Will Dez ever be elite again?

[CalPolyTechnique]

This is the fantasy football era and for some fans they can't separate the many nuances that have an impact on a football field from their personal need/desires to have Player "X" simply score points for them so they can win their fantasy football league

Those folks get on here and whine incessantly accordingly.

There was a thread earlier whining about Alfred Morris getting touches which I'm sure had everything to do with Zeke not being in the game to register 100+ yards.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Like it or not, Dak is a bus driver QB

 

[Verdict]

How many games would it take for some of you to Decide the Dez of old isn't the current Dez? Maybe he is as good as he ever was, but right now the evidence is indicating he isn't the same old Dez.

Hopefully that will turn around. But if it doesn't, some of you will never admit it.

 

[SportsGuru80]

Wow just wow... Anyone notice the Dez Bryant affect on that TD to Beasley, both guys were worried about him and left ole Cole all alone.

 

[Verdict]

How many games would it take?

 

[CCBoy]

No matter the various trends during the season, if a game is on the line, and a physical catch demanded...without hesitation, I'm going to Dez Bryant.

 

[Ren]

There's only so many balls to go around in this offense and it works perfectly fine without forcing him the ball. The Beasley TD yesterday was all Dez drawing the DB off him, who would you rather that ball get thrown to on that play, Dez in double coverage or Beasley wide open? There's going to be a lot of plays like that because of the respect he gets from defenses

 

[big dog cowboy]

Will Dez ever be elite again?

If Romo gets to play.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Who cares? We're 7-1 and hands down the best team in the NFC.

I care.

He needs to make a couple of catches per game.
We are not half way though. We have room for error but come post season there is no room for that.

He must make a contribution. Something, anything.... first thing... second thing.... "you talk to the guy?"

 

[aikemirv]

Anybody here giving credit to Dez for the Beasley TD - because he should get the credit there.

 

[starfrombirth]

Did you not watch the Eagles game?

Yes I did and I don't remember him doing anything spectacular. He was targeted 14 times to catch just 4. That's not a good ratio in my opinion, especially for a guy who is supposed to be Elite. He drops passes he should catch. He doesn't/can't outrun coverage and he doesn't outmuscle defenders, which is supposed to be his strength. I don't hate Dez. Don't take me that way. I just don't think he's elite and if he isn't elite we should try and get as much for him while other teams still think he is.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

Yes I did and I don't remember him doing anything spectacular. He was targeted 14 times to catch just 4. That's not a good ratio in my opinion, especially for a guy who is supposed to be Elite. He drops passes he should catch. He doesn't/can't outrun coverage and he doesn't outmuscle defenders, which is supposed to be his strength. I don't hate Dez. Don't take me that way. I just don't think he's elite and if he isn't elite we should try and get as much for him while other teams still think he is.

OK so you didn't watch the Eagles game.

 

[phildadon86]

OK so you didn't watch the Eagles game.

Guess he dropped all the passes 10 to 15 feet in front or behind him. The stupidity on this board is brutal.

 

[Cmac]

Not if the refs allow mugging like I saw yesterday.

 

[DallasEast]

Perhaps some people should stop throwing dirt atop Bryant's career. He's alive I tell ya. Stop trying to bury him.

 

[Cmac]

What does Charles Davis have against Dez......love Joe Hayden, but he clearly that was PI in the end zone....and Davis is spewing bad karma on Dez.

 

[ghosttown cowboy]

Dang...16 pages...

 

[starfrombirth]

OK so you didn't watch the Eagles game.

You can be snarky all you want but it doesn't make you right... I already said that I would go back and look at the game but I don't remember him doing anything special.

 

[the_h0wey]

It's not too early to hit the panic button on Dez. He's a shell of what he was from 2010-2014, and we aren't seeing signs he'll recover to that level. His catch percentage has fallen off a cliff the last two seasons.

His days as a great receiver may be over.

Maybe

 

[T-RO]

Guess he dropped all the passes 10 to 15 feet in front or behind him.

Why is Dak generally quite accurate when throwing to other receivers, but not so much when throwing to Dez?