Top 5 Players Who Could Be Great but aren't doing anything yet

Partly inspired by TK19's "Show Me Players", These are my Top 5 players on the Dallas Cowboys roster, who have the Physical dimensions to dominate at their position but haven't done it. These guys, if they figured it out, could help Dallas field the best team in the NFL.

5. Jason Hatcher, L DE. He was drafted out of Grambling State. When drafted, he fielded a 4.8 40 at 285 lbs, a truely great physical specimen, with 6'6 height. He had 10.5 sacks as a senior and looked like he could be developed in to a formidible defensive linemen. However, he's going in to year 4 now and we're still waiting. Last year, he had the fewest snaps of all DEs at about 320 (Igor had the most at about 520). According to ProFootballReport.com, though, he was the 10th most productive 3-4 DE in the league in those snaps. As a physical marvel, he'd seem to have potential to generate 8 sacks in a year, .5 a game. He's either going to accomplish that this year, or leave with no one even mentioning his exit.

4. Bobby Carpenter, LB. Speed, strength, size he seems like a complete package. Right now we're just happy he's contributing on a regular basis. I for one think he out played the player he replaced, Kevin Burnett, if only because he brough impressive size to Nickle Back role. However, with his speed, if he ever contracted rabbies, he could be blowing FBs up and knocking guards in to QBs. We're still waiting, but he still has this potential. Often when I see running plays, they run right at Bobby, and he ends up pushed back 3 or 4 yards.

3. Martellus Bennett, TE. His physical abilities are staggering. Runs routes like a WR, he's pretty fast, and he's a freaking giant. If he was even half as reliable as Jsaon Witten, Dallas would be fielding 2 of the 5 most dangerous TEs in the NFL. His weakness catching balls last year prevented Dallas from really threatening people with the two TE offense. If Bennett delievered on his excellent physical potential, the two TE offense of Dallas could be the scourge of the NFL.

2. Roy Williams, WR. The Fan Base's reigning punching bag. What do you say about his physical dimensions? He's cut like Jevon Kearse and almost as big. He's fast, strong, he can knock his opponents down. He just never does anything reliably. If he performed at a career peak with Dallas, we're talking 1,300 yards and 12 TDs type of season. He has the physical attributes to be a dominate pressence at WR. We're still waiting. If Roy E Williams lived up to what Jerry traded for him, and what his measurables say are possible, Dallas would be fielding one of the greatest WR combos of all time, between him and Miles Austin. That dou would simply beat up the the great dous from the 70s.

1. Patrick Watkins, S. He's tall, rangy, and quick to accelerate. He crumples people on ST like they were sacks of potatoes. His size, and the area he can cover make him ideally suited to be a lone center fielder. He's as tall as the tallest WR. He's as fast as many of the fastest. He actually has a couple highlights in his career that show his eye popping speed - a fumble return, some great ST tackles. But he seems unable to track the ball in the air. He just doesn't seem to see above the horizon. In an era of airplanes, he only sees the tanks. He would of been a dream in the 80s, just crashing the LOS, looking for the ball carrier. If he could just learn to track balls in the air, he has the physical dimensions to change the way teams evaluate safeties.