Call me a sentimental

When he catches a nice back shoulder within a few weeks, will we stillk keep hearing from the experts on here how it takes years for a QB and receiver to get in sync?

I noticed Gordon had a better day already than a Cowboy receiver has had since a very long time ago.
 
erod said:
Payton buried Adrian Peterson on the bench.

I wonder what he does here.

I'll bet he has a huge game here in a few weeks.
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I read that relationship was Rocky from the start. That's why he was buried on the bench
 
Apparently to all these ‘athletes’, being bulky is the same thing as ‘fat’.

I mean it couldn’t have been muscle mass he added by lifting, coupled by not playing in training camp, pre-season and actual games, where he would gradually reduce his weight to what he normally would be at mid-way into a season, via playing...

I mean it’s not like Sean Payton said it’s normal for them to ask players to shed some weight..
 
Dez sucked, "he didn't catch every pass throw his way. High, low or in his hands"
 
CATCH17 said:
It's hard to go through Dez highlights and ever find a time where he got much separation.
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I don't think so. I mean, he's never been a great route runner but he definitely had more explosion in and out of cuts when he was younger. JMO
 
birdwells1 said:
How did he catch all those tds?
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Easy, during his time here the Cowboys forced him the ball in Red Zone situations since they are almost allergic to running the ball in the RZ.

"But Dez was just that good", you may say.
Well, why are the Cowboys still so pass heavy in the RZ this year without Dez being on the roster and having a Top-3 RB in the NFL?
Elliot has only 18 RZ rushing attempts this season, while Dak has 50 passing attempts in the RZ this year, and again, with no Dez or a "go up and get the ball receiver".

Then lets also compare Dez to a couple of Cowboys WR legends.

Bob Hayes was able to get 71 TDs (to Dez's 73) despite having 166 less receptions. He was so good, NFL teams had to invent new Defensive Schemes to try and contain him.

Michael Irvin was able to pull in 750 catches on 960 targets. Dez, on the other hand, was tarted 909 times as a Cowboy, but only caught 531 of them.
Yet Michael averaged just 6.03 targets per game, where Dez averaged 8.04 targets per game. Just imagine the TD numbers Irvin could have put up if Emmitt did not hog the vast majority of RZ opportunities.

And in both Hayes and Irvin, they put up that production in eras where someone could knock the crap out of them because there were no penalties for "Hitting a Defenseless Receiver".

I'm not trying to say Dez was terrible, but I will say that he was way too overhyped by the fans and media for what he actually brought to the field.

Don't expect most to agree, but that's my opinion.
 
SackMaster said:
Easy, during his time here the Cowboys forced him the ball in Red Zone situations since they are almost allergic to running the ball in the RZ.

"But Dez was just that good", you may say.
Well, why are the Cowboys still so pass heavy in the RZ this year without Dez being on the roster and having a Top-3 RB in the NFL?
Elliot has only 18 RZ rushing attempts this season, while Dak has 50 passing attempts in the RZ this year, and again, with no Dez or a "go up and get the ball receiver".

Then lets also compare Dez to a couple of Cowboys WR legends.

Bob Hayes was able to get 71 TDs (to Dez's 73) despite having 166 less receptions. He was so good, NFL teams had to invent new Defensive Schemes to try and contain him.

Michael Irvin was able to pull in 750 catches on 960 targets. Dez, on the other hand, was tarted 909 times as a Cowboy, but only caught 531 of them.
Yet Michael averaged just 6.03 targets per game, where Dez averaged 8.04 targets per game. Just imagine the TD numbers Irvin could have put up if Emmitt did not hog the vast majority of RZ opportunities.

And in both Hayes and Irvin, they put up that production in eras where someone could knock the crap out of them because there were no penalties for "Hitting a Defenseless Receiver".

I'm not trying to say Dez was terrible, but I will say that he was way too overhyped by the fans and media for what he actually brought to the field.

Don't expect most to agree, but that's my opinion.
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Different era's for sure, same as the QB throwing to Dez the majority of his time in Dallas. Just looking at Romo's attempts vrs other Dallas QB's stands to reason he'd have more yardage. (649) attempts one year,
 
FTWayne said:
Dez sucked, "he didn't catch every pass throw his way. High, low or in his hands"
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