Week 4: Around the NFL

[emunney]

Yeah, Romo's catching hell, but it definitely looked like one of those pick 6s was all Bryant. I'd love a gif of Romo looking at Bryant, Bryant nodding, and then Bryant immediately running the wrong route and Romo throwing a pick 6. Amazing.

[El Duderino]

My inclination is to believe he'd be elite playing for the Giants or Packers or Steelers, but yea, Dallas was one of the select teams where he was absolutely going to implode.

Dallas wasn't a good place for Bryant, but both on the field and off, he just strikes me as a non-professional who would cause any team headaches and never live up to his immense skills. Maybe living in a tiny place like Green Bay and having a stronger structure as is in place here would have helped him, but i just really doubt that Dez would have reached his full potential anywhere.

[emunney]

Being in GB certainly wouldn't cure him of the drops.

The obvious comparison is Finley as a guy who looks the part and occasionally plays it; both guys can look totally dominant on any given play. I think Finley is more dedicated, but I'm not really in a position to judge and besides, it could be the culture effect.

I think if we'd drafted Bryant, we'd be glad we had him but he'd be frustrating.

[raysbookclub]

Like pretty much any job, playing in the NFL is a lot more enjoyable when you enjoy your coworkers. I think the risk to your team chemistry and team happiness is the bigger one with guys like Bryant--bigger than the chance they don't perform up to their athletic potential. If a guy is a jerk, or unprofessional (late, not preparing, bad attitude, etc.), or a regular distraction--even if the guy is crazy athletic, I'd rather have a guy who's easy to work with, even if he's not as athletically special. I don't know what's going on there in Dallas, but something's not right with that team in morale or chemistry. A guy like Bryant (or people's perception of Bryant) probably doesn't help. (Esp when he's dropping passes and running wrong routes.)