Sturm: The Amazing TD Season of Dez Bryant

[DCUDoomsday]

I understand anything that isn't all-out Dez worship is taken with a dim view. I don't worship him.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

That's the whole point of the word IF being different that "would." I didn't say "would" without the IF. Clarke, Hayes and Rentzel's TD seasons were far more amazing, especially considering the era they played in.

If you wanted to make at least a semi coherent point you would have showed TDs per target. Or at least a statistic like that would be semi meaningful. TDs per catch is the most meaningless stat ever. It basically discredits a guy for making the 15 yard catch for a first down.

 

[DCUDoomsday]

If you wanted to make at least a semi coherent point you would have showed TDs per target. Or at least a statistic like that would be semi meaningful. TDs per catch is the most meaningless stat ever. It basically discredits a guy for making the 15 yard catch for a first down.

I could only use what Sturm calls "amazing" and it didn't include targets. The percentage of actual catches which resulted in touchdowns is what's measured in the OP, if you do the math that is.

 

[boozeman]

I understand anything that isn't all-out Dez worship is taken with a dim view. I don't worship him.

Wait, is this one those romantic things where a talented player is less talented when he doesn't do something team friendly?

This is a fascinating thing to see.

Bryant was getting his crank gobbled for a while, then he takes a hard line, right or wrong, then things change.

Honestly at this stage, it doesn't matter anymore.

I will just wait and see how this plays out.

 

[DCUDoomsday]

Wait, is this one those romantic things where a talented player is less talented when he doesn't do something team friendly?

Not at all. I simply don't worship at the Dez altar. What's more fascinating, to me at least, is how the worshipers do react when you're not one of them.

No doubt he is going to get his money, whether it's from Dallas or not is the question.

 

[Cotton]

Here's what's amazing - Clarke if he had gotten 88 receptions would have had 26 TDs based on the averages, Hayes would have had 22 twice, Rentzel would have had 24... And so on.

But, none of them actually got 88 receptions, so who the fuck cares? And why the fuck does it matter? Oh wait, the stupid "it's a passing league now" argument.

 

[DCUDoomsday]

Oh wait, the stupid "it's a passing league now" argument.

You mean, the fact that it is.

And why the fuck does it matter?

Someone said it did?

 

[Cotton]

Not at all. I simply don't worship at the Dez altar. What's more fascinating, to me at least, is how the worshipers do react when you're not one of them.

No doubt he is going to get his money, whether it's from Dallas or not is the question.

No, what's interesting is your idiocy that every receiver can do what Dez does. Or that our offense would basically be the same without him. That's interesting... except on a "different" level.

 

[DCUDoomsday]

No, what's interesting is your idiocy that every receiver can do what Dez does. Or that our offense would basically be the same without him. That's interesting... except on a "different" level.

I said none of that at all. In fact, I said it would be a completely new offense which opponents wouldn't have any film on, or any tendencies on.

 

[Cotton]

You mean, the fact that it is.

The passing rate has only increased 9% since 1970, numbers boy.

 

[Cotton]

I said none of that at all. In fact, I said it would be a completely new offense which opponents wouldn't have any film on, or any tendencies on.

I'm not bringing across posts from another board to further corrupt this one than you have already done with your presence, but "Receivers are still gonna catch the ball" rings a bell.

 

[NoDak]

That may be the dumbest and most useless statistic I've ever heard.

Hey everybody, Escobar had 4 TDs on 9 catches last year. If he had 88 catches his TD totals would be out of this world!

 

[DCUDoomsday]

The passing rate has only increased 9% since 1970, numbers boy.

Give the old guys today's rules. You don't find it weird that in their era, they managed to have a far better and more amazing TD per catch average than Dez does?

I'm not bringing across posts from another board to further corrupt this one than you have already done with your presence, but "Receivers are still gonna catch the ball" rings a bell.

Riiiiight... Without Dez Tony would be soooo confused, and by the time he found some other receiver they wouldn't catch the ball for fear of devaluing Dez!

 

[Cotton]

Riiiiight... Without Dez Tony would be soooo confused, and by the time he found some other receiver they wouldn't catch the ball for fear of devaluing Dez!

See?

Wow.

 

[DCUDoomsday]

You guys REALLY think that without Dez, this team just rolls over?

 

[Cotton]

Give the old guys today's rules. You don't find it weird that in their era, they managed to have a far better and more amazing TD per catch average than Dez does?

Still on this stupid stat.

 

[Cotton]

You guys REALLY think that without Dez, this team just rolls over?

Who said anything about rolling over? But I think we go from 12-4 to 9-7 without him, yes.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Give the old guys today's rules. You don't find it weird that in their era, they managed to have a far better and more amazing TD per catch average than Dez does?Riiiiight... Without Dez Tony would be soooo confused, and by the time he found some other receiver they wouldn't catch the ball for fear of devaluing Dez!

I think you're missing the point that TD's per catch is a totally meaningless statistic. The fact that Dez has more catches then those guys goes to show how much better he is. It isn't somehow a negative.

This isn't rocket science. You're just using numbers incorrectly.

 

[DCUDoomsday]

I think you're missing the point that TD's per catch is a totally meaningless statistic. The fact that Dez has more catches then those guys goes to show how much better he is. It isn't somehow a negative.

This isn't rocket science. You're just using numbers incorrectly.

I didn't say it was a negative at all. And the occurrence of catches that turn out to be TDs IS a meaningful stat.

 

[DCUDoomsday]

Who said anything about rolling over? But I think we go from 12-4 to 9-7 without him, yes.

I think it's 8-8 or 9-7 with or without him. But, that's another topic entirely.

Not like we haven't been 8-8 before, with him.