Williams nursing sore ribs, a little frustration with Cowboys' offense
Tony Romo’s first two passes of the season went to Roy Williams, a strong, symbolic start to their relationship as quarterback and top receiver.That’s all it was, though — a start.
Romo and Williams have hooked up just nine times since the first drive of the Dallas Cowboys’ first game. That’s a total of 11 catches through four games, hardly what owner Jerry Jones is paying either of them to produce.
It’s also not what Williams was expecting after he and Romo spent about four weeks throwing together before the start of offseason workouts.
“No, this is not what I envisioned by no means,” Williams said Wednesday. “It’s still early. It’s like the stock (market). It’s a bad first quarter. Maybe the second quarter will be good.”
Their lack of rhythm was especially evident on a fourth-quarter drive during last Sunday’s loss at Denver.
On the first play, Williams was wide open going across the field on a short route. Romo threw the ball Williams’ way, but it was low and behind him. On a third down, Romo overthrew Williams on a deep ball. Williams leaped to catch it and was drilled in the ribs.