Cary Williams Needs to Follow DeSean Jackson Out of Town

He's not on board with Chip. You can't contend for a Super Bowl with malcontents like this.

Photo| Jeff Fusco.

Photo | Jeff Fusco.

After watching last Sunday’s win over the Redskins with four missing offensive linemen, a halfback who hasn’t done diddly and a quarterback bruised like a late summer peach, I’ve come to the conclusion that the Eagles may never lose.

They are a 6  1/2 point underdog this week at San Francisco, but he way the Birds pull out fourth-quarter victories, it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if they upset the 49ers. And even if they do lose, at the very worst they’d likely head into their week 7 bye with a sterling 5-1 record, which would put them right into a legitimate conversation of, dare I say, the Super Bowl?

Yet, something troubles me these crisp autumn days, and his name is Cary Williams.

Moments after one of the most thrilling victories Lincoln Financial Field has seen in a while, a time when bloody-mouthed players were ready to open bottles of champagne to salute the 37-34 final score, Williams, the Eagles’ embattled cornerback, was on an opposite mind trip. And on this day he played that out more aggressively than any Washington Redskins receiver who came in his path.

Williams got burned on a touchdown bomb to old pal DeSean Jackson, knew he’d be questioned afterwards about it, and went off on some insane tangent about the defense being overworked and it being too tired to play efficiently against the Redskins.

Huh?

Mind you, this was after a victory, with Eagles gleefully slapping each other on the pads and making dinner plans for wherever they can get their free restaurant food. And Williams even threw his teammate Nate Allen under the bus, saying he should have gotten safety help on the play. It was such a mind-bogglingly selfish act that in any self-respecting locker room, Williams would have been given a GI shower.

If Jackson was cut for not “buying into” the Chip Kelly system, Williams, after Sunday and despite his apology the next day, has to be the next passenger on the Chip Train out of town. But that’s after the season. Even if Williams isn’t great, the Eagles still need him to play out the year. Cornerback is a position the Birds are going to have to address next year because this year’s roster is not exactly plentiful there.

But this Cary Williams, I’m convinced he’s got a couple of wires upstairs not connected.

It’s been almost two years since Williams gave us “Sconce-gate,” when he missed a non-mandatory mini-camp because he had to home shop for furnishings to fill his new house. I got him on the radio following that episode — which had Eagles fans furious about Cary’s lack of dedication. For laughs and giggles and a dash of nostalgia, here’s how that went:

Me: You seemed surprised about the fans’ reaction.

Cary: I’m not surprised at all. I really don’t care, truthfully, if you want me to be honest. I feel like the NFL teams hold players captive over the OTA’s.

Me: How do you think the organization feels that you feel that way?

Cary: I really don’t care. I told them what the situation was.

Me: You know that your profession is unique and that sometimes you don’t have the leeway to do what other people do …

Cary: Sure I have the same leeway, because it’s still my life. We don’t have a long off-season, sir [he called me sir?]. So if I sacrificed a couple weeks here or there, to me I don’t see the big deal, because at the end of the day I’m still focused on my family. And at the end of the day those are the people who make me happy, man. [What happened to sir!?]

Me: But you do have a longer off-season than the regular working man, don’t you think?

Cary: Do you think we take days off?

Me: No, you’re working out. But it’s not like you’re punching the clock and doing eight hours a day and sweatin and toiling, you know what I mean?

Cary: So that’s what you’re doing, sweatin’ and toiling for eight hours?

Me: No, because I have a relaxing job where I don’t do anything. I’m stealing money here being a sports talk host. But I’m talking about the average guy who goes out there and grinds it out for $35,000 a year.

Cary: I’m sorry. I respect those guys. We grind the same way they grind. It’s just a different kind of grind.

[Jumping ahead]

Me: Wouldn’t you like to be popular with the fan base?

Cary: To be honest with you, no, it don’t matter at all. You always gonna have people who say something negative about you and feel a negative way about you. If you was in my shoes, I guarantee you’d [feel differently].

Me: If I was in your shoes, I’d got to be honest with you, I would have come to camp, but that’s just me.

Cary:  I don’t have to explain myself. If it’s not mandatory, I don’t have to be there. That’s it.”

The Chip Train leaves next spring, Cary.

Mike Missanelli is on 97.5 FM The Fanatic every week day from 2 to 6 p.m. Follow him on Twitter @MikeMiss975.