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Breaking news: Roy Williams better play well this season
1:30 PM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Tim MacMahon E-mail News tips
So says ex-NFL offensive lineman/SI.com scribe Ross Tucker, who picked one player from each NFL team that needs to perform well early this season.
Roy Williams, S, Dallas Cowboys: The object of a lot of frustration among Cowboys supporters, Williams must find a way to make an impact early or he will find himself back on the bench in passing situations, and ultimately, off the roster altogether.
Williams will probably find himself on the bench in passing situations fairly often, no matter what. The Cowboys are suddenly loaded with good cover men, so why would Wade Phillips and Co. put Williams in position to get exposed?
But it'd be nice to see Williams get back to being the big-hitting force he used to be against the run. If he helps put the opponent in third-and-long situations on a consistent basis, he's done his job well, whether he's on the field for third down or not.
Roy Williams' problem isn't nickel-and-diming
2:21 PM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Albert Breer E-mail News tips
Timmy Tabloid maintained in his last post that the Cowboys may just have to swallow Roy Williams' troubles in obvious passing situations. Which is funny, because I don't think that's where his biggest problems are.
Let me explain something here -- Williams was playing at linebacker in just about every sub package the Cowboys employed in passing situations last year, if he wasn't coming off the field. That left him more protected and with less ground to cover. Conversely, when the base defense is on the field, meaning only four DBs are out there, Roy is more often asked to cover larger areas, sometimes in deep parts of the field, and it's easier for an opponent to isolate him.
I think we can all agree that the toughest game Roy had last year was in New York in Week 10. Jeremy Shockey caught 12 passes for 129 yards and a touchdown, all season highs, as the Giants used motion and moved the tight end around to get him matched up on Roy. That game also provides the perfect example of Williams' problems coming in these so-called "50-50" situations, rather than obvious passing spots.
In that game, Shockey was thrown to 14 times. In first-and-10 situations, he had six catches for 81 yards. On second downs, he had three catches for 24 yards. On third downs, he had three catches for 24 yards and a touchdown. The two balls thrown in his direction that weren't completed came on second down. Which means Eli Manning looked to Shockey 14 times, and 11 of those occassions were on first or second down. All of the second downs were within 8 yards of the sticks. Plus, one of the third downs was a third-and-4 from the Dallas 8, on which Shockey scored his touchdown.
It's easy to see that the Giants were targeting Roy when the Cowboys' base personnel was on the field, and not the nickel, in order to get the safety in situations where he had greater responsibility in coverage. So take that Timmy!!!
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1:30 PM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Tim MacMahon E-mail News tips
So says ex-NFL offensive lineman/SI.com scribe Ross Tucker, who picked one player from each NFL team that needs to perform well early this season.
Roy Williams, S, Dallas Cowboys: The object of a lot of frustration among Cowboys supporters, Williams must find a way to make an impact early or he will find himself back on the bench in passing situations, and ultimately, off the roster altogether.
Williams will probably find himself on the bench in passing situations fairly often, no matter what. The Cowboys are suddenly loaded with good cover men, so why would Wade Phillips and Co. put Williams in position to get exposed?
But it'd be nice to see Williams get back to being the big-hitting force he used to be against the run. If he helps put the opponent in third-and-long situations on a consistent basis, he's done his job well, whether he's on the field for third down or not.
Roy Williams' problem isn't nickel-and-diming
2:21 PM Thu, Jun 12, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Albert Breer E-mail News tips
Timmy Tabloid maintained in his last post that the Cowboys may just have to swallow Roy Williams' troubles in obvious passing situations. Which is funny, because I don't think that's where his biggest problems are.
Let me explain something here -- Williams was playing at linebacker in just about every sub package the Cowboys employed in passing situations last year, if he wasn't coming off the field. That left him more protected and with less ground to cover. Conversely, when the base defense is on the field, meaning only four DBs are out there, Roy is more often asked to cover larger areas, sometimes in deep parts of the field, and it's easier for an opponent to isolate him.
I think we can all agree that the toughest game Roy had last year was in New York in Week 10. Jeremy Shockey caught 12 passes for 129 yards and a touchdown, all season highs, as the Giants used motion and moved the tight end around to get him matched up on Roy. That game also provides the perfect example of Williams' problems coming in these so-called "50-50" situations, rather than obvious passing spots.
In that game, Shockey was thrown to 14 times. In first-and-10 situations, he had six catches for 81 yards. On second downs, he had three catches for 24 yards. On third downs, he had three catches for 24 yards and a touchdown. The two balls thrown in his direction that weren't completed came on second down. Which means Eli Manning looked to Shockey 14 times, and 11 of those occassions were on first or second down. All of the second downs were within 8 yards of the sticks. Plus, one of the third downs was a third-and-4 from the Dallas 8, on which Shockey scored his touchdown.
It's easy to see that the Giants were targeting Roy when the Cowboys' base personnel was on the field, and not the nickel, in order to get the safety in situations where he had greater responsibility in coverage. So take that Timmy!!!
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