DC.COM Blog: Phillips Encouraged/Frustrated With Roy's Day

[BAT]

Roy's beefier stat line is nice, but the offense does not hum when he is the #1 WR. Both games that Roy was featured, Philly and GB, the offense (especially the passing game) looked out of sync.

Austin needs to be the featured WR, he is the most explosive, most dangerous player on offense, not Roy. Forget about placating Roy and just do what Romo does best, spread it around w/a dash of special plays for your best playmaker, Austin.

And if opposing D's are paying special attention to Witten, make them pay by running on them, or throwing more to the RBs or Bennett.

 

[JeffInDC]

Roy's beefier stat line is nice, but the offense does not hum when he is the #1 WR. Both games that Roy was featured, Philly and GB, the offense (especially the passing game) looked out of sync.

Austin needs to be the featured WR, he is the most explosive, most dangerous player on offense, not Roy. Forget about placating Roy and just do what Romo does best, spread it around w/a dash of special plays for your best playmaker, Austin.

And if opposing D's are paying special attention to Witten, make them pay by running on them, or throwing more to the RBs or Bennett.

Romo pass distribution for the past 2 games (source, ESPN Box Scores)

Witten - 16 attempts (12 catches)
Williams - 15 attempts (10 catches)
Austin - 13 attempts (5 catches)
Crayton - 10 attempts (6 catches)

Yeah, you can really see that Romo is throwing way too many passes to Roy at the sake of others. Looks to me has been spreading the ball around the last 2 games (especially when 4 guys are averaging at least 5 attempts their way). You might want to check the stats before you make your "placating Roy" claim. Oh, and Austin's stats include being targeted a team-high 9 times against GB.

 

[YosemiteSam]

You shouldn't get credit for catching a football and running with it? He made the catch and ran with the football. I don't see why you shouldn't get credit for a play you made.

If your kid gets an A in Gym, but fails all his/her other subjects, are you going to throw him/her a party? I don't think so.

Plays are good or bad. It's black or white. I'm not going to pay bonus for a complete failure.

 

[DaBoys4Life]

Posted by jellis at 11/16/2009 5:07 PM CST on truebluefanclub.com

It was good to see the Cowboys figure thing out with Roy Williams a bit. Even when the offense was humming right along, you would've liked your $45 million receiver to be able to contribute.

It finally happened on Sunday in Green Bay, though ironically in the worst offensive performance for the team all season. Williams' five catches matches his most as a Cowboy, and he also had his first 100-yard game since the trade to go along with a garbage time touchdown.

What most people will remember, though, is Williams' costly fumble on that 42-yard post route, which took the ball out of the Cowboys' hands when they were in scoring position. There was the dropped pass he had down the right sideline a little later on, when he said he lost the ball in the lights.

There was good and there was bad, which is only fitting given Williams' 13-month history with this team. Wade Phillips admitted he was both encouraged and frustrated.

“I think kind of both,” the coach said. “I mean, I didn’t want to fumble, he didn’t either. That could have been the big play that got us out of it, out of the kind of doldrums there. But it looked like the timing and stuff - the touchdown, even the touchdown at the end, the slant pass he had, the other slant passes he had over the middle - we’re getting a feel for what he can do. And you can smoke it out to him on a running play and he’s going to run over the defensive back, so we’re starting to get a feel for his physicality.”

Maybe Williams is getting closer to being the receiver the Cowboys hoped he would. Got to finish those plays, though.

For some reason that really sticks out to me. RW is a waste of a spot and is messing up the teams chemistry.

 

[JeffInDC]

For some reason that really sticks out to me. RW is a waste of a spot and is messing up the teams chemistry.

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The guy takes blame for the loss, yet he is messing up team chemistry? Were the hell do you and the rest of the anti-Roy regime come up with this crap?