Roy Williams [Lions] getting fed up; thinks Lions could be cursed

[aikemirv]

We have an extra 3rd and a 4th in next year's draft. I'd give Detroit a 1st, 3rd and 4th for him, provided we have the parameters for an extension on his contract.
If you put him on the field with Witten and T.O., This offense is virtually unstoppable.

aRe YoU NuTs?

 

[zrinkill]

aRe YoU NuTs?

If he is .... then so am I.

 

[CowboyWay]

I don't know if I'd give up too much at this point. THe season is 1/4 of the way done. And its painfully clear to every GM in the country that this kid is coming to dallas next year as a free agent.

Why give up the farm for him if everyone knows this is where he wants to be? I'd offer the Lions a 3rd rounder and see if they bite.

 

[khiladi]

http://www.topix.com/nfl/detroit-lions/2008/09/as-lions-lose-roy-williams-not-happy-as-role-player

This article was from September 16th, way prior to the Matt Millen firing. Maybe it was a big influence in the firing.

 

[aikemirv]

I don't know if I'd give up too much at this point. THe season is 1/4 of the way done. And its painfully clear to every GM in the country that this kid is coming to dallas next year as a free agent.

Why give up the farm for him if everyone knows this is where he wants to be? I'd offer the Lions a 3rd rounder and see if they bite.

I,m with you there....


I like him and would like him on the team, but a 1st, 3rd and 4th for a guy whose value to Detroit decreases very day, I don't think so!

 

[CowboyWay]

I like him and would like him on the team, but a 1st, 3rd and 4th for a guy whose value to Detroit decreases very day, I don't think so!

That would be pure insanity.

 

[LucaBrasi]

aRe YoU NuTs?

Really? The window to win a SB is very small, this is a SB caliber team, imo with Williams as your 2nd receiver its nearly a slam dunk if we stay relatively injury free(Romo). If T.O. was to get hurt, you like lining up 3 wide with Crayton, Hurd, and Austin? You bring Roy Williams aboard, and while he's not T.O., he certainly demands a defense's attention.
The Cowboys have 9 draft picks next year, not counting likely compensation for Julius, Nate Jones, and Reeves. The first rounder is very likely to be in the late 20's or 30's, plus they have Detroit and Cleveland's 3rd and 4th. That's not a fair price for a security blanket like Roy Williams, provided he agrees to an extension?

 

[DaBoys4Life]

Really? The window to win a SB is very small, this is a SB caliber team, imo with Williams as your 2nd receiver its nearly a slam dunk if we stay relatively injury free(Romo). If T.O. was to get hurt, you like lining up 3 wide with Crayton, Hurd, and Austin? You bring Row Williams aboard, and while he's not T.O., he certainly demands a defense's attention.
The Cowboys have 9 draft picks next year, not counting likely compensation for Julius, Nate Jones, and Reeves. The first rounder is very likely to be in the late 20's and 30's, plus they have Detroit and Cleveland's 3rd and 4th. That's not a fair price for a security blanket like Roy Williams?

IDK with the team we have know theres no reason that we should be able to win 3 superbowls in the next 4-7 years.

 

[Hostile]

Roy Williams is now throwing the Coaching Staff under the bus. Greasing the wheels folks...

Roy Williams: It's not Matt Millen's fault

BY GEORGE SIPPLE • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • September 24, 2008

It was team photo day Tuesday at the Lions' headquarters in Allen Park.

But president and CEO Matt Millen wasn't there to put on a happy face. Neither was owner William Clay Ford or his son, Lions vice chairman Bill Ford Jr.

A team spokesman said it's typical for players to be on hand for the photo and for images of team executives to be photo shopped in later. But on the day after Ford Jr. said he would fire Millen if he had the authority, the void was more pronounced than usual.

Wide receiver Roy Williams said everyone's entitled to his or her opinion, but he didn't think Millen should be fired.

Kicker Jason Hanson said, after the team's 0-3 start, Ford Jr. could have said everyone should be fired.

"Like I tell everybody else," Williams said, "if I was the coordinator, I'd be in four-wide (receiver sets). I'm not the coordinator. ... That's why I like this country. You can say what you want to say."

The players, Williams said, ultimately are responsible for the team's performance.

"I don't know what goes on in the front office," Williams said. "I don't think the front office makes a football team. I think we have a real good nucleus of players. I think Matt has done a great job of putting the team together.

"If you look on paper, we're a pretty good football team. So I can't blame the front office for anything. I wouldn't fire the guy. It's not his fault."
Hanson, who has been with the Lions for 17 years, said Ford Jr.'s comments didn't surprise him.

"If he'd have said, 'Fire everybody,' would you be surprised?" Hanson said. "When you're not playing good and you're 0-3 ... everybody from the owner to the kicker should be upset and tired and sick of what's happening. I'm not surprised or shocked or anything."

Does Hanson expect changes?

"I don't know," Hanson said. "That's so far out of my realm. From a player's perspective, you know, it might be symbolic for the city. But, for us, what would it change?

"This is the NFL. This is high performance, and when you don't do what you're supposed to, you fear that you're not going to be around."

Contact GEORGE SIPPLE at 313-223-4796 or gsipple@freepress.com.

 

[newlander]

I agree 100% that he's overrated. Been watching him here in Michigan for years. Drops 2 balls a game, runs very bad routes, pouts.......we don't need him and shouldn't want him. Sorry U-T fans but that's the God's honest truth with him............

 

[YosemiteSam]

Burnett, Roy Williams (safety), and Crayton/Hurd for Roy Williams (wr). No draft picks.

With our Superbowl aspirations, Burnett isn't going anywhere. He plays quite a bit and we don't have a quality replacement for him.

 

[aikemirv]

IDK with the team we have know theres no reason that we should be able to win 3 superbowls in the next 4-7 years.

Thats right and there is no guarantee with him either.

They did a graphic on the FA Wr signed in the offseason on the NFL network last night.

The 4 guys contracts were worth 165 mill or so.

They have 3 catches this year I think!

 

[Faerluna]

I'd be pissed if he want to the Tecans.

He said he wanted to win.

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[DaBoys4Life]

Thats right and there is no guarantee with him either.

They did a graphic on the FA Wr signed in the offseason on the NFL network last night.

The 4 guys contracts were worth 165 mill or so.

They have 3 catches this year I think!

who where the FA WR's?????

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

I just saw Roy.... he was singing "cause I'ma Cowboy... on a steel horse I ride....."

 

[BigDinAZ]

Could you imagine TO on the left, and Williams on the Right!!!!

I'm getting goosebumps!!!

 

[Hostile]

Could you imagine TO on the left, and Williams on the Right!!!!

I'm getting goosebumps!!!

Don't forget Witten and Barber.

 

[aikemirv]

who where the FA WR's?????

Porter,Stallworth,Walker and ???????

 

[Romo2Dez4six]

Don't forget Witten and Barber.

and Crayton in the slot , oh yeah and Felix

 

[LucaBrasi]

Porter,Stallworth,Walker and ???????

3 guys that couldn't carry Roy Williams jock.