The Eagles recently signed former second-round pick Greedy Williams to be their backup outdoors cornerback. He was a very enjoyable prospect popping out of LSU simply 4 years in the past however he hasn’t lived as much as expectations, so hopefully, I can clarify why beneath.
The stats present that 2022 was clearly a little bit of a catastrophe, however he didn’t actually play in any respect. His 2021 numbers are fairly stable and it highlights that’s not an entire bust and has proven that he can play on this league.
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+ Upside may be very excessive. He was a second-round choose for a motive, he seems to be like a prolonged athletic nook with good velocity and explosiveness who can cowl vertical routes on the skin.
Grasping Williams thread! Quantity 26 on the backside of display right here. The apparent energy is the flexibility to show and run. He has good velocity and size. He seems to be like a prototype outdoors cornerback and is at his greatest in opposition to vertical routes. pic.twitter.com/6lC6dItdp7
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+ Actually good short-area velocity and acceleration which exhibits in his click-and-close velocity.
He has a superb click on and shut velocity too. He is significantly better in a straight line, both operating backwards or breaking closing in direction of the soccer. On the high of the display right here in off protection. pic.twitter.com/lzcCgM3mYk
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You possibly can see the click-and-close velocity right here once more. He is a very clean athlete and has all of the instruments to be a very good outdoors nook if he can type his method out. pic.twitter.com/oCgZLPQe6l
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+ Very keen tackler. He’s a bodily aggressive participant total who shouldn’t be afraid of contact.
His tackling method is a bit in every single place which ends up in some misses, however he is very aggressive and does not draw back from contact as a cornerback. He’s undoubtedly extra bodily than what the Eagles at present have on the skin. pic.twitter.com/9lXYQRNiPo
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+ He has athleticism that may overcome technical flaws at instances. It is a constructive however I ponder if it has contributed to his poor play total.
That is an fascinating rep. You possibly can see he opens his hips too early (particularly when he has security assist inside) which provides the WR an incredible likelihood of successful outdoors. However his athleticism/velocity permits him to nonetheless succeed. I ponder if it is a reason for his poor method pic.twitter.com/cNaZRK5oDx
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) March 21, 2023
+ He has had a couple of unbelievable interceptions over the previous couple of years that spotlight the upside he has.
However, in the identical recreation you noticed his athleticism and upside on present. A traditional 2-man deep idea (type of publish/cross). He passes the WR on his facet off and spots the WR coming over from the opposite facet of the sector. Then he tracks the ball and picks it off. You possibly can see the expertise. pic.twitter.com/P2fQEXxYZM
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) March 21, 2023
One other play you’ll be able to see the upside. It is clear why he was a excessive draft choose, he’s such a clean athlete and by no means seems to be like anybody will run by him. He hardly ever seems to be like he’s sprinting however simply glides when operating into house. pic.twitter.com/NihzLwTbik
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) March 21, 2023
+ Just about performed an similar quantity of left/proper CB snaps the previous 2 years.
+ Lengthy arms to interrupt the soccer up within the air. If he kinds out his method situation you’ll be able to see the upside
Let’s finish with a superb one. It is a rep the place you see good method. His hips are sq. and he can speed up rapidly on the in-breaking route. He makes use of his acceleration and size to knock the ball away from the receiver. It is a constructive play from a proficient however flawed CB. pic.twitter.com/IMtZICqmCc
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+ He has the arm size and dimension to press receivers on the LOS successfully.
– Has a worrying harm historical past. Suffered from nerve harm and missed all of 2020. Accidents have price him all through his profession
– His tackling is a bit reckless at instances which can lead to some poor missed tackles.
– He has a very apparent flaw together with his method that prices him massively. He opens up his hips method too early and wishes to remain sq. for longer. This implies he will get beat inside method too typically on movie.
His method is fairly poor at instances. He opens his hips early method too typically and wishes to remain sq. for longer. Opening his hips early makes him actually vulnerable to in or out breaking routes like this. He provides up cross interference right here as a result of he is aware of he is beat badly. pic.twitter.com/Ts8XPycgaF
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) March 21, 2023
No surprises right here, however he couldn’t deal with Justin Jefferson. His hips are principally dealing with the sideline right here which makes it fairly unimaginable to cowl any inside breaking route. You do not see a WR get this vast open within the NFL that usually. pic.twitter.com/1Sv0QhjHxZ
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– Wants to make use of his arms much more on the LOS. Has some actually unhealthy reps the place he’s overaggressive on the LOS with out getting his arms on the opposing vast receiver so he can’t sluggish them down.
Nevertheless, he had some fairly unhealthy reps on this recreation too. He may be fairly aggressive on the LOS and is definitely vulnerable to double strikes or by WRs who range their tempo. He stops his toes too rapidly and is sluggish to speed up after stopping. pic.twitter.com/BlkOOTdIY1
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) March 21, 2023
He will get beat fairly badly by Thielan right here who wins rapidly on the LOS. Williams nearly falls backwards as he lunges for Thielan together with his left hand. He has actually struggled with in-breaking routes. It is a actually frequent situation on movie. pic.twitter.com/cFhxk2LjRS
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) March 21, 2023
– Struggles to find the ball at instances down the sector regardless of having good size.
For a prolonged outdoors cornerback, he does battle to find the ball at instances and will get beat on the catch level much more than you’ll count on. No disgrace in dropping to Tee Higgins right here who’s a unbelievable WR, however this appears to occur a bit too typically. pic.twitter.com/20b91STtBe
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) March 21, 2023
I actually like this signing as a result of it’s a excessive upside signing with low threat. The expertise on movie is actually apparent. You possibly can see the velocity, athleticism, and size instantly. Among the interceptions he has had up to now are actually spectacular. He has the instruments to be a very good beginning outdoors cornerback which is why he was a 2nd spherical choose simply 4 years in the past.
Nevertheless, the issues in his recreation are extremely apparent the extra you watch him. I don’t know what the Browns‘ defensive backs coach has been doing with him however it hasn’t labored. He appeared to play an equal quantity of snaps at left and proper cornerback too which I’m certain can’t assist when your method is already unhealthy. He opens up his hips too early on a regular basis and it makes him so weak to inside or outdoors breaking routes. He is much better when he can run vertically with a receiver on the skin. He’s a protracted, prolonged nook however he doesn’t know find out how to use his arms on the LOS both.
Darius Slay and James Bradberry ought to be unbelievable gamers for Grasping Williams to review. I commented regularly final yr simply how good Darius Slay was at staying sq. to the receiver and never opening his hips up too early.
Incredible play by TJ Edwards (who was very good by the best way) however simply have a look at how lengthy slay stays in his backpedal in opposition to Jefferson! He had 0 worry of getting beat excessive and was so affected person which allowed him to shut on the ball so rapidly. It was so spectacular. pic.twitter.com/3pp9RMUSJg
— Jonny Web page (@JonnyPage9) September 21, 2022
Slay and Bradberry stayed wholesome for almost all of final season which in all probability received’t occur once more. If Grasping Williams comes into coaching camp with the correct mentality and learns from these two, he may find yourself being a very good signing from the Eagles. If he doesn’t enhance rapidly although, you may not need to see him on the sector an excessive amount of subsequent season.
