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Roy Williams wasn't pleased with his role in the Cowboys' offense last season after arriving from Detroit in a pre-trade deadline deal. While Williams vented after the season, he says now that he never questioned Jason Garrett's potential as a creative play-caller.
"It's the coordinator's job to put the personnel that he has on the floor in different formations and different spots to create that mismatch," Williams said on the heels of his three-catch, 86-yard, one-TD season debut. "There's two people that I've been around who can do that exceptionally well. That's (Mike) Martz and Garrett."
Williams' 66-yard TD is a perfect example of creating mismatches with formation and motion. The Bucs put cornerbacks on tight ends Jason Witten and Martellus Bennett, who were split wide right and left, respectively. Williams went in motion from the left to right slot, where he was stacked behind Patrick Crayton at the snap.
That put Williams one-on-one against safety Sabby Piscitelli, a major mismatch. Williams and Romo made the same read on an option route, and Williams cut inside Piscitelli to get wide open up the seam. Romo hit him in stride, and centerfield-playing safety Jermaine Phillips didn't get over in time to make a tackle that would have kept a first down from turning into a touchdown.
Williams saw Garrett creating those kind of mismatches for other players last season. But Williams rarely lined up anywhere from out wide, which he refers to as "left field." He now calls himself a shortstop, which is his way of saying he's in the middle of the action.
"It's the same offense, moving guys around," Williams said. "Except for myself. I stayed in left field. But, now, I'm a part of that."
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Roy Williams wasn't pleased with his role in the Cowboys' offense last season after arriving from Detroit in a pre-trade deadline deal. While Williams vented after the season, he says now that he never questioned Jason Garrett's potential as a creative play-caller.
"It's the coordinator's job to put the personnel that he has on the floor in different formations and different spots to create that mismatch," Williams said on the heels of his three-catch, 86-yard, one-TD season debut. "There's two people that I've been around who can do that exceptionally well. That's (Mike) Martz and Garrett."
Williams' 66-yard TD is a perfect example of creating mismatches with formation and motion. The Bucs put cornerbacks on tight ends Jason Witten and Martellus Bennett, who were split wide right and left, respectively. Williams went in motion from the left to right slot, where he was stacked behind Patrick Crayton at the snap.
That put Williams one-on-one against safety Sabby Piscitelli, a major mismatch. Williams and Romo made the same read on an option route, and Williams cut inside Piscitelli to get wide open up the seam. Romo hit him in stride, and centerfield-playing safety Jermaine Phillips didn't get over in time to make a tackle that would have kept a first down from turning into a touchdown.
Williams saw Garrett creating those kind of mismatches for other players last season. But Williams rarely lined up anywhere from out wide, which he refers to as "left field." He now calls himself a shortstop, which is his way of saying he's in the middle of the action.
"It's the same offense, moving guys around," Williams said. "Except for myself. I stayed in left field. But, now, I'm a part of that."
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