Video: The 'Entire' Roy Williams Interview - 7/12/09

[dcfanatic]

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This is a four minute clip of that interview.

Deserved a new thread so it doesn't get passed up as I know most are done going into that other thread.

Weight? Pressure?

Good to hear he is 'bringing it' for all the fans on the first day of training camp.

Just worry about football Roy and don't let the media get in your head. We just lost a very good football player to that illness.

 

[rkell87]

this one makes it sound like he is just gonna be calm and to the point when talking to the media, i like that we hear the questions this time.

i love the goal he set for himself to get the ball from the first TD in the new stadium, go get it roy!

 

[Boyzmamacita]

Hearing the actual questions certainly puts it all in context and perspective. Nothing to see here, really. Thanks for posting, dc.

 

[Idgit]

DC, I know some of what you do is to get attention and trump up stories. I'm wondering if you'd heard that entire clip before the initial RW Won't Talk to Media thread? Or if hearing that longer excerpt moderates your take at all? I can't see anyone listening to the interview above and really worrying that the media is getting to RW on the basis of what he said there.

 

[AKATheRake]

Roy Williams is an intelligent person, and it's not the glass'. That first and 3rd will not be regretted. He means business. This guy is a leader, believe me.

 

[dcfanatic]

DC, I know some of what you do is to get attention and trump up stories. I'm wondering if you'd heard that entire clip before the initial RW Won't Talk to Media thread? Or if hearing that longer excerpt moderates your take at all? I can't see anyone listening to the interview above and really worrying that the media is getting to RW on the basis of what he said there.

Some of you really do see me as 'the media' dont you?

:laugh2:

What he said is what he said.

My take is the same. Am I missing something?

He's talking about not talking to the media this season because they twist his words around and he's being portrayed as someone that he's not which he blames on the media. And when he started making that point his tone became serious.

Right?

The media is in his head in July. It may mean nothing as fas as the season goes. But I hate it because it reminds me of the other guy.

If some people can't see the similarities I don't know what to tell them.

And for clarification. No, I didn't see the entire clip until I was contacted by someone from Fox 7 in Austin to let me know it was available.

 

[Idgit]

Some of you really do see me as 'the media' dont you?

:laugh2:

What he said is what he said.

My take is the same. Am I missing something?

He's talking about not talking to the media this season because they twist his words around and he's being portrayed as someone that he's not which he blames on the media. And when he started making that point his tone became serious.

Right?

The media is in his head in July. It may mean nothing as fas as the season goes. But I hate it because it reminds me of the other guy.

If some people can't see the similarities I don't know what to tell them.

And for clarification. No, I didn't see the entire clip until I was contacted by someone from Fox 7 in Austin to let me know it was available.

I said you post things to get attention, and that you trump up stories. I think that's a great hobby, but it's hardly confusing you with 'the media.' You are a blogger, which is a medium of sorts. Just one with virtually no barrier to entry and no qualifications required. But that wasn't the question.

I asked because in the other thread, you went pretty far out on a limb saying the Dallas Cowboys don't need these types of comments. That they were reminiscent of what TO had said, and that this stuff festers and hurts the team. I'm paraphrasing, but I think that's pretty accurate.

What Roy actually said, though was that he was happy to be in Dallas. Just to play for Dallas. Happy to be part of it. He's just going to play. That no matter what he says, it'll get pointed at in a negative way, so he's going to shut up and play ball. The whole season. He'll handle the media just like he did in that interview: going to keep quiet, continue to play with a smile on his face. I think the guy interviewing him even said 'Sounds good' after that portion of the interview was concluded.

So I asked you a straightforward question as to whether hearing the interview in context changed your opinion on how damaging the comments were. Clearly they didn't, and clearly I think they probably should have given the actual context of the interview.

 

[Silverstar]

Why is he wearing glasses...does he really need those?

 

[Idgit]

Why is he wearing glasses...does he really need those?

Probably. He must wear contacts on the field.

 

[dcfanatic]

I said you post things to get attention, and that you trump up stories. I think that's a great hobby, but it's hardly confusing you with 'the media.' You are a blogger, which is a medium of sorts. Just one with virtually no barrier to entry and no qualifications required. But that wasn't the question.

I asked because in the other thread, you went pretty far out on a limb saying the Dallas Cowboys don't need these types of comments. That they were reminiscent of what TO had said, and that this stuff festers and hurts the team. I'm paraphrasing, but I think that's pretty accurate.

What Roy actually said, though was that he was happy to be in Dallas. Just to play for Dallas. Happy to be part of it. He's just going to play. That no matter what he says, it'll get pointed at in a negative way, so he's going to shut up and play ball. The whole season. He'll handle the media just like he did in that interview: going to keep quiet, continue to play with a smile on his face. I think the guy interviewing him even said 'Sounds good' after that portion of the interview was concluded.

So I asked you a straightforward question as to whether hearing the interview in context changed your opinion on how damaging the comments were. Clearly they didn't, and clearly I think they probably should have given the actual context of the interview.

I don't mind him acting like Marion Barber.

But telling the media this will only put a target on him.

And T.O. was happy to be in Dallas until the very end. That had nothing to do with the 'media war' which happened last season.

We had an owner put a gag order on the coach once the season ended.

We had a player shouting out his displeasure with a reporter and then having to sit down in front of Christmas tree to discuss issues which should have only been discussed, if they even existed, behind closed doors.

And we had three of the team's biggest stars doing post game interviews on the field within moments after a big win answering questions about the 'team's chemistry issues'.

That's three strikes for me. Let's not act like the Cowboys and media didn't have major issues last season. Issues that were not common, even for the Dallas Cowboys.

So we were getting back on track. The stories over the last few months were back to being about football. Were they not?

Guess what the stories are going to be about this week.

So no, the Cowboys didn't need this as they head into training camp.

Also you will notice the reporter says 'Can I ask you if this was your best offseason, can I keep it general like that?'

Why is he asking the question in that manner? To me it seems as if he was alerted beforehand not to ask certain types of questions.

A reporter doesn't ask a player if he can this type of question or that type of question, he just asks the question.

And how come I only post stuff to get attention and that I trump up stories when the issue at hand puts a negative light on the team?

When I post that Tony Romo and Jason Witten can be the connection that leads this team to the Super Bowl no one says these things.

Message boards are so much fun.

:laugh2:

 

[21Savage]

Some of you really do see me as 'the media' dont you?

:laugh2:

What he said is what he said.

My take is the same. Am I missing something?

He's talking about not talking to the media this season because they twist his words around and he's being portrayed as someone that he's not which he blames on the media. And when he started making that point his tone became serious.


Right?

The media is in his head in July. It may mean nothing as fas as the season goes. But I hate it because it reminds me of the other guy.

If some people can't see the similarities I don't know what to tell them.

And for clarification. No, I didn't see the entire clip until I was contacted by someone from Fox 7 in Austin to let me know it was available.

Most of our fan base wanted TO to stop talking and just play football-be it to the media or to his teammates.

A lot of us wished TO would realize how he got portrayed and pretty much egged on in each interview to implode, and just stop talking to them altogether.

Roy isn't even on nearly the same level of destructiveness as TO was but still is already realizing he might have to take out the colorful commentary when he talks to them and just speak matter of factly without giving them ammunition.

If you can't see this stark difference then I don't know what to tell you.

 

[dcfanatic]

Probably. He must wear contacts on the field.

Someone on my blog said he looks like Randy Jackson...

 

[dcfanatic]

Most of our fan base wanted TO to stop talking and just play football-be it to the media or to his teammates.

A lot of us wished TO would realize how he got portrayed and pretty much egged on in each interview to implode, and just stop talking to them altogether.

Roy isn't even on nearly the same level of destructiveness as TO was but still is already realizing he might have to take out the colorful commentary when he talks to them and just speak matter of factly without giving them ammunition.

If you can't see this stark difference then I don't know what to tell you.

Now explain why he told 'the enemy' he was going to shoot them before he shot them?

 

[Idgit]

Also you will notice the reporter says 'Can I ask you if this was your best offseason, can I keep it general like that?'

Why is he asking the question in that manner? To me it seems as if he was alerted beforehand not to ask certain types of questions.

A reporter doesn't ask a player if he can this type of question or that type of question, he just asks the question.

I hadn't caught that, but you're right: there probably was a prior discussion re: Peter King's stupid comments about RW not lifting weights. That might even explain why RW goes off in that direction with the camera on.

And how come I only post stuff to get attention and that I trump up stories when the issue at hand puts a negative light on the team?

When I post that Tony Romo and Jason Witten can be the connection that leads this team to the Super Bowl no one says these things.

Message boards are so much fun.

:laugh2:

I didn't imply that you 'only' post stories to get attention, or that you 'only' trump things up. Only that you occasionally do. And that's fine with me because you've got a blog you're building and you're looking for takes that are interesting. The only point I was making is that maybe you're fishing without much bait on this one.

Someone on my blog said he looks like Randy Jackson...

Check it out: he actually does look sort of like a skinny Randy Jackson, dog.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Someone on my blog said he looks like Randy Jackson...

don't do that again

I hate that guy, he's still stuck in 1995

btw, doesn't anyone think he looks like one of those singing raisens from back in the day?

 

[21Savage]

Now explain why he told 'the enemy' he was going to shoot them before he shot them?

It's obvious that this one reporter asked him questions in a jovial, harmless way and he was just giving him a polite heads up.

The reporter even asked if he could ask the first question, clearly not trying to step on Roy's toes or ask him questions that might get him riled up. Roy replied with a blah blah answer about how he's just happy to play for the cowboys and felt the need to spontaneously qualify the answer with a reason just out of respect for this one reporter.

And he's actually not really shooting the enemy. If he was, the interview would've ended one minute into it or wouldn't have occurred at all.

Here's how I see it:

Old Roy answer: this offseason's been great, have just been inviting Romo over to play xbox, telling him how cute his girlfriend is, bringing him some good old Texas meals but not giving him too much so he doesn't get fat..............

New Roy answer: I'm just happy to be playing for the Dallas Cowboys

Nothing really to see hear from my perspective.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

It's obvious that this one reporter asked him questions in a jovial, harmless way and he was just giving him a polite heads up.

The reporter even asked if he could ask the first question, clearly not trying to step on Roy's toes or ask him questions that might get him riled up. Roy replied with a blah blah answer about how he's just happy to play for the cowboys and felt the need to spontaneously qualify the answer with a reason just out of respect for this one reporter.

And he's actually not really shooting the enemy. If he was, the interview would've ended one minute into it or wouldn't have occurred at all.

Here's how I see it:

Old Roy answer: this offseason's been great, have just been inviting Romo over to play xbox, telling him how cute his girlfriend is, bringing him some good old Texas meals but not giving him too much so he doesn't get fat..............

New Roy answer: I'm just happy to be playing for the Dallas Cowboys

Nothing really to see hear from my perspective.

this is what I don't get

if Roy is able to give PC answers, there is no reason to swear off talking to the media

 

[21Savage]

this is what I don't get

if Roy is able to give PC answers, there is no reason to swear off talking to the media

Actually, what you don't get is that he said he's gonna speak to them in a MONOTONE all year. As in, just give PC answers, not shunning them altogether. This is why I feel that there's nothing to see here.

I don't know why it's so wrong to let the media know you will speak less like Marty B and more like Romo due to the situation where you find yourself now-being under the critical microscope.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Actually, what you don't get is that he said he's gonna speak to them in a MONOTONE all year. As in, just give PC answers, not shunning them altogether. This is why I feel that there's nothing to see here.

I don't know why it's so wrong to let the media know you will speak less like Marty B and more like Romo due to the situation where you find yourself now-being under the critical microscope.

either way, the dude is clearly defensive

 

[21Savage]

either way, the dude is clearly defensive

True that!

But I don't see any way any one can look at all that's been said about him this offseason and think he's gotten a fair shake. From our ex-players to the media, it's been one negatively critical thing after the other.

What pisses me off the most is how they present his stats without ever mentioning the injury factor. I've read multiple stories that say he's declined in the last 2 season since his probowl season of 2006.

Really? They show 1,310 yards, 7 TDs and then show 838 yards and 5 TDs in 2007. Nobody ever shows that he 2006 was the only season he's played all 16 games and that even his rookie season, when most wide outs struggle, he had 817 yards in 14 games.

His numbers in 2007, extrapolated to 16 games, would come out to 1,117 yards and 7 TDs. Not too shabby.

To me, last season was a write off and I'm ready to give him a chance to show himself this season. His rookie season and 2006 are plenty enough proof to me that he can get it done.