Roy Williams reemerges as catch of draft

[Rhode Raider]

Although many teams still have Fitzgerald rated at the top of the wide receiver pool despite the 4.47 he churned out during his workouts last month, at least one AFC rival of the Oakland Raiders believes if they remain in the No. 2 drafting slot in the first round April 24, Al Davis will find it impossible to pass up Roy Williams.

"The Raiders may trade down figuring they can still get a top receiver or an offensive lineman and pick up another pick, but if they go with a receiver, I don't see Davis passing on Roy Williams," the scouting director said. "Teams have patterns. We all do. Al has always loved the kind of speed Roy Williams has.

"Nobody coming out this year can run better than Roy Williams. Fitzgerald has speed, but not like Williams. Mike Williams is a big, possession type of receiver and a lot of teams like him, but there's a big difference between 4.35 or 4.4 and 4.58 to 4.65. One Williams runs 4.35. The other Williams runs 4.55 to 4.65. You tell me which Williams Al Davis would go for?"

http://www.boston.com/sports/footbal...atch_of_draft/

[RabidRaider]

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Despite statistical evidence to the contrary, Raiders coach Norv Turner insists the Patriots' defense was adversely affected when nose tackle Ted Washington was lost for nearly half the season last year. "He missed the first part of the season and they were a lot different defense when he was playing," Turner insisted. "You look at them over the last six or seven games and no one ran the ball on them and he was a big part of it." Turner said the best part about signing Washington was that he will run the same system with the same terminology in Oakland that he was used to last season in New England because of the presence of Rob Ryan as defensive coordinator. "Rob knows Ted and Ted knows the system," Turner said. "I think all those things give Ted a big chance to be successful." . . . Turner said his decision to sign Warren Sapp after first adding Washington will not change how the Raiders play defense because Sapp will often be used as a rush defensive end. Turner said Sapp played more than 80 percent of the plays in Tampa but will have his workload decreased in Oakland. "When you ask a guy to play that much in his style, it takes a toll in terms of during a season," Turner said. "He's going to be a full-time player, but I think we can spell him in terms of what we're going to do. He can give us some big help in the pass rush, get on the edge like he does, and then he's such an active player, he'll help all our guys in terms of intensity and tempo. And, obviously, he's a playmaker." . . . Turner recently told a revealing story about his job interview with Al Davis. During their talk, Turner, who grew up in northern California, told Davis of a night in 1968 when he and his brother went to see Oakland play the Baltimore Colts. "We sat in the end zone," Turner recalled. "We got down as close as we could because I wanted to see Johnny Unitas come out of the end zone tunnel. Johnny Unitas, John Mackey, and Tom Matte. We got to talking and I said I was at the Steeler game when Terry Bradshaw was a rookie and he dropped back from the 20-yard line and the middle of the field opened up and he ran 80 yards for a touchdown. When I started telling, him I was thinking, `God, I hope this really happened because I remember it that way.' He said, `You saw that run?' I've been a Raider guy and watched the Raiders play for a lot of years." .

[RaiderInNY]

I can't belive people are NOW starting to talk about this guy a viable option for us...

WHEN I started talking about him various weeks ago, everyone killed me...

[silvernblack10]

Originally Posted by RaiderInNY

I can't belive people are NOW starting to talk about this guy a viable option for us...

WHEN I started talking about him various weeks ago, everyone killed me...

Ive had your back since day one bro!

[RaiderInNY]

Originally Posted by silvernblack10

Ive had your back since day one bro!

[kultan]

Like I said I'm glad the draft is when it is because people are so quick to jump the gun on players. Now people have a time to look and evaluate more. R. Williams is a cool pick up.

But really when did running a 4.47 become a bad thing. I mean they make it sound like fitzgerald couldn't outrun my granny. 4.47 with good route running skills aint bad.

[Raidahs7]

if we go WR with our first pick...Roy is the guy I want