SAN ANTONIO — Tony Romo and Roy Williams are starting to get their timing down.
Romo and Williams had easily their best day of training camp Wednesday, a week after the Dallas Cowboys starting practicing at the Alamodome.

“Tony’s getting a good feel for what Roy can do,” coach Wade Phillips said. “Tony threw the ball before Roy cut a couple of times. You really have timing when you do that. ... Both of them seem to be on the same page more than they have been.”
Williams is Romo’s first No. 1 receiver other than Terrell Owens, so they need all the practice they can get.
The duo started throwing together several weeks before summer practices, then had OTAs, but after a one-month layoff it took until the eighth day of camp for them to really shine.
“Oh, no, I’m not surprised at all,” Phillips said. “It takes some time. They had pretty good timing without the pads on. You get the pads on, you get people bumping around, the route changes.”
Williams caught only 16 passes for 160 yards and no touchdowns in the eight games he played with Romo after being acquired from Detroit last season. The only touchdown pass Williams caught for the Cowboys was thrown by Brad Johnson during his first two games, when Romo was injured.
Team owner Jerry Jones has repeatedly said he cut Owens in part to make Williams the top target. Williams is eight years younger than Owens and has a $45 million, five-year contract.
Asked about Wednesday’s hookups between his two of his highest-paid and most-scrutinized players, Jones smiled and said: “More of that to come.”
Phillips said Romo is learning to throw to Williams when it looks like he’s covered. It’s a show of faith that Williams will make the right move at the right time and be able to make the catch.
“To me, it’s just throw it wherever and it’s my job to make the catch, even if it’s an acrobatic catch or a tough catch,” Williams said.
Phillips said the harmony especially showed on a play in which Williams was the second option. Romo’s first choice was a receiver running a short route, but that guy was covered so he heaved it to Williams down the sideline.
“I thought those were really encouraging things for us,” Phillips said.
Since the pads came on, Williams also has impressed Phillips with his ability to adapt to different types of defenders.
“If a guy is really banging him, he’ll rip through him real physical,” Phillips said. “But if you get a finesse corner on him, he can handle that.”