Good post Carl

..always seem to rec your posts.. it’s becoming a bad habit.. lol

You can bank on that. I don’t know if he’ll be ridiculous good, but I do know he’ll be far better here than he was there. All the criticism should soon be put to rest and hopefully never be heard of again after this season.

our offense will be fine, I don’t get what so many people are clamoring about. There are teams with far less offensive firepower than us and they do just fine.

made the best of what he got from the same offence in Detroit. I’m not throwing out 2008 for Roy.

If we are removing Roy’s worst season, let’s also remove his best season. Since his average yardage including that season is higher than the actual yardage of any season besides that one, it would seem to be the anomaly. So, tossing his worst season and his best season, he averages 54 catches 781 yards, and 7 touchdowns. That’s slightly better than Patrick Crayton’s numbers the last couple of years. The one constant is his TD catches, but 7 is still far less than 12 per year that Owens averaged. Further, his leaping ability is less of a factor because Romo consistently underthrows the fade in the end zone.

I hope that Roy proves me and his other detractors wrong, but the numbers don’t suggest that he will.

that the media is throwing at this guy…he might have been able to coast on talent before but now, great things are being expected of him from one of the dominant teams in the NFL. He has the skills, he can make a huge difference for us. If Miles can become a legit deep threat and stay healthy, I think our receivers will be fine. I am more concerned about the decline of Flozell and how that will impact us.

Before we evaluate Roy Williams’ career production, can we just throw 2008 out the window please? I mean, Roy had to deal with Dan Orlovsky and Duante Culpepper in a mediocre offense for six weeks Then Roy was shoehorned into a Tony Romo-less Dallas offense

Yes we can throw out 08. Did the “experts” expect this guy to pack his bags, come to Dallas mid season, TO screaming for the ball, no Romo, ect, and just light it up? I cant believe so many people are killing this guy.
BTW…His lone TD against Tampa was huge in a game we absolutely needed to win. More of that to come

should we judge him under such an adverse situation though. Not making excuses for him and he probably should have shown a little more last year, but the point seems to be everybody is down on this guy based on 08 and thats not really fair

But the guy obviously has talent and could do very wery well next year!
We’ll find out in 4 months.

The problem for him is the price we paid.

Like TO, who put up good #‘s but was never really worth what we paid him, if RW doesn’t put up " #1 receiver " type of receptions/yards, the question is going to be “Why did we give up a #1 and a #3 then?”

There’s nothing wrong with 75 catches, 900 yards, and 8 TD’s. But would that be worth the price we paid?

I just wonder if his overall numbers will necessarily be higher just because he’s surrounded by more other threats. There’s a point where they help take pressure off him, but there’s also a point where they are taking targets away from him, and there’s only so many balls to go around. We want more touches for Felix, Tellus, Miles, even Choice. Hopefully the offense will be more productive overall with so many weapons, but RW could be an important contributor even if he doesn’t destroy his previous numbers, as long as he’s also helping to take the pressure off them and open up the whole offense. Obviously he has to be a key contributor, but few teams have so many weapons, so we don’t necessarily need huge production from our #1 WR to still be plenty productive on offense if all the parts are clicking together.

My definition of a #1 wide receiver isn’t based so much on the numbers he puts up. I define a #1 wide receiver is a guy who consistently beats and sometimes destroys single coverage, thereby forcing the defense to keep a safety back in coverage and roll him over to double. A true number #1 wide receiver opens up the offense for everyone else, especially the running game that will see far less of eight men in the box.

If Roy Williams puts up 70 catches for 900 yards and 7 td’s against predominantly single coverage then he is just another wide receiver. However, if he puts up those numbers against mostly double coverage, then this Cowboys offense will soar and he will be a true #1.

destroying single coverage especially in the red zone

Because that means the ball is being spread evenly over our 9 offensive skill players who can contribute to a diverse and potent offense.

There’s two ways to look at this:

1. If you have a clear No. 1 WR commanding double teams, that opens holes for others on offense.

2. If you’re spreading the ball around so effectively that the defense never knows where the ball is going they end up playing a prevent defense that can be picked apart.

I’d rather have 9 guys with 5 TD’s each, than 1 or 2 guys with 8 or 10 TD’s and the rest getting table scraps. However, if you have to have a true No. 1 guy on offense I’d much rather it be Felix Jones.

It’s really not whether he can be, is, or will be a #1 WR. It’s how the different skill set he brings will change our entire offensive scheme. You really have to compare T.O. and Roy to understand the impacts.

Roy’s hands are so much better than T.O.‘s ever were, it’s not even worth comparing. RW seldom lets balls get into his chest and is a master at high-pointing the ball when in the air.

On the other hand, Roy doesn’t have the explosiveness that T.O. possesses and can’t separate the way T.O. does.

The one area I want to see in Camp and beyond is how Roy runs route trees. Is he able to turn, plant and go without gearing down or taking false steps? Does he know how to set up defenders and shield the ball away from them with his 6’3" 215-pound body?

Either way, RW is certainly no T.O. and that may be a very good thing for Romo, Redball and this offense in the long run.

he has all the tools here to succeed. Good QB, good running game, good TE to keep attention off of him. Barring injury, I think he’ll come in with what TO had last year. But my guess is that Witten gets most of the TDs.

Good post. If Miles or someone can get open deep Roy and Crayton will tear up the mid range game. Roy will be huge in the Red Zone with the fade. If used correctly this offense could be very troubling for defenses. Nickel and dime it down the field and then within the 20 who are they gonna cover? Doubles on any one guy shouldn’t work with all the weapons for Romo. If they sell out to the pass hit em with the 3 headed run game. Hopefully it’s this easy, right? If everyone executes thier role, Roy will have a monster year!