Jameson Williams quickly proved all the summer hype was not unfounded fluff. With 10 catches for 200 yards and a touchdown in Detroit’s first two games, “Jamo” looked great and productive in the Lions No. 2 wide receiver role.
Things came back to earth a bit in Week 3. Williams caught just one pass from Jared Goff, gaining nine yards. He was only targeted three times after getting 20 passes thrown his way in the first two weeks.
Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson doesn’t seem concerned. In fact, Johnson expected the defenses to adjust to the proficiency Williams showed in the earlygoing.
“It’s a small sample size so far so I don’t want to go too far down that road,” Johnson said during his media session on Friday. “But I will say the Jameson (Williams) effect is kind of starting to play out already. We hit a big play in the first game and a big play to him in the second game and last week, you could tell early in that game they weren’t going to allow him to get over the top.”
Johnson continued,
“So, we’ll see if that trend continues. I think our combination of run game slash vertical threats is a little bit unique. If we can run the ball versus two-high like we have done the first three games, it’s going to be challenging for teams to be patient enough to – they’ll be death by paper cuts and we’re willing to play that game if need be.”
The Lions face one of the NFL’s best secondaries in the Seattle Seahawks in Week 4, and Williams will be a big part of the plan of attack–even if he’s not targeted a bunch.