Dez Bryant admits he did not work hard enough last offseason

[Alexander]

It was like the season was over after one game

It was horrific.

First, I was losing ,my mind because it was supposed to be televised locally, but was not. Then I scrambled to find a radio feed on the primitive internet, was successful, then the onside kick to start the game started the horror show.

 

[TwoDeep3]

Absolute hog wash

Mind showing me where anything I said wasn't true?

 

[Alexander]

While this will not go down well with some here, I believe this is a window into the character issues that allowed Dez to slip to the Cowboys.

There are some guys who would have empowered their agent to do the speaking, while they hired a trainer, and were in the best physical shape they could be to show the team they mean business. Think if this were Witten at odds with what Jerry offered and truly considered sitting out to get more money.

Does anyone here believe Witten would not have been in the best shape of his life when the dust settled?

I know there will be the usual hue and cry that come running to close ranks and tell me off for this. But there is maturity, and then there is ego.

Dez made a comment about Jerry not knowing him and that he would sit out. Instead of allowing that to be a back door communique delivered by his agent. it's this social media act he does which shows his immaturity. Along with jake-legging it in the off-season last year.

Would it of made a difference what condition he was in with Romo going down, some will ask. Makes a huge difference in the fact there always seems to be a storm brewing under the surface with this guy. From calling out the press in tweets, to making statements laced with anger and venom about the owner of the club who had lavished a fortune on the kid, and was merely playing the game because other teams with similar talent were seeing who would set the market price.

Dez running his mouth did nothing to bring both sides to the table. His laissez faire attitude to working out and being prepared, along with his antics on the sidelines indicate this is a child's mind in the body of a man.

Great talent, two cent head.

Makes me wonder just how dedicated he is.

Money talks and bullcrap walks

In this case for me, money is him posting his best season and becoming a top two wide receiver in the league. Delivering a great passing attack and not disappearing in games.

Be the guy every fan here wants. Which is more Irvin and less Dezzie the petulant child.

I hate to tell you old friend, you will never get another Irvin. He was a man, aside his faults, that had fear. He feared failure.

I don't think failure registers now in the state of participation ribbons.

 

[TwoDeep3]

I agree, but so many are quick to label this guy is like that guy. If Dez could actually grow up it might make a difference. But as it stands, his behavior sometimes would be laughable on this site if he was with any of the East teams but Dallas.

 

[Hoofbite]

Pretty obvious he was out of shape all year.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Mind showing me where anything I said wasn't true?

Your assertions were mostly disparaging characterizations to go along with begging the question and waving your hands at your interpretation of media reports.

I'm a skeptic and a reductionist and you failed hard at meeting my standard for proof. If you want to pretend that your arguments get presumption then fine but at least understand taht the majority of Americans do not agree with that approach. We've been conditioned by our legal system to expect the one making the case to prove it.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Pretty obvious he was out of shape all year.

To you maybe. He seemed injured after week 2 to me. it was his right foot and from his standard flanker position to the right side of the formation it took away the in route and slant, two of his biggest staples.

 

[Jstopper]

Mind showing me where anything I said wasn't true?

Almost everything you listed was opinion based about how you feel dez is. I just disagree with it

 

[TwoDeep3]

Your assertions were mostly disparaging characterizations to go along with begging the question and waving your hands at your interpretation of media reports.

I'm a skeptic and a reductionist and you failed hard at meeting my standard for proof. If you want to pretend that your arguments get presumption then fine but at least understand taht the majority of Americans do not agree with that approach. We've been conditioned by our legal system to expect the one making the case to prove it.

I hope you take this within the spirit offered.

I don't give a rat's butt what you think.

Perhaps I sugarcoated that a bit much.

 

[Craig]

You are arguing pretty clearly about your opinion being fact. Base internet behavior.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

I hope you take this within the spirit offered.

I don't give a rat's butt what you think.

Perhaps I sugarcoated that a bit much.

My post like most of my posts are for the benefit of everyone and not just the person to whom I am writing. I use objective facts to make my arguments compelling.

You can self assume all you like. It's what you typically do. What I said about how most people in the US feel about that given our legal system still applies. Maybe if you stamp your feet when you say you don't care?

 

[Hoofbite]

To you maybe. He seemed injured after week 2 to me. it was his right foot and from his standard flanker position to the right side of the formation it took away the in route and slant, two of his biggest staples.

Yes, he was hurt. He was also out of shape, or as Stephen Jones put it, "wasn't in his best shape going into the season...".

Between the drops and dehydration issues (1st quarter of the opener and even in December), I think it makes sense to say he wasn't all that prepared to start the season.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I don't think failure registers now in the state of participation ribbons.

It's still there but you have to look real had to find it.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant was not himself in 2015, and now he's admitting there's more he could have done to avoid the down season.

Bryant acknowledged that he "didn't work hard enough" while holding out for a new contract last offseason, according to Clarence Hill of the Star-Telegram.

The Cowboys ultimately forked over a five-year, $70 million contract last July, but Bryant did little to pay the team back last season. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound pass-catcher fractured his foot in the first game of the season and missed the next fivegames. Upon his return, he was still bothered by his foot — as well as knee and ankle injuries — limiting him to a career-low 31 receptions for 401 yards and three touchdowns before finishing the year on injured reserve.

Bryant, 27, is determined to bounce back and is working much harder this offseason in order to make it happen.

"I believe in work," Bryant said, per the Star-Telegram. "I believe in what we do on the field and in the weight room. That’s how I get my results. If I don’t work hard, it’s going to show up. I felt that way last year. Not that I didn’t work hard, but I didn’t work hard enough. That’s why we have to turn it up a notch. I feel good. I feel real confident going into training camp."

http://dal.247sports.com/Bolt/Dez-Bryant-admits-he-did-not-work-hard-enough-last-offseason-45836794

This is EXACTLY why some of us dont like players that dont put in the time like McClain. Because if you dont bust your butt in the off season, it may trickle over into the season in the form of an nagging injuries if you are not prepared.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Sounds like #88 learned a big lesson. That should prevent him from repeating it.

I am going with this... Just because... I need to!

 

[Nightman]

What a slacker

 

[TwoDeep3]

https://www.texastribune.org/2016/06/22/sen-royce-west-suing-cowboys-star-dez-bryant/

State Sen. Royce West is suing Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant for allegedly trashing — to the tune of more than $60,000 in repairs — a property he had leased to Bryant.

When Bryant moved out of the DeSoto home, West’s suit alleges, he left it “in a state of serious disrepair: littered with trash and feces, missing blinds and shutters, with cracked windows and blackened carpeting.” West, a Dallas Democrat, is seeking between $100,000 and $200,000 from Bryant to pay for repairs, attorneys’ fees and potential lost rental income incurred while the house was being restored to its pre-Bryant state.
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Yep. that maturity cup runeth over.

 

[NYNY]

Sounds like #88 learned a big lesson. That should prevent him from repeating it.

Dez doesn't come off as being someone that learns from his mistakes. He has his contract, now he'll coast.

 

[Domer_und]

Dez isn't a player I worry about when to comes to work ethic. He didn't say he failed to work hard, he said, he should have done more. That's standard mentality for 99% of athletes when you don't have a good season. Heck, it's standard mentality for most athletes when you have a good season. It's the mental game you play in your head to try and continue to push yourself to,the edge. Always wanting to do more, work harder, get better.

Domer

 

[Jstopper]

Dez doesn't come off as being someone that learns from his mistakes. He has his contract, now he'll coast.

Go sit in the corner troll