Roy Williams signing is a no-brainer

By Andy Targovnik  |   Thursday, August 03, 2006  |  Comments( 2 )

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With Roy Williams entering the final year of his contract, Jerry Jones and Bill Parcells didn't want to take a chance that the Dallas Cowboys would lose him to the crapshoot of unrestricted free agency. So they tore up the final year of Williams' current deal and gave him a brand new five-year, $25.2 million pact that will keep the three-time Pro Bowler in Dallas until 2010.

There are those who believe that the Dallas Cowboys are tying up too much money in Williams. I'm not one of those. Actually, I think it was a no-brainer. While Williams may not be Ronnie Lott quite yet, he's arguably the best strong safety in the NFL.

Just the very threat of him lurking in the secondary waiting to unleash a bone crushing hit has opposing running backs thinking twice about putting their heads down to fight for extra yardage. And let's face it. 82 tackles and three interceptions speak for themselves.

But perhaps Williams' biggest fan may be the owner. "He is probably the second most visible player we've got on this team right now, Terrell Owens being the first," Jerry Jones gushed. "Roy, through his play brings leadership and basically will be one of the main signatures on our defense." That's a pretty nice compliment considering the Dallas Cowboys roster includes impact players like Drew Bledsoe, Julius Jones and Bradie James.

As an added bonus for the high strung head coach, Williams is maintenance free. "He's a good kid. He really is. He's a pleasure to be around, and he's got a smile on his face all the time; and on Sunday, he tries to win, Parcells said."

And any friend of Bill's should be a friend of Cowboy fans.

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