Dallas Cowboys receivers: Who is the odd man out?

This leaves Terrance Williams as the odd man out. Although I appreciate Williams’ availability and blocking, I do not think he brings enough in the other parts of his game to warrant a roster spot. I do not think he brings anything to the table that the other receivers on the roster can’t. At 28 years old, it is highly unlikely we see a significant enough improvement no matter how hard he works.

Williams is an inconsistent route runner who has a penchant for making bone-headed plays.

Inopportune fumbles and lapses in judgment (failing to get out of bounds Week One in 2016) stick out in the minds of fans. Whenever he gets the ball, fans watch with one eye closed praying something doesn’t go wrong. Watching Williams run for more than two seconds is nerve-wracking, but his biggest issue come with a fundamental part of playing the position; catching the ball.

Williams is an NFL wide receiver who is employed to catch a football, except he can admittedly only do so with his body. It is baffling to me how someone could go their whole life as a receiver and not be properly taught how to catch a ball with their hands. And unfortunately for Williams, his body catching habits have resulted in some really bad plays for the Cowboys offense.

Game-changing interceptions and crushing failed conversions have been synonymous with Williams’ lack of hands in the past few seasons. And even though his contract warrants a spot on the roster, I would be totally fine with a few more dead dollars and the best possible receiving corps than the alternative.

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It would behoove the Dallas Cowboys to have Hurns, Gallup, Beasley, Thompson, Wilson, and Brown as their opening day wide receiver group. If the team gets this right, they can return to being an elite offense in 2018.