But according to Drew Sharp with the Detroit Free Press, “It makes no sense that Roy Williams is still a Lion.” 

I am not sure what makes less sense: That Roy Williams is still a Lion or that the Dallas Cowboys did not draft a wide receiver, even with the glut of high-profile players who fell deep into the second and third rounds.  Although there were reports that the Cowboys did discuss moving up in the second round to draft James Hardy, they just didn’t show any interest in drafting for that position.

Sharp didn’t hold back his thoughts in this scathing column:

If the Lions say they weren’t approached with serious offers for Williams, they’re lying.

If they’re saying they simply weren’t interested in moving Williams, they’re stupid.

Sharp is talking about Matt Millen, who we all know has made some of the most disturbing football decisions in decades.  Sharp says it is “strongly believed” that Dallas was “strongly pursuing” Williams.

The reader comments after the story are funny. And personally, I agree with most of them. I think the Lions would be stupid to trade Williams. Matching him up with Calvin Johnson is exactly why the Cowboys would like to take him to pair him with Terrell Owens: both are one-two punches that could be easily labeled the best receiving duo in the game.

There is a big difference in the situation Williams in in compared with the Bengal’s Chad Johnson. Williams has said he is not unhappy in Detroit and he’d like a long-term deal, which Detroit has obviously been unable to accomplish for him, for reasons unknown to me.  Johnson says he won’t play for the Bengals unless he’s traded. There’s no comparison in the two players.

Another article in the same paper has an interview with Millen that just made me laugh, but also makes it glaringly obvious that Millen is a questionable team president. He’s just a goofball. Here’s a snippet:

Lions president Matt Millen said Sunday he received no serious offers for the Pro Bowl wide receiver.

“In the world of trading,” Millen said, “this is how it goes: ‘Hey, you interested in moving Roy?’ ‘Yeah, we could. It depends.’ ‘OK, well, we’d give you a bologna sandwich.’ It always starts with a bologna sandwich.”

Dallas, Philadelphia and Washington reportedly were interested in Williams. Did it ever get up to, say, a party sub?

“You think I’m kidding with the bologna sandwich,” Millen said. “They were talking, ‘We’ll give you such and such.’ I mean, it’s nothing. …

“If they’re really interested in doing something, they’ll say something. But if they’re not, they’ll just kind of throw something out there. It never got past the introductory speech.”

Is this guy for real?

And you’re a fool for forgetting it is April Fool’s Day. Sorry, but I had to do it.

But my little joke on you guys reminded me of this story I read today that is so ridiculous that I thought it was an April Fool’s joke.

First, read the story carefully. The headline is “Cowboys might make a run at Detroit receiver Roy Williams.”

Now, someone tell me where in the story does anyone give any indication, other than the reporter in his own subjective rumor mill of a head, that Dallas might try to obtain Roy Williams? Here is what Jerry Jones says:

“I don’t want to dismiss that we could look at a veteran situation, and we could look at a veteran situation before the draft,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said. “This is that time of year when you do get good value for players, and picks for players get good value. Players are depreciated right now right before the draft; picks are premium. You’ve got to have your eyes open, and that’s what we’re doing.”

Somehow, the Star-Telegram translates those comments into “Dallas might make a run for Roy Williams.” How? How do they get that? Jerry could have been talking about Reche Caldwell for all we know. He wasn’t talking about any particular wide receiver. Did Clarence Hill miss his story quota for the week, so he had to create his own story and hand it in. There is nothing in this story at all that should have led to that headline. The story goes on to say that Chad Johnson isn’t likely to come do Dallas. It also said Anquan Boldin could be on the radar. Unbelievable that this guy has a job. Unbelievable this paper still has a sports section.

I don’t see how the Cowboys could afford Roy Williams with the high-profile players in need of contract extensions this coming year. Not only that, although Williams has said he’d like to play here, he’s still under contract with Detroit. We have a better chance of getting Reche freaking Caldwell over Roy Williams.