GeneralColts AnalysisNFL DraftFilm Room: Should the Colts pursue Tyrell Williams in Free Agency?New Quenton Nelson Color Rush Jersey ,30commentsTyrell Williams could provide the Colts with a much needed number two receiver to their offense.EDTShareTweetShareShareFilm Room: Should the Colts pursue Tyrell Williams in Free Agency?Steve Flynn-USA TODAY SportsThe NFL is days away from the start of free agency. Players can sign with their new teams on March 13th and the Colts can finally start dealing out over 100 million dollars in cap space. After a successful season that saw Andrew Luck return to form and the Colts return to the playoffs, it’ll be interesting to see which big name free agents are eager to join the team.One of those big names is Chargers wide receiver Tyrell Williams. Williams is coming off of a relatively down year in 2018, notching only 653 yards and 5 touchdowns on the season. He did however hit his career high in catches, yards, and touchdowns in 2016 while playing under the Colts’ current offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni.Williams is a talented wide receiver who was a bit overshadowed last season. Today we will be looking at the film to see what he could bring to the Colts’ offense and if they should pay the potential price for the free agent.BackgroundCollege:Western OregonSize:6’4” 205 poundsMeasureables:40 Time: 4.43 / Vertical Jump: 39.5 inches / Broad Jump: 127 inches Career Stats (NFL): 155 catches for 2,530 yards with a yards per catch of 16.3 and 17 touchdowns in four years in the NFL.StrengthsDeep Ball AbilityOne major aspect missing from the Colts’ offense last season was another vertical threat to complement TY Hilton. Williams can not only get down the field but he can make plays. Serving as the third receiver for the Chargers last season, he caught most of his downfield targets when given a chance. He caught passes of 30, 31, 45 (twice), 48, and 75 yards last year and made the most of his opportunities in that area of the game.In this first clip, he is running a post up the seem against single man coverage. He closes the gap between the corner quickly and sets up the right with a little hesitation at the top of his stem. Before he breaks, he looks off the corner to the outside to set up the post. He finishes off the play by tracking the ball well over the shoulder and catching the pass through contact.Another clip where Williams shows off his ability to eat up cushion and get up the field. He again runs his patented post play and creates separation at the top of his route. He then extends his arms well away from his frame and catches the touchdown in traffic. When given the opportunity down the field, Williams typically makes plays. Last clip is probably the least impressive, despite it being his longest play of the season. He shows off his ability to get vertical and eat the cushion between himself and the cornerback. He then gets behind the cornerback when the corner hesitates on the underneath route. Williams is able to fly past him and pull away for the 75-yard touchdown. Although this was a blown coverage, his ability to hit the second gear and pull away from defenders is still impressive.Ball Tracking/ Catch in TrafficThe biggest flaw that the Colts had with their receivers last year— before the Dontrell Inman signing— was their ability to make plays in traffic. Zach Pascal, Chester Rogers, and Ryan Grant really struggled with consistently tracking passes and making plays with defenders around them. Williams has no problems with that. He is a big 6-4 receiver who can leap above corners to make plays in traffic. He also knows how to adjust and contort his body to make tough plays for his quarterback.First clip is his highlight play of the season which again came against the Browns. He again runs his go-to post route and quickly gets up field towards the safety. As the ball is thrown, the underneath linebacker, outside cornerback, and over the top safety all converge on the ball with Williams and he is forced to make a tough catch with three defenders around him. In the end, he comes down with the touchdown. This next clip is an excellent example of Williams’ ball tracking ability. He is initially running a go route from the slot but the corner sits on it. Recognizing this https://www.coltsfanshop.com/Andrew-Luck-Jersey , Williams’ gets his head back to the quarterback for the potential back shoulder throw. Phillip Rivers trusts his guy and throws the back shoulder in traffic. Williams is able to adjust his body, square up to the pass, and make an impressive catch along the sidelines away from his body.Again Williams is lined up in the slot and makes an excellent play on the ball. He fakes the slant route and runs a post just behind the linebacker in the middle of the field. Once he gets behind the defender, Rivers lofts the pass over the top. The throw is weak and Williams is forced to run under it. He times his slide perfectly and scoops up the pass for a big gain.WeaknessesThere are so weaknesses in Williams’ game. The major one is how he tends to disappear at times throughout the season. There are just some games where he is not a focus and that is not common for number two receivers. The stuff that I worry about are his struggles to create after the catch and his blocking. First clip, Williams should create more yardage than he did. Williams runs a drag route out of mesh concept designed to create space. He catches the ball with the corner on his heels and gets run out of bounds for a short gain. Although he didn’t get many opportunities like this in the games I watched, he really struggled to create more yards than were given to him.His blocking is very bad— hilariously bad— at times on film. This first clip he is motioned inside to chip a linebacker to allow Melvin Gordon to get to the edge. He takes a poor angle, misses the block twice, and then ends up running into Gordon as the play results in a loss. This play is really poor execution on a play the Colts run quite often.Again, his blocking is just not up to par. On this reverse play he doesn’t line up his target well and misses the block entirely on the edge. He then grabs the corner to make matters worse which results in a big penalty that takes away a potential big gain. ConclusionTyrell Williams is a very solid receiver who could fill a team’s number two role well. He may not be the most well rounded but he does excel at eating up cushion, working down the field, and catching tough passes in traffic. He would fit the Colts’ system really well and provide a big bodied deep receiver who can open up the field and create big plays. The biggest question is if he is worth the likely cost. He’s could command up to 15 million dollars a year on the open market. Should the Colts pay the big price for a not as productive number two receiver? That is the tough question.I think the would be worth the investment on a 2-3 year deal. The Colts have plenty of cap space to “overpay” for a number two receiver and he would provide an instant upgrade for the team. He would add a dynamic deep ball receiver who would open up the offense for Hilton or Ebron underneath. Add in his prior connections with Nick Sirianni and I think he’d be an excellent fit on the outside in this offense. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — When the Indianapolis Colts were struggling in mid-October, coach Frank Reich saw signs of a turnaround brewing.He urged players and coaches to stay the course, asked fans to believe in the plan and pleaded for patience as the young Colts got acclimated to a new system, a new staff and a new mindset.Two months later, Reich’s message remains essentially unchanged — even with the Colts on the precipice of making their first playoff appearance in four years.“I haven’t even thought about it in those terms because I really just think — we’re just convinced that the best way is not to weight the importance of it (the game) but to weight the importance of practice and the everyday process,” Reich said Monday about this week’s high-stakes game.“I certainly understand all the outside variables and all the other things that everybody else would look at, but from inside out, really the healthiest approach for us is to keep doing what we are doing.”And why not given Indy’s results?Since the Jets beat Indy 42-34 on Oct. 14, New York has one win — hardly a surprise for a struggling team with a rookie quarterback.But Andrew Luck and the Colts have won eight of nine to jump back into the playoff hunt and could become the third team in league history to make the postseason after starting 1-5.A win at Tennessee (9-6) on Sunday night would give the Colts a wild-card spot and a win, coupled with a Jacksonville (5-10) victory at Houston (10-5), would give Indy the AFC South title and a first-round home game.Reich might be the only one who truly believed it could happen when Indy was ranked No. 30 in the AP Pro 32 after losing to the Jets.“It doesn’t take much even within a season,” Reich said Monday. “When I was a player (in Buffalo) I think we went from 2-14 to 4-12 and then I think we were 8-7 and then 12-4.“In Philadelphia Josh Ferguson Jersey , we were 7-9 and then won the Super Bowl. What I’ve noticed is it’s two things. It’s playing good football, playing good football and establishing your identity and then just building the core players. You play good football. You make fewer mistakes and you find a way to be aggressive, but still play good football. That leads to better playmaking.”His philosophy certainly worked for the Colts (9-6).Indy’s rebuilt offensive line has kept Andrew Luck upright and allowed him to produce at the highest level of his career. He’s already established single-season bests in completions (406) and completion rate (67.2 percent) and needs 453 yards and four TD passes against the Titans to establish career highs in those categories, too. He’s also been sacked 17 times, the lowest total of any season he’s started at least half of the Colts’ games.Running back Marlon Mack has topped the 100-yard mark three times this season while receiver T.Y. Hilton and a handful of tight ends have performed at Pro Bowl levels, giving Indy’s offense the balance it’s long sought.The defense finds itself just outside the top 10 and has consistently forced turnovers and pressured quarterbacks even with key players out.In Sunday’s victory, Indy managed to hold Giants rookie Saquon Barkley to 43 yards rushing and 77 yards from scrimmage despite playing without middle linebacker Anthony Walker (shoulder), starting safety Clayton Geathers (knee) or defensive tackle Al Woods (foot), who was placed on injured reserve last week. Reich said he’s not sure if Walker or Geathers will practice Wednesday when the Colts return to the field.He’s also uncertain about the status of starting center Ryan Kelly (neck) or starting tight end Eric Ebron (concussion).But if Reich’s calm, consistent approach has taught the Colts anything, it’s this: The best results come when you stick to the plan.“The only thing you can do is make sure one, do your job to the best of your ability, and you’ve got to start there,” said Luck, who is 10-0 as a starter against Tennessee.“When things are going tough, bring it back and bring it simple, stay calm and do your job. I hold that to heart. I think we all, especially at halftime (Sunday), just focused on doing our job, playing our piece of the puzzle and it managed to work out.”