Dallas' Spotlight is on #11, Roy Williams

Dallas’s spotlight shines brightly on Roy Williams.

A 1^st round pick, a 3^rd round, and a 7^th round pick. That’s what Dallas gave up for Roy Williams, not to mention the six-year, $54 million contract….good gawd.

For those of you who don’t know the value of draft picks, I’ll put it this way: If we were at our high school lunch table, that’s like me giving you my tater tots, and you give me your crispy chicken, Veryfine juice, and honey bun.

Not so fair now is it?

Now with the emergence of Miles Austin and drafting Dez Bryant, Cowboys fans everywhere are saying the same thing. Either Roy Williams produces, or moves on. He’s being paid way too much to just get on the field and collect checks. Without a single practice in pads, Cowboys fans are already asking to see Dez Bryant start along with Miles Austin rather than Roy Williams, so the spotlight, and rightfully so, is on Roy. Not to mention, his mouth is not helping the matter at all.

“You know, last year around this time we were throwing and catching and it wasn’t very good. Just to be quite honest with you, we were missing balls, and bad throws and drops and all that in the offseason that carried over to the season. But this year, we’re connecting like Montana and Rice.”

Seriously Roy? Montana and Rice? Until you have a ring, a trophy, or hell, even a Pro Bowl, you shouldn’t be allowed to compare yourself to Jerry Rice. Ever.

The best scenario in Roy’s season is if he becomes a solid #2 wideout. Because lets face it, he’s probably the third best receiver on this team. There’s Witten, then Austin, then maybe Williams. Roy is like salt and pepper, not the group, the condiment. He is not the main course, he just makes them better. Witten and Austin, they’re your steak and baked potato. Roy is just there to help. Catch my drift? You can’t just serve salt and pepper; nobody is going to that dinner party. You better have some substance, something you can count on, something that you know everybody will enjoy, not just salt and pepper. If your steak and potatoes suck, salt and pepper won’t make everything ok.

Nobody is building a team around Roy Williams’ skills, unless we’re talking about a college team. So he needs to stop talking like he’s the #1 wideout on the team until, he at the very least, produces like it. In a league where you can’t touch the receivers, you’d think a big receiver like him would benefit from these new rules, but he hasn’t done so, at least not with the star on his helmet.

You give up 3 picks, $54 million, all for some salt and pepper….you better produce soon Roy, or we’ll be talking about #88 lining up with Austin, and #11 jerseys will quickly find the clearance rack.