Stephen Jones isn't sure why Dez hasn't signed

[Hawkeye0202]

Can't ever recall a former starting player still in his prime seeing such cold market
Hell the Seahawks just signed 98-year old Brandon Marshall over Dez

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Stephen Jones isn’t sure why Dez Bryant hasn’t signed
Posted by Mike Florio on May 29, 2018, 6:32 PM EDT

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The Cowboys didn’t want receiver Dez Bryant. The Cowboys aren’t sure why no one else does.

”I don’t know the details as to why he hasn’t picked a home,” Cowboys executive Stephen Jones said Tuesday, via Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “I am sure he is being very thoughtful about it. I am sure he has good people talking to him too. I am sure at the end of the day he is being thoughtful about what his next steps should be. I am sure he is working hard. No one is rooting for Dez more than we are.”

Jones said, according to Hill, that multiple teams have inquired about Bryant — and that whoever signs him will get a player who has extra motivation.

 

[Teague31]

Of course he does. We all do.

 

[Techsass]

Did he say what he's been telling those teams when they call?

 

[Aviano90]

I"m guessing it's because most other teams don't believe it was all Dak's fault like many of his fans do.

 

[silver]

A lot of people were criticizing Bryant for never learning to run good routes. He's got a limited route tree and now that he's older and unable to separate on sheer talent he's not nearly as effective as he once was. Here's an article where Kurt Warner points this out.

https://247sports.com/nfl/dallas-co...riticizes-Dez-Bryants-route-running-115044576

 

[cowboy_ron]

lol, Really Stephen? The entire world knows....and you do to.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

The fact he's not only still unsigned but still hasn't made ONE visit, is shocking, to say the least. Makes you wonder, is his talent more in decline than some of us realized.

 

[pacy]

First team that has its #1 WR on crutches will sign him in a heartbeat.

 

[Diehardblues]

I suspect it’s all about the money and why he turned down Raven offer.

 

[Verdict]

Can't ever recall a former starting player still in his prime seeing such cold market
Hell the Seahawks just signed 98-year old Brandon Marshall over Dez

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Stephen Jones isn’t sure why Dez Bryant hasn’t signed
Posted by Mike Florio on May 29, 2018, 6:32 PM EDT

Getty Images
The Cowboys didn’t want receiver Dez Bryant. The Cowboys aren’t sure why no one else does.

”I don’t know the details as to why he hasn’t picked a home,” Cowboys executive Stephen Jones said Tuesday, via Clarence Hill of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “I am sure he is being very thoughtful about it. I am sure he has good people talking to him too. I am sure at the end of the day he is being thoughtful about what his next steps should be. I am sure he is working hard. No one is rooting for Dez more than we are.”

Jones said, according to Hill, that multiple teams have inquired about Bryant — and that whoever signs him will get a player who has extra motivation.

You think Dez is still in his prime? Seriously?

 

[Verdict]

First team that has its #1 WR on crutches will sign him in a heartbeat.

Yeah. We will never cut Dez either.

 

[Verdict]

The fact he's not only still unsigned but still hasn't made ONE visit, is shocking, to say the least. Makes you wonder, is his talent more in decline than some of us realized.

Isn't that evident? If you are objective about it, it's not a stretch.

 

[Verdict]

A lot of people were criticizing Bryant for never learning to run good routes. He's got a limited route tree and now that he's older and unable to separate on sheer talent he's not nearly as effective as he once was. Here's an article where Kurt Warner points this out.

https://247sports.com/nfl/dallas-co...riticizes-Dez-Bryants-route-running-115044576

Anyone remotely objective could see Dez wasn't doing the job that a receiver is supposed to do. Get open. Catch the ball. Don't be a cancer.

Fail. Fail and Fail.

 

[Jake]

Dez overvalued his worth and is more concerned with "getting even" than getting a job.

Fans who thought the world ended when Dallas cut him should be learning something.

 

[Ranching]

Because they cut him late and then talked crap about him. DUH!!!

 

[Aviano90]

The fact he's not only still unsigned but still hasn't made ONE visit, is shocking, to say the least. Makes you wonder, is his talent more in decline than some of us realized.

They were talking about Dez on the NFL Network this afternoon. They said they originally thought Dez would be signed in a few days and it keeps going on and on. One of them said he reached out to a high level scout to give an assessment of Dez based solely on football and not perceived off the field issues. He said he was told Dez is just a physical receiver now, he doesn't scare anyone with his speed to challenge them vertically, and he can still come down with the 50/50 ball but won't win at the rate he used to.

 

[The Quest for Six]

Dez should have taken the Baltimore offer, he's not getting anything close to that deal again....

 

[3rd_n_inches]

lol, Really Stephen? The entire world knows....and you do to.

Stephen won’t rub salt in the wounds at this point. He (Stephen Jones) more than likely had the same heart to heart that Jerry had with Dez. It is a smart decesion for the front office to just play it off when the media wants to keep the drama boat from sinking entirely.

 

[Verdict]

Dez overvalued his worth and is more concerned with "getting even" than getting a job.

Fans who thought the world ended when Dallas cut him should be learning something.

That's right. It should be an indication that just MAYBE they let their affinity for Dez cloud their evaluation of his worth to the team, and the current level of his ability.

 

[Verdict]

Dez should have taken the Baltimore offer, he's not getting anything close to that deal again....

It's not a certainty, but it certainly seems unlikely.