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Official Dez Bryant (2 Viewers)
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Papa Georgio
Footballguy
Clifford
Footballguy
I know
bill bates hits hard
Footballguy
21 REC for 200 and 2 TDs the past two games against 2 tough Ds in CHI and BAL.
Guys a stud and this is his breakout. Dallas is FINALLY force feeding him ala Calvin.
Guys a stud and this is his breakout. Dallas is FINALLY force feeding him ala Calvin.
damn nice call
it was a nice call but was anyone really going to sit dez that owned him? it wasnt even a questin for me. I drafted him in the 5th rd...for better or worse he is in my lineup as my WR2.damn nice call
flapgreen
Footballguy
Highly doubt many people will sit him. Also my #2it was a nice call but was anyone really going to sit dez that owned him? it wasnt even a questin for me. I drafted him in the 5th rd...for better or worse he is in my lineup as my WR2.damn nice call
Proximo
Footballguy
It was a question if you've got some guys behind him playing well...Although, reason i started him was because I thought Jackson/Smith had tough matchups. Unless its Calvin, I go by matchup on inconsistent receivers.it was a nice call but was anyone really going to sit dez that owned him? it wasnt even a questin for me. I drafted him in the 5th rd...for better or worse he is in my lineup as my WR2.damn nice call
VikingFrog
Footballguy
Anyone got any idea why yahoo is still reporting just 2.5 points for Bryant. Punishment for dropped 2 point conversion?
ProBowler88
Footballguy
when do you think they will fix it?
I'm sure it will be fixed tonight.
johnnyboy8102
Footballguy
My yahoo gave him 99 yards receiving when in fact he had 95.
Lavachebeadsman
Footballguy
Benched him for...Antonio Brown. #### me.
The Squeaky Wheel
Footballguy
Dez is looking like a must start going forward with the amount of targets that he is seeing.
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I think it's safe to say that Garrett and romo (probably "gently" guided by Jerry jones) have decided to feature Bryant in the pass game as the #1 wr a few weeks ago. Jerry jones has too much invested (money and pride) in Bryant. He HAS to give dez a chance to make him look smart for drafting him despite all the red flags.
Only one way to do that. Feature him. Force feed him the ball.
Only one way to do that. Feature him. Force feed him the ball.
Bankerguy
Footballguy
You have a bright future working for ESPN with these kind of observations.
That's ridiculous. The only thing that can make Jones look good is to win. I doubt he's telling his QB to 'force feed' anyone. It's never been a secret what a freakish talent Bryant is. Romo knew it and Garrett knew it. If Romo is suddenly targeting him more, it's because he's finally learning the offense and running the routes correctly.
Ridgelake
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LOL!
Uhhh. It just so happens that featuring Bryant in the passing game ALSO gives them the best chance to win. Like another poster said I this thread dez is the only reason they even GOT to the point where a 2 pt conversion would have tied it up today. He is by far the best receiver in that team and the best red zone target.
Inspiration
Footballguy
Jerry Jones must not be very smart considering that he has alot more money invested in Austin and Witten than Bryant.
I only wish I had a future at Espn. That would be pretty freaking cool, actually.
Why is that? Witten got his today and has been very involved. Austin is always injured.
Inspiration
Footballguy
You tell me. You were the one who suggested that he's being heavily involved because of money invested in him.
Hendo
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Its been pretty aparent to me his route running has greatly improved... even on his monday night mishap. He looks like a surprisingly more polished WR by far this yr which is why hes doing what hes doing. If anyone complains on that part of his game which many typicaly do they have never watched a Cowboys game from last yr to this yr.
Bankerguy
Footballguy
He has improved in 2 areas. Lining up correctly and running of his routes. He is still struggling a bit between the ears. He makes mistakes on sight adjustments and doesn't come back to Romo very well when Romo is scrambling. Ever noticed who ens up cathing those scramble plays....Austin/Ogletree/Witten. He has had some bad drops in the last two weeks and has been less then clutch.The kid still needs to work hard, but way too early to throw in the towel from a fantasy or real NFL perspective.I think the fantasy community is very tough on him for some reason.
jurb26
Footballguy
Because he is inconsistent and they probablly never start him on the right weeks. That's a weak reason IMO, but it's jus the way the FFer's usually are.Plus, he just seems like a baby. For example he just had a monster game vs. Balt and for 90% of it was a dominant player on the field. But late in the game on that 2 point converesion attempt he drops an easy 2 pointer that should have tied the game. Now, that isn't all that critical for FF. It was for real football though. What stood out to me more than anything else about that whole game however was him looking for a flag on that play and crying about it on the field. It was like he could not accept any accountability for his mistake. He dropped that ball plane and simple. Be a man about it. Don't look for some phantom call to bail you out.So I think people aren't hard on him just because of FF. I think they are hard on him because they generally just don't like his attitude. Or perhaps a better way to say it is they don't like the attitude he percipitates through his actions. Seems to have a little TO in him but w/o the TO production.
hamsterdam
Footballguy
To be fair, I've seen WRs crying for flags more often than I ever have this season.
Shutout
Footballguy
His biggest improvement is he's is learning (still learning, hasn't LEARNED completely) how to deal with press coverage. As a result, his routes are (do appear) better.He's clearly the first read the vast majority of the time.
Hendo
Footballguy
I agree there needs more but the kid went 13/15 in catches to targets... I hardly call he had bad drops yesterday. You cant fault the kid on the diving 2pt conversion either which im sure people are. He was a beast yesterday, without his day it would not of come down to that 2pt conversion.
jurb26
Footballguy
He dropped the pass. Who should we fault?
Shutout
Footballguy
Should have caught it, sure. But even the biggest cynics in the world can admit they are picking nits if that's what they want to take away from the game. I don't know of any player, ever, who hasn't dropped an easy catch. See the forest, not the tree. 13 of 15 targets caught. 2 TDs, good yards, absoulte matchup mismatch all day the past few weeks. What it all boils down to is, as long as the Cowboys are throwing 60+% of the time (and they are and have been for years), and as long as Austin has lingering hammy issues, and as long as the Cowboys don't play a "shutdown" corner that matches up extremely well with him, he is going to be targeted often. That's really all you can ask for: throw it to him and give him a chance to make a play. Believe me, I'll take that over a lot of other situations. Imagine having a guy with clear WR1 talent, but his team doesn't target him heavily. At least with Dez, you get the chance all through the game.
Mr. Soup Nazi
Footballguy
Dez's PPR pts:
Week 1 - 12.5
Week 2 - 4.7
Week 3 - 12.2
Week 4 - 18.5
Week 5 - bye
Week 6 - 34.5
That is 1 bad game (still not a zero), 2 decent games, 1 good game and 1 great game.
What more would you want from a WR2?
If he catches that 2 pt conversion, OR the Cowboys do a better job of clock management at the end of the game, OR the kicker hits that 60+ yarder to win the game and all we talk about is how Dez carried them to a win.
Instead, they lose and the 2 point conversion is somehow the reason. While he should have caught that ball, it was a very fast, tough catch to make.
Week 1 - 12.5
Week 2 - 4.7
Week 3 - 12.2
Week 4 - 18.5
Week 5 - bye
Week 6 - 34.5
That is 1 bad game (still not a zero), 2 decent games, 1 good game and 1 great game.
What more would you want from a WR2?
If he catches that 2 pt conversion, OR the Cowboys do a better job of clock management at the end of the game, OR the kicker hits that 60+ yarder to win the game and all we talk about is how Dez carried them to a win.
Instead, they lose and the 2 point conversion is somehow the reason. While he should have caught that ball, it was a very fast, tough catch to make.
Concept Coop
Footballguy
51 yarder. Should have been less than that - poor clock management, again, by Garrett and Romo.
Hendo
Footballguy
A low 3 quarter diving catch looks a lot easier said then done in the corner of an endzone... its not like it was right on the money, he was stretching out and down where it was thrown and didnt come through.... I dont call that on him. But I have gotten use to the way people view Dez in here through the years.
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jurb26
Footballguy
I didn't think it was that difficult. It was a perfectly thrown ball IMO. It was low but it wasn't that low. It hit him on the shoulder pads. I think the problem was he miss read the pass and that is why he dropped it. Romo had to put it where he did because the CB had pretty good coverage and upfield position. He did the back shoulder throw because of the coverage. Again though, this isn't about the drop. It's about the attitude after the drop. Everyone makes mistakes.
Concept Coop
Footballguy
It is a catch he needed to make. That said - it's one blip on a great day for him. He put them in a position to win, by catching nearly everything and make plays. I don't think we need to ingore the drop. He had a great day and made one mistake. It happens.
Mr. Soup Nazi
Footballguy
I think I got it confused with the St. Louis game....so yeah, a much more makeable FG that would have won the game. He probably makes that kick at about the same rate Dez catches that pass. Two plays the Cowboys make more often than not and missed on both of them. I think that team is snakebit.
Concept Coop
Footballguy
Meh. Tom Brady looks for flags all the time. I'll take Tom Brady-like traits in all my guys. Nothing to see here.
yeah as far as I know he didn't come out after the game and blame the drop on interference. (if he did then ignore this post). But nothing wrong at least trying to bait the ref into throwing a flag.
