Cowboys to cut Dez Bryant

[LA_vision]

Pass. Limited route runner, injury prone, and questionable hands. No thanks.

 

[SteezyEndo]

Where is our dear Mr Kupp on that drops list?

Quick and Britt aren't on that chart therefore it must be fake...

 

[fearsomefour]

Quick and Britt aren't on that chart therefore it must be fake...

Fake news!!
They were both average over their careers in terms of drop rate.

 

[kurtfaulk]

They were both average over their careers

you got that right.

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[Mackeyser]

OBJ over Dez all day, all night NO PILLOWCASE!!!

I truly think that OBJ is like so many young people with elite talent that just want to be around others who are as dialed in.

I think of Peters and AD in that same light. Honestly, if Fisher hadn’t been fired, I think AD would be vocal about being out of LA and lots of folks here would be singing a totally different tune about AD.

The beautiful thing is that between McVay and Wade, they are so danged intentional and purposeful that players are able to buy in even if they aren’t the focus...like Watkins.

OBJ is a generational talent and the leadership in NY has been total crap. As Marcus Peters is now acknowledging, it’s important to have that leadership and I think it’s beyond encouraging that Peters acknowledges the importance of mentorship.
I think that OBJ under McVay who WILL put him in a position to win while making the expectations clear, I see this as another fantastic opportunity for McVay to show how much better he is at relating to TODAY’S players.

OBJ works for us because McVay is just that good.

OBJ under Pat Schumer will be just...a headache.

That’s how blessed we are.

 

[PressureD41]

There's been a ton of talk about him losing a step or two!

 

[shovelpass]

Where is our dear Mr Kupp on that drops list?

Don't know based on that chart. On nbc/fox sports (which generally have low drop numbers) Kupp has 5 which is tied for 9th. Dez has 6 on their chart.

 

[shovelpass]

Counting 2017, Bryant has averaged 5 drops per year during his career:
https://www.sportingcharts.com/nfl/players/397499/dez-bryant/#Dropped Passes$GameType=279588574&SeasonMax=9999&SeasonMin=1990

He's had two bad years for drops (2017 and 2012) and a couple great ones (2011 and 2016).

I guess you bank on more seasons like 2011 and 2016, and that with a better passer and passing system his numbers improve. 1 year deal with incentives?

 

[Zodi]

No thanks.

I would gladly take Bryant, Allen, Jones, Cooks, Thomas or Cooper from that list.

 

[fearsomefour]

Don't know based on that chart. On nbc/fox sports (which generally have low drop numbers) Kupp has 5 which is tied for 9th. Dez has 6 on their chart.

Ha.

 

[lockdnram21]

No thanks I would rather draft Riddley

 

[Kevin]

No, it's not about getting open. It's about catching the football and scoring TDs. And it has nothing to do with "discipline" or Dez's route running (which certainly isn't bad). For example, Dez isn't "open" here, but it's a TD all the same:

LOL! Receivers are rebounders, OK. Sign Dennis Rodman!

 

[Billy Baroo]

If Dez were smart, with his skill set he would just dedicate every waking hour to playing football like Larry Fitzgerald. He could produce for years to come even after losing a step or two. Not many WRs have that kind of game.

That’s just it... He ain’t.

 

[Selassie I]

I doubt the cowgirls cut Dez. A more likely outcome will be Dez and the girls restructuring their contract with each other.

 

[shovelpass]

Ha.

Do you think it should be higher, lower, I'm a bit confused. I think it's a fairly accurate number, he wasn't a liability but he has dropped a few.

 

[fearsomefour]

Do you think it should be higher, lower, I'm a bit confused. I think it's a fairly accurate number, he wasn't a liability but he has dropped a few.

For sure higher.
But it's ok.
Drop rate is a stat but not a really great measure of a receiver being effective.
People have a funny perception of the stat.

 

[Snaz]

Prediction OBJ traded to Rams, Giants Sign Dez.

 

[LACHAMP46]

Dez won't be cut.....at the least a re-structure....with incentives built in to reach the $16 million number.

 

[jrry32]

I guess you bank on more seasons like 2011 and 2016, and that with a better passer and passing system his numbers improve. 1 year deal with incentives?

I'd bank on him returning more to his average. Yes on the 1 year deal with incentives.

LOL! Receivers are rebounders, OK. Sign Dennis Rodman!

Okay, bud, feel free to teach me about the WR position.