The reason why people loved Dez Bryant is because no player in the last 20 years loved being a Dallas Cowboy more than him, much of his career he was misunderstood and some people (because of his background) just didn't like him. I'd say Romo and Witten loved this team more. But regardless, this is merely conjecture on both of our parts. 1. on what people here think. 2. On what Dez thinks. 3. And who loved the team more.
Against the Lions everyone was talking about how Dez was getting in Romo's face and it was a hugh story................until the audio came out and it wasn't. Not what I was talking about at all. I'm talking about the 2017 recap film on Amazon where he became a spoiled child because the coach said don't fall asleep on Denver because they are good. Not to mention his lack of effort in staying in top shape.
He was told to stay away from the facility by his agent until the Cowboys upped their offer to him but he couldn't stay away from his team and showed up anyway. His not following the instructions of his agents shows his lack of respect for people who want to help him. But that was not my point. He wen t out of his way to say in public that he would walk and Jerry Jones doesn't know him at all. He essentially insulted Jerry when Jerry was merely waiting fir the market to be set by other teams. Every sports journalist in Dallas talked about this ad infinitum. Now marry that with his not paying the jeweler, and not returning the rental house in the condition it was in when he rented it, and this speaks about his selfish, childish attitude.
Although he knew that Romo was the better qb for him personally he backed Dak in 2016 because the team was on a roll. His job is to catch passes. He doesn't need to talk when he drops balls right and left.
He played with an accomplished passer in Romo so he knew that in 2017 Dak missed him on a lot of routes (just like this year) but he never complained about his qb to thge press. No, he whined about his targets.
The Cowboys waited until 3 weeks after the start of free agency to release him, by that time people like Crabtree and Watkins had taken the money and slots, after that Sanjay Lail, Stephen Jones and more recently Jerry Jones poisoned the well with their comments about a player that was no longer on the team. If Dez was this hot commodity, people would have leaped over each other to sign him.
Dez deserved better from this organization whom he hold the record for touchdowns. The organization paid him nearly 50 million and he jake-legged his routes and whined. Please let's stay within the realm of reality here.