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Let's give it a few more before we crown them. 2 of those players are still unproven.Bryant, Patmon and Randle all played at OSU. They are getting to be a pretty good source for NFL players..
Let's give it a few more before we crown them. 2 of those players are still unproven.Bryant, Patmon and Randle all played at OSU. They are getting to be a pretty good source for NFL players..
If the Cowboys are better this year and run for more yardage, I wanna hear all of them say how wrong they were. Think it'll happen?This is the deal on NFLN right now.
They are talking about the Cowboys.
The host is asking Tomlinson and Terrell Davis, two former RUNNING BACKS, how losing Murray will affect the offense.
And of course, they lose their minds.
Bad thing is, Joe Fan is sitting at home and gobbling this kind of crap up.
I don't think losing Murray is irrelevant. But these guys are acting like no matter what, Dallas is doomed because they didn't pay Murray.
We might be slightly doomed. I need to wait and see.
I feel like Brandon Weeden negates one of them.Bryant, Patmon and Randle all played at OSU. They are getting to be a pretty good source for NFL players..
Randle could as well as far as we know right now.I feel like Brandon Weeden negates one of them.
Dez Bryant Fight Shows He Still Needs To Grow Up
Posted on August 3, 2015 by Ben Grimaldi
Altercations are nothing new in training camp but usually it takes a little time for guys to lose their temper with a teammate. For the Dallas Cowboys and Dez Bryant, it took less than a week before their first fight.
The Cowboys were in just their second padded practice of the summer when Bryant and cornerback Tyler Patmon got into fight during a play where they appeared to rip each other’s helmets off. It didn’t end there, though, as Bryant followed the second-year corner to the sideline where he took a swipe (wasn’t really a swing) at Patmon.
Both parties were quickly separated and cooler heads prevailed but it shows that despite all the progress he’s made in the past few years, Dez Bryant still has some growing up to do. It also provides ammunition for those who believe Dallas’ front office worries about Bryant’s behavior and that’s why there was such trepidation giving him a long-term deal.
Dez Bryant Tyler PatmonContract aside though; it wasn’t a good look for Dez. It’s one thing to have passion for the game, but it’s another to have altercations with your teammates. This is the second year in a row Bryant has gotten into a fight in camp and it’s clear that his temper sometimes gets the best of him.
The entirety of the of the incident may have been started by Patmon, some video does show he could be pegged as the aggressor, but Bryant has to be smarter. Dez has much more to lose and he cannot be swayed into these types of situations so easily.
There won’t be any flags in training camp but if a teammate can get under his skin in at practice, it’s fair to wonder if something like this could happen in the regular season? Remember, there was a pre-game incident with Eagles safety Malcom Jenkins last year and Dez came onto the field displaying his passion during the ‘call/no call’ in the playoff game against the Lions. Both of those situations could’ve turned ugly and cost the Cowboys, so the last thing the team needs is to worry about what might happen if Bryant can’t control himself in a game.
Dallas can’t afford to have their best play maker ejected or suspended. Passion is good, Jason Witten has an enormous amount of it, but it could only be a matter of time until it shows up at the wrong time.
To both players’ credit, they hugged it out and said the right things afterwards but the bigger issue is Bryant’s maturity. Losing your cool and getting in a teammates face is one thing, however, following the player to the sideline and taking it to another level is a whole new ballgame.
We can defend Dez or explain the incident as something that “just happens” in training camp, but what the purpose of taking a shot at Patmon? What kind of passion does it show to swing at a teammate?
No one knows what was said or done to set either player off, or it could have been building, but they’ve only been practicing for a few days. It doesn’t seem like the monotony of camp should have affected either player enough to get under one another’s skin to this extent.
Heck, it could’ve been Patmon’s fault but did Bryant have to react the way he did? His passion for the game is unparalleled and it serves Dez well on the field most of the time. The reality is the altercation isn’t that big of a deal, but it underscores a bigger issue; Bryant still needs to control his emotions better.
Dez Bryant has grown as a player during his five seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, but Bryant the person still has some maturing to do.
Pretty much.
Exactly.
I wasn't grading the players only commenting that the school is putting an increased number of prospects in the NFL rosters.I feel like Brandon Weeden negates one of them.
You can say that about a lot of schools. They have to be successful first.I wasn't grading the players only commenting that the school is putting an increased number of prospects in the NFL rosters.
Imagine Irvin giving a beatdown on that one. That's about the only thing that would happen there.
Of course you can and now you can say that about OSU as well. There are 18 players on the NFL rosters currently.You can say that about a lot of schools. They have to be successful first.
By that criteria you could have already said that about OSU. They have had a lot of players on teams in the past. Even Tech has. It's just not that big an accomplishment just have people fighting to make teams. Let's get more successful people then you can say that school is an NFL hotbed.Of course you can and now you can say that about OSU as well.
Didn't say it was a hotbed man. I made a casual comment that OSU is begging to be a source for NFL players.By that criteria you could have already said that about OSU. They have had a lot of players on teams in the past. Even Tech has. It's just not that big an accomplishment just have people fighting to make teams. Let's get more successful people then you can say that school is an NFL hotbed.