Peter King On Roy Williams

[TellerMorrow34]

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I think the most amazing thing I've heard in the past month, and I've confirmed it with someone close to Roy Williams, is that the Dallas receiver was never on a consistent weightlifting program in his life before this off-season, when he got after it at Valley Ranch. "I'm serious,'' this acquaintance of Williams told me. "Roy never lifted before. Now that he has, and now that he's serious about making himself a great football player, especially with T.O. gone, I think he's really going to have a good year.''



TO deprived Roy of using weights.
TO kept him away from the weight room - "no weightlifting program for you - ONE Year"
TO was here so Roy couldnt make himself a great football player



Well. After readind that I am glad TO is gone. Dam him.

lol

I have to admit that was pretty funny. I like that.



Ok so lets be honest here. No one can blame TO for Roy Williams being one of those guys who simply got by on his God Given talents all this time. There are plenty of football players like that, every year, in the NFL. Guys who just always got by without putting in the extra work.

Deion Sanders was the same way. He never gave a crap about working hard and yet played darn well. Now, obviously, I'm not saying Roy is as great a WR as Deion was a CB but the point is that until this offseason he clearly had the work ethic of Deion.

No one can question the work ethic of TO. Anyone who does is simply a TO hater. You can not look at that guy and tell me the man doesn't work his butt off to be in the best shape he possibly can be.

Now this news that Roy is doing that now, no matter what the reasons are that he's finally getting it, is awesome. I think that will allow him a much better chance to prove he's every bit the player that Jerry believes he can be when he brought him here.

I'm looking for Roy to have a very productive year.

 

[jay cee]

Am I the only one who finds this story unbelievable?

not at all. 4 yrs high school, 3 or 4 yrs college and 5 years in the NFL, without lifting weights? I'm not buying it.

He may not be the most dedicated weight lifter in the game, but no way would I believe this.

 

[Alexander]

not at all. 4 yrs high school, 3 or 4 yrs college and 5 years in the NFL, without lifting weights? I'm not buying it.

He may not be the most dedicated weight lifter in the game, but no way would I believe this.

He's probably exagerrating. But given Williams' injury history it would not shock me he hasn't had extensive weight training as a professional.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Coachable WR Roy Williams finally finds a weight room

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From Peter King's Monday Morning Quarterback:

I think the most amazing thing I've heard in the past month, and I've confirmed it with someone close to Roy Williams, is that the Dallas receiver was never on a consistent weightlifting program in his life before this off-season, when he got after it at Valley Ranch. "I'm serious,'' this acquaintance of Williams told me. "Roy never lifted before. Now that he has, and now that he's serious about making himself a great football player, especially with T.O. gone, I think he's really going to have a good year.''
It's almost unbelievable that a guy can play at a major program like Texas and spend five seasons in the NFL without ever taking a weight program seriously.

The fact that Williams has done so is a testament to his talent. It's also evidence that supports all the whispers about his rep for having a poor work ethic.

Maybe his embarrassing 2008 season could be his career wake-up call. By all accounts, he's put in a lot of work at Valley Ranch, in the weight room and on the field with Tony Romo.

There's a lot of work left to do for Williams before training camp, and it's not only continuing to work on his chemistry with Romo. With the exception of a one-week vacation, he plans to continue his workout program heading into training camp.

The goal for Williams (6-3, 220) is to slim down to 212 pounds, which is what he weighed during his Pro Bowl season in Detroit.





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[big dog cowboy]

Am I the only one who finds this story unbelievable?

No.

I am highly doubtful this is 100% accurite.

 

[jay cee]

He's probably exagerrating. But given Williams' injury history it would not shock me he hasn't had extensive weight training as a professional.

I can believe that. I can see him as one of those last one in, first one out of the weight room types.

Kind of like me.:laugh2:

 

[Chocolate Lab]

He's probably exagerrating. But given Williams' injury history it would not shock me he hasn't had extensive weight training as a professional.

Right, it's not that he's literally never touched a weight before. But I played with guys like that who didn't like to lift and thought they were talented enough that they didn't have to. They'd go through the motions of doing a few things, but it was so sporadic and with such a light weight that it didn't do them any good. It's a whole 'nother thing to actually get on a consistent program and work at it and make progress on it.

 

[ArmyCowboy]

Right, it's not that he's literally never touched a weight before. But I played with guys like that who didn't like to lift and thought they were talented enough that they didn't have to. They'd go through the motions of doing a few things, but it was so sporadic and with such a light weight that it didn't do them any good. It's a whole 'nother thing to actually get on a consistent program and work at it and make progress on it.

Exactly

The story doesn't say that Roy's never lifted.

It doesn't even say that Roy might have had his own lifting program outside of what the teams he was on did.

No way he got to this point in his career without ever touching a weight.

Of course, Hershall Walker claimed he never lifted weights either, so who knows.

 

[casmith07]

Don't we hear things like this every year and then nothing happens. Tank Johnson was going to be a beast last year as I recall. Romo supposedly worked on some footwork flaws last offseason and was going to be much better. Neither happened. I hope RW11 does in fact have a renewed dedication to becoming an elite player but I put zero stock in reports like this until I see some results on the field.

Where did you recall that from? Not sure where you heard that one.

 

[casmith07]

Coachable WR Roy Williams finally finds a weight room

Someone needs to tell Tim MacMahon that the "coachable" stuff isn't cute anymore.

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

we'll see if it translates. David Boston was awesome at weight training. I mean he took roids, but it never translated on the field. Okay...maybe thats a bad example... lol

David Boston was pretty good...

 

[Idgit]

Someone needs to tell Tim MacMahon that the "coachable" stuff isn't cute anymore.

That's comical Tim MacMahon to you, boy.

 

[AbeBeta]

Cowboys Wideout Roy Williams Says Hello To Weight Room
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on June 22, 2009, 11:23 a.m.

While one Roy Williams tries to push reset on his career in Cincinnati, the receiver in Dallas is trying something a little different this offseason.

He’s lifting weights.

Peter King relays the head-scratching news in his MMQB column.

“I’m serious,” an acquaintance of Williams told King. “Roy never lifted before. Now that he has, and now that he’s serious about making himself a great football player, especially with T.O. gone, I think he’s really going to have a good year.”

Lions fans should feel free to throw something against the wall after reading that quote.

Williams’ acquaintance was probably trying to pump up the wideout’s ‘09 prospects, but the admission only supports the widespread whispers about the former Longhorn’s lax work habits.

If nothing else, the man Williams is trying to replace always kept up with his workouts.

http://www.profootballtalk.com/2009/06/22/cowboys-wideout-roy-williams-says-hello-to-weight-room/

 

[AbeBeta]

Seriously?

 

[ArmyCowboy]

David Boston was pretty good...

Until he started looking like a tight end.....

 

[BruceWayne]

Am I the only one who finds this story unbelievable?

Nope you are not alone

 

[AbeBeta]

Am I the only one who finds this story unbelievable?

at first I did, but it really wouldn't be terribly surprising to see a highly talented player who got through college without weight training. He then gets to a crap NFL team who maybe isn't so clear on how to develop talent... entirely plaubile

 

[adbutcher]

Am I the only one who finds this story unbelievable?

no, not at all.

 

[Hoofbite]

I doubt King is saying that Roy never touched a weight.

Roy probably just walked around in the weight room looking at weights, lifting a few every now and then without ever pushing himself.

 

[Mash]

Lets see...

Roy comes here and states that the Lions practiced harder....

Then Roy steps right into the circus here and complains about the system and not getting enough looks.

Now Roy and Romo combo in OTA's looked average ....but Roy was seen getting upset from not getting thrown to while open

and we hear now....that Roy never really worked the weights before