WHY? Coach Romeo Crennel would like to re-sign WR Antonio Bryant

[Jimz31]

IT's resentment because he left us and is doing well. Its quite simple, Dallas just wasn't a good fit for the guy. Accept it, even if he excels somewhere else.

Usually BP has been right about bad characters, ie. Derek Ross who alot of you were so high on.

I'm fine with him doing well. I agree that it is more "Because he isn't a Cowboy..." than anything else.

 

[SALADIN]

Coach Romeo Crennel would like to re-sign WR Antonio Bryant.
The fact that Braylon Edwards will be coming off ACL surgery and might not be ready until October "has to be taken into consideration." Bryant struggled with drops, but led the Browns with 1,009 yards this season.

Jan. 3 - 11:24 am et
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

1. A.B. is still young, talented, has worked with Frye for longer than he's worked with any current Cowboy QB and most importantly, Parcells refuses to do his laundry ...jerseys in particular.

2. Why won't Edwards be back until mid season '06? In recent medical history with most ACL injuries a palyer can come back with'in 5-7 months. Did Edwards tear other ligs? PCL, MCL?

Willis M. tour his knee completely up and came back within 3 months to test as if he had never been hurt?

Anyway, A.B. was the best young talented WR this team has sniffed in over 10 years. It just so happens that it didn't work out.

 

[Yeagermeister]

You just let some of the steam out of your argument.

I bet every Cowboy fan on this board would take no less than 80% of the players on that list, including Bryant.

I'd take all the wr's on that list over AB anyday.

 

[Maikeru-sama]

I'd take all the wr's on that list over AB anyday.

Touche Yeager

But, my comment was, we would take at least 80% of that "most dropped list" anyday of the week.

Basically, I was trying to say that list doesn't seem like a list that one would be ashamed of.

And BTW, if your being thrown the ball alot more, arent you going to have alot more dropped balls?

- Mike G.

 

[Trip]

The only resentment is that the guy we traded him for is out of the league.

Or playing special teams for someone.

 

[Oh_Canada]

The problem with AB in Dallas was that he was not given an opportunity to start simply because the two dinosaurs in front of him happend to be "Parcells" guys.

 

[Yeagermeister]

The only resentment is that the guy we traded him for is out of the league.

Or playing special teams for someone.

Pitt picked him up after we let him go.

 

[wileedog]

7 drops........um....OK.

He also had 15 catches that went for 20+ yards and 2 catches that went for over 40 yards.

Let's face it, he's not a BAD WR.

http://www.news-herald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15826127&BRD=1698&PAG=461&dept_id=21848&rfi=6

It's the passes Antonio Bryant hasn't caught that could most affect his Browns future

Antonio Bryant is running out of time to convince the Browns they should re-sign him before he becomes a free agent March 1.
Bryant has set personal records with 886 yards receiving and 61 catches, yet the Browns have been non-committal about his future with them because the passes he has dropped stand out as much as the ones he has caught.
Bryant has dropped seven passes, according to Stats Inc., and that figure might be lenient. A dropped pass by their standards does not include those knocked from his grasp by a defender. That statistic is labeled "passes not caught" and includes other passes thrown in the receiver's area that he did not control.
Bryant, only 24 despite playing in his fourth season, is charged with 51 passes not caught. The number seems staggering, but 18 players have dropped more, including the Bengals' Chad Johnson with 56 and the Raiders' Randy Moss with 60. Plaxico Burress of the Giants leads the category with 83 passes not caught.
Minds are not likely to be changed by whatever Bryant does against the Ravens Sunday in the final game of the season. All Coach Romeo Crennel will say on the subject is he will wait until after the season to evaluate Bryant. He is saying the same thing about most of the players that will become free agents without new contracts.

http://www.cleveland.com/sports/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/sports/1134812081245490.xml&coll=2

Crennel, when asked Wednesday about Bryant, said, "Antonio hasn't been everything that we've wanted because of the inconsistency on the drops," Crennel said. "If he hadn't dropped those balls, then we'd be real good with his production, because he's the leading receiver on the team and he's made some plays."

 

[Trip]

Pitt picked him up after we let him go.

Wasn't he with NE awhile, too? I can't remember, I think so though.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Wasn't he with NE awhile, too? I can't remember, I think so though.

I'm not sure but he played for Pitt the majority of the season.

 

[Tio]

I wanna see the nfc list...

 

[Maikeru-sama]

Oh and why we are on the subject of Mr. Antonio Bryant.

Seriously, im not trying to be sarcastic here...

But was he that much worst than Mr. Keyshawn Johnson?

Yeah Yeah, I know the dude has some skins on the wall and brings it on Saturday, Sunday or Monday....but this guy is no peice of cake either.

Anybody noticed Parcells telling his arse to shut up again about 100 times after he fumbled against the Rams?

I made sure to record that and it is pretty funny as heck.

Key fumbles and for some reason felt the need to yell at somebody esle on the sideline .

Seriously, if you throw out some of Key's accomplishments, I say he is worst than Bryant...

Besides, not every receiver can make the claim that they were Decativated for the final 4 games of the seasons...talk about a great skin on the wall .

 

[Trip]

http://www.news-herald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=15826127&BRD=1698&PAG=461&dept_id=21848&rfi=6




http://www.cleveland.com/sports/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/sports/1134812081245490.xml&coll=2

And like the poll says, Chad Johnson 9, Antonio Gates 8, etc...

 

[wileedog]

And like the poll says, Chad Johnson 9, Antonio Gates 8, etc...

But his production isn't as good as theirs.

That's why the drops are not worth it.

I'm not saying he's horrible, but he is certainly not worth the additional headaches he brings.

 

[Jimz31]

That statistic is labeled "passes not caught" and includes other passes thrown in the receiver's area that he did not control.
Bryant, only 24 despite playing in his fourth season, is charged with 51 passes not caught. The number seems staggering, but 18 players have dropped more, including the Bengals' Chad Johnson with 56 and the Raiders' Randy Moss with 60. Plaxico Burress of the Giants leads the category with 83 passes not caught.

I would absolutely HATE that statistic if I were a WR. It seems to forget about the bad passes made by the QB. Just because it is in the WR's "area" seems pretty poor.

Dang Plaxico with 83 not caught? Makes him sound TERRIBLE.

 

[Trip]

But his production isn't as good as theirs.

That's why the drops are not worth it.

I'm not saying he's horrible, but he is certainly not worth the additional headaches he brings.

It's nothing to sneeze at. Blows Key out of the water and Key had Bledsoe throwing him the ball, not the Dilfer/Frye super tandem.

 

[Jimz31]

But his production isn't as good as theirs.

That's why the drops are not worth it.

I'm not saying he's horrible, but he is certainly not worth the additional headaches he brings.

What "additional headaches"? I still haven't heard anything bad about him come from the team or in the media yet. Did I miss something?

 

[Tio]

But his production isn't as good as theirs.

That's why the drops are not worth it.

Meh, I'll take a 24 year old getting 1000 yards plus with a qb like frye.

 

[gimmesix]

I like Bryant's talent, but we had enough trouble moving the ball without our receivers dropping very many or having them jarred from their hands.

I used to be of the mind-set that I could tolerate drops by a talented receiver, but after seeing the importance of having receivers who both make the spectacular catches and the routine ones, I'll take a lesser-talented receiver who can be relied on to catch the ball over one who cannot.

 

[Trip]

Terry Glenn is credited with 5 drops according to that site. How close is their production? How about age? Two drops?