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Williams States He Will Return for 2026

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uafan4life said:
I just hope he puts in the offseason work to learn to catch with his hands, stay on his feet, and block...
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agreed - he needs an hour a day, 7 days a week from whenever this season ends until the start of spring camp working the Juggs machine
 
I’m glad!!! So much potential. If you go back and watch the UT game he had 3 next level catches. But the drops are too numerous to mention. Maybe he can get a level of consistency in his game.
 
Hope he gets his head screwed on straight. The drops are a mental issue, not a physical one. If he gets the psychology right, he'll be transformational. If he doesn't, well.....
 
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4Q Basket Case said:
Hope he gets his head screwed on straight. The drops are a mental issue, not a physical one. If the psychology gets right, he'll be transformational. If he doesn't, well.....
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Ryan really does seem to be quality young man. Sometimes the most important distance in any sport is the inches between your ears.
I’m pulling for RW to get it together.
 
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4Q Basket Case said:
Hope he gets his head screwed on straight. The drops are a mental issue, not a physical one. If the psychology gets right, he'll be transformational. If he doesn't, well.....
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Im not an expert, but it seems like he needs to learn to catch the ball with his hands rather than trying to pin it against his body. Drill suggestion for catching footballs—williams wears white tshirt, ball gets coated in motor oil, and every time he gets black on the tshirt the drill stops and he has to eat a ribeye steak. Rinse and repeat until he catches 100 in a row with no black on the shirt.
 
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Don’t get me wrong, I hope he “gets it together”…but this is the end of year two.

You think of so many past WR greats of ours, off the top of my head,

Julio, Cooper, Ridley, Smitty, Waddle, Ruggs, Jeudy, Metchie, Jamo, etc…

I mean they were immediate impact guys.

We can talk potential all day, but in my opinion the guy is just not that good. Again, this is 2 years in.

Maybe it suddenly clicks year 3, but as of right now, the dude is a straight up bust, (compared to the hype) and getting paid millions on top of it. JMO

Edit to add: Honestly I’d put him about the 5th best on the team behind:

Bernard
Horton
Cuevas
Brooks
 
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countrytider said:
Don’t get me wrong, I hope he “gets it together”…but this is the end of year two.

You think of so many past WR greats of ours, off the top of my head,

Julio, Cooper, Ridley, Smitty, Waddle, Ruggs, Jeudy, Metchie, Jamo, etc…

I mean they were immediate impact guys.

We can talk potential all day, but in my opinion the guy is just not that good. Again, this is 2 years in.

Maybe it suddenly clicks year 3, but as of right now, the dude is a straight up bust, (compared to the hype) and getting paid millions on top of it. JMO
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I understand your frustration, but think it’s a tad harsh.

RW was transformational the first 6-8 games of his freshman year. Without him, we don’t beat Georgia. Then production dropped off considerably in the second half of the season. We all (me included) said it was a barely 17 year old hitting the SEC wall.

But in the second year, the drops accumulated like flies on a smushed armadillo. He leads the NCAA in drops, despite limited playing time in the last 4-5 games.

DeBoer’s statements notwithstanding, he, the staff, and Simpson have lost trust.

Playing time (DeBoer and Grubb’s decision) and targets (Simpson’s decision) have plummeted. What they do is so loud I can’t hear what they say.

So here we are….the best talent since Julio, short-circuited by the six inches between his ears.

I still think it’s salvageable. But the cure isn’t a football coach. It’s a psychologist.
 
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I’m very glad Ryan has come out and stated he’s staying home. It’s there and it’s up to him to get it right. Wishing him the best for the future, starting tomorrow. RTR
 
JustNeedMe81 said:
As much people have piled on him throughout the season... I was so proud of Ryan last night. He played well.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2006852274782687432
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Yeah he was the one bright spot. The ruthless criticism of him over the year made me wish for a turnaround game. Too bad it was at the end of a horrid team performance.

Hope he continues to be more like yesterday going into next year.
 
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I hope catching the ball is his plan, if not maybe he will leave and we can replace him with someone who can catch the ball.
We don't need another bench warmer.
We need players who can run, block, and catch the football.
 
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