Spring profile: Connor Williams

Discussion in 'On The Field' started by Dionysus, Apr 24, 2016.

  1. Dionysus

    Dionysus Idoit Admin

    TexasSports.com interviews Texas Longhorns sophomore offensive tackle Connor Williams about the team’s progress and goals during spring practice.

     
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  2. BevoJoe

    BevoJoe 10,000+ Posts

  3. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

     
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  4. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Quite a bit of chatter out there that he intends to come back for 2018
    We will see
     
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  5. Sangre Naranjada

    Sangre Naranjada 10,000+ Posts

    After the injury, he probably should come back. A final great season will cement his 1st round stock.
     
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  6. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    They say he also thinks he will come back and play before the end of this season
    We will see
     
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  7. Clean

    Clean 5,000+ Posts

    IF (big if) we could get ourselves into the championship game with, oh say BlowU, having Connor might put us over the top.
     
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  8. Desperado

    Desperado 1,000+ Posts

    That's not a big if, that's a Donald Trump "huuuuggge" if.
     
  9. mchammer

    mchammer 10,000+ Posts

    This was obvious when he chose not to have surgery. If he wanted to go early, he would have had surgery asap. Then again, maybe the surgery happened at the exact wrong time for him to show enough tape for the scouts and be healthy in time for tryouts.
     
  10. Garmel

    Garmel 5,000+ Posts

    If he does come back next year I think we'll have a good O-line.
     
  11. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    If he does return, the OL next season might be something we could survive
    I am projecting on Trahore

    LT - Williams (Sr)/Okafor (Jr)
    LG - Vahe(Sr)/McMillon (Sr)
    C - Shackleford(Jr)/Cuney (Sr)
    RG - Hudson (So)/Rodriguez (Sr)
    RT - Traore(Jr)/Kerstetter(So)
     
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  12. horninchicago

    horninchicago 10,000+ Posts

    Admittedly, I think the NFL product sucks and I no longer watch. But, how would a guy even as good as Williams be picked so highly next year when losing potentially an entire season in college due to injury? What if he actually sucked this year? That is what the NFL is looking for? No wonder I don't watch.
     
  13. gahornphan

    gahornphan 500+ Posts

    Last year after we saw potential high draft picks skip their teams' bowl games (perhaps a result of Jaylon Smith's career threatening knee injury), there was an argument that maybe these high picks should skip their final seasons altogether. If I were advising Connor Williams, who when the season began was a projected first round pick, I would tell him that when he gets healthy, start preparing for the combine. This team is NOT going to any championship game and possibly not to any bowl game. IMHO, he won't gain anything (except some fans on this board) if he comes back next year, and/or if he tries to come back toward the end of this season, play in a couple of meaningless games, and risk further injury.
     
  14. Garmel

    Garmel 5,000+ Posts

    If Williams comes back and we get Traore I would move Kerstetter to RG. He supposedly can play guard well.
     
  15. dukesteer

    dukesteer 5,000+ Posts

    There's probably little value for Williams to come back although the word I was hearing was that his performance, and thus his stock, had slipped since last year.

    Some players do come back but it's rare. They like the college experience (who wouldn't?) and many who have left early often discourage them.

    If Williams chooses to stay, outside of another O-Line catastrophe, I believe that this team could make a run at the Playoff. My biggest concern, aside from the OL, would be the DL. Now, if Williams, Jefferson, Elliott and Dickson all come back, we should have something very special.

    They always say that a team is "one year away." That often turns out not to be true. It wasn't in 2005, and the "one year away" 2008 team was better than the 2009 team that went to the Rose Bowl...IMHO.

    But, I am not counting on CW coming back.
     
  16. ViperHorn

    ViperHorn 10,000+ Posts

    The alternate thinking is don't attempt to come out coming off of a major injury. Generally that means at least 2 rounds slippage since until the hitting is live no one knows how the injury will hold up.
     
  17. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    I was making some guesses there, including that Hudson will live up to his potential
     
  18. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

     
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  19. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Sounds like Kansas (Nov. 11) or WVU in Morgantown (Nov. 18)
     
  20. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

     
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  21. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Hermans says Connor "is close."
    Says his return in two weeks might be realistic.
     
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  22. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    Connor Williams goes 8th overall in this mock draft

     
  23. nashhorn

    nashhorn 5,000+ Posts

    I feel sorry for any qb going to Cleveland.
     
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  24. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    IT says Williams probably will not return to field this season
    Then will declare for the draft


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  25. rick mueller

    rick mueller Burnt Orange Bleeder

    Sure hope this ain't true!:whiteflag:
     
  26. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    The AAS is still saying Williams will return next week
    FWIW, he is dressed out for Kansas but wont play
     
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  27. nashhorn

    nashhorn 5,000+ Posts

    Honest question: why do you dress someone out when they won't play? I've heard this (seen) before so not just a Williams question. Just don't see the rationale. It's not like it will scare the opposing team.
     
  28. X Misn Tx

    X Misn Tx 2,500+ Posts

    maybe it's for...just in case everyone else gets hurt, he's technically available?
     
  29. Joe Fan

    Joe Fan 10,000+ Posts

    IT has reversed itself as well, now says Connor will play vs West Virginia.
     
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  30. zuckercanyon

    zuckercanyon 2,500+ Posts

    If Williams is a sure top ten pick, he's got to go pro. NFL money can't be overlooked. Did I understand that he's getting his degree already? In finance? Not only will he make some good money in the NFL but he'll know how to keep some of it......
     

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