Genghis Khan
The worst version of myself
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2015 you say?Well, this is not news here. Basically been saying this since 2015.
Interesting.
2015 you say?Well, this is not news here. Basically been saying this since 2015.
I highly the janitor is going to be quoted by a journalist.What does staffer mean? Could be the janitor for all we know.
The point is, usually if it's an anonymous coach they'll say, "a cowboys coach." Staffer could be just about anybody.I highly the janitor is going to be quoted by a journalist.
A person "on the Cowboys staff" would mean on the coaching staff, right? Here is another article about it.The point is, usually if it's an anonymous coach they'll say, "a cowboys coach." Staffer could be just about anybody.
I wouldn't read that much in to it. I think it's mostly about the fact that Dez played poorly last year. Which he did. And I'm sure he has lost some athleticism starting in 2015. It was 2015 when he had the serious injury to his foot. I don't think it's a stretch at all to say athletically he hasn't been the same since that injury. It's not an easy one to come back from. Plus Dez hinted at the fact that he was playing hurt last year and obviously in 2016 he was dealing with a high ankle sprain. I think hits have taken a toll on the guy over the course of his career. He has always been one who didn't shy away from contact. Unfortunately that usually leads to a shorter NFL career.There's exactly one quote in that article.
“Based on last year,” one staffer says, “he does very few things really well.”
The entire rest of the article is conjecture from the author.
That's not even a damning quote. He qualifies it by saying, based on last year. And he qualifies it again by saying "few" and he qualifies it yet again by saying "really well."
So in other words, Bryant DOES do a few things really well. And at everything else he could range from sucks to good, but the staffer doesn't clarify. We just know that it's not "really well." And it's based specifically on last year's performance.
Honestly there's almost no meat to the quote. But the author spun it to make a sensational story that can draw hits to the website.
Congrats I guess.
The point is he is getting worse at these things. Just because he was never a burner doesn't mean he didn't have speed. Speed that he has now lost some of. I never understood the defense that "well he never out ran guys before" like speed doesn't matter at all for him. If he is slower you can't just "throw him open" it doesn't work that way. Otherwise you'd have 6'7" WR's in the NFL with absolutely no speed or athleticism. It's a silly argument to make. If a corner is allowed to stand right next to him because he can't get any separation all you're doing is throwing 50/50 balls at best. A WR needs to at least have enough speed to keep the corner guessing as to when and where the ball is coming. I don't think Dez's athleticism has eroded to that point. But it's not where it was in 2013.Dez was never a guy who surprised you with route running or outran defenders, but if you throw him open you’ll always have potential for a big play.
blah, blah, blah, all i heard wasDez is still fast enough, and he’s also an easy target for those looking to deflect blame who should instead be looking to take or share responsibility.
Thats is all this candidness really is. Throw shade at a target whom people don’t like in order to keep yourself from drowning.
It’s a tough world, and Dez’s enemies have become sympathetic and his “friends” are slowly revealing themselves as enemies.
No wonder he had to go to another coach this offseason. What losers we must have on the sidelines to drive a player to that.
Or throw shade at the receiver who performed worse than any of the other receivers but made the most money.Dez is still fast enough, and he’s also an easy target for those looking to deflect blame who should instead be looking to take or share responsibility.
Thats is all this candidness really is. Throw shade at a target whom people don’t like in order to keep yourself from drowning.
It’s a tough world, and Dez’s enemies have become sympathetic and his “friends” are slowly revealing themselves as enemies.
No wonder he had to go to another coach this offseason. What losers we must have on the sidelines to drive a player to that.
Yeah it's also all Dez Bryant from like 4 years ago. When Dez was actually athletic enough to beat top corners.Anybody saw/seen (whatever) the new video that is trying to convince folks that Dez is a good route runner. I guess he is so good he hired a pro to help the pro out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRp2FNw371Q&feature=share
blah, blah, blah, all i heard was
We need one for Dak.
I made one of those for [MENTION=128]kidd[/MENTION] concerning Romo back in the day. Ahh, the memories.
Have at it.We need one for Dak.
Dez is still fast enough, and he’s also an easy target for those looking to deflect blame who should instead be looking to take or share responsibility.
Thats is all this candidness really is. Throw shade at a target whom people don’t like in order to keep yourself from drowning.
It’s a tough world, and Dez’s enemies have become sympathetic and his “friends” are slowly revealing themselves as enemies.
No wonder he had to go to another coach this offseason. What losers we must have on the sidelines to drive a player to that.