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receiver to their offense." NFL GeneralColts AnalysisNFL DraftFilm Room: Should the Colts pursue Tyrell Williams in Free Agency?New https://www.coltsfanshop.com/Anthony-Walker-Jersey ,30commentsTyrell Williams could provide the Colts with a much needed number two receiver to their offense.EDTThe 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.<hr class="p-entry-hr" id="qTIViq">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.<hr class="p-entry-hr" id="YkW2Ej">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 https://www.coltsfanshop.com , his ability to hit the second gear and pull away from defenders is still impressive.<hr class="p-entry-hr" id="zoOGVe">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, 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.<hr class="p-entry-hr" id="0Kig7G">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 Indianapolis Colts Customized Jerseys , 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.<hr class="p-entry-hr" id="D2BaSG"> 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 鈥?The Indianapolis Colts spent their offseason cramming for Sunday’s test.They understood that to ascend in the AFC South, they needed a bigger, stronger offensive line, better coaching and different study habits. So far, they’ve aced it.Now they face their biggest challenge: Jacksonville’s daunting defense.“We don’t need any incentive. It’s the NFL, we go out there, it’s our job to protect the quarterback,” longtime left tackle Anthony Castonzo said. “The past is the past, we’re going to try the best we can.”Just about anything would be an upgrade over what’s happened lately against the Jaguars.When these teams previously met, late last season, the Jaguars finished with four sacks 鈥?a significant improvement over the 10 sacks Indy allowed six weeks earlier last season.Those 14 sacks accounted for more than one-fourth of Indy’s season total, showing general manager Chris Ballard where the Colts needed to focus their attention to get back into the division race.Ballard found two starters in the draft, left guard Quenton Nelson in the first round and right tackle Braden Smith in the second. He added right guard Matt Slauson in free agency. Center Ryan Kelly returned to form following an injury-filled 2017 season Indianapolis Colts T-Shirts , and even after Slauson went down with a back injury the Colts have managed to find solid replacements.As a result, Andrew Luck has been sacked just 10 times all season, none in his past 154 attempts 鈥?the longest stretch of his pro career.The improvement can’t be measured by pass protection alone. Marlon Mack rushed for career highs each of the past two weeks and has given Indy (3-5) its first back-to-back 100-yard rushing games since 2007.Still, the Colts know they are far from perfect and careful study of last year’s two game tapes reveal just how quickly Jacksonville’s defense can expose their lingering flaws.“I’m not going to tell you what our weaknesses are but this is going to be a big week coming off the bye,” Castonzo said. “It’s going to be tightening the screws on the things that we can.”But this Jacksonville team doesn’t resemble the one that reached last year’s AFC championship game, either.Despite being ranked No. 1 against the pass and No. 2 in total defense, only seven teams have fewer sacks than the Jags (19) and only three teams have produced fewer turnovers (seven).It explains why the Jags (3-5) have lost four straight and, like the Colts, are 2陆 games behind division leader Houston.Coach Doug Marrone doesn’t expect this week’s challenge to get any easier, especially against an opponent hoping to ace its biggest test of the season.“It’s a really, really good group and honestly right now collectively, I would have to say when you look at them on film they’re probably the best offensive line that we have seen this year,” Marrone said.WELCOME BACKJaguars running back Leonard Fournette is expected to return after missing six of the past seven games because of a strained right hamstring.He practiced in full for the first time in more than a month Monday and did the same Wednesday. Marrone says the coaching staff won’t limit Fournette’s touches against the Colts.“We are full-boring everybody,” Marrone said. “Once a guy is ready to play, that has to be our expectation.”PAYING TRIBUTEAdam Vinatieri became the NFL’s career scoring leader at Oakland.On Sunday https://www.coltsfanshop.com/hats , the Colts will celebrate the record-breaking moment during a pregame ceremony at Lucas Oil Stadium. Details are being kept under wraps.Not surprisingly, the 45-year-old Vinatieri doesn’t want to make too big a deal out of it.“I want to keep it fairly low key,” Vinatieri said. “I don’t want to be a distraction. It’s a fun accomplishment, it’s a big accomplishment not only for me but for the guys I’ve played with. But at the end of the day the only thing I want to get out of this weekend is a win.”GOING BACKJaguars receiver Donte Moncrief, who spent the first four years of his career in Indianapolis, is looking forward to going back for the weekend.“There’s going to be a lot of emotions,” Moncrief said. “I’ve still got to go out there and play and make plays like I’ve been doing. Don’t try to make it too big. Just go out there and do what you usually do.”Moncrief has 29 receptions for 379 yards and two touchdowns this season. He signed a one-year, $9.6 million contract with the Jaguars in March, betting on himself to stay healthy and prove he’s worthy of a more lucrative, long-term deal in the league.MR. 3,000With seven passing attempts Sunday, Luck will hit No. 3,000.He needs one TD pass to tie Eli Manning (156) for the 10th-highest total in league history over a player’s first seven seasons and three to match Cam Newton (158) for No. 9.100View Gallery Gallery:View from the sidelines: NFL cheerleaders 2018Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports | Raj Mehta