“The communication was not there last year,” Williams said. “We recognized the problem, and we talked about it. And we’re going to move forward now. We have a better understanding.”

In the article, Williams explains that he prefers to work out alone because he concentrates better. What gets me is he is commenting about what Greg Ellis said earlier, on how Williams seemed to be isolating himself more from the team. What I don’t understand is, if Williams prefers to work out alone, did he always do it this way? If so, why is Ellis making it seem like this is a change of attitude for Williams? It’s confusing.

“I appreciate what Greg did, but at the same time, I’m a grown man, too, and I can speak for myself,” said Williams, who still considers Ellis a friend. “If I want to be heard, I will be heard.”

Williams also made a few sharp comments toward the fans.

“I’m tired about worrying about the fans,” Williams said. “The fans are only around when things are good. At the end of the day, we’re human beings, too. Everything can’t be perfect, and you can’t let your emotions rule over you being a human being. It gets to a point where you are abusing who you really are as a fan.”

Yikes, Williams. I was around before you were, kid. I went through the 1-15 season, my friend. I remember it well. I’ve been a fan for the good times and the bad. I take some offense to what he says here, if he is quoted in context. I don’t think us, the fans, asking you to learn how to cover a receiver or tight end is abusing our fanship. We are tired of getting burned in the secondary, Roy. Just because we are fans doesn’t mean we cannot be critical of players when they’re not playing up to par. To say we don’t have the right means we’re just supposed to love losing. We don’t.

We learned a hard lesson last year, how the regular season’s only importance is ensuring a playoff spot. Once you’re in, it’s a whole new game. Going 13-3 was nice. But winning a Super Bowl is better. Heck, we just want to win a playoff game, Roy. And we can do that if our secondary plays better.

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.