Screw Roy Williams!

[GeorgiaEagle]

destiny5 said:

"emotions" was a single. i have seen the video a million times in germany. maybe they didnt released it in america.
i believe that the bee gees sing the original version.

Nope - I don't think this song ever saw the light of day here in the U.S.

There is a picture of Roy and Kelly in the February 2005 Ebony magazine (where Kelly is wearing the same jeans/green bikini-top outfit she is wearing in one of the pics above - the pic was obviously taken at the same event). According to the Eddie George board, they are splitsville now ( ), but before I read the news, I was going to type up the little paragraph that appears beside their picture in Ebony:

When Roy Williams first met Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child about two years ago, she was in a relationship. But the Dallas Cowboys safety kept his eye on the situation and on the chocolate beauty. When he learned that she was no longer committed, he asked her out again, and then again, but Kelly was traveling and could not commit. Last February, they reconnected at the birthday party Beyonce threw for Kelly. "Another girlfriend kept in touch with Roy and brought him to the party," says Kelly. "She said, 'I'm not going to let you pass this one up because he's such a great guy.'" Williams asked Kelly out again and their first date was on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2004. "He's very sweet, very romantic," says Kelly. And they quickly fell in love. Williams proposed last May, and they plan to marry this spring. "He is a brilliant man, a great man," says Kelly. "I'm learning a lot from Roy. Love is incredible, amazing. I've never experienced love like this."

[destiny5]

got this from the eddie george board

"No!!!! I am NOT getting married anymore..
Its over!!!"
That's right ladies from the Horse's mouth hisself....
I believe it was Roy, who called off the wedding...NOT Kelly!!!!

I mean based on "her actions" trying to still rock the ring, and all that...
I asked about the ring...he said, "I don't want the shyt back"
"She is the only one who is making it such a big deal that we called it off, trying to make it seem like she wasn't ready, when actually, that was just so NOT the case!"

[GeorgiaEagle]

Wow...how sad. That's too bad. I wonder what happened?

Somehow, I feared in the back of my mind that this would happen. I had hoped that I would be wrong, though.

Somehow, I feel worse for Roy than for Kelly. I just get the feeling that Kelly flaked out of the nupitals. But maybe Roy should have known better than to get serious with a young woman who apparently was just "on the rebound" from whatever failed relationship she was in before. And in many ways, Kelly is younger than her years because from an early age, she's been sheltered and living a one-track life...I think Mr. Knowles had the girls pretty sheltered. She may not have the experiences to act maturely in a relationship - the girl probably doesn't even know what she wants.

[GeorgiaEagle]

And this is somewhat like J-Lo and Ben. Though I didn't take the J-Lo Ben thing all that seriously, lol.

[GeorgiaEagle]

I don't think it's necessary to start a new thread for this...



Posted on Wed, Mar. 23, 2005


NFL owners vote to ban some blocking techniques

By DAVID ALDRIDGE

Philadelphia Inquirer


KAPALUA, Hawaii - NFL owners voted on Wednesday to expand player safety by adopting rules that eliminate certain blocks that have led to severe injuries, along with increasing the definition of unnecessary roughness to cover other blocks on players who are nowhere near the football when they are hit.

But the committee tabled a proposal to eliminate so-called "horse-collar" tackles, in which a defensive player grabs the offensive player by the inside of his collar and jerks him down.

The rules changes were recommended by the NFL's competition committee. By a 32-0 vote on the final day of their league meetings, owners eliminated the so-called "peel-back" block, in which an offensive lineman outside the tackle box turns back toward his own end zone to hit a defensive player from behind or on the side. In another unanimous vote, they empowered officials to hand out 15-yard penalties to players who hit opponents who aren't around the action.

Under the new guidelines, plays such as the hit Warren Sapp leveled on Green Bay tackle Chad Clifton in November 2002 - when Clifton was 20 yards from the ball after an interception - will be illegal. Clifton suffered pelvic damage from the blindside hit and missed the rest of the season.

Denver tackle George Foster's hit on Cincinnati defensive end Tony Williams in October - which broke Williams' ankle and ended his season - also will be illegal.

Rich McKay, the Atlanta Falcons general manager and competition committee cochairman, said that if the new rules had been in place last season, 20 to 25 serious injuries league-wide might have been prevented.

"We don't anticipate a lot more flags on the field," McKay said. "We do anticipate the possibility of more fines."

But owners rejected a proposal that would have changed the rule regarding down-by-contact. It would have allowed the referee to use instant replay to look at fumbles that were not called by officials because they had blown the whistle and killed the play.

The proposal received 20 "yes" votes and 12 "no" votes, but 24 votes, representing three-quarters of all teams, were required for passage.

"In football, you're taught to play to the whistle," Cleveland coach Romeo Crennel said. "Some people had a problem with the particular rule the way it was written. You teach a guy to stop on the whistle. And then you have to tell them the play could possibly continue, so then you'd coach them to keep playing after the whistle."

McKay believed that many of the "no" votes were from teams that traditionally have opposed replay.

"The intent of instant replay was to correct the obvious error on the big play," McKay said. "This is a big play. This is a turnover. And I would say when you watch the tape, it's kind of obvious. So I would say you've not heard the last of this."

Coaches were concerned about the language in the proposal to eliminate horse-collar tackles and also thought it would penalize defensive linemen who pull down running backs as they, the linemen, are being blocked.

McKay said "there is no question" the rule will pass in some form at the next league meeting, scheduled for May in Washington. The committee insisted the proposal was not aimed solely at Dallas safety Roy Williams, who injured Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens on a similar kind of takedown. But all three plays that director of officiating Mike Pereira showed reporters Tuesday involved Williams' bringing down players by the collar. All three players, including Owens, suffered serious injuries.

Eagles coach Andy Reid was asked Wednesday whether he saw the horse-collar technique often.

"Twice a year," he replied.

The Cowboys and Eagles play twice a season.


www.macon.com/mld/macon/sports/football/11214609.htm

[GeorgiaEagle]

LOL at Andy Reid's "twice a year" comment - clearly a reference to dirty Roy!

It's also quite telling that all three of the plays that the director of officiating used to show the "horse collar" technique involved Roy Williams. Thank God that the league is seeing fit to get this nasty way of tackling out of the game.

I thought when I first saw it that it didn't look right. I mean, Roy just grasped his hands on the back of someone's collar, and hung all of his weight there - he looked like someone trying to swing monkey bars on the back of someone's collar!

[GeorgiaEagle]

More on what is being called the "Roy Williams Rule"...


Cowboys endorse the 'Roy Williams Rule'

By Charean Williams

Star-Telegram Staff Writer


KAPALU, Hawaii - The Cowboys will vote to ban the horse-collar tackling technique, owner Jerry Jones said Tuesday.

NFL owners today will decide whether to deem the tactic unsportsmanlike conduct and subject to a 15-yard penalty and a fine. The technique, made infamous by Cowboys safety Roy Williams last season, involves grabbing a runner behind his neck and immediately pulling back on the shoulder pads.

"It's strictly a safety issue," Jones said. "It was shown that the combination of being able to stop the player's progress and follow through with the tackle was more risky than we wanted it to be. That's the way I look at it. I think players like Roy Williams expose some of the things, safety-wise, in a very positive way that we need to be looking at, because it takes a lot of skill to do some of those things."

The competition committee made its recommendation to outlaw the tackling technique in a presentation to owners Tuesday. Mike Pereira, the NFL's director of officiating, showed videos of three horse-collars, all involving Williams, that would be made illegal by the votes of 24 owners. The media is referring to it as the "Roy Williams Rule."

"I know people are talking about it being about Roy Williams, but it's really not," Pereira said. "It just happened that he was involved in some of these plays, and considering the extent of the injuries, this has become a concern."

Williams seriously injured three players with the technique in 2004. Tennessee Titans receiver Tyrone Calico injured both knees in a preseason game at Dallas on Aug. 30, requiring surgery on his left knee. Calico tried to play in one game before going on injured reserve.

Ravens running back Musa Smith went on injured reserve after a Nov. 21 tackle by Williams left him with a compound fracture in his right leg that required surgery.

Eagles receiver Terrell Owens' surgically repaired right ankle and fractured fibula after a Dec. 19 tackle by Williams kept Owens out four games, including two in the postseason, over seven weeks.

In addition, a horse-collar tackle by Williams on running back Jamal Lewis forced Lewis to miss two games with a sprained right ankle, Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome said Tuesday.

"There were four different occasions that it ended up being an injury on that type of tackle," Newsome said, "so from a safety standpoint, we have to try to find a way to eliminate that."

The horse-collar is among 19 proposals owners are expected to vote on today.


www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/football/11208593.htm

[GeorgiaEagle]

OWWW - CRUNCH!

[EagleGene]

i just wanna add my 2 cents and say SCREW ROY WILLIAMS, lol.

[destiny5]

[destiny5]

[GeorgiaEagle]

EagleGene said:

i just wanna add my 2 cents and say SCREW ROY WILLIAMS, lol.

Your sentiment is appreciated. ;D And might as well throw in a nice, "DALLAS SUCKS", as well!

[GeorgiaEagle]

destiny5 said:

Poor Patrick Ramsey - unfortunately he seems get slammed to the turf by everyone - not just Roy Williams. I mean, even Dhani Jones put in a good lick on him this past season...

[GeorgiaEagle]

Read Roy Williams whine - boo-hoo....


Williams unhappy

Cowboys safety Roy Williams dislikes the pending league legislation to ban the horse-collar tackle.

The technique, made infamous last season by Williams, involves pulling down a runner by grabbing the shoulder pads behind the neck.

The competition committee has proposed making the horse-collar tackle a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. It is scheduled to be voted on May 24-25 at spring meetings in Washington, D.C.

"It's an offensive game," Williams said. "They are trying to make it an offensive game. We should just let them score touchdowns. It's a crazy rule."

Williams said he doesn't try to hurt anybody, despite seriously injuring three players with the technique in 2004: Tennessee Titans receiver Tyrone Calico, Baltimore Ravens running back Musa Smith and Philadelphia Eagles receiver Terrell Owens. He said is he is just trying to get players down the best way he can when they get by him.

Williams said he has used the technique since high school, so the proposed change would require an adjustment. He said he hopes it doesn't make him tentative.

"It's something I will have to think about," Williams said. "The league is touchy-touchy. They are taking instincts out of the game."


www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/football/11333402.htm