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Is Roy Williams Suddenly One Biscuit Away From Being A Liability?

Mon May 12, 2008 at 04:15:34 PM
Still a good guy. Still a good player?

Story goes something like this: Roy Williams sucks. The end.

No, wait, actually there’s more. A lot more. The Cowboys’ safety sucks in coverage, blames the media for picking on him, tells teammate Greg Ellis last year in training camp that he’s not a good fit in coach Wade Phillips’ 3-4 defense, sucks yet even more in coverage, gets yanked off the field in passing situations, this off-season tells us that he sometimes hoped the ball didn’t get thrown his way and now is isolating himself from teammates via pre-dawn workouts at Valley Ranch.

And to think, the only debate regarding him once was “Ring of Honor or No?”.


I talked with Cowboys' new/old secondary coach Dave Campo out at Valley Ranch back in March and he’d far from given up on Williams. Said on tape he still sees Roy’s physical skills, but also sees a confused player who’s lost his confidence.

Then last week news came that Ellis, in an attempt to support his teammate, was revealing Williams’ orchestrated isolation, followed by the safety being summoned for a meeting with defensive coordinator Brian Stewart and safeties coach Brett Maxie to clear the air. The fact that Campo, likely Roy’s biggest fan, wasn’t involved is troubling on a couple fronts. Remember, if and when Pacman Jones is reinstated and takes over at starting cornerback, the Cowboys will have the luxury – if they wish – of playing Anthony Henry at safety, further diluting Roy’s leverage.

Yesterday Williams granted one-on-one time to local media during his foundation’s Mother’s Day event. He thanked Ellis for his support, but – with an exaggerated rolling of the eyes – also questioned his teammate's motivation. He claimed he’s at peace with the defense, and his defensive coaches. He tried to explain the “hope they don’t throw it my way” comments, but it was a rambling, illogical, rather sad attempt. And, lastly, he claimed he was working out alone because he didn’t want to be distracted by fraternizing with teammates.

To be a Super Bowl defense this season, I still think the Cowboys need Williams and his leadership and, more importantly, his energizing, turnover-creating big hits. But, I dunno, his physical decline now seems to be being drafted by mental uncertainty.

In other words, I smell trouble. You? -- Richie Whitt

Category: Dallas Cowboys

11 Comments:

Greggo's Thumb Stomach says:

I can't even eat a whole biscuit...Hi Reagan

ChrisU says:

Many fans still wear his jersey faithfully.
Open your eyes, Roy!

Scott says:

Roy is a class act. Period.

If Roy's coverage skills are the Cowboys biggest problem, .... I smell 13-3!

P.S. Who the *%$*! is Reagan?

Name that Dude Singing Like a Rolling Stone says:

To answer the rhetorical question in the headline Richie, "Is Roy Williams one biscuit away from being a liability", answer...no. He's been a freaking liability for the past 2-3 years. Richie, the guy could not cover you running a go route. Hell, he's one biscuit away from outweighing Jason Taylor and he's a defensive end. Cut your losses and get this douche the hell out of here, like tomorrow.

Sincerely,
Suck!

Scott says:

Dear Suck,

This is from the definitive source on the subject, dallascowboys.com


on Roy.........He is one of just five defensive backs (Ronde Barber, Brian Dawkins, Rodney Harrison and Deshea Townsend) to have posted two-or-more sacks and interceptions in the same season three times in the last five years (2002-06). He has led the club in interceptions twice (2002 and 2006) and has returned three of his 17 career interceptions for touchdowns--leaving him one touchdown shy of the club record of four that is held by Dennis Thurman and Dexter Coakley.

Is he Deon Sanders,...no. Is he suppose to be,....no. There are like 4 Strong Safeties in the NFC that had more than one pick last year.

Now, I'm sure Roy will accept you and Richie's apology.

Name that Dude Singing Like a Rolling Stone says:

Scott,

If you tee a golf ball up 100 times, my bet is at least 17 times you will come up with a decent drive and I would bet that 3 of those 17 may make it 280-300 yards. I don't care about those stats for Roy, that just means that people are throwing his way because they know he could not cover Nate Newton if he were to decide to come out of retirement and try and be the Eagles next tight end. Under your rationale, because Roy lead the team in INT's for 2 seasons he must have been better than Newman? Hogwash, QB's don't throw to the guy they have the least opportunity to complete a pass, they throw at the guy they know more times than not they can beat.
Roy used to be a playmaker on defense. Key words used to be. He has turned into a guy that has no clue as to where he needs to be, a guy that has turned into a fatass whiner. How many times do you see the tight end run right past him or TJ Duckett completely out run him? Happens all the time. How many balls exactly did Shockey catch when the Cowboys went up to New York this year? Try 12 catches for 129 yards and a score. They were looking for him. Where is #31 and we are throwing right at him because he is slow and on top of that he's fat and zero ability to make a play because of the previous two attributes listed.

So, in conclusion, apology from me? Not a chance! I am waiting for him to come out, introduce his new #38 jersey and say if I, Roy Williams, suck as much in this new jersey as I did in the old one, someone take me to the glue factory and give me a little of what Eight Belles got.

Sincerely,

Elmer is calling

Scott v. Suck. Alrighty then, we got ourselves a living, breathing, warring blog!

Rhinosaur says:

Anyone who thinks Roy Williams is worth his paycheck is clueless. He is a defensive back TAKEN OUT OF THE GAME IN PASSING SITUATIONS! That is all you need to know.

Take off your Sooner-colored and/or Cowboy-colored glasses long enough to realize Williams has always been an undersized linebacker playing safety.

And why does he still get INTs? BECAUSE TEAMS THROW HIS WAY ALL THE TIME! Using INTs to judge a defensive back is about as misleading a statistic as the crime rate. If you're good, you don't get thrown on much...hence fewer interceptions.

Williams is also the poster boy for the vanishing art of the tackle. Just hit 'em hard with your shoulder? That's why he looked downright pathetic at times the past several years. For every big hit he delivers, he misses about three times as many.

He's so pudgy he wears sleeves because his arms look like mine.

He blames the media for perpetuating the untruth that he sucks. How is that a class act?

He wants to wear his old OU number this year in hopes of returning to his glory days. The only numbers that will help him do that is his weight, age and 40 time.

Scott says:

Dear Suck and Rinosore,

If the interception rate is really a clue that he's easy and QB's throw at him too much, we really need to get rid of Henry (6 picks), Hamlin (5) and Newman (4).

Also, how did the Cowboys go from 24th in pass defense in 2006 to 13th in 2007 with Roy? Roy is also a big run defender, so....how did the the run defense go from 13th to 3rd with this worthess SOB? And since Roy doesn't just cover, he's also the team solo tackle leader and no. 2 in tackles,..how, I ask you, how? Why is Wade Phillips and the staff so stupid??

Answer: They're not

Roy can balance run defense and pass defense. If I have 5 speedsters going out for a pass, of course I want a cover specialist. If I could have a run or a pass, I don't want Deon Sanders in there to stop the run.

Good day
A"clear minded and non-media shtick influenced" C-F-F-L

Rhinosaur says:

Roy Williams is taken out of the game on passing situations.

Roy Williams can join the ranks of Jason Sehorn and Reggie Bush as the most overrated players of all time.

Roy Williams sucks.

Good day,
A clear-minded non-homer

Name that Dude Singing Like a Rolling Stone says:

Listen Scott, I am not going to go back and forth on this. Simply take off your rose colored glasses, enjoy watching old film of Roy at OU sacking Chris Simms in the endzone and tune in to a Baltimore Ravens game and watch Ed Reed play. There's a guy that doesn't make the Chris Coooley's, L.J. Smith's, Kevin Boss's and Jeremy Shockey's of the world look like the second coming of Tony Gonzalez circa 2004. Come June 1st we may not even have to worry about our defensive end playing safety because they just may outright cut his fat, slow, whiney ass. Let's all do a raindance that come June 1, that is the outcome.

Sincerely,
One more biscuit

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