he basically said he would live up to those expectations.

  The expectations for Roy to be a playmaker and a deep threat really was misguided as he hasn’t been the speed guy since Texas.

But, he should be able to produce at least as well as he did in Detroit. That’s where I see him as underacheiving. He has great hands and he’s physical enough to run good posts and be a real threat near the goal line and that just hasn’t materialized.

Hopefully this will happen soon but only time will tell..perhaps with a good speed guy (mayyyyyybe Miles) his production will increase.

As far as edwards goes…Miami’s secondary is not good and there wasn’t any film on what the Jets were going to try to do with him. If he can continue that production I’ll eat crow, but for his career he hasn’t been an elite receiver and I have a hard time annointing him because of one stellar day.

… Percy Harvin. He is a different type of receiver than RW is, but I certainly would like to have Harvin instead of RW. Jerry’s impatience got the best of him again.

Good article, very well thought out. I think Roy is what he is. Austin can really help him, as you mentioned. I like Crayton, but he’s a slot guy. If Austin can come out and prove to be a solid deep threat / big play guy, it will only help RW.

I remember people pounding the table that Dallas needed to trade for Roy. I feel bad for the guy, I think Grizz has it about right. Detroit drafted him too high and Jerry way over paid for him. That’s on them, not him. He seems like he’ll be a solid player, more like a #2 to me.

To me, this is on jason garrett. jerry, IMHO relies heavily on his opinion for getting offensive players (remember the jerry asking him whether to draft felix or mendenhall). It was a bad trade to begin with because jerry was trading for a #2 receiver, not a #1. At the time, TO was still here and didn’t appear to be going anywhere. It was a desperate attempt to get into the playoffs last year and get TO going. It was a disaster. TO still wasn’t productive, and Roy has been hurt a lot.
The Keyshawn comparison seems right……and who would give three draft picks for Key and a late pick at the same time in his career…………nobody.

The one thing the Cowboys NEED to do is have better drafts and bring quality players to Dallas. The draft is where it starts. JJ was GREAT at recognizing talent and we won 3 super bowls. In time Miles Austin may prove to be that #1 we’re all looking for. Until then, have a few good drafts and better trades and we’ll be a better team.

If they can feed off of each other, it will work out well for this offense. Especially Witten.

http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=2000&round=round1

I went back and looked at the WR’s taken in the 1st round since 2000. I suggest everyone takes a quick peek. One thing is for sure, drafting WR’s in the 1st Round is inexact science. Do i think we overpaid for Roy, a little, but it is a crap shoot.

Look at 06 draft- Would you trade Roy W for Bobby C, Jason Hatcher, and Montavious Stanley ??

I’ll Roy the 1000+ yds 8+ TD’s and his ability to block.

that Dave is an opposing CB! ‘Cause they’ve shown (this season) that he’s pretty easy to defend. Ha.

All jokes aside, I like Roy and think he’s a good player. And while I don’t often jump on the “blame the coaches” bandwagon (I’ll do it, just not too frequently), I think we’re using Roy incorrectly. With his big body, I think Roy should be running slants, intermediate/deep ins, fades, and the occasional go route. Instead, he runs digs, comebacks, and out patterns. I also think that our offense is a bit too reliant on the individual skills of our pass catchers and our schemes are built around the WR/TE getting open on his own rather than the scheme focing coverage to shift & create the opening or favorable matchup. I’m not saying that Garrett never has a good scheme – Raf did an excellent breakdown after the Tampa game (and others in TO’s BIG season two years ago) showing how Garrett’s scheming got our WR’s wide open. Well, needless to say, I think we need more of that rather than having Roy running 10 and 15 yard outs where we’re relying on his route running to create the separation. I mean, Roy had his most successful season under Martz where the combination of scheme and him playing in the middle of field (running slants and deep ins) led him to have that monster year. Let’s have more of that, please.

but we need a different style of WR to compliment our other WR’s. I know that Miles brings a speed element to our WR corps that Roy and Crayton don’t have. However, I’d still like to see a shifty, route runner like NYG’s Steve Smith or Santa Moss or Welker or our recent guy Terry Glenn to bring another dimension to our wideouts. This is why I’ve been high on Ogletree – he’s built in this mold and is real contrast to our current group of WR’s.

He and JJ went round and round about his injury and he ultimately had an appendectomy. Kissed his Cowboys career goodbye…….

only to go to Jacksonville and become an ALL PRO WR and lead the Jaguars in receptions, etc….

That WR was Jimmy Smith.

The Cowboys thought he was a bust.

It just goes to show you that YOU NEVER KNOW what’s going to happen. Whether this guy or that guy is going to be a great one or just avg BEFORE you draft him.

They are built the same way and they are both possesion receivers. Let’s hope Austin stays healthy and can burn some good defenses too.

Unfortunately, he has to justify that kind of money if he still wants to be on the team next year. Or else take a huge pay cut.

But do you wish you had drafted Randy Moss all those years ago?

I actually agree with D. Halprin piece on Roy W., I think people fail to see the good blocks that he does when he is supporting a run or a catch and run. I feel his game can continue to get better when Romo can adjust his throws accordingly, because Romo throws, and we all can agree, have been off! I hope he has thick skin and not allow these football perfectionists wreak havoc on his skill level and just play football!

RW is a nice addition to the ‘boys. He has that Odessa-Permian team-first attitude and he’s not the drama queen TO is.
Hopefully MA can become consistent and provide the speed opposite RW; if not we must spend a first day draft pick in ’10 for a WR who can fly.

I disagree with a lot of this, Dave. Roy Williams was given $9 million a year, which is in the top 10 for receivers. That’s the Cowboys giving him elite money. But is it Roy’s fault he’s not performing to at least mirror his stats and productivity that he had in Detroit? He had some of that success with Jon Kitna passing. Throw him in there then for a game and rely on the defense more.

But Roy is very close to becoming among the biggest trade flops the Cowboys have ever made. Real close.

I haven’t lost hope, but it’s not looking good. He did say to give him one full camp with Romo and then ask him these types of questions. We need to start asking them now. Is he a flop or not?