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Dez Bryant - buyer beware...



Here's a story from jason cole out of yahoo sports that's more than a little unflattering towards one of our more frequently discussed players: Dez Bryant

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Bryant comes with a caveat emptor tag

By Jason Cole, Yahoo! Sports Feb 28, 10:42 am EST


INDIANAPOLIS – Former Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant is emerging as the favorite for the most dubious title in the NFL Draft.

Biggest risk.

Three sources with direct knowledge of Bryant from his days in college, where he missed the final 10 games last season because of lying to NCAA investigators, said Bryant’s antics were “consistently irresponsible.”

Bryant is expected to be a first-round pick in April. Some draftniks have predicted that he will go in the top 10, although the consensus appears to be the top 15. Whoever takes him does so at their own peril.

“I wouldn’t draft that kid unless I had someone to wake him up in the morning to get to meetings, someone to wake him up for practice and someone to wake him up for games,” one source said.

A second source said Bryant’s reputation was earned because he was consistently late to team activities. That included showing up late for games.

“We’re not just talking about being a little late for warmups, but like being late for the actual game,” a source said with a chuckle. “When you start to hear some of the stories of there, you go, ‘He did what?’ ”

Bryant recently defended himself against questions about his past by claiming he is a “great person” in an interview with NFL Network. While that may be a stretch, his episodes of irresponsible behavior aren’t considered malicious.

“Dez isn’t evil, he’s not trying to hurt anybody. He’s just goofy,” another source said. “But it does make you think, ‘If he’s like this in college, what’s it going to be like when he gets paid?’ ”

The NCAA investigation of Bryant initially revolved around illicit benefits Bryant received while in college. Among the items the NCAA examined were cell phones Bryant had for himself and his girlfriend that were being paid for by another party, although Bryant claimed he paid cash to the other person.

The investigation eventually led to a 10-game ban by Oklahoma State when Bryant lied to NCAA investigators about his interactions with former NFL star and current NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders.

Jason Cole is a national NFL writer for Yahoo! Sports. Send Jason a question or comment for potential use in a future column or webcast.

 

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Yes, no doubt this is but one story and we are hearing from the infamous unnamed sources. Nonetheless, nobody is penning articles or raising these sorts of questions about say, Eric Berry and other potential top 10 picks.

Does it make any of you rethink your position on Bryant? I know Matty threw in his lot recently on the Bryant bandwagon and perhaps some others among you have as well. Does Dez sound like the kind of player Parcells & Ireland would draft?

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Screw Bryant.

I want Arrelious Benn. He is going to be bigtime.

by TEC75 on Mar 2, 2010 10:56 AM EST reply actions  

Benn can't catch

according to Walter Football. If that’s true, I don’t even think I’d take Benn in the 2nd.

by kcorona4 on Mar 2, 2010 6:23 PM EST up reply actions  

thats probably

not a good example there……

starting the lagarret blount "you got knocked the F**k out" bandwagon

by frostyphinfan on Mar 3, 2010 11:53 AM EST up reply actions  

Yes...

… better is…. can Benn take a hit?

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by Alpha6 on Mar 3, 2010 12:01 PM EST up reply actions  

lol

Driving the "Get Vincent Jackson" Bandwagon.
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by finzrule on Mar 3, 2010 4:30 PM EST up reply actions  

Not what I'm hearing out of the combine.

Actually I heard his stock is rising because of his performance there.

by TEC75 on Mar 2, 2010 6:50 PM EST up reply actions  

"3/1/10: Mixed reviews at the Combine: Arrelious Benn had a very nice 40 (4.48) at his size, but dropped numerous passes in the drills. He's Braylon Edwards 2.0."

http://walterfootball.com/draft2010WR.php

The same site also mentions that he struggled catching at times during this year. Despite being an all around good prospect, a WR with inconsistent hands is not worth the #12 pick, if even a first round pick (assuming these scouting reports are accurate).

by kcorona4 on Mar 2, 2010 7:42 PM EST up reply actions  

Well, Matty put a write up on receivers at the combine a few days ago and

it didn’t say anything about Benn dropping a bunch of passes. The article is here. In fact, it says kind of the opposite:

Benn, meanwhile, displayed outstanding hands all workout long and ran faster than many thought he would (mid 4.5s).

As far as his catches during his college games, if you look at his stats, you’ll see that his production goes down once Juice Williams becomes his QB. Before that he put up great numbers and you never heard anything about him having “catching problems”.

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by Chupathingy on Mar 3, 2010 1:07 PM EST up reply actions  

Are people saying Benn is top 15 talent..?

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by Alpha6 on Mar 3, 2010 1:26 PM EST up reply actions  

I don't know if he is being considered top 15.

Last I heard anything solid and reliable, he was being projected as an early to mid 2nd rounder. If his stock rises from the combine and pro day, he might go up to a late 1st, maybe.

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by Chupathingy on Mar 3, 2010 2:07 PM EST up reply actions  

"11/7/09: Needs to practice catching toilet paper in the super market; his hands suck. "

http://walterfootball.com/draft2010WR.php

I’m not talking about his numbers. I know this is just one source, but I’d trust when someone isn’t catching the ball, there isn’t much subjectivity to it.

by kcorona4 on Mar 3, 2010 10:57 PM EST up reply actions  

where am i?

"My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die."
Vince Wilfork Bandwagon went up in flames soo...
Karlos Dansby SR-71 Blackbird pilot!

by dolfan0918 on Mar 2, 2010 1:30 PM EST up reply actions  

ill give half my rueben sub for Dez...

"My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die."
Vince Wilfork Bandwagon went up in flames soo...
Karlos Dansby SR-71 Blackbird pilot!

by dolfan0918 on Mar 2, 2010 1:21 PM EST up reply actions  

from firehouse subs lol

deal

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Vince Wilfork Bandwagon went up in flames soo...
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by dolfan0918 on Mar 2, 2010 1:29 PM EST up reply actions  

half a rueben sub (partially eaten that is) for Dez?

That’s a steal and much more than I can get for Ginn.

by Natalya on Mar 2, 2010 3:35 PM EST up reply actions  

You think she likes me..?

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by Alpha6 on Mar 2, 2010 1:42 PM EST up reply actions  

lol

now that’s more like it!

by Natalya on Mar 2, 2010 4:03 PM EST up reply actions  

There's that cryptic quality that we know and love!

1. CJ Spiller RB Clemson 2. Sean Weatherspoon OLB Missouri
3. Jordan Shipley WR Texas 4. Micah Johnson ILB Kentucky
6a. Linval Joseph NT East Carolina 6b. Myron Rolle S Florida State
6c. Andrew Quarless TE Penn State 7a. Vince Oghobasse DT Duke
7b. Sergio Render OG Virginia Tech

by kdock on Mar 2, 2010 4:35 PM EST up reply actions  

My top 3 Off-Season Senarios

1.) trade our first and 3rd round picks for Brandon Marshall and Sign Karlos Dansby

2.) Trade our 2nd OR 3rd Round Pick for Anquan Boldin either sign Karlos Dansy or use our first round pick on our defense (ILB or Linemen)

3.) Draft Dez Bryant and have Bill Parcells teach him how much winning means to being a great WR and how titles mean more than money. Remember how many teams passed on Randy “Floss” because of his “poor attitude” and behavior issues?

Worst Case senario:
We draft Rolando McClain (who is busy getting MRI’s then doing combine workouts), we go into the season with the same WRs we had last year and we enjoy another 7-9 or 8-8 season. IF we did get lucky and make the playoffs we wouldn’t make it past the first round.

Wild card Senario:

Trade for Boldin and Draft Spiller! (wouldn’t mind that either)

Conclusion: Ditch the draft picks and go with the sure thing, Brandon Marshall and Karlos Dansy who both have their youth and best days ahead of them. Behavior issues? Well trust your coaching staff and mgmt team to keep the players focused on winning a Superbowl. Isn’t our front office and coaching staff one of our stronger assets? Why not use them to their best abilities and acquire the most talented players?

by DRoyce on Mar 2, 2010 11:25 AM EST reply actions  

I wonder if the one source was Josh McDaniels...misinformation...
"I wouldn’t draft that kid unless I had someone to wake him up in the morning to get to meetings, someone to wake him up for practice and someone to wake him up for games," one source said.

1st: Jerry Hughes OLB; 2nd: Daryl Washington ILB; 3rd: Jimmy Graham TE; 4th: Emmanuel Sanders WR; 6A: Art Jones NT; 6B: Robert Johnson S; 6C: James Starks RB; 7A: Stephen Williams WR; 7B: Scott Long WR;

by DolphDallas on Mar 2, 2010 1:09 PM EST reply actions  

OR you by 10 really cheap alarm clocks that go off every 3 minutes after each other

and hide them all over his room.
closet, drawer, under his bed, in the casing that holds the light in the ceiling… get creatie

"My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die."
Vince Wilfork Bandwagon went up in flames soo...
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by dolfan0918 on Mar 2, 2010 1:23 PM EST up reply actions  

Its that time of year again hahaha

These types of reports come up every year and it is the front offices job to see if they are true or not. If I remember corretly Vontae Davis was suppose to have some “character” issues when we got him yet he has been an amazing person and hard worker as a Dolphin. Don’t always believe what you read espcially this time of year.

by markus_13 on Mar 2, 2010 1:32 PM EST reply actions  

Laziness falls under the "character issues" label and is no different than

Myron Rolles question of commitment in that regard and while laziness is definetly a red flag it’s no different than Randy Moss admitting to taking plays off,playing when he wants,why should I practice on Wed.&Thurs. when I bring it on Sun. etc.etc. and he’s been pretty productive IMO.

We all talk about about how the Draft is a crapshoot,how 1st rounders bust but some 7th rounders light it up, and you always talk about how our FO is far from perfect so given ALL this doesn’t it really come down to educated guesses and risk vs. reward?

I think it does and IMO he can do things that others simply can’t and while me and many others think he has the potential to be elite our FO has to make that call after background checks from people who know him best instead of simply taking the word of so called journalist whos very job depends on their ability to publish drama whether it be factual or fabricated…good luck sifting through that.

by firedanhenningnow on Mar 2, 2010 2:39 PM EST reply actions  

Do I "know"...HELL NO because if I did

I would be on the Dolphins payroll and the rest of the league would have a hit out on me :)

And your so right in that all we can do is hope our FO makes the right decisions,gets lucky or whatever you want to call it, the majority of the time.

by firedanhenningnow on Mar 2, 2010 3:04 PM EST up reply actions  

I have said all along

he will not be drafted in the top 20

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by Blaze453 on Mar 2, 2010 2:45 PM EST reply actions  

Saying it is one thing...

proving it is another.

Why specifically do you think he’ll go outside the top 20? Character? Questions of ability/talent?

I’m not in favor of the dolphins drafting him by the way, but I am curious as to the rationale for other teams to skip on him….most specially Denver who seems nearly certain to be parting with Marshall. If he’s gone then Bryant seems like the obvious replacement.

Granted, if he runs a 4.6 then he’s likely going to tumble even further down.

by Natalya on Mar 2, 2010 3:34 PM EST reply actions  

i don't think Marshall is going to leave

This happens every year with WRs and they never end up leaving. Broncos would be dumb to let a play like that get away. But if he does leave and its not to us, I am going to be devastated.

by DRoyce on Mar 2, 2010 4:07 PM EST up reply actions  

Funny because last year the talk was...

no way they’d let Jay Culter walk. And they did just that while netting a couple of draft picks.

Anyway, there are plenty of reasons why Marshall could leave: his contract is one obvious reason, his on/off relationship with McDaniels is another, and his issues with the Denver medical staff also come to mind. Finally, he’s made it clear he doesn’t care for living in Denver.

All valid motivation to move him though certainly not a 100% sure thing.

Obviously if he does get traded then it will have an impact on the 1st round of the draft.

by Natalya on Mar 2, 2010 4:27 PM EST up reply actions  

Different

QB v. WR. A team can deal with a Diva WR and win (Plax Burress, Randy Moss, TO, Ocho Cinco, etc.) but the QB is the leader of your entire team. I don’t know many WRs with a C on their jersies in the NFL, maybe Hines Ward, and Larry Fitz and maybe Andre too but the QB is the leader of your entire team, and if he says “get me out” the team pretty much has no choice but to trade them because he is the face of their franchise.

by DRoyce on Mar 3, 2010 2:25 PM EST up reply actions  

Buyer Beware....

How about buyer’s remorse when he turns into a pro-bowl player for another team?

DRAFT HIM. Don’t even wait until April. Draft him now.

by crossborderFISHingtrip on Mar 2, 2010 7:25 PM EST reply actions  

If the uniform matches...

That OSU jersey sure does look like our orange home jerseys (the one’s we used to ground the Jets).

by crossborderFISHingtrip on Mar 2, 2010 7:57 PM EST up reply actions  

ha

and to think JJ used to coach there.

by Natalya on Mar 2, 2010 10:26 PM EST up reply actions  

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