Dez Bryant, WR, Dallas Cowboys (1 Viewer)

[floods]

Looked like they weren't on the same page today IMO. I think I saw a slant/out that Dez didn't come back that hard on and a couple go routes that Kitna seemed to think were comebacks.

 

[steelwind]

Kitna you sorry goat.

 

[Iwannabeacowboybaby!]

Well that was somewhat less than I was anticipating.

Ya, hard not to anticipate more than 0 catches. With that said, the Saints are the toughest teams for WR's to actually score against. If not for a 60 yard TD run for Austin, his day wouldn't have been successful. As far as receiving goes, it wasn't successful.I wouldn't read too much into this day. I would expect Dez NOT to post great numbers next week either against the Colts but after that, the Cowboys have a couple of nice juicy matchups where you should start both Miles and Dez.

 

[Ridgelake]

i just dont understand why hes not out there more than any other dallas wr... its pretty obvious to everyone that hes the most talented/effective player on their team, yet i get the feeling cowboys coaching is going with the right of passage b/s

I don't think anyone is arguing he's not the most physically gifted. But he's also not the most effective at reading defenses yet and being where the QB expects him to be. There were several miscommunications yesterday with Kitna. Thats why Austin is still the #1, not that he's been getting many looks either though. I did find it interesting that NO was doubling Dez though.

 

[Iwannabeacowboybaby!]

i just dont understand why hes not out there more than any other dallas wr... its pretty obvious to everyone that hes the most talented/effective player on their team, yet i get the feeling cowboys coaching is going with the right of passage b/s

I don't think anyone is arguing he's not the most physically gifted. But he's also not the most effective at reading defenses yet and being where the QB expects him to be. There were several miscommunications yesterday with Kitna. Thats why Austin is still the #1, not that he's been getting many looks either though. I did find it interesting that NO was doubling Dez though.

That is very true. He just wasn't on the same page as Kitna and he let his frustration definately get the better of him. I swear it was like this guy needed a babysitter on the field yesterday. Come on man, we know you want the ball but you're a grown man, at least you're on the field with some grown men. I hated seeing him need to be told over and over that "it's OK" or "your turn will come" or whatever things they were saying to appease him. What happened right after one of his tantrums? They threw it to him on a key third down when they probably shouldn't and it was incomplete, not even close. That didn't help anyone.

Good point about the double teaming too. As far as I can tell, that was finally the first time teams went into the game as that as the game plan.....and it worked. Not only did it work, it caused him frustration and that caused Dallas coaching staff to have to deal with that, rather than the game itself, which to me REALLY makes that game plan effective.

I would expect to see the Colts do something similar, why not. I think we'll see a lot more of Jason W. next week again with Miles getting some looks.

The Cowboys would be wise to put some gimmick or special plays in to involve Dez, especially early on if they feel it's important to get the ball in Dez's hands.

I also saw on the punt and kick returns that Dez ran VERY hard. Almost as if he was pissed he wasn't getting the ball and he was going to try and run someone over due to that frustration. I'd hate to see him get hurt because of that frustration.

Dude is tremendously talented but you can definately see the immaturity in him. I can't wait to see him harness that because if he becomes a professional in every way, he could be awesome.

 

[T with T]

I started him over Goodson, K.williams, A.bradshaw, and Tolber at the rb/wr and now I have some ground to make up... schmuck I expected at least 6-7 for 80 13-15 fpoints that sucks... knew I should have put in goodson or tolbert

 

[K8!]

Well that was somewhat less than I was anticipating.

Ya, hard not to anticipate more than 0 catches. With that said, the Saints are the toughest teams for WR's to actually score against. If not for a 60 yard TD run for Austin, his day wouldn't have been successful. As far as receiving goes, it wasn't successful.I wouldn't read too much into this day. I would expect Dez NOT to post great numbers next week either against the Colts but after that, the Cowboys have a couple of nice juicy matchups where you should start both Miles and Dez.

I was aware of the Saints defensive numbers. I was also aware that they were pretty banged up in their secondary, and that they were traveling on a very short week. I figured players slowed by injury on a minimal prep time week would not be able to shut out Dez Bryant with him being at home. I guess figuring isn't my strong suit.

 

[Iwannabeacowboybaby!]

Well that was somewhat less than I was anticipating.

Ya, hard not to anticipate more than 0 catches. With that said, the Saints are the toughest teams for WR's to actually score against. If not for a 60 yard TD run for Austin, his day wouldn't have been successful. As far as receiving goes, it wasn't successful.I wouldn't read too much into this day. I would expect Dez NOT to post great numbers next week either against the Colts but after that, the Cowboys have a couple of nice juicy matchups where you should start both Miles and Dez.

I was aware of the Saints defensive numbers. I was also aware that they were pretty banged up in their secondary, and that they were traveling on a very short week. I figured players slowed by injury on a minimal prep time week would not be able to shut out Dez Bryant with him being at home. I guess figuring isn't my strong suit.

Don't beat yourself up, I don't think you'll find anyone that had Dez Bryant shut out completely.

 

[T with T]

Well that was somewhat less than I was anticipating.

Ya, hard not to anticipate more than 0 catches. With that said, the Saints are the toughest teams for WR's to actually score against. If not for a 60 yard TD run for Austin, his day wouldn't have been successful. As far as receiving goes, it wasn't successful.I wouldn't read too much into this day. I would expect Dez NOT to post great numbers next week either against the Colts but after that, the Cowboys have a couple of nice juicy matchups where you should start both Miles and Dez.

I was aware of the Saints defensive numbers. I was also aware that they were pretty banged up in their secondary, and that they were traveling on a very short week. I figured players slowed by injury on a minimal prep time week would not be able to shut out Dez Bryant with him being at home. I guess figuring isn't my strong suit.

hey me either man like I said I benched tolbert,bradshaw, goodson,k.williams for dez

 

[mlbnfl]

Maybe its just something I dont notice as much when watching on TV but I was at the game yesterday and was shocked at how few snaps Dez actually saw the field. Im a Cowboys fan and like I said maybe somehow I dont see it on TV but I dont remember him being on the field this little in a while. Anyone else see that?

 

[BusMan]

Maybe its just something I dont notice as much when watching on TV but I was at the game yesterday and was shocked at how few snaps Dez actually saw the field. Im a Cowboys fan and like I said maybe somehow I dont see it on TV but I dont remember him being on the field this little in a while. Anyone else see that?

The Cowboys played a lot of two-tight end sets (Witten/Bennett) and two-HB sets (Gronkowski and Jones or Barber) that only allowed for starters Williams and Austin at WR. Bryant was in on the three and four wide sets (although Hurd was inserted in favor of Bryant on a number of three-wide looks). He was targeted on the same two plays twice each: a bubble screen that the NO DL broke up both times, and a quick out that Kitna was inaccurate on both times. Bryant's use in the game was baffling---it was like Dallas game planned for more big formations and to specifically not use him. Kitna didn't help.

 

[cvnpoka]

he had 6 targets. i know fantasy owners want every target to go to him but his involvement was fine today. hes a rookie that missed a ton of practice time and was injured for most of the year. of course hes not gonna supplant proven vets like austin and roy who certainly have a better understanding of the offense.

the team did all it could to appease him with involvement. after most of his temper tantrums they forced the ball his way but he either wasnt open or kitna made a bad throw. dez was detrimental to the team and i am concerned about his role going forward. very well could be repercussions in his relationship with kitna and the offense.

 

[Bankerguy]

Maybe its just something I dont notice as much when watching on TV but I was at the game yesterday and was shocked at how few snaps Dez actually saw the field. Im a Cowboys fan and like I said maybe somehow I dont see it on TV but I dont remember him being on the field this little in a while. Anyone else see that?

Perhaps slightly less then normal-but really only sees the field in 3WR sets or when Roy/Miles need a blow.

 

[the spanker]

he had 6 targets. i know fantasy owners want every target to go to him but his involvement was fine today. hes a rookie that missed a ton of practice time and was injured for most of the year. of course hes not gonna supplant proven vets like austin and roy who certainly have a better understanding of the offense.the team did all it could to appease him with involvement. after most of his temper tantrums they forced the ball his way but he either wasnt open or kitna made a bad throw. dez was detrimental to the team and i am concerned about his role going forward. very well could be repercussions in his relationship with kitna and the offense.

These are my thoughts. I saw T.O. out there and if it becomes a trend it's going to affect the team in a bad way. If I recall wasn't Dallas leading when DEZ had his tantrum?

 

[Bonka]

I didn't see the full game, but I saw the last 4 of his targets, which were late in the game, and none of them were catchable. At least one of them was just a throwaway in his direction.

 

[yoman]

Well that was somewhat less than I was anticipating.

Ya, hard not to anticipate more than 0 catches. With that said, the Saints are the toughest teams for WR's to actually score against. If not for a 60 yard TD run for Austin, his day wouldn't have been successful. As far as receiving goes, it wasn't successful.I wouldn't read too much into this day. I would expect Dez NOT to post great numbers next week either against the Colts but after that, the Cowboys have a couple of nice juicy matchups where you should start both Miles and Dez.

I was aware of the Saints defensive numbers. I was also aware that they were pretty banged up in their secondary, and that they were traveling on a very short week. I figured players slowed by injury on a minimal prep time week would not be able to shut out Dez Bryant with him being at home. I guess figuring isn't my strong suit.

hey me either man like I said I benched tolbert,bradshaw, goodson,k.williams for dez

Don't feel too badly - I started him at flex over BJGE (2 Tds yesterday) and Forte.