FoxSports: 7 Points: 'Boys need consistency from Williams
by Ed Thompson, Scout.com
TIDBIT:
Point 1: Roy Williams needs to drive home the point that Jerry Jones is making in Dallas.
For the good of his team and the NFL, wide receiver Roy Williams needs to step up and be a more consistent target than Terrell Owens was over the last two seasons.
In 2008, Owens failed to log at least 40 yards of receiving in eight contests. And even during his 1,355-yard season in 2007, Owens wasn't a steady force for the Cowboys, rolling up 65 percent of his receiving yards during six big games. He averaged just 53 yards per contest in his other nine game appearances.
If Williams can be a steadier receiving threat, it'll open up opportunities in the running game and for the rest of the club's receivers. And the Cowboys could find a better balance offensively, putting a messy 9-7 season behind them for good.
That would reinforce a positive message to all of the owners in the NFL, who appear to be gradually realizing that problem players aren't worth the collateral damage they cause to a football team that has championship aspirations.
Dallas owner Jerry Jones, a man who previously appeared to be so desperate to win a Super Bowl that he endorsed questionable signings of players like Owens, Adam "Pacman" Jones and Tank Johnson, seems to have learned a painful, but valuable lesson. All three of those players have been jettisoned from the Dallas roster along with some outspoken veterans who had lost their team-first attitudes.
If the Cowboys rebound back into the mix for the NFC title this year, the decision to part ways with problem players could serve as a great example to the entire NFL. As Jones has witnessed first-hand, even highly talented players with baggage do little more than weigh your team down.
TIDBIT:
Point 1: Roy Williams needs to drive home the point that Jerry Jones is making in Dallas.
For the good of his team and the NFL, wide receiver Roy Williams needs to step up and be a more consistent target than Terrell Owens was over the last two seasons.
In 2008, Owens failed to log at least 40 yards of receiving in eight contests. And even during his 1,355-yard season in 2007, Owens wasn't a steady force for the Cowboys, rolling up 65 percent of his receiving yards during six big games. He averaged just 53 yards per contest in his other nine game appearances.
If Williams can be a steadier receiving threat, it'll open up opportunities in the running game and for the rest of the club's receivers. And the Cowboys could find a better balance offensively, putting a messy 9-7 season behind them for good.
That would reinforce a positive message to all of the owners in the NFL, who appear to be gradually realizing that problem players aren't worth the collateral damage they cause to a football team that has championship aspirations.
Dallas owner Jerry Jones, a man who previously appeared to be so desperate to win a Super Bowl that he endorsed questionable signings of players like Owens, Adam "Pacman" Jones and Tank Johnson, seems to have learned a painful, but valuable lesson. All three of those players have been jettisoned from the Dallas roster along with some outspoken veterans who had lost their team-first attitudes.
If the Cowboys rebound back into the mix for the NFC title this year, the decision to part ways with problem players could serve as a great example to the entire NFL. As Jones has witnessed first-hand, even highly talented players with baggage do little more than weigh your team down.
posted by The Gryphon at 9:37 AM
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