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    LaQuan Williams

    Does anyone think Williams can take over Boldin's role next season? He seemed to have pretty good hands. Of course, he has to stay healthy.
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    Re: LaQuan Williams

    I think he's much closer to being cut than being a starter. He has some talent and physicality as a potential slot receiver, but there's just nothing about what he's shown thus far that would make you think he's ready to be an NFL wide receiver.

    In terms of the players already on the roster, I would say Doss is the favorite to replace Boldin as the starting X receiver--not that he's truly a "replacement," just the guy who will be starting at that position.

    My preference remains to take advantage of the great depth at WR in this draft and find Boldin's replacement there.





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    Re: LaQuan Williams

    I, for one, do not. I think he's overrated in a lot of minds because he is a local feel good story. I think he is a decent special teams guy, but that's about it. I don't think he has a future as a productive WR in the NFL. I like him and his story and wish he would be more than I think he is, but I really don't see it.





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    Williams was barely active this year so no, I don't think he's in line to start or even see much time. I think right now, pre-draft, it's Smith-Doss-Reed as the top three with Jones seeing time also. Would guess that will change post-draft and I would honestly be surprised if Williams even makes the team. I know, Reed? But remember he saw time at WR once he got healthy at the end of last year, leapfrogging everyone but Doss.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bhcforlife View Post
    Williams was barely active this year so no, I don't think he's in line to start or even see much time. I think right now, pre-draft, it's Smith-Doss-Reed as the top three with Jones seeing time also. Would guess that will change post-draft and I would honestly be surprised if Williams even makes the team. I know, Reed? But remember he saw time at WR once he got healthy at the end of last year, leapfrogging everyone but Doss.
    I think the team probably likes Jacoby Jones the most in terms of pure talent as the WR3, but they're not going to give him that many snaps at WR with him returning all kicks and punts, and that's good because he's a better returner than receiver.

    Doss was the guy who split time in 3-wide sets with Jacoby. That suggests to me that if there are no additions at WR, Doss will be the starting X, and will probably move to the slot in 3-wide sets with Jacoby or David Reed playing out wide where they can better use their speed.





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    Re: LaQuan Williams

    Quote Originally Posted by Bhcforlife View Post
    Williams was barely active this year so no, I don't think he's in line to start or even see much time. I think right now, pre-draft, it's Smith-Doss-Reed as the top three with Jones seeing time also. Would guess that will change post-draft and I would honestly be surprised if Williams even makes the team. I know, Reed? But remember he saw time at WR once he got healthy at the end of last year, leapfrogging everyone but Doss.
    LaQuan has looked good in preseason, but we haven't really gotten to see him in an actual game. Doss also looked great in preseason, but he dropped everything that hit him in the hands during actual games. Reed must have incriminating photos of someone. That guy should have been cut years ago. I hope they don't go into the season with what we have. I can already hear the "Joe is overpaid" gripes. It is quite senseless to invest 120 mil in a QB and give him one receiver that has shown anything in this league and have Oher protecting his blindside.





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    Re: LaQuan Williams

    Quote Originally Posted by Purpleguy View Post
    LaQuan has looked good in preseason, but we haven't really gotten to see him in an actual game. Doss also looked great in preseason, but he dropped everything that hit him in the hands during actual games. Reed must have incriminating photos of someone. That guy should have been cut years ago. I hope they don't go into the season with what we have. I can already hear the "Joe is overpaid" gripes. It is quite senseless to invest 120 mil in a QB and give him one receiver that has shown anything in this league and have Oher protecting his blindside.
    That's not true about him dropping everything that hit him in the hands. He dropped 3 vdifficult passes
    in the Colts game, and dropped a very difficult pass sometime during the regular season. He did make a few pretty hard catches during the regular season, and had a really nice 39 yard catch while Cameron was still here. He also drew defensive pass interference in both the Broncos and Patriots (both blatant). I'm not saying he's the next Jerry Rice, but I think that he's been written off a bit prematurely because of those drops in the Colts game. He's been the 4th receiver, behind Boldin and Torrey who he had no chance of supplanting unless he played outrageously good. Come on. What player will be very productive at the 4th receiver position in a Cameron-led offense? Hell, Boldin and Torrey in 5 combined seasons couldn't crack 1,000 yards once. I think Doss can be good. He's pretty fast and does have good hands and physicality.





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    Quote Originally Posted by PurpleApocalypse37 View Post
    That's not true about him dropping everything that hit him in the hands. He dropped 3 vdifficult passes
    in the Colts game, and dropped a very difficult pass sometime during the regular season. He did make a few pretty hard catches during the regular season, and had a really nice 39 yard catch while Cameron was still here. He also drew defensive pass interference in both the Broncos and Patriots (both blatant). I'm not saying he's the next Jerry Rice, but I think that he's been written off a bit prematurely because of those drops in the Colts game. He's been the 4th receiver, behind Boldin and Torrey who he had no chance of supplanting unless he played outrageously good. Come on. What player will be very productive at the 4th receiver position in a Cameron-led offense? Hell, Boldin and Torrey in 5 combined seasons couldn't crack 1,000 yards once. I think Doss can be good. He's pretty fast and does have good hands and physicality.
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    People forget that Boldin went through a case of the drops as a veteran. He dropped a big one against Pitt in the playoffs. The next season he had quite a few drops. There was a thread on here where people were arguing he lead the league in drops. I am not sure why people are so quick to write off Doss. He was at least getting separation. Torrey Smith also dropped balls at alarming clip as a rookie. The one thing that was used to describe Doss coming out of college was great hands. With more playing time he may be fine.

    I am also excited to see what happens with Deonte Thompson. He looked great in the preseason last year. He has speed. He did not play in a passing offense in college so he was a bit raw. Streeter was very raw coming out of college as well.

    The Ravens offense under Cam was not one that enabled wrs to thrive. The Ravens did not have wr in the top 20 in any stats last year. There was very little opportunity for anyone outside of the starters. It is hard to know what the Ravens really have in the young guys because we did not get to see them much. There was no way they were playing a young guy over Boldin or Smith.

    Hopefully the Ravens offense opens it up a bit and we get to see what some of these kids can do.





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    Re: LaQuan Williams

    Quote Originally Posted by Purpleguy View Post
    Reed must have incriminating photos of someone. That guy should have been cut years ago.
    Except for one meltdown in one game two seasons ago, what about his on-field performance leads you to this conclusion?

    Granted, his injuries have prevented the Ravens from using him and has slowed his development, but I think the guy still can contribute in a variety of areas. That alone makes him worth keeping - at least as the roster stands now.

    Also, reports out of camp for Reed's first couple seasons consistently said he had great hands and was showing a lot as a WR. Injuries and a log jam of older, more accomplished receivers kept him off the field as an offensive player, but maybe the Ravens think they have something in Reed as a slot receiver. I wouldn't toss dirt on the guy's career just yet.





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    Re: LaQuan Williams

    Quote Originally Posted by alien bird View Post
    I, for one, do not. I think he's overrated in a lot of minds because he is a local feel good story. I think he is a decent special teams guy, but that's about it. I don't think he has a future as a productive WR in the NFL. I like him and his story and wish he would be more than I think he is, but I really don't see it.
    This is how I feel. I think his niche was special teams, and frankly he got outplayed this year by more productive players in other areas. He barely played while Reed coming back from ACL played a larger role. At this point since his ST contributions are in question, he may see himself get bumped for Streeter who can be a Red Zone specialist and be more proficient use of roster space.
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    No.

    But I don't think anyone on the staff is expecting him to.





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    Re: LaQuan Williams

    Quote Originally Posted by HoustonRaven View Post
    No.

    But I don't think anyone on the staff is expecting him to.
    Nope.

    I think you'll see a combination of Pitta and some other guys in the slot to start the season.

    And hopefully Doss has gotten over his case of alligator arms he had late last year. As I recall, Flacco threaded the needle on two straight pass plays and Doss short-armed both of them.





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