My god. I'm sorry, but this is starting to get ridiculous. Watch Roy Williams tape. It's not that he CANT cover, (go back to his early days w/ the boys, and you'll see a completely different player) it's just he isnt that fluid, doesnt have good recovery speed, and isnt good covering alot of ground. If he has to turn his hips, its over (which isnt an easy thing to do anyway.
But guess what? The scheme we ran last year required him to do all the things he was weak at. Roy Williams is one of the best safeties in the league when you arent asking him to play a 15-20 yard deep cover 2 shell zone. Parcells coached a scheme more than he did players. The scheme we played last year brought to the surface ALL of Roys weaknesses, and NONE of his strengths. He is a decent coverage safety, just not when he is asked to cover lots of ground, which was required last year. Add to the fact that he had a rookie FS and an incumbent one, and you saw the results. Somehow he still managed 5 picks.
I'm not trying to be some Roy homer either, as he he seems to be mentally soft, needs to lose some weight, and doesnt have very good hands, but people are making him out to be some absolutely horrendous player in coverage which he is not. Yes he is a safety, and he has to cover, but if you can use his strengths to his ability and limit his weakness (Deep zone, covering lots of ground) then he is an elite safety in this league. Period.
