Roy Williams to see time at LB? (1 Viewer)

[bcr8f]

May 15, 2007, 01:17

Cowboys :: LB, DB

Cowboys S R. Williams To See Time At LB?

Tim MacMahon, Dallas Morning News -

Dallas Cowboys safety Roy Williams is apparently being considered as a potential linebacker in the team's nickel package, in effort to take advantage of his run-stopping and pass-rushing abilities.

 

[chook]

May 15, 2007, 01:17

Cowboys :: LB, DB

Cowboys S R. Williams To See Time At LB?

Tim MacMahon, Dallas Morning News -

Dallas Cowboys safety Roy Williams is apparently being considered as a potential linebacker in the team's nickel package, in effort to take advantage of his run-stopping and pass-rushing abilities.

He was being touted as a LB a while back.

 

[bcr8f]

May 15, 2007, 01:17

Cowboys :: LB, DB

Cowboys S R. Williams To See Time At LB?

Tim MacMahon, Dallas Morning News -

Dallas Cowboys safety Roy Williams is apparently being considered as a potential linebacker in the team's nickel package, in effort to take advantage of his run-stopping and pass-rushing abilities.

He was being touted as a LB a while back.

Thanks. If he stays officially a safety it may help his fantasy value.

 

[Sidewinder16]

May 15, 2007, 01:17

Cowboys :: LB, DB

Cowboys S R. Williams To See Time At LB?

Tim MacMahon, Dallas Morning News -

Dallas Cowboys safety Roy Williams is apparently being considered as a potential linebacker in the team's nickel package, in effort to take advantage of his run-stopping and pass-rushing abilities.

Follow up from Wade Phillips on plans for Williams.

The Cowboys are calling the package they worked on yesterday their dime defense. That means Roy Williams technically isn't playing any linebacker.

The terminology doesn't matter. The fact that Wade Phillips and Co. are finding ways to emphasize Williams' strengths while hiding his weaknesses is what's important.

"Some people call it a linebacker, some people call it a dime back," Phillips said. "Whatever. But he's not playing deep half or deep quarter or anything like that. He's playing short zone and blitz."

Phillips said that look will be one of several packages the Cowboys could use in passing situations.

 

[redman]

Sounds like a pretty classic strong safety role, albeit in a nickel/dime package.

 

[coolnerd]

This is the category of sounding more important than it is. Plenty of teams use a safety in a spot technically considered LB in a 6 DB set.

 

[Toads]

May 15, 2007, 01:17

Cowboys :: LB, DB

Cowboys S R. Williams To See Time At LB?

Tim MacMahon, Dallas Morning News -

Dallas Cowboys safety Roy Williams is apparently being considered as a potential linebacker in the team's nickel package, in effort to take advantage of his run-stopping and pass-rushing abilities.

Follow up from Wade Phillips on plans for Williams.

The Cowboys are calling the package they worked on yesterday their dime defense. That means Roy Williams technically isn't playing any linebacker.

The terminology doesn't matter. The fact that Wade Phillips and Co. are finding ways to emphasize Williams' strengths while hiding his weaknesses is what's important.

"Some people call it a linebacker, some people call it a dime back," Phillips said. "Whatever. But he's not playing deep half or deep quarter or anything like that. He's playing short zone and blitz."

Phillips said that look will be one of several packages the Cowboys could use in passing situations.

That places him in the gravy train for garbage time tackles.Where do you think Lance briggs scored a good share of his tackles? From teams throwing when they were coming from behind. Briggs mined the dump-off tackles, actually made a pretty fair living at it.

 

[massraider]

Good move. The cupboard was getting bare at LB for the Cowboys.

 

[a_rackowski]

Sounds like Leroy Butler - 1996.