tr1 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hhq_trSxD2nj7oaO6WoOcAKVUF3AD98S2PG02 By STEPHEN HAWKINS – CARROLLTON, Texas (AP) — Roy Williams figures it is pointless to watch film from his 10 games with the Dallas Cowboys last season. There is nothing the receiver really wants to see. "Maybe if I watch T.O. or something," Williams said. "But I'm not going to watch myself block all day long. ... I didn't get many opportunities to catch a ball, which was tough on me because I know what kind of player I am." But with Terrell Owens gone, Williams now gets his chance to be Dallas' top receiver. Considering what the Cowboys gave up to acquire Williams in the middle of last season, including first- and third-round draft picks and a $45 million contract extension through 2013, that is what they expect. "The pressure's on me," Williams said. "The expectations are big. But that's fine. That's how I want them to be." The offseason work began in February, a month before Owens was released, when Williams started running routes and catching passes from Tony Romo sits to pee. The final organized team workouts are at this week's minicamp until training camp opens in late July. "Oh, we're close. There's still little things, still routes," Romo sits to pee said. "It's not just about running a route on air. It's about different coverages you're going to see and how you're going to come out of your break. ... It's our first full season. Once you see it from all of them, it's easier the next go-around." Williams arrived from the winless Detroit Lions in mid-October, right after Romo sits to pee sustained a broken pinkie on his throwing hand that forced him to miss three games. Williams was then bothered by a foot problem later in the season. He never missed any games in Dallas, but it was easy to forget at times that Williams was even there. He had 19 catches for 198 yards, with only 21 yards the past three games. There has been widespread scrutiny, including Troy Aikman saying the deal could be "one of the biggest busts in the history of the league" if Williams doesn't turn out to be a topflight receiver in Dallas. "When things happen the way they're supposed to happen, I'm just going to have a smile on my face," Williams said. "The only people that know I can do it is my family. They can't wait either." Williams had a Pro Bowl season in 2006, when he caught 82 passes for 1,310 yards and seven touchdowns. The former University of Texas star had 262 catches for 3,884 yards and 29 TDs in 60 games for the Lions. He played with five different quarterbacks last season. Now the focus is on building a relationship with Romo sits to pee, and Williams knows the best way to gain the quarterback's confidence. "Just catch the ball when he throws it to me," Williams said. "And butter him up, bring him some food, just let him borrow some money if he needs some. Just be his best friend. ... Put my arm around his neck and hug him and tell him that his girlfriend looks pretty good and go from there." Romo sits to pee said the two already have a good relationship and likes his personality. "He's quarterback friendly with a lot of the stuff he does," Romo sits to pee said. "He runs good routes." That doesn't mean they are always in synch yet. During one practice this week, Williams was wide open across the middle of the field and waving his hands to get Romo sits to pee's attention. The pass went elsewhere, and Williams returned to the huddle with his hands on his hips. "I let him know, but that's what we're supposed to do," Williams said. The next pass went to Williams, a high throw that deflected off his hands. But he later had a deep over-the-shoulder catch between two defenders, grabbing the slightly underthrown ball while falling to his knee. "Whether we had Terrell or not, we were confident that Roy Williams was going to be a player and play well," coach Wade Phillips said. "That will come along with them practicing together." Owner Jerry Jones admits it was "optimistic" for him to think that Williams and Romo sits to pee would be able to get develop a connection during the middle of last season. Jones still has no regrets about making the deal, though he will be "tremendously disappointed." if it doesn't work. "The verdict is really still out, but I would absolutely do that trade again," Jones said earlier this offseason. "The only fair way to look at that trade is give it the benefit of how and what it does as we go ahead over the next year or two." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tr1 Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 Sounds like there's a bit of a bit of passive-aggressive going on between the two. Should be interesting when things begin to go badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPortJGibbs89 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I expect Williams to have a pretty good season. He is playing with the best Qb he has ever played with before. I dont think he will be TO but coming from the god awful Lions he will do much better. I think he has a big chip on his shoulder from what happened last year and he wants to prove he is a legit #1 reciever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman#21 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I dont know i think Roy is gonna be a bust this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideshow24 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 "He's quarterback friendly with a lot of the stuff he does," Romo sits to pee said. Again with the same old Dallas idiot-speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba9497 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 the same old Dallas idiot isn't that redundant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodOnPaper Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Sounds like there's a bit of a bit of passive-aggressive going on between the two. Should be interesting when things begin to go badly. That's just how Roy Williams is. He's kind of a goof ball really. This is the same guy who told a reporter that he doesn't like to take girlfriends out to nice resturants because its too expensive and doesn't tip the pizza man. He's weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNGwithOUTaCrwN Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Just catch the ball when he throws it to me," Williams said. "And butter him up, bring him some food, just let him borrow some money if he needs some. Just be his best friend. ... Put my arm around his neck and hug him and tell him that his girlfriend looks pretty good and go from there." this is acutally pretty funny. especially the girlfriend part ahha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenRiggins Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 Roy will have good season for his standards not T.O.'s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Roy doesn't scare me at all, we always lock his ass down. Witten on the other hand...scares the piss outta me, especially with our current OLB situation. Expect another huge year from Witten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Roy doesn't scare me at all, we always lock his ass down.Witten on the other hand...scares the piss outta me, especially with our current OLB situation. Expect another huge year from Witten. As a Cowboys fan I'm expecting decent but not TO level production out of Williams, but Witten at worst the second best tight end in the NFL right now, he's a mismatch for almost everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 As a Cowboys fan I'm expecting decent but not TO level production out of Williams, but Witten at worst the second best tight end in the NFL right now, he's a mismatch for almost everyone. At best I'd say he's 3rd, behind Tony Gonzalez and Antonio Gates. Even then, it could easily be argued that Witten is 3A and Cooley is 3B, with guys like Owen Daniels and Kellen Winslow behind them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 At best I'd say he's 3rd, behind Tony Gonzalez and Antonio Gates. Even then, it could easily be argued that Witten is 3A and Cooley is 3B, with guys like Owen Daniels and Kellen Winslow behind them. If you're just going by recieving then yes Gates is up there, and Cooley is close though neither of them have put up numbers as good the past two years. Witten is also a far better blocker though which is why I personally give him the nod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 If you're just going by recieving then yes Gates is up there, and Cooley is close though neither of them have put up numbers as good the past two years. Witten is also a far better blocker though which is why I personally give him the nod. What evidence do you have that Witten is a better blocker then Cooley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger.Staubach Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I expect Williams to have a pretty good season. He is playing with the best Qb he has ever played with before. I'm not sure what to expect from Williams. In the back of my mind I keep thinking that the only reason he ever put up even halfway decent numbers is because his teams were always behind. (thus, he got to pad his stats against soft coverage) I'm still shocked to learn that he's never been involved in a consistent weightlifting regiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I'm not sure what to expect from Williams. In the back of my mind I keep thinking that the only reason he ever put up even halfway decent numbers is because his teams were always behind. (thus, he got to pad his stats against soft coverage)I'm still shocked to learn that he's never been involved in a consistent weightlifting regiment. The only time he's had 1000 yards was in Mike Martz run-abandoning system. And even then, he didn't lead his team in receptions -- that was Mike Furrey with 98. He had 36 catches last year. There is no evidence that he is a #1 option... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIXX99 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 At best I'd say he's 3rd, behind Tony Gonzalez and Antonio Gates. Even then, it could easily be argued that Witten is 3A and Cooley is 3B, with guys like Owen Daniels and Kellen Winslow behind them. Gonzalez and Gates are both old now. It's a fight for number one between Cooley and Witten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger.Staubach Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 The only time he's had 1000 yards was in Mike Martz run-abandoning system. And even then, he didn't lead his team in receptions -- that was Mike Furrey with 98.He had 36 catches last year. There is no evidence that he is a #1 option... Exactly. I wish that I would have watched more Lions games in the past so that I could know what to expect this upcoming season. In my mind, he's a complete unknown for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corn_beef_n_rice Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 cowgirls went from paris hilton to lady ga ga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 What evidence do you have that Witten is a better blocker then Cooley? Watching the games and having other players and coaches refer to him as one of the best blocking TEs in football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corn_beef_n_rice Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Watching the games and having other players and coaches refer to him as one of the best blocking TEs in football. unfortunately, Romo sits to pee's bff does block better than cooley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo#44 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 unfortunately, Romo sits to pee's bff does block better than cooley I thought Cooley was a pretty damned good blocker... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideshow24 Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I thought Cooley was a pretty damned good blocker... Cooley is a good blocker but Witten has the size advantage. Cooley gets yards after the catch though. First guy there brings Witten down almost every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger.Staubach Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 unfortunately, Romo sits to pee's bff does block better than cooley evidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin11 Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 What I don't get is this quote,"Maybe if I watch T.O. or something," Williams said. "But I'm not going to watch myself block all day long. ... I didn't get many opportunities to catch a ball, which was tough on me because I know what kind of player I am." Didn't Crayton have career years under TO and Romo sits to pee? Roy Williams is just pissed because he didn't get open enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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