Dallas Cowboys Roundup: Is Roy Williams on a diet?

by Tuna Helper on May 6, 2008 3:00 PM CDT

ProFootballTalk.com took a look at the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft and it wasn’t pretty. Antrel Rolle. Carlos Rogers. Mike Williams. Travis Johnson. Whew. That’s a traveling circus of busts. Until they got to this name: DeMarcus Ware.

A 2006 Pro Bowl + a 2007 Pro Bowl = not a bust.

Damn skippy.

Apparently there’s a rumor floating around that Roy Williams, who Tuna famously said once was a biscuit away from being a linebacker, has lost 30 pounds. Again, this is a rumor and has not been substantiated by any major news organizations, but the link discussion of it is here.

If it’s true, I’m a little concerned. Would I even recognize a skinny Roy Williams? Will this effect his ability to deliver punishing blows to receivers? Is this a sign that he’s accepted criticism for his coverage deficiencies? Thirty pounds just seems like a lot of weight.

But on the other hand something had to be done and if this is true maybe Roy is finally starting to get it. The fans aren’t happy with his play and neither are the coaches or they wouldn’t be taking him out on passing downs.

Stay tuned.

Some seem to think a team that participates in HBO Hard Knocks is doomed based on the seasons Dallas, Kansas City and Baltimore had the following season. Is it cursed?

I don’t know about that. The Curse of the Billy Goat. That’s a real curse. The Curse of the Bambino. That’s a real curse. The 27 Club. The Presidential Curse. All certifiable curses. Even the Madden Curse.

The curse of Hard Knocks though? Just not enough evidence. We’re not even in the puberty stage of a curse. This thing has to go on for at least a few more years before it becomes a fully grown curse.

That being said, Tuna was very superstitious. He never wanted to tempt fate or anger the gods of chance. He wouldn’t get caught dead on that show.

Maybe we should’ve followed suit.

In fairness, I admit that I’m not a big Jason Whitlock fan. I feel like reading one of his columns is like smoking pot. Brain cells evaporate by the minute and everyone starts acting goofy and paranoid.

That being said, he has a pretty good column on Foxsports.com about sports blogs and their relationship with the traditional media. His point is this: sports blogs aren’t going anywhere so you might as well get used to them. This is a good point because too many journalists view blogs as a threat and not as a viable source of information. I can tell you my life changed for the better when I found this site. It filled in so many gaps that DMN, the Star-Telegram, ESPN and the NFL.com couldn’t provide.

Darn Whitlock. Now I got the munchies.

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sports blogs aren’t going anywhere so you might as well get used to them.

Tell that to Buzz Bissinger.

by coolaid on May 6, 2008 3:26 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

I dont understand...

What is the medias arguments against blogs….

What the French?! Toast!

by thebigham on May 6, 2008 5:25 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Seems to me

That the argument is primarily that blogs don’t have to be run by trained journalists and therefore bloggers cheapen journalism with their lack of fact-checking, etc. Then there are, of course, the practical complaints that blogs are taking their readership and contributing (however slightly) to the downfall of print newspapers.

To paraphrase Bissinger, the argument against blogs is full of [crap]. For example, as many have said, they really are more complimentary to mainstream journalism than competitive with it. Blogs are a secondary source to the newspaper’s primary source. Second, I don’t think many bloggers hold themselves out as serious journalists (though many may aspire to be, and some, such as our bloggers here, sometimes approach that level). I don’t think the average Deadspin blogger thinks that their latest post is as much a news piece as it is a humor piece. And as for the chicken little element of panicking over bloggers taking their jobs, that’s just targeting bloggers as the source of ire that could fairly be attributed to so many other things. Newspapers are going away because they’re an outdated way of acquiring information. Nothing steals more readership from the Dallas Morning News print edition than its own website. The internet has taken away the inherent informational monopoly that a large newspaper company used to have, because the infrastructure of delivering that information in a physical edition is now nearly worthless. That’s not bloggers’ fault.

/end rant. Whoops!

by grapejoos on May 6, 2008 5:48 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

I would add another criticism

which is that a lot of blogs turn into juvenile name calling. Read some of the comments on the DMN blog, which is not badly done. It’s like high school, except EVBRYONE is stupid…

by dunkman on May 6, 2008 6:15 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Haha, very true

I was reading plenty of hockey blogs when my Caps were making a playoff run, and it’s true that many of the comments were crude/juvenile. It gave me much greater appreciation for Grizz’s attempts to keep this blog clean.

by grapejoos on May 6, 2008 6:18 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

co-sign.

www.brainfriednetwork.com [NEWS/SPORTS/FOOTBALL]

by silverblue5 on May 6, 2008 8:38 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

blogs

same kind of relationship with political blogs and the traditional media. sometimes blogs are seen as a threat but that is just dumb. they are complementary in many cases. blogs use the media as sources but then add value in analysis, discussion and community. And beyond that blogs also do original research, analysis and reporting and sometimes break stories or at least angles. If media types suck at their jobs, blogs may make this more obvious both through direct criticism and by comparison. But if they are doing their jobs, then blogs just complement them. And we are all better off either way.

by scottmaui on May 6, 2008 3:30 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

media types sucking

The proliferation of blogs is a sure sign that the media types are sucking. Blogs aren’t a threat to MSM but they will hold the MSM accountable.

Derek

Signature! I don't need no stinking signature!!

by DerekSTheRed on May 6, 2008 3:37 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

i think the blogs would proliferate even if the media didn't suck

anyway because they serve a different role. but when they do suck, yes, blogs hold them accountable and they don’t like that.

by scottmaui on May 6, 2008 4:35 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Actually, Antrel Rolle had a hell of a season last year

In one game, he intercepted three passes and returned two for TDs.

I commented on that, but I guess Florio’s got a lot of pride to be corrected so he must’ve deleted it.

The Cards are converting Rolle to Safety. But they’re gonna have a heck of a secondary: A. Wilson, A. Rolle, R. Hood, E. Green, DRC (nickel, unless he beats out Green or Hood in TC).

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by silverblue5 on May 6, 2008 3:36 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

I agree

I’d take Rolle on this team any day, at either CB or safety. However, it’s safe to say looking back that Edwards, Ware, and (to a more qualified extent) Merriman were by far the best picks in that first round.

by grapejoos on May 6, 2008 4:58 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

me too, grape...

... but for Florio to make an ignorant comment that Rolle is a bust reveals how little he’s watched of the DB.

as much as i love PFT, i think Florio is a cocky, little prick who shows his bias against certain teams and players.

www.brainfriednetwork.com [NEWS/SPORTS/FOOTBALL]

by silverblue5 on May 6, 2008 8:35 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

Roy

So if Roy lost 30 pounds he would be around what 215? I’ll take it.. He should be much quicker and it still big enough to play safety..

by Wmillion on May 6, 2008 5:28 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

Look at it this way...

A heavier Roy Williams wasn’t delivering punishing blows last year, maybe a thinner one will at least be in the position to play safety.

by GhostofGaryHogeboom on May 6, 2008 6:03 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

1000 times this

That’s right on, man. You said it all.

by Baked Potato Soup on May 7, 2008 4:02 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

D

While we are on the D, does anyone think we will miss Akin?

by Wmillion on May 6, 2008 6:39 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

If we do

it will be because ZT got hurt, so let’s hope not…

by dunkman on May 6, 2008 8:53 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

no

Not even this much (pinches fingers together).

by Baked Potato Soup on May 7, 2008 4:04 PM CDT up reply reply 0 recs

true

I just don’t remember akin making one big play..

by Wmillion on May 6, 2008 10:17 PM CDT reply reply 0 recs

Williams and weight loss

I don’t know if Roy has really lost 30 pounds. That does seem like a lot.

But I’m not too worried about it affecting his ability to deliver a punishing blow. The fat Roy couldn’t deliver the blow because he couldn’t get there in time, so it won’t be worse than that. Maybe skinny Roy can make an extra play or two out there.

by g8tgod on May 7, 2008 2:58 AM CDT reply reply 0 recs

If he lost 30lbs...that means he let himself go and was overweight to begin with......unless he's under 220lbs.....

I see this enhancing his game one bit…

A true diehard Cowboys fan since 1975.

"If you don’t take him off the field as a coach, he will just about die out there," Jerry Jones said. "That impacted my decision. It’s a Michael Irvin-type work ethic. That’s what we are talking about with Felix Jones."
- Owner/G.M of the Dallas Cowboys , Jerry Jones

by BoyzRback on May 7, 2008 5:57 AM CDT reply reply 0 recs

Whitlock's a clown more often than not

but occasionally he has a “Light shines on a bog’s behind once in a while” moment and says something that makes total sense. This is one of those times.

You can't have Thunder without Lightning.

by Nelson... on May 7, 2008 7:51 AM CDT reply reply 0 recs