Fan Pulse: Jaguars forum says Minneapolis press “too negative” for Williamson

By Neal Coolong  |   Monday, July 28, 2008  |  Comments( 8 )

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It's early in training camp, but some on the the Jacksonville Jaguars' official team message board are proclaiming wide receiver Troy Williamson the steal of this year's free agent class.

The Jaguars acquired Williamson, the seventh overall pick in the 2005 draft, from Minnesota for a seventh-rounder in 2009. Not a great return on the Vikings' investment, but with him hitting restricted free agency next year, and the fact Williamson dropped several passes each of his first three seasons, Minnesota decided to bail out.

Maybe, a few Jags fans suggest, he just needed a change of scenery. According to the Jacksonville Union-Tribune, he's liking his new scenery.

"...With so much turmoil in Minnesota, it was good to come down here to Florida."

Jags fans agree completely, judging by the team forum.

"If Williamson turns out to be as good a receiver for us as he looks in our camp, the fans in Minnesota will be storming their front office carrying tar and feathers."

One poster blames forum writers in general for Williamson's gaffes over the years.

"Apparently his couple of big drops were a constant topic on the Vikes message boards. And evidently, it is widely known in Minnesota that Troy Williamson actively reads the message boards. Not good for your confidence when that ball is in the air. Vikes fan says that Troy was mostly embraced and loved in spite of his shortcomings and that most fans didn't want him to leave the team but the local media and a portion of the fans were just way to negative."

Despite the aforementioned drops that have plagued Williamson up to this point, Jaguars fans are excited for his place on the team. One fan is even making predictions.

"ball inside the jaguars 10yd line......... garrard takes the snap, drops back, finds a receiver, ball is caught, troy williamson on the run, breaks 2 tackles, now its a foot race (one man to beat) at the 30-40-50.......10-5-TOUCHDOWN JACKSONVILLE!!!! WHAT A PLAY FROM TROY WILLIAMSON...."
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Neal Coolong is a freelance sports writer with contributions to Scout.com, AOL and Steelers Live. He lives with his fiance in St. Paul, Minn., and saves every dime (that she knows about) for their wedding next June. He's already made the prediction that the Steelers 2007 draft class will be one ...
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