There might not be many believers for Roy Williams this year beyond Jerry Jones, the man who paid the wide receiver more than $9 million earlier this offseason. But we’ve located another.
Deion Sanders is predicting big things for Williams, who could quickly fade into a complementary role in Dallas if Tony Romo distributes the ball like he did a year ago and rookie first-round draft pick Dez Bryant thrives. Williams was the fourth option a year ago after Miles Austin, Jason Witten and even Patrick Crayton.
Crayton could be headed out of Dallas but with the addition of Bryant, Williams’ role is at least a little ambiguous. Williams has said the right things and has acknowledged he needs to win the trust of the trigger man, Romo.
“I believe, this season, Roy Williams will balll out,” Sanders told the Ticket in Dallas, according to the Dallas Morning News. “He will have a big year. He’s going to be consistent. He’s going to be unlike you’ve seen him before because his back is against the wall. I’m willing to bet on Roy Williams that he has a great year and he comes out with a dog like he’s never had before. Because he knows that this could be it.
“He can’t control the balls coming to him. But what I mean is when the ball comes to him, when he has the one-on-one on the backside, which he will have, he’s going to win the matchup. Then, when he continuously wins the matchup, then they’re going to throw more his way. It’s not rocket science that the same guys end up the in the Pro Bowl and they make the most catches every year. Because the offensive coordinators plug them in to receive the balls because you know what defense the opposing team is going to run. So, he’s going to ball out.”
Jones better hopes Williams balls out otherwise it will be harder to determine what was worse – the price he paid in trade for the receiver or the contract he handed him.
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