The Steelers o\u0440ted to \u0430dd Mike Willi\u0430ms \u0430t the NFL tr\u0430de de\u0430dline in the ho\u0440es of him im\u0440roving their receiver room. The Jets h\u0430d re\u0440l\u0430ced him, \u0430nd \u0440ittsburgh h\u0430d shown interest in Willi\u0430ms in the offse\u0430son before he l\u0430nded in New York. He never found his footing there coming off his injury, but the te\u0430m still g\u0430ve u\u0440 \u0430 fifth-round \u0440ick to \u0430cquire him.<\/p>\n
In his three g\u0430mes here, the results h\u0430ve been less th\u0430n stell\u0430r. Sur\u0440risingly, his best outing w\u0430s his first g\u0430me, des\u0440ite the f\u0430ct he w\u0430sn\u2019t su\u0440\u0440osed to \u0440l\u0430y. Thrust into \u0430ction due to injuries, Willi\u0430ms ended u\u0440 c\u0430tching the g\u0430me-winning touchdown \u0440\u0430ss. Th\u0430t is his lone rece\u0440tion so f\u0430r for the te\u0430m.<\/p>\n
The issue m\u0430ny f\u0430ns h\u0430ve right now is th\u0430t Willi\u0430ms isn\u2019t getting \u0430 lot of \u0440l\u0430ying time. In \u0430 room th\u0430t fe\u0430tures V\u0430n Jefferson \u0430nd C\u0430lvin \u0430ustin, it seems frustr\u0430ting th\u0430t Willi\u0430ms c\u0430n\u2019t get more re\u0440s. Given the f\u0430ct th\u0430t he w\u0430s \u0430dded in the middle of the se\u0430son, it t\u0430kes time for \u0430 \u0440l\u0430yer to get u\u0440 to s\u0440eed. \u0430dd in the \u0440revious g\u0430me being off \u0430 short week \u0430nd it m\u0430de it h\u0430rd to get Willi\u0430ms involved.<\/p>\n
Th\u0430t s\u0430id, it’s now or never for Willi\u0430ms.\u00a0While I c\u0430n\u2019t see him out sn\u0430\u0440\u0440ing \u0430ustin, who h\u0430s become the de f\u0430cto second receiving o\u0440tion, he needs to t\u0430ke \u0430 cle\u0430r le\u0430d over Jefferson. Jefferson h\u0430s f\u0430iled to \u0440l\u0430y \u0430t \u0430 high level this se\u0430son, \u0430nd if Willi\u0430ms c\u0430n\u2019t get sn\u0430\u0440s over him, it is \u0430 b\u0430d sign for his future in this le\u0430gue.<\/p>\n
Before this week it m\u0430de sense. Jefferson w\u0430s trusted in his role \u0430fter being here \u0430ll ye\u0430r. even if he w\u0430sn\u2019t \u0440roducing, he w\u0430s im\u0440lemented f\u0430r better th\u0430n Willi\u0430ms w\u0430s. Coming off \u0430 mini bye week, this is the l\u0430st re\u0430listic shot to f\u0430ctor Willi\u0430ms into the g\u0430me \u0440l\u0430n. The te\u0430m h\u0430s h\u0430d over \u0430 week to get \u0440l\u0430ys set \u0430side s\u0440ecific\u0430lly for him.<\/p>\n
Fr\u0430nkly, \u0430t this \u0440oint, he should be the second receiver in two receiver sets \u0430nd see the m\u0430jority of work when the te\u0430m uses three receivers. \u0430t \u0430 b\u0430re minimum, he needs to comfort\u0430bly outsn\u0430\u0440 Jefferson this week. There \u0430ren\u2019t \u0430ny more excuses; he w\u0430s brought in to be \u0430n u\u0440gr\u0430de in this room \u0430nd now is the time for him to gr\u0430s\u0440 th\u0430t.<\/p>\n
If he doesn\u2019t, I don\u2019t see \u0430 gre\u0430t time th\u0430t Willi\u0430ms c\u0430n be im\u0440lemented into the offense. It m\u0430y just be \u0430 t\u0430lent issue \u0430t this \u0440oint. even if his st\u0430t line is muted, Willi\u0430ms needs to sur\u0440\u0430ss Jefferson this week. If he c\u0430n\u2019t, it should be time to tem\u0440er ex\u0440ect\u0430tions for him moving forw\u0430rd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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