So now the Cowboys have a talented underachiever to add to their roster full of... talented underachievers. They are no doubt the most talented team in football on an individual-by-individual basis, but they have almost no leadership from the coaching staff down, and look likely to keep underachieving. Word out of Dallas is that Williams is about to be signed to a multi-year contract extension, and people are just waiting to see if T.O. bursts a coronary if Williams gets one dime more than the "original 81."
At least the 'Boys have cornered the market on Roy Williamses. The problem is, a month from now, when Cowboys fans lament "Roy Williams is killing us!," we won't know who they are talking about.
Williams was number 11 in Detroit - are the Cowboys ready to unretire Drew Bledsoe's number? (Actually, I still think of Danny White, whose uni number Bledsoe should have never been allowed to sully.)
Oh, yeah, the fantasy impact. Let's use our pal OTTO to try to figure this one out.
Opportunity will surely be there for Williams, but how much? At this point in the season, it is hard to believe he will overtake Owens or Witten as Romo's favorite targets, especially with Romo out the first four or five weeks of William's Cowboy career. So he will likely be the 2nd receiver for the Cowboys, or the 3rd option in the passing game.
Teammates/System - Williams surely has great teammates around him, and the Cowboys love to throw the ball around (at least they will when Romo gets healthy).
Talent - The talent is there for Williams, but sometimes you have to ask if the spirit is willing?
Opponents - the Cowboys face a tough schedule down the stretch, including all the NFC East teams, the Ravens, Steelers, and Buccaneers.
To try to come up with concrete numbers for Williams, lets look at what he has done over the last three years compared to the Cowboy's 2nd receiver over the same time span.
| Roy Williams | Year | Yards | TDS | Catches Per Game | Yards Per Game | TDs Per Game |
| Roy Williams | 2006 | 1310 | 7 | 5.1 | 81.9 | 0.4 |
| Roy Williams | 2007 | 838 | 5 | 5.3 | 69.8 | 0.4 |
| Roy Williams | 2008 | 232 | 1 | 3.4 | 46.4 | 0.2 |
| Average | 4.6 | 66.0 | 0.4 |
| Cowboys #2 Reciever | Year | Yards | TDS | Catches Per Game | Yards Per Game | TDs Per Game |
| Terry Glenn | 2006 | 1047 | 6 | 4.7 | 69.8 | 0.4 |
| Patrick Crayton | 2007 | 697 | 7 | 3.3 | 46.5 | 0.5 |
| Patrick Crayton | 2008 | 291 | 2 | 3.2 | 48.5 | 0.3 |
| Average | 3.7 | 54.9 | 0.4 |
Those average numbers look earily similar. Did the Cowboys give up all those draft picks for an extra 12 yards per game? Patrick Crayton has actually outperformed Roy Williams to date this season.
In week 7, we will assume that Williams will not have a role in the Dallas offense, as he adjusts to the new playbook. After that, lets give Williams the benefit of the doubt and have him average 4.6 catches, 66 yards, and 0.4 TDs per contest as a base value. We will then use TPV to determine his yardage and TDs each week from week 8 through week 16 (we here at FFV ignore the seldom-used for fantasy purposes week 17). However, we will apply the 25% Brad Johnson penalty that we will be applying to all Cowboy receivers in weeks 7 through 9.
| Week | Opp | Yards | TDs |
| 7 | STL | 0 | 0.0 |
| 8 | TB | 48 | 0.2 |
| 9 | NYG | 57 | 0.3 |
| 10 | BYE | 0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | WAS | 50 | 0.2 |
| 12 | SF | 69 | 0.3 |
| 13 | SEA | 73 | 0.6 |
| 14 | PIT | 55 | 0.4 |
| 15 | NYG | 76 | 0.5 |
| 16 | BAL | 51 | 0.3 |
| Avg | 60 | 0.4 |
So there you have it. After week 7, we project Williams to average about 60 yards per game with a TD every other week or so. The closest player to those numbers in terms of to-date production is... Randy Moss. Of course, we are expecting William's numbers to at least be more consistent week-to-week.
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