Roy Williams (1 Viewer)

[Rozelle]

His IDP status may take another hit. Between him and Boulware, they're looking to make up two thirds of the chinese triplets.

Hiding Roy will be difficult this season

 

[obxlegends]

His IDP status may take another hit. Between him and Boulware, they're looking to make up two thirds of the chinese triplets.

Hiding Roy will be difficult this season

I think it's about time the Cowboys cut their losses. Williams is mostly a liability at this point.

 

[massraider]

Thinking long term, is there a guy on Dallas that they might replace him with? Or can we assume they'll look to FA or the draft in '09?

 

[Rozelle]

Thinking long term, is there a guy on Dallas that they might replace him with? Or can we assume they'll look to FA or the draft in '09?

I would assume FA or draft, lets see what they do next weekend. We've been saying it on here for the last 2 years or so, teams like their safeties interchangeable, and Williams appears to be another old school prototypical in-the-box SS casualty. (Archuleta / Boulware)

As they say, it’s a weak draft class for safeties; but it’s all a matter of who fits the scheme. Expect a couple of corners to be converted.

Pat Kirwan's (NFL.com) take:

It wasn't too long ago that there was a strong distinction between strong safeties and free safeties. Those days are gone; a true strong safety that lives down in the box in run support has gone the way of the dinosaur.

Offenses attack with multiple personnel groups and endless formation possibilities in hopes of creating the matchup they need to win. It has become very easy to expose safeties with poor open-field coverage skills. Look at the issues that surround Roy Williams in Dallas. Titans coach Jeff Fisher told me this winter that the need for safeties that can cover like corners has put some fine athletes on the field, but they can break down when they have to get up in run support

 

[Tick]

Some teams still want those dinosaurs - if the Cowboys dump him, he'll likely land with another team and have good value until they get tired of him (even Archuleta was useful until benched last season and Michael Lewis had a very good FF season).