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"I believe I can do whatever he can do. I think it's just a pride thing. When it comes to football, just being on the field, it's a mindset and having a mentality. I honestly believe when I'm there, I'll be feeling like there's nothing I can't do. Whatever the coaches ask me to do, I'm going to do it. I always feel like there's more. I think that's just a mindset you're supposed to have." - Dez Bryant on Calvin Johnson
Dez Bryant certainly does not lack confidence in his abilities. On paper, this season the pair certainly seem to be an equal match. Right now Johnson is averaging 82 yards per game; Bryant comes in right behind him with 81.3. Both men have six touchdowns on the season and each has five catches of 20 yards or more. While Calvin Johnson does hold the NFL single season receiving record, this year Bryant is actually ahead of him in both total yards receiving and total catches: Dez has hauled in 42 balls for 569 yards while Megatron has 33 receptions for 492 yards. (Johnson has missed some time to knee and hamstring issues). Neither man actually holds a clear advantage over the other in this year's statistics. That is just another thing that helps to make this match up more intriguing.
Detroit Lions head Coach Jim Schwartz weighed in on the "controversy" during a conference call with reporters on Wednesday. Praising both receivers for their outstanding efforts this season, he also made sure to differentiate between the roles each plays in his team's overall offensive scheme.
"He’s one of the best receivers in the NFL, as is Calvin, and I think that’s about the only comparison that you need to make between those two guys. Every player is different. Every player has things that they do well and things they do well within the scheme and things like that. And we’re going to have our hands full getting Dez Bryant stopped and I’m sure Dallas is working really hard to find a way to get Calvin stopped." - Jim Schwartz
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