Is Dez Bryant 14? (1 Viewer)

[Sudsy]

Wow, I'm shocked, people talking smack on FBG before the whole story comes out. On this sight? Never.

The fact there are 2 pages for this topic is insane. Its amazing how people work, if someone dont dress the way you like, it must be wrong, lmao!

Meh. The dude is tipping $50 bux and is getting kicked out of a mall. Seriously, this is all I need to know to feel that he has a lot of maturing to do. To me this comes across as another NFL player who ran into money too fast. For the record, Dez is my favorite non Packer player in the league. I'd love to see him do well, but I don't see how this isn't at least concerning.

Why because he wears his pants low, and an offduty cop has nothing better to do? Cuz we all know cops are always on the up and up and not power hungry. But lets forget that people say he is friendly and fun loving. he has done nothing mean to anyone, he has sold something when he was in college and wears his pants low, WE MUST HATE HIM!PS I am not a fan of Bryant in the slightest, but I have sense to be fair and not bias.

Except when it comes to cops.

 

[Sabertooth]

Wow, Shark pool never fails.

He will be out of the league in 2 years, he must be 14 because he has his own style, lol, the fact that I share the earth with people who think like this scares me, maybe we should be more worried why a guy cant wear his clothes the way he wants without being harrassed.

An opinion is fine, as long as ur educated on the topic and show no bias, but here people think with emotions and the way they personally feel, then about whats right.

I dont like how old people wear slacks or rednecks wear tight jeans and cowboy hats, but that dont mean its wrong or they should be harrassed.

Also, with wars in the middle east, oil slicks still in the gulf coast, and tsunamis earthquakes and nuclear reactors blowing up in Japan, that we have bigger things to worry about....not Dez Bryants pants.

And I'm still laughing that a person said he would be out of the league in 2 years because of pants, lmao, but then again only 35% of Americans have common sense.

This isn't his own style. It is the style of 14 year olds.

 

[Multiple Scores]

It probably was how he dressed when he was 14, he just never grew out of it. Let's be honest here, that "style" is and has always been super lame but now it's still super lame and add outdated.

Wow, Shark pool never fails.

He will be out of the league in 2 years, he must be 14 because he has his own style, lol, the fact that I share the earth with people who think like this scares me, maybe we should be more worried why a guy cant wear his clothes the way he wants without being harrassed.

An opinion is fine, as long as ur educated on the topic and show no bias, but here people think with emotions and the way they personally feel, then about whats right.

I dont like how old people wear slacks or rednecks wear tight jeans and cowboy hats, but that dont mean its wrong or they should be harrassed.

Also, with wars in the middle east, oil slicks still in the gulf coast, and tsunamis earthquakes and nuclear reactors blowing up in Japan, that we have bigger things to worry about....not Dez Bryants pants.

And I'm still laughing that a person said he would be out of the league in 2 years because of pants, lmao, but then again only 35% of Americans have common sense.

This isn't his own style. It is the style of 14 year olds.

 

[fatness]

I'm sorry, were you there at the mall (with Bryant and his posse AND with the Mall Cop) before, during, and after this incident went down?

Posse?

 

[lynx4ben]

Wow, I'm shocked, people talking smack on FBG before the whole story comes out. On this sight? Never. The fact there are 2 pages for this topic is insane. Its amazing how people work, if someone dont dress the way you like, it must be wrong, lmao!

Meh. The dude is tipping $50 bux and is getting kicked out of a mall. Seriously, this is all I need to know to feel that he has a lot of maturing to do. To me this comes across as another NFL player who ran into money too fast. For the record, Dez is my favorite non Packer player in the league. I'd love to see him do well, but I don't see how this isn't at least concerning.

Seems to me like off-duty cops harrassed a valuable mall customer. I can't defend the horrible practice of Dez tipping 50 'bux' till you explain to me what is wrong with it.Oh, wait, is that another mall policy that I was unaware of, like the pants thing? No overtipping?

People are haters, its just how it goes!

You two are ridiculous. And yeah I'm a hater of one of my favorite NFL players... Smart. I'd rather read stories about him hitting the books and learning the offense. Not petty arguments at the mall.

 

[Jason Wood]

For those who feel this is making a mountain out of a molehill, interesting that Deion has given up on the kid, too:

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/news/story?id=6257358

 

[Scooby1974]

So we are pushing up to post #100 in this thread and I've yet to understand why we are insulting 14 year olds with this comparison.My son's 14. Neither he nor any of his friends would act nearly so dooshy.

Your son has my apology.

And he probably doesn't act nearly so dooshy because you have taught him some values and character. Thank you.

Huh?

I was complimenting him on the fact that his son isn't a doosh because it is likely because he invested in his son and gave him some boundaries to prevent the character issues Mr. Bryant is now being chastised for.

 

[loose circuits]

For those who feel this is making a mountain out of a molehill, interesting that Deion has given up on the kid, too:http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/news/story?id=6257358

I am surprised that this hasn't got more play here. This really draws some concerns in my eyes.I recently offered up a lot to try to obtain Bryant in a dynasty league and am now happy that it was rejected. This kid seems like a knucklehead the more I hear about him. Hopefully he learns from these transgressions, but from the sounds of the article he doesn't seem to admit any wrong doing

 

[loose circuits]

why do people keep saying 'mall cop' when everything in the press has mentioned off duty police officers. Isn't there a big difference?

No

Have you seen Paul Blart, mall cop? there is entirely a difference between some 'security guard' and a person that is trained to be a police officer

 

[G-Money]

For those who feel this is making a mountain out of a molehill, interesting that Deion has given up on the kid, too:http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/news/story?id=6257358

I am surprised that this hasn't got more play here. This really draws some concerns in my eyes.I recently offered up a lot to try to obtain Bryant in a dynasty league and am now happy that it was rejected. This kid seems like a knucklehead the more I hear about him. Hopefully he learns from these transgressions, but from the sounds of the article he doesn't seem to admit any wrong doing

There have ALWAYS been concerns with this guy........from day one. Re-familiarize with his past/upbringing. Sadly, I HIGHLY doubt this little "situation" will be the last we hear of from this guy. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/25/sports/ncaafootball/25okstate.html

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

If teams hadn't found something at least fairly troubling in terms of character he'd have been a top-5 pick. Kid's talent is off the chart.

 

[Multiple Scores]

Deion hates this guy. What was dez doing to the little kids, peddling drugs? It sounds like Deion wants zero to do with Bryant. I hope if it was something seriously wrong to kids that Deion calls goodell.

To be blunt if he tried pushing drugs or anything sexual with little kids, even weed then Goodell should ban him for life.

 

[Dexter Manley]

For those who feel this is making a mountain out of a molehill, interesting that Deion has given up on the kid, too:http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/news/story?id=6257358

Deion Sanders, who stopped mentoring Dez Bryant months ago, strongly criticized the Dallas Cowboys receiver in reaction to the criminal trespass warning given to Bryant over the weekend at a Dallas mall."I'm upset but not surprised whatsoever," Sanders said on The Ben & Skin Show on ESPN 103.3 FM in Dallas.Sanders described Bryant's behavior at NorthPark Center on Saturday as "ignorant." The 2010 first-round pick was issued the warning after an off-duty police officer requested that Bryant and his friends pull up their pants because their underwear was showing and Bryant responded with repeated profanity, according to the police report. Bryant, who was stung by Sanders' comments, is adamant that the only thing he did wrong at the mall is use profanity toward a police officer, whom Bryant claims shoved him into the back as he was escorting him outside.

“ He needs help. He needs help. I told the Cowboys from Day One that he needs help. Matter of fact, they have a team in place to help him. But you cannot tell a grown man what to do. ” --Deion Sanderson Cowboys WR Dez Bryant

The NCAA suspended Bryant in September 2009 for the rest of that season for lying about having lunch with Sanders. No other rules violations were found, but Sanders said it bothered him that he took a lot of the blame for Bryant's lie.However, Sanders said the relationship continued until he became concerned that Bryant could negatively influence children in Sanders' youth program. Sanders added that he felt like he could not help Bryant."I don't have a problem with you lying to me. That's one thing," Sanders said. "But when you lie to yourself as a man, you have a serious problem and that's where this kid is. And I can't condone it. I really can't. It tarnishes everything else I'm trying to develop in these kids [in his youth program]. I can't allow you to poison other kids that I'm trying to mentor and take to another level."

"I haven't spoken to the kid," Sanders said. "I have no desire to speak to the kid. In regards to me, I can forgive, but I can't forget. You can't tarnish the other things that I have going on and the other kids. It's sort of like I can't allow something to poison the fruit of many other kids. I can't do it, so I cut off those ties a long time ago."

I only play in redraft leagues so all this off the field stuff won't affect how I value Bryant. If you're playing in dynasty leagues, however, all of this off the field is cause for major concern. To ignore it is to bury your head in the sand. There's a reason a lot teams took this guy off their draft board last year.

 

[lynx4ben]

Deion hates this guy. What was dez doing to the little kids, peddling drugs? It sounds like Deion wants zero to do with Bryant. I hope if it was something seriously wrong to kids that Deion calls goodell. To be blunt if he tried pushing drugs or anything sexual with little kids, even weed then Goodell should ban him for life.

I doubt it was that bad. At least I hope not. It's hard to know whose side to believe; however, I can see Deion not wanting him around just for being a potentially bad role model.

 

[moderated]

Amazing that dez takes zero responsibility for anything.

He's accusing Deion of bailing on him because he thinks prime was getting kickbacks from his deal with under armor. Unreal.

When Deion gives up on a player something has to have gone very very wrong.

 

[DansRams]

This has to be one of the worst threads ever. Although Dez’s clearly immature ways are less than admirable to say the least, I find it very funny that it has been blown up on this board to "owners should be very concerned". How is this any different from R Moss, T Owens, Ocho, B Marshall, etc? Would I hang out with these guys...no. Would I let my kids look up to them...of course not. Should a dynasty owner trade him now or any of the others prior to their 2nd season, because he is such a concern?....lol, give me a break.

My favorite of all of this is the NYtimes story that is somehow supposed to show that we should be concerned. What I see from the story is a kid that is the victim of a very tough upbringing and somehow overcame it. Most that grew up in his situation are in jail.

Once again, I am not condoning what Dez has done or even will do, but put things in perspective people. He is a young, highly paid athlete, that is acting immature…omg…run for cover…but hurry up and trade him first!!!

 

[moderated]

. What I see from the story is a kid that is the victim of a very tough upbringing and somehow overcame it.

Ahhh, exactly how dez feels. He's just a victim and all his issues aren't his fault at all.Playin the victim role gets old real quick.

 

[Abrantes]

Deion hates this guy. What was dez doing to the little kids, peddling drugs? It sounds like Deion wants zero to do with Bryant. I hope if it was something seriously wrong to kids that Deion calls goodell. To be blunt if he tried pushing drugs or anything sexual with little kids, even weed then Goodell should ban him for life.

 

[Boston]

If you dress like an idiot you're gonna get treated like an idiot...the kid's not in High School or college...he's in the adult world and at some point he needs to start acting like an adult...the immaturity/cultural/innocent victim card is just a lazy way for him not be responsible for his actions...Bryant is young enough that he can get his head on straight and a good start would be to stop hanging out in malls with 14 year olds with your butt hanging out...is that really asking too much?

 

[Go deep]

The Mall thing doesnt bother me a whole lot, but Sanders not wanting anything to do with him, that concerns me quite a bit. Ive got a bad feeling about this young mans career.

 

[lynx4ben]

This has to be one of the worst threads ever. Although Dez’s clearly immature ways are less than admirable to say the least, I find it very funny that it has been blown up on this board to "owners should be very concerned". How is this any different from R Moss, T Owens, Ocho, B Marshall, etc? Would I hang out with these guys...no. Would I let my kids look up to them...of course not. Should a dynasty owner trade him now or any of the others prior to their 2nd season, because he is such a concern?....lol, give me a break.My favorite of all of this is the NYtimes story that is somehow supposed to show that we should be concerned. What I see from the story is a kid that is the victim of a very tough upbringing and somehow overcame it. Most that grew up in his situation are in jail. Once again, I am not condoning what Dez has done or even will do, but put things in perspective people. He is a young, highly paid athlete, that is acting immature…omg…run for cover…but hurry up and trade him first!!!

I can understand your line of thinking. But here's the deal. It hasn't bee rosy with Dez since he entered the leauge. You bring up a good point with the other knuckleheads. But for every one of them there are others who did ruin their careers by not taking their jobs seriously. How often do we hear the comment of: 'If Moss only took it seriously he would have been in the convo with Rice..' Well it's true, WR is one of the positions that you can be very good just on pure physical ability. But to take your game past your ability I believe you need to dedicate yourself in the fashion of the greats. Rice was great and we know how he got there.In the end here is what bothers me the most. Dez has had red flags since he entered the league (and college). Then I see reports that he never got the playbook down (see below). What bothers me is 90% of the cases in real life I believe the old rule applys: where there is smoke, there is fire. I want the guy to be spending his time mastering his craft. If I was hearing reports that he was I would be less worried about all the other stuff. But I don't...The guy has been injured for the large part of his rookie year (bum hamstring at combine, hurt in preseason, hurt in regular season). He has had the opportunity to use that time to study up. I'm worried he hasn't. None of us can say what he is doing in his private time. I'd just like to hear something positive.Dez Bryant reportedly failed to master the Cowboys' playbook during his rookie season.It's impressive then, that Bryant was so productive, ranking third to Miles Austin and Jason Witten in third-down catches and scoring more fourth-quarter touchdowns than Austin. ESPN's Calvin Watkins suggests Bryant could be "unstoppable" once he knows all his routes. The Cowboys' offense isn't changing with Jason Garrett staying on, so Bryant will benefit from the continuity.

 

[gandalas]

All I can say is, Bump Miles Austin back up above this guy in Dynasty leagues.

 

[BRONG]

Getting a kick out of this thread, funny ####. Someone posted an article in Bryant's defense and the guy ends up to be Cowboys beat writer, LOL, who found some stores Dez spent money in. But that's not the best part -- the writer thought it would be wise to tell about the time Dez was doing wheelies in his wheelchair at the mall. It's hysterical, I don't know what's funnier -- the writer putting that in there...or, this famous, grown man acting like a teen at his favorite mall. I wonder if he wore his helmet?

The title of the thread is perfect, btw, good stuff. Hey Mommy, look at Dez Bryant doing wheelies, I want to try!!!

 

[thayman]

Store clerks at Dallas mall say they'll miss Dez Bryant

TRANSLATION -- "He spends and spends, of course we love and will miss him."

Now people are bashing him for being liked by some, just absolutly ignorant.

Wrong. People are QUESTIONING the MOTIVATION of why he is "liked" (see also tolerated)by STORE OWNERS despite his foolish behavior. We are not bashing him for being liked. There is a large difference between the two. And if you are going to brandish us "absolutely ignorant", at least spell absolutely correct so YOU don't look like the ignorant one.

I dont worry about spell checking when i am doin many things at work, the point gets acccccrosssssssed anyways.

I thought people were questioning his saggy pants, now your questioning why hes liked? Yes that is ignorant, and people who are attacking Bryant already have dislike its obvious your opinion is tainted with bias.

So u have never given anything (a gift or cash) to anyone in hopes of being liked better? A gift for your boss, dating a woman (thats if you even like them)

if you say no, you lie!

LOL at you completely missing every point.

I bet I am, The thread is talking about his saggy pants, attitude, and now his tipping...all in my opinion is not wrong...what point am I missing?

My point is he is being harrassed by a power hungry mall cop, but that cant be possible, cuz that would not of been the good story in the media.

It wasn't a mall cop, it was an off-duty police officer.

 

[fatness]

For those who feel this is making a mountain out of a molehill, interesting that Deion has given up on the kid, too:http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/news/story?id=6257358

Gosh, the next thing you know Joe Buck will give up on him.

 

[thayman]

Store clerks at Dallas mall say they'll miss Dez Bryant

TRANSLATION -- "He spends and spends, of course we love and will miss him."

Now people are bashing him for being liked by some, just absolutly ignorant.

Wrong. People are QUESTIONING the MOTIVATION of why he is "liked" (see also tolerated)by STORE OWNERS despite his foolish behavior. We are not bashing him for being liked. There is a large difference between the two. And if you are going to brandish us "absolutely ignorant", at least spell absolutely correct so YOU don't look like the ignorant one.

I dont worry about spell checking when i am doin many things at work, the point gets acccccrosssssssed anyways.

I thought people were questioning his saggy pants, now your questioning why hes liked? Yes that is ignorant, and people who are attacking Bryant already have dislike its obvious your opinion is tainted with bias.

So u have never given anything (a gift or cash) to anyone in hopes of being liked better? A gift for your boss, dating a woman (thats if you even like them)

if you say no, you lie!

LOL at you completely missing every point.

I bet I am, The thread is talking about his saggy pants, attitude, and now his tipping...all in my opinion is not wrong...what point am I missing?

My point is he is being harrassed by a power hungry mall cop, but that cant be possible, cuz that would not of been the good story in the media.

The point that you miss is that the story has nothing to do with why the cop came up to him, it's Bryant's reaction to the situation that causes you to raise an eyebrow.

 

[Chimp Magnet]

When was it ever a good idea for one of the most arrogant players in sports to be mentoring Dez? We act like Deion is a saint and is the be all, end all for character discussions. Dude was a great player, don't get me wrong. But for him to say that Dez is immature at Dez's age reeks of pot/kettle/black.

 

[Scooby1974]

"A strange week for Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant ended with an apology.

“To all my fans I apologize for what’s been going on,” Bryant wrote on Twitter. “The situation is behind me..moving forward to this upcoming year.”

Sorry Dez, but that's NOT an apology. An apology involves someone taking blame for something they are guilty of. The only thing Dez is sorry about is that he's getting bad press and has to face the fact that people with a brain consider him an arrogant and immature person.

 

[squistion]

Link

Bryant Welcomed Back By Mall

Posted by jellis at 3/25/2011 10:33 PM CDT on truebluefanclub.com

Consider it a case closed. NorthPark Center mall announced Friday evening that they will welcome Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant back less than a week after he was issued a criminal trespass warning for an incident involving security officers.

Mr. Bryant is welcome to join the millions of valued customers who shop and dine at NorthPark Center, the mall's spokesman said in a statement provided to local media outlets. NorthPark Center considers last weekend's issues to be closed.

Since the incident on March 19, mall stores have said they would miss Bryant's business, and that he is a respectful, loyal patron. That news came in the wake of revelations that he had three previous flaps at the mall involving a restaurant argument, cutting in line and parking in a fire lane.

Bryant was welcomed back following reported talks between his advisor David Wells, state Sen. Royce West of Dallas and mall attourneys.

 

[Go deep]

When was it ever a good idea for one of the most arrogant players in sports to be mentoring Dez? We act like Deion is a saint and is the be all, end all for character discussions. Dude was a great player, don't get me wrong. But for him to say that Dez is immature at Dez's age reeks of pot/kettle/black.

Thats what worries me the most. The fact that a guy like Deion thinks your too far gone says alot.

 

[metoo]

When was it ever a good idea for one of the most arrogant players in sports to be mentoring Dez? We act like Deion is a saint and is the be all, end all for character discussions. Dude was a great player, don't get me wrong. But for him to say that Dez is immature at Dez's age reeks of pot/kettle/black.

Thats what worries me the most. The fact that a guy like Deion thinks your too far gone says alot.

You guys have no clue. Sanders was an arrogant player but he never got into trouble. Big difference between Sanders and Bryant.

 

[Go deep]

When was it ever a good idea for one of the most arrogant players in sports to be mentoring Dez? We act like Deion is a saint and is the be all, end all for character discussions. Dude was a great player, don't get me wrong. But for him to say that Dez is immature at Dez's age reeks of pot/kettle/black.

Thats what worries me the most. The fact that a guy like Deion thinks your too far gone says alot.

You guys have no clue. Sanders was an arrogant player but he never got into trouble. Big difference between Sanders and Bryant.

Have no clue to what? I didnt say Sanders was a trouble maker, but he was arrogant, and i think would be the kind of guy who would be more sympathetic to Bryants situation.

 

[Scooby1974]

When was it ever a good idea for one of the most arrogant players in sports to be mentoring Dez? We act like Deion is a saint and is the be all, end all for character discussions. Dude was a great player, don't get me wrong. But for him to say that Dez is immature at Dez's age reeks of pot/kettle/black.

Thats what worries me the most. The fact that a guy like Deion thinks your too far gone says alot.

You guys have no clue. Sanders was an arrogant player but he never got into trouble. Big difference between Sanders and Bryant.

Have no clue to what? I didnt say Sanders was a trouble maker, but he was arrogant, and i think would be the kind of guy who would be more sympathetic to Bryants situation.

Sanders was arrogant for sure, but he seems to have really changed his tune from those arrogant/you can't teach me anything/I'll say what I want to say days.

 

[squistion]

When was it ever a good idea for one of the most arrogant players in sports to be mentoring Dez? We act like Deion is a saint and is the be all, end all for character discussions. Dude was a great player, don't get me wrong. But for him to say that Dez is immature at Dez's age reeks of pot/kettle/black.

Thats what worries me the most. The fact that a guy like Deion thinks your too far gone says alot.

You guys have no clue. Sanders was an arrogant player but he never got into trouble. Big difference between Sanders and Bryant.

Have no clue to what? I didnt say Sanders was a trouble maker, but he was arrogant, and i think would be the kind of guy who would be more sympathetic to Bryants situation.

Perhaps, but my experience is that arrogant people are about the last ones to show any sympathy towards others who are also arrogant (as they rarely perceive themselves to be arrogant).

 

[Go deep]

When was it ever a good idea for one of the most arrogant players in sports to be mentoring Dez? We act like Deion is a saint and is the be all, end all for character discussions. Dude was a great player, don't get me wrong. But for him to say that Dez is immature at Dez's age reeks of pot/kettle/black.

Thats what worries me the most. The fact that a guy like Deion thinks your too far gone says alot.

You guys have no clue. Sanders was an arrogant player but he never got into trouble. Big difference between Sanders and Bryant.

Have no clue to what? I didnt say Sanders was a trouble maker, but he was arrogant, and i think would be the kind of guy who would be more sympathetic to Bryants situation.

Sanders was arrogant for sure, but he seems to have really changed his tune from those arrogant/you can't teach me anything/I'll say what I want to say days.

I agree 100%, and i think that part of why he has become a mentor to young players. I would think a guy like that would have alot of patience for a someone like Bryant. For Sanders to have given up already cant be a good sign for Dez.

 

[Hoosier16]

I agree 100%, and i think that part of why he has become a mentor to young players. I would think a guy like that would have alot of patience for a someone like Bryant. For Sanders to have given up already cant be a good sign for Dez.

I see that completely opposite than you. Sanders giving up so quickly doesn't say much to me about Sanders. When was mentoring a troubled, young kid supposed to be easy? He gave up at the first sign of difficulty. The funny part is that Bryant's issues aren't that troublesome for a 22 year old. He doesn't appear to have a drug problem, or an alcohol problem, or a criminal problem. Deion is very vague about what caused him to give up so early on Bryant. It really makes you wonder if this had a lot to do with it:

Meanwhile, Bryant said Sanders has refused to talk to him since he backed out of his marketing deal with Under Armour, a popular shoe and apparel company that also outfits Sanders' youth athletic programs. The deal fell apart, according to Bryant, because he determined during last year's minicamps that the company's cleats weren't the right fit for his feet.Bryant, who wears Nike cleats but does not have a shoe deal, said Sanders has ignored repeated text messages from him since then.

The funny part is that one of the character issues people always point to (lying to the NCAA) was partially created by Sanders in the first place.

 

[coolnerd]

Deion hates this guy. What was dez doing to the little kids, peddling drugs? It sounds like Deion wants zero to do with Bryant. I hope if it was something seriously wrong to kids that Deion calls goodell. To be blunt if he tried pushing drugs or anything sexual with little kids, even weed then Goodell should ban him for life.

I heard a local DFW area interview with Sanders; and his washing of hands from Dez seems to be related to an inability for Sanders to trust Bryant to do what Dez promised. In short, Bryant basically lied Sanders and then did not take responsibility for it. There was no indication that Bryant was (criminal or that type of bad guy), but one who did not get it.As to the numerous Primetime was arrogant post, remember that was a crated persona by sanders and probably never reflected who he really was although he had a couple of immature (Tim McCarver and something with a moped come to mind) himself.

 

[metoo]

When was it ever a good idea for one of the most arrogant players in sports to be mentoring Dez? We act like Deion is a saint and is the be all, end all for character discussions. Dude was a great player, don't get me wrong. But for him to say that Dez is immature at Dez's age reeks of pot/kettle/black.

Thats what worries me the most. The fact that a guy like Deion thinks your too far gone says alot.

You guys have no clue. Sanders was an arrogant player but he never got into trouble. Big difference between Sanders and Bryant.

Have no clue to what? I didnt say Sanders was a trouble maker, but he was arrogant, and i think would be the kind of guy who would be more sympathetic to Bryants situation.

You don't get on that level without being arrogant. If you don't think all top players are arrogant you are fooling yourself.

 

[Go deep]

When was it ever a good idea for one of the most arrogant players in sports to be mentoring Dez? We act like Deion is a saint and is the be all, end all for character discussions. Dude was a great player, don't get me wrong. But for him to say that Dez is immature at Dez's age reeks of pot/kettle/black.

Thats what worries me the most. The fact that a guy like Deion thinks your too far gone says alot.

You guys have no clue. Sanders was an arrogant player but he never got into trouble. Big difference between Sanders and Bryant.

Have no clue to what? I didnt say Sanders was a trouble maker, but he was arrogant, and i think would be the kind of guy who would be more sympathetic to Bryants situation.

You don't get on that level without being arrogant. If you don't think all top players are arrogant you are fooling yourself.

I agree that arrogance can be a helpful attribute, i never said otherwise.

 

[lynx4ben]

Wow, I'm shocked, people talking smack on FBG before the whole story comes out. On this sight? Never.

The fact there are 2 pages for this topic is insane. Its amazing how people work, if someone dont dress the way you like, it must be wrong, lmao!

Meh. The dude is tipping $50 bux and is getting kicked out of a mall. Seriously, this is all I need to know to feel that he has a lot of maturing to do. To me this comes across as another NFL player who ran into money too fast. For the record, Dez is my favorite non Packer player in the league. I'd love to see him do well, but I don't see how this isn't at least concerning.

Why because he wears his pants low, and an offduty cop has nothing better to do? Cuz we all know cops are always on the up and up and not power hungry. But lets forget that people say he is friendly and fun loving. he has done nothing mean to anyone, he has sold something when he was in college and wears his pants low, WE MUST HATE HIM!PS I am not a fan of Bryant in the slightest, but I have sense to be fair and not bias.

Except when it comes to cops.

Lmao

 

[moderated]

Deion hates this guy. What was dez doing to the little kids, peddling drugs? It sounds like Deion wants zero to do with Bryant. I hope if it was something seriously wrong to kids that Deion calls goodell. To be blunt if he tried pushing drugs or anything sexual with little kids, even weed then Goodell should ban him for life.

I heard a local DFW area interview with Sanders; and his washing of hands from Dez seems to be related to an inability for Sanders to trust Bryant to do what Dez promised. In short, Bryant basically lied Sanders and then did not take responsibility for it. There was no indication that Bryant was (criminal or that type of bad guy), but one who did not get it.As to the numerous Primetime was arrogant post, remember that was a crated persona by sanders and probably never reflected who he really was although he had a couple of immature (Tim McCarver and something with a moped come to mind) himself.

dez is a great guy, all the rumors of his lazyness/immaturity/lying/etc are all made up by his detractors.

 

[G-Money]

Profootballtalk.com reports that Dez Bryant is being sued by a Dallas jeweler for $246,000.

Rafaello & Co claims that they provided Bryant with $267,000 in jewelry, and he only paid $21,000. The bulk of the purchases were reportedly made before and after last April's draft. On February 18, 2010, Bryant dropped $144,000, including $60,000 for a "custom charm." Bryant's five-year rookie contract signed in July, 2010 contained a $1.95 million signing bonus.

 

[todisco1]

Profootballtalk.com reports that Dez Bryant is being sued by a Dallas jeweler for $246,000.Rafaello & Co claims that they provided Bryant with $267,000 in jewelry, and he only paid $21,000. The bulk of the purchases were reportedly made before and after last April's draft. On February 18, 2010, Bryant dropped $144,000, including $60,000 for a "custom charm." Bryant's five-year rookie contract signed in July, 2010 contained a $1.95 million signing bonus.

Oh boy.

 

[TLEF316]

a quarter million dollars in jewelery for a man.

And we seriously wonder why so many players do broke after they're done playing.....

 

[BRONG]

So I did a little experiment this weekend, inspired by this thread. We had plans to go to Disneyland anyway, and so I took the opportunity to wear my pants on the ground. Okay, not that low, but I did wear them below my buttocks and showed off my Tommy Bahama drawers. My wife got kinda pissed at me and all but I persisted. I also bought a bright red Phillies cap that was too big for me and wore it, flat-bill style, sideways. She would not walk in with me, btw. Which didn't really matter anyway. You know why?

Because these people at Disney wouldn't let me though the gate, the way I was dressed. I made a big to-do about it and pointed to my family on the other side of the gate (waiting) as evidence of being a good-standing Father and CONSUMER, but they weren't having it. My wife was fuming at this point and, speaking of her, she's got dinner out now so I'll have to tell you guys about the rest later, I'm kinda in the doghouse. They called the cops on me, btw...

 

[Jason Wood]

This jewelry fiasco yet another example:

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/news/story?id=6267347

Unfortunately he's hardly alone in being fiscally irresponsible, but I just can't fathom how anyone that doesn't know him personally would feel compelled to defend this young man. Shouldn't we be skeptical based on what we KNOW of him? I'm all for his maturing and becoming a good person, but I hardly understand the need to defend all this anecdotal evidence which paints a concerning picture.

 

[Concept Coop]

a quarter million dollars in jewelery for a man.And we seriously wonder why so many players do broke after they're done playing.....

What are you talking about? We all know that 10% of your fist two million should be invested in man-jewelery.

 

[loose circuits]

wow this story just keeps getting better

 

[Donsmith753]

SELL SELL SELL!!!

 

[BusMan]

As a Dez Bryant owner in a keeper league I've grown very concerned about Bryant. No, not about his talent; clearly that is off the charts. I'm also not worried about him getting violent or becoming a felon, as his current list of escapades is decidedly of the small potatoes variety (on the criminal scale, that is).

What I foresee driving me crazy is Bryant's immaturity potentially affecting his ability to get/stay on the field and score fantasy points. If he truly is the liar/half-asser the growing mass of anecdotal evidence indicates, its not much of a mental stretch to envision a situation or two where Bryant is suspended (either by the Cowboys for conduct detrimental or by the league for "tarnishing the shield") or even worse, unexpectedly benched or pulled from a game.

He has quit a bit of hair-pulling-caliber risk checking his freakishly talented reward.

As an owner, I have to ask myself: am I willing to put up with the (potential) headache?