Is there a riskier No. 1 wide receiver than Roy Williams? Didn’t do anything but steal paychecks after coming over from Detroit last year. In fact, if it wasn’t his 2006 season, Williams would have no business even being a considered a No. 1 wide receiver in the NFL. Make or break year for Williams. His situation will likely be enough to entice someone to draft him sooner than he should. That cat won’t be me.
('09 Proj: 76 rec, 1,056 yds, 6 touchdowns) ~Jon Rascon
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Pay no attention to the rough year that Williams just experienced. He is now the WR1 for Dallas, is playing with a superstar quarterback and has an actual supporting cast to help him carry the load. It would be a huge surprise if he doesn’t pull off a career season.
('09 Proj: 86 rec, 1,400 yards, 9 touchdowns) ~Frank Mazzola
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Williams is tough to asses after the disappearing act last year, he is set up to be the Cowboys top receiver this season with T.O. out of the picture. Problem is, take away 2006 and Williams has never started more than 12 games in a season, had more than 64 receptions, or 838 yards. He does know how to find the end zone, averaging seven touchdowns from 2004-2008. This is the kind of guy that could make or break your fantasy team aka high risk/high reward!
('09 Proj: 72 rec, 937 yds, 8 touchdowns) ~Robb Perkins
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I was a huge Roy Williams fan when he got drafted and I was excited to see him traded to Dallas but I am still scratching my head as to what happened to him last season. A 430 yard, two touchdown year after leading the NFC in receiving yards in 2006? With T.O. gone, there is big pressure on Williams to produce. This is the guy that Jerry Jones saw as the long term solution for Owens regardless and he spent a first rounder and three more picks to get him!
('09 Proj: 75 rec, 800 yds, 7 touchdowns) ~Steve Cavanagh
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It’s going to be hard to prepare for Williams’ wild fluctuation in draft position. As the top receiver in Dallas, it’s not impossible to envision some owners ranking him as a top-10 option at the position; while others, remembering his abysmal 2008 season, will see him as untouchable. In reality, he probably falls somewhere in the T.J. Houshmandzadeh/Antonio Bryant/Santonio Holmes range: big-time talent with unavoidable extenuating team circumstances that will make his consistency a major question mark.
('09 Proj: 75 rec, 1,100 yds, 7 touchdowns) ~Stan Feldman
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I Consider Williams a medium-risk, high-reward fantasy option that is worth a look between Rounds 4 and 6 in drafts redrafts. Which would put him as a middle-end No. 2 WR.
('09 Proj: 70 rec, 1,001 yds and 8 touchdowns) ~Dave Fosdick
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Alright, this is more of a challenge than Peyton was yesterday. I happen to like Williams in 2009 as a great value. He moves into the T.O. role in Dallas’ offense. It’s a role he excelled at when he was in Detroit, only now he has a much better quarterback throwing to him. The downside is that his production will be cut into by Jason Witten.
('09 Proj: 70 rec, 1,000 yds, 8 touchdowns) ~Jeremy Fischer
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The drawbacks are plenty and have been outlined very well by my cohorts above. Every off season I get usually six to ten strong hunches that are the difference between winning and losing. I'm going to stop there because frankly, I feel everything else I have to say about this guy is material suitable for subscriber's eyes only.
('09 Proj: 95 rec, 1,380 yds, 13 touchdowns) ~Rick Perkins