DMN Blog: Roy Williams on Sirius XM Radio

[Hostile]

Correct. The play was executed perfectly, but I don't think Roy should get any extra credit; that's all I'm saying. If that's Kevin Ogletree or Sam Hurd running Roy's route, the play still works because the Eagles don't change their defensive coverage. It was the perfect playcall for what the Eagles were in and the huge mistake by Mikell. Big props to Jason Garrett for the playcall, for Tony Romo seeing the safety in the middle, for the OL blocking, and for the WR running the right routes.

What extra credit? Does that mean any credit at all? If so then that is damned ridiculous.

 

[Bleu Star]

Bravo Mr. Williams, bravo!

Excellent interview and most excellent attitude by Mr. Humble Pie.

Thanks for sharing WG.

 

[skinsscalper]

Excellent interview and most excellent attitude by Mr. Humble Pie.

Thanks for sharing WG.

I forgot to put that into my post. It's one of the reasons you WANT to root for Roy Williams. He's not being devisive. He's honest about his own shortcomings and he's knows that it's unacceptable. It's hard to NOT root for a guy that displays those qualities.

 

[Doomsay]

No, it was the safety's fault, who was Mikell I believe. They reviewed the whole play on NFL Network. When Crayton motioned out wide, that safety was supposed to cover deep left, but Mikell stayed in the middle. When Romo saw that, he knew what he was going to do before the ball was even snapped. It was a great playcall by Garrett, and a dumb play by the safety to not follow over. It was a lose-lose situation for Sheldon Brown.

Still Roy's 2nd best play after his downfield block

He couldn't have answered that any better. However, I want him to stay late and work on his hands and route running. He's obviously got talent, so hopefully he can put in hard work to maximize that talent.

Agreed he did answer it well, but I'd have more respect for him if he shut up and was the first guy in and the last guy out of Valley Ranch every day.

 

[skinsscalper]

Agreed he did answer it well, but I'd have more respect for him if he shut up and was the first guy in and the last guy out of Valley Ranch every day.

With all due respect, dooms, we don't know that he isn't.

 

[TheSport78]

Who was the shoulder fake to though? Roy Williams on an underneath route in the zone. You know as well as I do that selling the route is doing your job. Roy sold the route, Romo faked the throw, Brown bit on the fake, Crayton scored.

He didn't sell the route, he just ran the route the play was designed as. I'm talking about extra credit like this. Roy didn't do anything extremely special to make the play work. It was all Romo, OL and Garrett. What if the safety moves over to cover the left zone like he's supposed to? Romo never makes that pre-snap read, probably goes somewhere else with the ball or checks out of the play.

 

[jobberone]

Who was the shoulder fake to though? Roy Williams on an underneath route in the zone. You know as well as I do that selling the route is doing your job. Roy sold the route, Romo faked the throw, Brown bit on the fake, Crayton scored.

While selling the fake was a part of that play, the play was made by the safety not providing help over the top. That left the corner with two people to cover. It was a good play call but it was still a mistake on the safety more than any execution by a Dallas player.

 

[adbutcher]

He didn't sell the route, he just ran the route the play was designed as. I'm talking about extra credit like this. Roy didn't do anything extremely special to make the play work. It was all Romo, OL and Garrett. What if the safety moves over to cover the left zone like he's supposed to? Romo never makes that pre-snap read, probably goes somewhere else with the ball or checks out of the play.

You have no clue.

 

[TheSport78]

You have no clue.

Please elaborate?

 

[adbutcher]

While selling the fake was a part of that play, the play was made by the safety not providing help over the top. That left the corner with two people to cover. It was a good play call but it was still a mistake on the safety more than any execution by a Dallas player.

It was mistake by the safety because that was the intent of the play. The majority of successful offensive plays are the result of created defensive mistakes.

 

[TheSport78]

It was mistake by the safety because that was the intent of the play. The majority of successful offensive plays are the result of created defensive mistakes.

Wrong and fail. The moment Crayton motioned out wide, it was the safety's responsibility to follow him to provide help over the top. You have no clue. An actual coach on NFL Network critiqued the play and this is what was stated.

 

[Doomsay]

With all due respect, dooms, we don't know that he isn't.

He couldn't possibly be with all of these interviews. He's not coming off as a bitter guy, not sure why he would be with all of that cake going in his direction, but enough already with the mia culpa's, just don't mess up and the balls will come your way.

Right now he is among the least productive starting receivers in the league in terms of catches per snap, there really isn't much to be positive about until he proves that he can play at a higher level. I suspect that he'll probably get some end zone tosses on Saturday, and hopefully he does well enough to warrant some trust on behalf of Tony and Jason.

 

[skinsscalper]

He couldn't possibly be with all of these interviews. He's not coming off as a bitter guy, not sure why he would be with all of that cake going in his direction, but enough already with the mia culpa's, just don't mess up and the balls will come your way.

Right now he is among the least productive starting receivers in the league in terms of catches per snap, there really isn't much to be positive about until he proves that he can play at a higher level. I suspect that he'll probably get some end zone tosses on Saturday, and hopefully he does well enough to warrant some trust on behalf of Tony and Jason.

I'm not so certain that the number of interviews has anything to do with how long he's there. Where's he doing the interviews from? Just because the lights went out for the day for the media doesn't mean that the lights have gone out for the players. We honestly have no idea how long he's there or what he's he's doing when he is. That's all I was trying to say.

As for the rest of your post, I agree 100%.

 

[FLcowboy]

For weeks I have tried to avoid threads about Roy even though I would love to speak my mind. This time I am. You cannot put a price on a team first player. He is respected by the entire team even if the fans and media don't. His QB loves him (I do think he lacks some confidence in him and it is Roy's fault and he acknowledges it). On Crayton's TD he played a role of drawing the defender out of the Zone. He blocks. I am sorry to all of hsi many detractors, but these things matter. He contributes to our wins. I would love to see the stats too, but I want the wins.

Roy will find his way. It's just a matter of time, and I think this weekend might be his re-emergence. I think Roy is going to come alive at Bennett's expense.

 

[Doomsay]

I'm not so certain that the number of interviews has anything to do with how long he's there. Where's he doing the interviews from? Just because the lights went out for the day for the media doesn't mean that the lights have gone out for the players. We honestly have no idea how long he's there or what he's he's doing when he is. That's all I was trying to say.

As for the rest of your post, I agree 100%.

More tongue and cheek than anything else. Romo seems like a pretty equal opportunity passer, it's just hard to imagine why Roy can't seem to get with the program, he's certainly had enough snaps to become acclimated with the offense. I kind of doubt a few more hours of practice will change many things going forward. Hopefully he can at least develop into an elite specialty receiver for Tony in the end zone.

 

[skinsscalper]

More tongue and cheek than anything else. Romo seems like a pretty equal opportunity passer, it's just hard to imagine why Roy can't seem to get with the program, he's certainly had enough snaps to become acclimated with the offense. I kind of doubt a few more hours of practice will change many things going forward. Hopefully he can at least develop into an elite specialty receiver for Tony in the end zone.

Dooms, that is the most perplexing thing, to me. The guy has talent. There is absolutely no doubt about that. I think he's been vastly overrated, but the man has talent. The fact that we haven't "found a niche" for this guy after all this time is mind-boggling to me. I'm sure to Jerry and the coaching staff, also.

 

[jobberone]

It was mistake by the safety because that was the intent of the play. The majority of successful offensive plays are the result of created defensive mistakes.

The CB got stuck in an untenable position. I don't think the play was created to create a mistake ending in an easy TD. The play should have created separation by causing the CB to leave Crayton to cover RW. Fortunately, the safety blew the coverage and created an easy TD. It still wasn't execution that created the TD. It was blown coverage.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

So there it is.

What a turnaround.

what a quick rehab.

Suddenly RW is a receiving god and an inspiration to this team.
Ooops. Gotta run and gag myself with a spoon, dudes. . . .

 

[EPL0c0]

He really is the anti-TO. Yeah his play has been ehhh lately, but this is the kind of guy you WANT on your team...a real TEAM Player.

I still hold out hope that he can get his crap together.

Some folks gave Stanback more of a chance than they have Roy.

 

[skinsscalper]

The CB got stuck in an untenable position. I don't think the play was created to create a mistake ending in an easy TD. The play should have created separation by causing the CB to leave Crayton to cover RW. Fortunately, the safety blew the coverage and created an easy TD. It still wasn't execution that created the TD. It was blown coverage.

Even if the coverage hadn't been "blown" by the safety, the design of the play would have put the Cowboys in a favorable matchup. There's not an O coordinator in the league that wouldn't take one on one coverage with a safety on a WR. We lucked out with the TD being "easy" but Crayton (because of his schematic matchup) and Roy (because of his physical matchup) may have scored anyway.

At this point it's all moot. We scored. We won.