Music To My Ears
Posted by Derek
Gabe links to this at right, but it's worth calling out:
Tony Romo and Roy Williams are not ready for prime time. In seven-on-seven drills, they failed to connect twice. Then they had another ball fall harmlessly to the ground in team drills. They're not on the same page at all. I just wanted to throw that out there because I keep seeing all these stories about the wonderful "offseason chemistry" that's forming between the players. I haven't seen any evidence of that.
That might just be because Roy Williams isn't that good.
Also, don't players immediately see through this kind of thing:
Offensive coordinator Jason Garrett appears to be taking a different approach this offseason. In the past, he's stood behind the offense during team drills and quietly offered feedback to players. On Tuesday, he was much more demonstrative. When tight end Jason Witten had a false start, Garrett loudly said, "get me another tight end!" ... I don't want to read too much into one OTA session, but something definitely seems different about the Ivy Leaguer.
The Cowboys, with all their talent, are some better coaching away from being a really, really good team. But it's an open question as to whether a coach can make this kind of transformation credibly. Initial impressions are hard to shake.

