ESPN Dallas: Dez Bryant gives Boys reason to worry

[WoodysGirl]

Jones, Garrett had good things to say, but that was before recent incident came to light

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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and coach Jason Garrett were talking from the NFL owners meetings in New Orleans on Tuesday about the talented yet mischievous Dez Bryant.

Jones was asked whether his talented receiver will do the right things this offseason with the lockout going on.

Garrett offered his thoughts on whether his mischievous wide receiver knew the playbook in 2010.

Both offered positive responses regarding one of the Cowboys' most explosive players. However, that came before Tuesday evening's revelation of an incident at a Dallas mall over the weekend

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[LeonDixson]

First McCann and now Bryant? What's the world coming to?:D

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Jones, Garrett had good things to say, but that was before recent incident came to light

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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and coach Jason Garrett were talking from the NFL owners meetings in New Orleans on Tuesday about the talented yet mischievous Dez Bryant.

Jones was asked whether his talented receiver will do the right things this offseason with the lockout going on.

Garrett offered his thoughts on whether his mischievous wide receiver knew the playbook in 2010.

Both offered positive responses regarding one of the Cowboys' most explosive players. However, that came before Tuesday evening's revelation of an incident at a Dallas mall over the weekend

Read the rest: http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/columns/story?columnist=watkins_calvin&id=6248657 Yeah I guess the Cowboys should be worried about Calvin Watkins.

This is much ado about nothing while I'm not a fan of the pants sagging thing it will not cause the team to release him because of it.

The McCann situation is a much more pressing one in which he was publicly intoxicated and arrested that will be looked more into by the team.

The Dallas Media is a cause for concern to the team.

[JustDezIt]

Yeah I guess the Cowboys should be worried about Calvin Watkins.

This is much ado about nothing while I'm not a fan of the pants sagging thing it will not cause the team to release him because of it.


The Dallas Media is a cause for concern to the team.

:hammer:

[tyke1doe]

Yeah I guess the Cowboys should be worried about Calvin Watkins.

This is much ado about nothing while I'm not a fan of the pants sagging thing it will not cause the team to release him because of it.

The McCann situation is a much more pressing one in which he was publicly intoxicated and arrested that will be looked more into by the team.

The Dallas Media is a cause for concern to the team.

The issue isn't saggy pants. The issue is Dez starting to develop a pattern. He has had incidents at this mall previously. However, he continues to put himself in situations that could land him into future trouble. And that's troubling.

[Juke99]

The issue isn't saggy pants. The issue is Dez starting to develop a pattern. He has had incidents at this mall previously. However, he continues to put himself in situations that could land him into future trouble. And that's troubling.

Oh no. This can't be true. It's the "media" that is the problem.

[silverbear]

The issue isn't saggy pants. The issue is Dez starting to develop a pattern. He has had incidents at this mall previously. However, he continues to put himself in situations that could land him into future trouble. And that's troubling.

While a pattern is emerging, one of a spoiled, self-centered jerk, being a spoiled, self-centered jerk is not against the law... it's worrisome that he hasn't learned how to behave in public, but let's remember that he's not accused of anything criminal...

Basically, his problem mostly seems to be that he still needs to grow up some... sure hope he does before he DOES graduate to something criminal...

[silverbear]

Oh no. This can't be true. It's the "media" that is the problem.

I understand where you're coming from, Juke, but this time the media does indeed seem to be a problem... I mean, they reported that Dez had been served with some kind of trespass notice barring him from the premises for 90 days, but he, his lawyer and apparently the management of the mall say that didn't happen...

Sure looks to me like they ran that part without bothering to verify the facts... I figure somebody at the mall told the reporter that's what happened, and the (lazy) reporter didn't bother to fact-check that allegation...

If I was the editor of the newspaper that reporter worked for, or the general manager of the TV or radio station that reporter worked at, I'd fire that reporter, because checking your facts is one of the basics of Journalism 101... if he put something incorrect in his report because of his failure to check the facts, then his credibility as a journalist is nonexistent...

[tyke1doe]

While a pattern is emerging, one of a spoiled, self-centered jerk, being a spoiled, self-centered jerk is not against the law... it's worrisome that he hasn't learned how to behave in public, but let's remember that he's not accused of anything criminal...

Basically, his problem mostly seems to be that he still needs to grow up some... sure hope he does before he DOES graduate to something criminal...

Don't take this the wrong way, but it seems that whenever someone on the Cowboys causes problems and generate undue public, the standard line is ... "it's not like he brke the law."

Unfortunately, our society is concerned not only about criminal transgressions but social trangressions as well. It's not against the law to cuss out your boss or speak bad about the owner or the coach. But if you do so, expect the media to talk about it and expect a backlash.

It's not just about not committing an illegality. It's about understanding the social environment in which you live and acting in a way not to draw negative attention to yourself.

As much as people don't like it, we live in a media culture where your smallest transgression will be highlighted, especially if you're a star or a player associated with a team like the Dallas Cowboys.

That culture isn't going away because it's what people want to read. That's why the TMZs and the Internet - with all its rumor reporting - and the Access Hollywood, etc., are so popular.

As a media person, I don't like it. I want substantive news. But I understand that's the climate we live in, and would hope players like Dez would understand that too.

[tyke1doe]

I understand where you're coming from, Juke, but this time the media does indeed seem to be a problem... I mean, they reported that Dez had been served with some kind of trespass notice barring him from the premises for 90 days, but he, his lawyer and apparently the management of the mall say that didn't happen...

Sure looks to me like they ran that part without bothering to verify the facts... I figure somebody at the mall told the reporter that's what happened, and the (lazy) reporter didn't bother to fact-check that allegation...

If I was the editor of the newspaper that reporter worked for, or the general manager of the TV or radio station that reporter worked at, I'd fire that reporter, because checking your facts is one of the basics of Journalism 101... if he put something incorrect in his report because of his failure to check the facts, then his credibility as a journalist is nonexistent...

Just out of curiosity, who would you fire in this case?

[silverbear]

Just out of curiosity, who would you fire in this case?

The reporter who wrote that Dez had been charged, and barred from the mall... if that was not the case, of course...

Reporters who report untrue facts are worthless to their employers... their credibility, or lack of same, reflects on those employers, and credibility is (or should be) critical for the media...

[tyke1doe]

The reporter who wrote that Dez had been charged, and barred from the mall... if that was not the case, of course...

Reporters who report untrue facts are worthless to their employers... their credibility, or lack of same, reflects on those employers, and credibility is (or should be) critical for the media...

Thanks for answering.

It's been my experience that columnists generally use information from a particular news article. Some of them with better connections might do a little interview themselves, but they often rely on a reporter's account.

As for the reporter, I can't believe the reporter merely fabricated the information. Since there wasn't a police report filed, the reporter probably relied on a source - maybe a single source, I don't know. I didn't see the original article so I can't comment. But in something like this (a private mall, the lack of a police report) you have to go with private sources not public documents. And private sources are less reliable than public documentation.

That's part of the business. Sometimes, newspapers get facts wrong. But that's why they have a correction section - or at least should.