DMN Blog: Roy Williams appreciates all the Cowboys legends who think he sucks

[bbgun]

wow. you got all of this from 6 receptions and 48 yards?

It's called the "soft bigotry of low expectations." And I thought pre-season performances were supposed to be meaningless? Well, only the bad ones, I guess.

 

[zeroburrito]

going by what i've seen from him so far i would say we got an expensive possession receiver. of course, it IS just pre-season.

 

[Doomsday101]

Well he wanted to come back to Texas. We got him at a high price and he's no living up to the trade. So he really shouldn't complain about the media. Next thing coming is that we wont know what route he's running and he's going to switch back to his college number....oh wait....

You’re not the one under the gun, he is. He has gone out and put in the work something he did not get to do last year with Romo and the team and like it or not it does make a difference of having timing and trust with the QB which is something all WR and QB work on during the off season and training camp which you have little time for during the reg season especially when the QB you are suppose to be working with is coming off his own injury.

I know you want him to just sit there and take the BS and not say anything well may that is what you would do RW is doing what he needs to do to get ready if fans want to whine about it fine, then again it is not you on the line

 

[Doomsday101]

So does Witten, and yet he somehow manages to carry himself like a professional. Amazing. If Roy is so psychologically brittle that he needs external factors to motivate himself, then we're really in trouble.

Gosh I did not know we were all alike and responded the same way. Funny Emmitt Smith never acted like Irvin I wounder why and Troy never acted like either of them? I bet it has something to do with we are all different and we all respond in different ways, I know that is hard for you to understand in your narrow view of human nature where we are clones of each other.

 

[speedkilz88]

going by what i've seen from him so far i would say we got an expensive possession receiver. of course, it IS just pre-season.

So was Michael Irvin. But if you think you've seen the full offense in preseason, I've got a bridge to sell you.(I don't mean you specifically zeroburrito)

 

[NeonNinja]

Gosh I did not know we were all alike and responded the same way. Funny Emmitt Smith never acted like Irvin I wounder why and Troy never acted like either of them? I bet it has something to do with we are all different and we all respond in different ways, I know that is hard for you to understand in your narrow view of human nature where we are clones of each other.

It's very hard for certain people to grasp.

 

[EPL0c0]

reminds me of a Tony Gwynn interview. He said that when he's in a slump, the media says he's fat and old, but when he's hitting, he's a power hitter.

 

[bbgun]

Gosh I did not know we were all alike and responded the same way. Funny Emmitt Smith never acted like Irvin I wounder why and Troy never acted like either of them? I bet it has something to do with we are all different and we all respond in different ways, I know that is hard for you to understand in your narrow view of human nature where we are clones of each other.

Yes, they were three very different individuals who acted like professionals (Mike's legal troubles notwithstanding). Last time I checked, the average person doesn't require special schooling for that. Better yet, they didn't need "the world doesn't respect us!" crap that inferior personalities resort to.

 

[speedkilz88]

Yes, they were three very different individuals who acted like professionals (Mike's legal troubles notwithstanding). Last time I checked, the average person doesn't require special schooling for that. Better yet, they didn't need "the world doesn't respect us!" crap that inferior personalities resort to.

Actually Emmitt Smith says that he used the fact that everyone believed him to be too small and slow to be an nfl rb.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

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Is there now any question he's abnormally sensitive?

As much as the criticisms need to stop, he needs to get over it.

Nope, the criticism needs to keep going. If it keeps motivating him into becoming the best player he can be, keep it coming. The Patriots would find somebody in Timbuktu that would say they weren't good and use that as a rallying cry to motivate themselves. The Cowboys need to be the same way.




YAKUZA

 

[Doomsday101]

Yes, they were three very different individuals who acted like professionals (Mike's legal troubles notwithstanding). Last time I checked, the average person doesn't require special schooling for that. Better yet, they didn't need "the world doesn't respect us!" crap that inferior personalities resort to.

That is your opinion of how he should respond to the media great for you but then you are not the one playing the game so how you would handle a situation is meaningless. RW is doing what he needs to do to get ready that is what matters to me. If he wants to play with a chip on his shoulder great there are many who have played in this league who have done the same when being challenged?

I don’t care what he feels he needs to do to ready himself physically or mentally all I care about is him doing the job he will either succeed or fail but I will give a guy a legit opportunity to prove himself one way or the other something many can’t seem to bring themselves to do.

 

[casmith07]

Why do I hear the theme from ringling brothers/Barnum & Bailey in my head?

 

[Reality]

Where would the Dallas media be if it wasn't for the existence of he-said, he-said drivel? I swear, two-thirds of their focus is on who said what and what who thinks about who saying what. It's like they never left third grade.

I think many of them got used to the attention national media paid to their articles during the TO years and have lost sight over what real reporting is. There were few days that I did not hear some local Dallas sportswriter being interviewed by national sports radio stations or quoted in national sports articles.

With the Cowboys focused purely on football and leaving the drama to other teams this season, the local Dallas media has been forced to create controversy to make one last grab at another 15 minutes of national recognition.

The really sad thing is that many of those writers could probably be good writers if they focused on reporting on football rather than out-of-context quotes, sound bytes and gossip.

 

[speedkilz88]

I think many of them got used to the attention national media paid to their articles during the TO years and have lost sight over what real reporting is. There were few days that I did not hear some local Dallas sportswriter being interviewed by national sports radio stations or quoted in national sports articles.

With the Cowboys focused purely on football and leaving the drama to other teams this season, the local Dallas media has been forced to create controversy to make one last grab at another 15 minutes of national recognition.

The really sad thing is that many of those writers could probably be good writers if they focused on reporting on football rather than out-of-context quotes, sound bytes and gossip.

Yes, Jen Engel was a good writer at one time.

 

[bbgun]

RW is doing what he needs to do to get ready that is what matters to me. If he wants to play with a chip on his shoulder great there are many who have played in this league who have done the same when being challenged?

That what's you hope is happening here. The "self-motivation" angle is just a a theory spun by the pro-Roy crowd. What if he's just a thin-skinned *******?

 

[Rampage]

why do half the people in this thread have a problem with Roy using it as motivation?

 

[Doomsday101]

That what's you hope is happening here. The "self-motivation" angle is just a a theory spun by the pro-Roy crowd. What if he's just a thin-skinned *******?

What if the earth stop turning? There are many what ifs. As I said I don't care if he is using it to motivate or just does not like being hammered constantly by those outside of the organization. I do know according to those around VR he is doing what he needs to do to get ready, he has put in the work and the extra time with Romo and has shed a few pounds as well all in the attempt to do the job he was brought here to do. If he fails he fails but I will give him a legit chance as a fan of this team and not look to find any and every little thing to knock him.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Exactly. Who cares if he's "sensitive"? Sounds like he's using the criticism as a chip on his shoulder. He's hardly the first football player to do that.

the only difference is that he sounds like a complete idiot

 

[bbgun]

why do half the people in this thread have a problem with Roy using it as motivation?

Because we don't know if that's what he's doing. He might just be scapegoating others for his own inadequacies.

 

[PullMyFinger]

I don't know about "sucks," but I certainly have my doubts.

Exactly what he was talking about.