Well, maybe Dez Bryant fell far enough in the draft to cause Jerry Jones to move his lap to catch him. I've been busy and unable to blog for the past 2 weeks. Had I had the time, my comments about the Dallas Cowboys' needs would have led me to an offensive tackle, in their spot a kid named Stafford from Indiana. I would have said if an Earl Thomas or Dez Bryant fell enough the talent would dictate taking them due to the needs at safety and wide receiver. I also would gave said that there was not enough value to trade up to the spots I thought these players would be drafted. But a 1st and a 3rd for a 1st and a 4th from New England (who probably could have used Bryant themselves) was excellent value, if not a steal. On that we shall see.
The character "issues" about Bryant do not include illegal activity on his part. Mostly what I have heard is he lied about talking to Deion Sanders (something I might do) to the NCAA and punctuality problems. Both maturity issues that the 40+ punditry believe all people all people in their early 20's should have or they are worthless for life. Especially when you consider that in college most of the people he runs with are between 18 and 22 and are such great role models. I think being on a pro team, where your team mates are generally between 25 and 32, will give him a better example to follow.
Having a rough child hood is not a death sentence. How many CEO's and politicians continually turn to their rough up bringings as the basis for their current "character". Okay, maybe not the best set of crooks to use an example, but you get the idea. I think Dez will be just fine.
Now to the effect I expect on the field, after a few games. It looks like Roy Williams no longer has the ability to spread the defense, leaving Miles Austin as the only receiver with that ability, until now. Roy still has decent hands and with his size should be a decent underneath receiver who will be covered by a safety or linebacker, that he does have the speed to beat. Now the Cowboys can put out 4 and 5 receiver sets that will take the corners deep with Austin and Bryant and have Williams, Witten, and Crayton at that possession, 1st down depth, that will frustrate defenses. 8 in the box, good luck, pal.
Now on to the stupid things in the draft. Denver traded up, traded too much, to get Tim Tebow and his "new" pass delivery. Bet when the pressure and speed of the NFL hit, he will go back to his old bolo punch delivery. And the media goes on and on about his "character". They did that about Tiger Woods too. All I'm saying is I am very skeptical about these too good to be true, better than the rest of us people that always tell you how much character they have. Josh MacDaniel learned well from Bill Belichek. He learned to try to show everyone else you are smarter than they are. Funny how Bill wasn't smarter than anyone when he coached in Cleveland and didn't get smarter than everyone until Drew Bledsoe got hurt.
The Jets taking a cornerback was absurd. One pundit said they will put 8 in the box, cover everyone man to man and kill quarterbacks. That will work against 25 teams in the NFL but not the top 7. Doesn't Rex Ryan know about the 3 step drop. Gilligan may soon be on Revis Island.
The character "issues" about Bryant do not include illegal activity on his part. Mostly what I have heard is he lied about talking to Deion Sanders (something I might do) to the NCAA and punctuality problems. Both maturity issues that the 40+ punditry believe all people all people in their early 20's should have or they are worthless for life. Especially when you consider that in college most of the people he runs with are between 18 and 22 and are such great role models. I think being on a pro team, where your team mates are generally between 25 and 32, will give him a better example to follow.
Having a rough child hood is not a death sentence. How many CEO's and politicians continually turn to their rough up bringings as the basis for their current "character". Okay, maybe not the best set of crooks to use an example, but you get the idea. I think Dez will be just fine.
Now to the effect I expect on the field, after a few games. It looks like Roy Williams no longer has the ability to spread the defense, leaving Miles Austin as the only receiver with that ability, until now. Roy still has decent hands and with his size should be a decent underneath receiver who will be covered by a safety or linebacker, that he does have the speed to beat. Now the Cowboys can put out 4 and 5 receiver sets that will take the corners deep with Austin and Bryant and have Williams, Witten, and Crayton at that possession, 1st down depth, that will frustrate defenses. 8 in the box, good luck, pal.
Now on to the stupid things in the draft. Denver traded up, traded too much, to get Tim Tebow and his "new" pass delivery. Bet when the pressure and speed of the NFL hit, he will go back to his old bolo punch delivery. And the media goes on and on about his "character". They did that about Tiger Woods too. All I'm saying is I am very skeptical about these too good to be true, better than the rest of us people that always tell you how much character they have. Josh MacDaniel learned well from Bill Belichek. He learned to try to show everyone else you are smarter than they are. Funny how Bill wasn't smarter than anyone when he coached in Cleveland and didn't get smarter than everyone until Drew Bledsoe got hurt.
The Jets taking a cornerback was absurd. One pundit said they will put 8 in the box, cover everyone man to man and kill quarterbacks. That will work against 25 teams in the NFL but not the top 7. Doesn't Rex Ryan know about the 3 step drop. Gilligan may soon be on Revis Island.
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