Video: Every Dez Bryant Incompletion from 17

[birdwells1]

A video titled "DEZ BRYANT IS NOT GUILTY" is an unbiased representation of events I'm sure.



Receiver can't get separation or win jump balls anymore and everyone gets mad at the QB, sure why not, seems logical.

This also overlooks that virtually every receiver on the team but Dez had an acceptable catch % for an NFL player, a fact that people hide from like it's some kind of dumb fan kryptonite.

How about "COLE BEASLEY'S NOT GUILTY" OR "TWILL'S NOT GUILTY" OR "WITTEN'S NOT GUILTY" because all of their stats are down.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

Many fans on this site, when trying to make a point say similar outlandish things, and they are serious. Also, it still was idiotic even without your lame exaggeration. Dak’s first two years compare very favorably to Romo’s first 2 years. Dak has intangibles Romo did not have. If we could get rid of Garrett, Dak would prove how good he really is. Also, why do you keep saying Dez is a great receiver? In 2015-2017 he was an average receiver. Definitely not a 13 million a year receiver!!!!

So you can't put together why Dez's numbers dropped 2015-2017?

2015: Injuries + playing with Matt Cassel, Weeden and Kellen Moore as your QB.

2016: Transition into run dominant offense that didn't emphasize the pass. Less passing = less gaudy stats for receivers.

2017- Dak's regression, offensive scheme's stagnation.

Also, if you're arguing Dak is even half the passer, as in talent throwing the football, as Romo is, I can't help you.

 

[birdwells1]

This should've been the end of this thread

 

[Aviano90]

Anybody care to convince people why Dez is still worth $12.5 million a year?

What I am understanding is he still isn’t a great route runner but we always knew that. No biggie, he had physical gifts that allowed him to beat defenders and make spectacular catches on “uncatchable” balls for ordinary receivers but Dez had special abilities that separated him. Now, balls thrown low or slightly behind him are deemed uncatchable. Jump balls that are contested now are uncatchable and poorly thrown by the QB.

Let’s blame Dak for all of it. I can accept that but it convinces me more that Dallas has to move on from Dez. Dez indicated he was playing through injuries and mentally effected by it. I was hoping we would get a bounce back from him, but apparently none of his production issues are on him, rather mostly on the QB. Bring in another QB and it will take him a year or 2 to gel with that person. Cut the dude and save the $25 million base salary over the next 2 years. Receivers who catch perfectly thrown balls are much cheaper.

 

[birdwells1]

43.1
52.1
52.3

Dez's catch % the last 3 years. But, I'm sure that's all on the QB's (and, you can't blame Dak for the 43.1 - that was 2015). And, I don't want to hear that "he was hurt in 2015" crap.

Cassell, Weeden and Moore are any of these guys on a roster now?

 

[birdwells1]

Another thing that Dak needs to work on is protecting his receivers on throws across the middle. He leads them into the defender, that's going to get someone carted off the field. If you go back and look, most of Dez's drops are when he's running crossing patterns with a safety or a lber getting ready to clean his clock.

 

[Zordon]

If they force Dez to take a paycut, I will be done with this franchise. Casual observer status from here on out.

 

[MyUnderAppreciatedQB]

The one thing I've noticed and it's cut and dry, you either like Dez or you don't. Everyone is entitled to there opinion but let's be unbiased in our assessments. Dez dropped 10 passes last season and that's unacceptable, but he had 53 targets that were deemed untouchable. I agree with some that want Dez released because it'll be a shame for him to squander the prime years in his career hoping his QB learns to be an accurate passer while handicapping the salary cap. Something has to give.

 

[jazzcat22]

According to the article:
69.2 passer rating with Dez as the target.

95.3 passer rating when targeting the other receivers.

Easy to accomplish that when you have 5 yard dump offs to every other receiver. But anything over 10 yards to Dez is off target.

 

[CowboyRoy]

not sure if posted here.. worth the watch.

Cant watch the video for whatever reason. But just looking at that one screen frame in the beginning Dez is totally blanketed on the play. I would also love to see the pass rush on all of those plays, which they wouldnt always show. Accuracy wasnt an issue for Dak through the first 24 games of his career. As soon as the Oline and the run game went south so did Daks play.

Again, the same morons that used to cut up Romo are now doing the same things with Dak. So who are you going to play? Rush? Our new QB coach? Tom Brady isnt walking through that door.

And the Dak morons also forget that Dak was only in his second season. To expect him to be a seasoned vet in his prime is beyond totally stupid. We are very very lucky to have hit on a QB like Dak in the 4th round.

News flash....................a 2nd year QB needs to improve and get better? LOL

We also have a very different QB in Dak. His legs and mobility are part of his strength. The coaching staff has a responsibility to tailor an offense to his strengths. He is not a Romo type QB.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Easy to accomplish that when you have 5 yard dump offs to every other receiver. But anything over 10 yards to Dez is off target.

Dez is blanketed on nearly every play. You throw it where the Dback cant catch it. Which is probably more often then not only where Dez cant seeing as though they are in the same spot most of the time.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Should have played Rush more this season. There were games resulting in blow outs and the last game he got no playing time. Horrendous coaching decisions if you ask me.

Yep, you nailed it. And announcers were wondering the same things. Down by 20 with 5 minutes to go and still risking Dak and getting no PT for Rush. Garrett is infamous for this.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Dak's accuracy or lack there of are fact. An article is nothing more than someone's opinion.

Dak had no accuracy problems the first 24 games. Your fact claim is nothing more than selective stupidity. Did anything drastic change from games 25-32?

Lets see if your smart enough to figure it out. Waiting?

 

[CowboyRoy]

That article compares nothing. Unless Dak is throwing to players on other teams...oh, wait, he does, when he floats a pass 10 yards over Dez's head to get intercepted but yet people blame Dez for it.

That chart has other teams WR's. Where are the stats to his own WR's? Beasley had drops, others had drops. Dak was the issue as much, if not more than Dez.
Tell Witten to run a dang route past the 1st down marker when much needed.

And was the Oline and coaching at fault? What about Zeke?

 

[WillieBeamen]

If they force Dez to take a paycut, I will be done with this franchise. Casual observer status from here on out.

Lol stop frontin. We are glued to this franchise for life

 

[Silver N Blue]

Dak had no accuracy problems the first 24 games. Your fact claim is nothing more than selective stupidity. Did anything drastic change from games 25-32?

Lets see if your smart enough to figure it out. Waiting?

It’s hard to have an intelligent conversation with someone who resorts to name calling. My previous posts on the subject supported the facts.

 

[DFWJC]

Should we start posting pics and videos of Romo? Should we take a trip down memory lane, especially during Romo’s first two years?

What does have photo of a specials teams play have to do with QBing?

 

[Aven8]

I watched the first 5 minutes and saw a WR that can't get open, runs sloppy routes, and is afraid to get hit by the safety. It's what I saw all year. He can't even time time his jump balls anymore. I don't get it. It's like he has fallen off the cliff.

I haven't seen that many alligator arms since Steve Irwin was alive!!

 

[DFWJC]

you two are clearly either recent fans or flat out ignorant of what happened with the ball in the seattle game
http://www.5pointsblue.com/deflate-...bobbled-snap-field-goal-led-change-nfl-rules/

a interesting one

http://www.wfaa.com/sports/nfl/cowb...-cowboys-players-names-brice-butler/426219509


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/09/AR2007010901375_pf.html

Yeah, I thought by now that all Cowboy fans (or at least those that post here) knew that he ball was so slick that NFL changed the rules. Since then, teams have been allowed to break the football in some to get rid of the slippery wax coating.

To Romo's credit, we never hear him make excuses.

He was on the wrong end of three playoff loses that easily could've been wins.

2006.
Drove team, as QB, down field for clutch go ahead score. Complete to Witten right at the down marker. 1st and goal at the one yard line....overturned.
The team wants to go for it, but we kick for the lead . Maybe as QB ending the cimeback drive, his head isnt 100% there for special teams...who knows...but the slick bsll is dropped on the kick and we losr.

2007
Time running out. Drove team down to striking range and the win. Perfect, game-winning throw to Crayton in tne end zone...but Crayton broke his route. Brutal loss to eventual SB winner.

2014
Absolutely perfect pass to Dez--who caught the ball at the 2 and then took steps and extended to try to score.
A catch means 1st and goal inside the two if he comes down with catch and nothing more. But extra effort backfired this time.
Catch overruled
Ame over

 

[percyhoward]

This should've been the end of this thread

The most meaningless, overblown stat of 2017 was the catchable rate on Bryant's targets.

That PFF article includes 7 games with Cassel and the first 4 games of Dak's career with Dez.

2015
55.9% 38 of 68

2016 (first 4 games)
46.9% 15 of 32
rest of 2016
64.9% 37 of 57

2017
64.3% 81 of 126

In 2017, the average of the top 10 targeted non-slot WR was 63.6%.