Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys Need to Part Ways With Roy Williams

    The Dallas Cowboys parted ways with Terrell Owens after the 2008 season in an effort to rebuild their team. Despite having an impressive amount of touchdowns and helping the Cowboys get back into the playoffs the Dallas Cowboys ultimately saw T.O. as too much of a liability. The problems that he caused within the team as well as his advancing age were all reasons as to why Jerry Jones decided to go in another direction.

    Roy Williams was supposed to be the answer to Owens. Williams had proven himself to be a good football player with the struggling Detroit Lions. He was a first round wide reciever whom was still in his mid twenties. He seemed to be the type of reciever that the Cowboys could build their team around. The hope was that he would pick up where Owens left off and lead the team into the future thanks to his age.

    It all seemed like a perfect fit especially when considering that Williams was a pro bowler. Jerry Jones thought so highly of this young reciever that he traded over multiple draft picks to the Detroit Lions including a pick in the first round of the 2009 NFL draft. In terms of money Jerry Jones made sure that Roy Williams was taken care of. He set him up with over twenty million guaranteed and a salary for six years exceeding fifty million. 

    The problem began to become evident when Williams took the field. He was not able to contribue much to the team. Although at first it could be blamed on the fact that he was thrown into the Cowboys offense without much practice with time it became evident that he simply did not fit the system. The truth is that he is listed as the number one reciever on the roster but in reality Miles Austin is light years ahead of him in terms of playing ability.

    Roy williams has continued to drop passes and it does not seem like if this is likely to improve. His performances in the post season have also been less than impressive. He has not been a differance maker in the Cowboys offense. It is also not absurd to suggest that Patrick Crayton should ahead of Williams on the reciever depth chart. Williams would be a financial blow if the Cowboys released him but not so much if Jerry Jones did it during this 2010 offseason. This is a uncapped year for the NFL and Jones sure looks like if he is willing to pay anything to have the opportunity to have the Dallas Cowboys play the superbowl in their own stadium next season.

    Williams has shown over time that he is not a number one reciever in the league. Jerry Jones made a large investment on Williams only to have it become a bust. It appears as if Williams will stay with the team for another season but at this point he needs to step up. The city as well as Jerry Jones all have their eyes on Williams work. He needs to increase his on field production and show a world of skeptics that he can play.