Bengals Fans: Roy Williams Is Not Going To Help You

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Published: May 6, 2009

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... safety Roy Williams to a contract with undisclosed terms.

Williams had become a liability in Dallas after a stellar start to his career, in which he went to five pro bowls, although he probably deserved only three.

In the last few years he was routinely beaten in coverage, missed numerous tackles going for the big hit instead of wrapping up, and took poor angles on many occasions.   

The latter ended up making him infamous. As the result of taking poor angles, he was running ball carriers down, grabbing them around the collar, and jerking them down from behind. The NFL decided to make this a penalty in 2005, calling it a "horse collar" tackle—but it was also widely known as the "Roy Williams rule."

I read an article stating that being reunited with Defensive Coordinator Mike Zimmer will be good, as Zimmer can "design a defense that emphasizes his strong points."

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