I wish the problem was with Crayton and not the guy trying to get the ball to Crayton, but anywho. Here's what PFT said.
COWBOYS TO SNIFF AROUND THE OTHER ROY WILLIAMS?
Posted by Mike Florio on October 13, 2008, 10:26 a.m.
With one Roy Williams already on the roster in Dallas, the Cowboys could soon be sniffing around another one.
But if the Cowboys are going to try to add Lions receiver Roy Williams to the team, something needs to happen before 4:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday.
The Lions, however, reportedly want too much for Williams, who is scheduled to be a free agent after the season. With G.M. Martin Mayhew and COO Tom Lewand hoping to build a case to keep their jobs after the current season, the chances of that happening get slimmer if Williams isn’t on the team.
The question becomes how badly the Cowboys want him. If they’re willing to give up more now than what the Lions expect to get by slapping the franchise tag on Williams in February and trading him out from under it, the Cowboys might get him.
But what would it take? A first-rounder? A one and a three?
Our guess is that the Lions would also like to add a player who can come in and immediately help. One possibility would be to include receiver Patrick Crayton in the package, since the Cowboys really wouldn’t need Crayton given the development of Miles Austin.
And if the Cowboys are willing to part with Crayton in order to get Williams, a three-way trade would become a possibility, given that Bill Parcells would surely love to add Crayton to a so-so receiving corps in Miami.
Still, too much needs to happen in less than 30 hours. Even if the Cowboys make a call to Motown, a trade likely won’t happen, unless the Cowboys are desperate.
Based on Sunday’s loss at Arizona, maybe the Cowboys should be desperate.