Dez Bryant Has Had Enough!

by Hook85 on Apr 1, 2010 6:17 AM EDT

All this stuff we have been reading about Dez Bryant, well he thinks it’s foolish. Recently Dez Bryant has gone through the typical scrutiny that a select handful of NFL prospects go through every year around draft time. Some of it is actual news, and the rest is just the media trying to get their precious web hits. Some people who follow these talking heads blindly might point out that the reporters are just doing their job. But now days with websites like Twitter and Face Book it’s like an adult version of the children’s game, "Pass It On." Bryant says he brought 6 pairs of cleats but didn’t have his cleats he feels most comfortable in, and the next thing you know your reading on some blog or Twitter that he forgot his cleats to his own work out. There’s a big difference between the two.

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I don’t want the Bucs to draft him at the #3 spot, but if for some reason we trade down and end up taking Bryant I won’t be complaining. Dez mentions the scrutiny Randy Moss went through and how he is now one of the best players in the NFL. Which is true, and there have been plenty of players who went through the same drama and ended up very productive players in the NFL. And some deserved the criticism they received, such as testing positive for marijuana before the draft. But what has Dez Bryant really done that has caused such slandering of his name? He lied to a NCAA official about his workouts with Deion Sanders. But it’s clear he just made a stupid mistake by lying since the NCAA never found any wrong doings with his connections to Sanders. People make mistakes, and yes it was dumb but as Bryant says he believes he has received more criticism than even players who have had run-ins with the law.

Don’t think this is some sort of homerism. I am just tired of players, or people in general getting bashed by the media. I can understand on a competitive level disliking a player, I can understand being tired of a player. What I don’t understand is why everyone puts these celebrities/players on a pedestal. Are you so perfect that you can’t understand someone made a mistake whether they said something dumb, or made a bad decision? If everything you ever said or did was under a magnified glass how would you feel if you became known as that person who said that one stupid comment, or made that one mistake? I am not pointing out anyone here at Buc’em, It just seems like a popular trend lately and if we end up with a player like Bryant, I hope we are not that type of fan base. I’ll leave you with Bryant’s own words on the matter and if you want to read the entire article go here.

Whenever somebody gets the wrong impression about somebody—not just me, about anybody—I don’t like that at all because I just feel like that’s not right," Bryant said.

"I’ve never spoke my mind. I just sit back and listen. But now I just feel like it just went too far."

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I also feel sorry for him that he is trying to defend himself

Yet the way he talks will probably just make it worse knowing how people judge others, especially if you dont talk like they do.

"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor

by Hook85 on Apr 1, 2010 6:23 AM EDT reply actions

Sometimes you just have to take it...

because you can appear guilty by defending it too much, or having a meltdown. Looks like a hothead now. Had better develop some thicker skin, unless he plans on never making mistakes or having his play criticized.

Dez, don’t let PHI or a NY team draft you.

by Cracker Ball on Apr 1, 2010 6:56 AM EDT up reply actions

Dont get me wrong

NFL players get paid huge sums of money and that comes with a lot expectations. I am just talking about how the media takes a story and runs with it just because its a hot topic. Tebow and anything. Bryant and his troubled past. Thats just two examples off the top of my head.

There is many other prospects out there who have done much worse, buts nobody cares about them, so of course we dont see tons of articles and tweets about every rumor.

"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor

by Hook85 on Apr 1, 2010 7:37 AM EDT up reply actions

There are no other prospects with similar off-the-field issues that are projected to go that high, though

by Sander on Apr 1, 2010 8:41 AM EDT up reply actions

Exactly, everything he does is magnified.

My issue isnt the news being reported, its the 2 cents they add into the story to add a little extra juice to the stroy. i.e He forgot his cleats to his own workout, or someone heard, key word heard, he was late on game days.

I understand some players deserve it, but it would be naive if someone thinks the media doesnt take an innocent person and turns them into public enemy number one just because they only get to see the few mistakes they may have made and there for judge them based off what the media says.

Thats one thing I have noticed since I been reading and commenting here at SBN, people can really dislike a person they dont even know simply because a few harmless mistakes they see on tv or read in the news.

"When you argue correctly, you're never wrong."-Nick Naylor

by Hook85 on Apr 2, 2010 5:13 AM EDT up reply actions

It's a two sided coin.

He made some mistakes (who hasn’t) and they are magnified because he plays a sport which will utlimately pay him good money. But has he made any more of a mistake than young kids do? It depends on how talented you think he is, and how much of a detractor his off the field crap is.

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by Buc Wild on Apr 1, 2010 8:11 AM EDT reply actions

Well, the issue is whether he'll improve his behaviour once he gets to the NFL level

And that’s a real risk. A lot of people bust because they don’t have the dedication to football, others leave their troubled past behind once they get to the NFL and start focusing on the game. Which one Dez Bryant will be is yet to be seen.

by Sander on Apr 1, 2010 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions

In my opinion,

Dez Bryant has the makings to be the next Charles Rogers. Based on some of the things I’ve heard or read about him, he thinks everything should just be handed to him or he thinks he’s already in the NFL and is a top receiver. C’mon, how do you forget your pair of cleats that you’re most comfortable in to the most important day of your NFL career to date? Along with him refusing to work out in front of pros at OSU’s pro-day and not finishing a few drills (unless he was injured), to me shows that he doesn’t have a good work ethic or just doesn’t care. Taking him at #3 overall is a huge risk with all the baggage he comes with. I wouldn’t object to trading back and taking him much later in the first but I say stay away from Bryant. I think it could do him some good if he goes much later in the first or at the top of the second since he’ll have to actually work for that lucrative contract that he wanted right off the bat. I hate to “bash” him but I just feel that unless someone can get inside his head, he’ll just flame out of the league within a few years like Rogers or say Mike Williams. However, if the Bucs do take him, I’ll support him and give him a chance like I do with all other Bucs draftees but I just a really bad feeling about him.

by GameManager on Apr 1, 2010 9:42 AM EDT reply actions

IMO...

He is a great talent. He is fast and has size to be physical across the middle (maybe not the short post but the deep post). I believe that he is a first round talent, but not #3 talent. Who knows? He may be the next Randy Moss.

The Detroit Lions are the prime example as to why you should not draft a receiver in the top five picks in the NFL Draft. Those spots are reserved for essential positions, such as, QBs, RBs, OLs, DLs and LBs.

Defensive backs can occasionally slip into these spots, but most of the time, they are a product of the defensive line pressure being applied to the offense. There are the few exceptions, but that’s why they are not generally taken until later in the first round. Wide receivers also fit in this category.

He probably is going to be a successful receiver, but not with this franchise at pick #3. If he is chosen, it better be because we traded down and took him because he was the best available player.

I do feel bad that the media is picking him apart, but at the same time he should’ve seen it coming. It’s what the media does. Their agenda is to find a story. When the player fights or reacts to the story, then he is only adding fuel to the fire. He should just try to ignore it until he signs that big contract. It will have passed by then, and he can let his playing do the talking for him.

If we do draft him, my kneejerk reaction is to get excited and hope for the best. That’s reaction to whatever player we take, though.

Go BUCCS!

by Tiny iZ Boss on Apr 1, 2010 11:36 AM EDT reply actions