Roy Williams Is Officially Cowboys' No. 2 WR

There were some grumblings that Cowboys receiver Roy Williams wasn't all that jazzed with his role as sideline observer. At least when he was in Detroit, he got to play as the Lions bumbled their way to demoralizing loss after demoralizing loss.

But that's all changing. According to the Dallas Morning News' Tim MacMahon, Williams is officially the team's No. 2 receiver after Terrell Owens. Patrick Crayton, the guy Williams is replacing, in true "there's no 'I' in team" fashion, is cool with the move.

"That's the business," Crayton said of Williams replacing him in the starting lineup. "You pay a guy a lot of money, you've got to play him, or else people are going to be asking why you gave him all that money and aren't playing him. Hopefully, he does give us an opportunity to win some games. That's what we need to do right now."

Good points, all of them. Jerry Jones gave Williams a five-year, $35 million extension shortly after bringing him to Dallas, and unless you're Al Davis, those guys eventually have to start. If nothing else, the news, along with Tony Romo returning to the lineup after a month off, is a morale boost for a team that could desperately use it.

Plus, maybe it'll distract Terrell Owens from recent bad news, courtesy of accomplished author John Elway.

...Elway, who writes a regular column for the Sporting News, handed out mid-season awards in this edition. He gave T.O. some fictional hardware for ...

"MOST OVERRATED PLAYER: Terrell Owens, WR Cowboys. He's been nonfactor when his team needs him most. How long will it be until he blows his lid again?"

To be fair, wide receivers who have been successful with Brad Johnson and Brooks Bollinger throwing them passes currently numbers zero.