Mike Williams becoming what the Bucs have always wanted: a Franchise Star Wide Receiver

Michael Clayton. There, I said it; I got it out of the way, so under your breath, you wont mumble his name, or even dwell on it. It was 2004, basically a long long time ago. So long, the Bucs were considered SuperBowl contenders still. Problem was no one told the Bucs their two Super Bowl wide receivers were gone! Keenan McCardell? Hold out. Keyshawn Johnson? Traded to Dallas for Joey Galloway, who pulled a groin dropping a TD pass in the opener. Speaking of Joey Galloway, he is the closest the Bucs have come to the dream Wide Out; except he didn’t come here until his career was in the twilight. Joey G had three 1,000 yard seasons, something no other WR has ever done here in Tampa, an area not without some talent with players numbered in the 80s. KEVIN HOUSE- The Bucs first burner Wide Receiver, Kevin House caught many Bomb passes from Doug Williams, but when number 12 moved on to the USFL, House went mostly unused. MARK CARRIER- Vinny’s main man during the 80s, Carrier had the Bucs first 200 yard game, and the only one until Antonio Bryant repeated the effort in 2008 against the Panthers. Short article, because that is it; other than these two, Tampa Bay has had to go out and try to trade or pickup a WR via free agency which never really worked out. In fact, a few busts preceded the few gems picked out. Players like Alvin Harper, Bert Emmanuel, then finally Keyshawn Johnson was brought in and the Bucs had their first legit Wide Out. Fast forward to today, and Bucs fans are forgetting about the mistakes and concentrating on the efforts of the steal of the 2010 draft; Mike Williams. Williams, when paired with Arrelious Benn, will be the ultimate complimentary receiver. While Benn is a possession guy, Williams can stretch a defense with his deep threat speed, as well as the moves he has after the catch. As we see here…

A simple crossing route is so dangerous with Williams, because he has the strength to escape a tackle, and the speed to do so too, as he did at Carolina for the score.

If Josh Freeman is going to progress into an NFL Phenom, he is going to need a couple great NFL receivers to do it along with him.