Dez Bryant on 1090 the Ticket

He feels comfortable answering any question AXED of him.
Sorry folks, this kid is a bit more brash, and definately not the sharpest tool in the shed.definately not articulate....not that it matters.

"azfinfanmang wrote:

He feels comfortable answering any question AXED of him.
Sorry folks, this kid is a bit more brash, and definately not the sharpest tool in the shed.definately not articulate....not that it matters.

Not intentionally being bias/racist but I hear TONS of people talk like that (and not just black people, though that may be a majority) and it really irks me.

With that said how articulate you are isn't necessarily a direct reflection on your intelligence level. I also wouldn't use a radio interview to decide whether someone was a sharp tool or not, but that's just me.

What questions were asked?

"azfinfanmang wrote:

He feels comfortable answering any question AXED of him.
Sorry folks, this kid is a bit more brash, and definately not the sharpest tool in the shed.definately not articulate....not that it matters.

I remember listening to the Interviews with VD last year and thinking to myself "God I hope we don't draft this clown". He turned out ok. I guess what I'm saying is what it all boils down to is can he play. But Brother I get your point.

"Ashraf wrote:

What questions were asked?

Among them:
NH: Will you use Deion to help you in the future?
DBDeion is a great human being and he has great insight to the business end of the NFL. He will always be a good friend...
NH: Are you the best WR coming into the draft
DB (Can't capture verbatim, but along the linesd of "I am not sure what's in the other guys heads, and I don't want to disrespect them, but, yes I am. In my mind I have something none of the rest of them do
NH: Do you have a favorite team
DB: No not really....well, being from Dallas, I would love to stay here, but I would love to play for anybody (Remember, he is on a Dallas based radio station)
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Like I said, it will eventually be posted up on their website...I will revisit and post the link when it is.

"Stitches wrote:

Not intentionally being bias/racist but I hear TONS of people talk like that (and not just black people, though that may be a majority) and it really irks me.

With that said how articulate you are isn't necessarily a direct reflection on your intelligence level. I also wouldn't use a radio interview to decide whether someone was a sharp tool or not, but that's just me.

I do understand and agree Pete.
It wasn't just how he was talking, but also some of the things he was saying.
Don't get me wrong, I still want this kid at 12, just a bit disappointed is all.

I go back to what Jeff Reinbold told Boomer. He's not the sharpest tool in the shed but at the same time, Dez Bryant wouldn't even hear Michael Crabtree if he shouted because he's in a whole different class.

Look at that answer about being the best WR in the class. What would Michael Crabtree have said? Wait, we already know that. He threw a hissy fit when Darius Heyward-Bey was drafted over him and tried to make sure he got more money than him.

Point taken Chris :up:

"Stitches wrote:

Not intentionally being bias/racist but I hear TONS of people talk like that (and not just black people, though that may be a majority) and it really irks me.

Like Facebook, this site desperately needs a "dislike" button.

"High Definition wrote:

Like Facebook, this site desperately needs a "dislike" button.

So because of an observation that I personally have seen it means you should dislike it? I even said I wasn't trying to be bias, it's just what I have seen personally and that it irks me when people say "axe(d)."

Gotta agree completely with Pete Stitches on this one!
Not even talking about understanding the english language, just talking about the difference between ask and axe :pity:

I don't get why we criticize others the way they speak. I don't mean to turn this into a pissing-match or anything, so forgive me if it does happen, but who cares how someone speaks? As long as you understand them, it should be fine, no?

"azfinfanmang wrote:

He feels comfortable answering any question AXED of him.
Sorry folks, this kid is a bit more brash, and definately not the sharpest tool in the shed.definately not articulate....not that it matters.

Im not trying to be racist here but have you ever been around Black people that is how it sounds from every black person i know and a lot of my friends are black and that is how they say it and every interview i hear with a black person in it that is how they say it. its just there accent. I remember i was one of the few people here last year that want the dolphins to accually draft Vontae Davis. The same things were said about Vontae last year as they are being said about Dez this year.

"alen1 wrote:

I don't get why we criticize others the way they speak. I don't mean to turn this into a pissing-match or anything, so forgive me if it does happen, but who cares how someone speaks? As long as you understand them, it should be fine, no?

i agree completely, i dont know if it was on this board or another but people were saying that Antrel Rolle was a thug because the way he sounds when he talked at the pro bowl and really he hasnt done anything through out his career to consider him a thug.

Yeah,
Sorry I included the AXE statement, let's collectively get away from that please.
Once again, I still hope he is our pick at 12. Guess I was just shocked during the interview. My bad, not Mr Bryant's. :up:

"#1dolphinsfan wrote:

i agree completely, i dont know if it was on this board or another but people were saying that Antrel Rolle was a thug because the way he sounds when he talked at the pro bowl and really he hasnt done anything through out his career to consider him a thug.

I don't have an issue with how someone talks, as long as I understand them. If I don't, then I ask them to speak up or slow down lol. A lot of my friends are African-American so I got used to it. Plus I think it's pretty funny at times.

The only NFL player that I was unable to understand in an interview was Chris Johnson. I remember when he got drafted and ESPNEWS had him in an interview like two days after the Draft. I must have replayed the interview like three or four times to try and figure out what he was saying. He had a low voice and mumbled.

"alen1 wrote:

I don't get why we criticize others the way they speak. I don't mean to turn this into a pissing-match or anything, so forgive me if it does happen, but who cares how someone speaks? As long as you understand them, it should be fine, no?

because if you allow so much variation from traditional, systemized english, you will get to the point where you will not understand them. You have to maintain standards. Regional variations are taken into account (creole, pidgin in hawaii, etc.). There is proper English, and we would do well to maintain as tight an area around that line as possible

If two people went to the same school, and one came out speaking perfectly acceptable English, while the other did not, I think that reflects their character, I'm sorry. And if we are to draft these kids, fresh out of school, and ignore that, then we are treating them as subhumans and just pieces of meat. Are we not?

Also, his answering of the Deion question sounded like he wasn't really sure exactly what to say.
I would imagine he has had 5 months to think long and hard EXACTLY how to..or just as importantly Not to answer that type of question :lol:

"jdang307 wrote:

because if you allow so much variation from traditional, systemized english, you will get to the point where you will not understand them.

I'm not going to sit here and tell someone how to talk, especially when I can communicate with them with the way they are talking. It may be different but if I can understand them, I won't say anything. If it does come to the point where I can't understand them, then I will ask them to speak up or slow down, as I noted earlier.

You have to maintain standards. Regional variations are taken into account (creole, pidgin in hawaii, etc.). There is proper English, and we would do well to maintain as tight an area around that line as possible

I agree that you have to maintain standards and I think that's the goal in schools (well, some of them) but if I can understand them, why mess with it? I know they won't change so why bother, especially when we can communicate?

If two people went to the same school, and one came out speaking perfectly acceptable English, while the other did not, I think that reflects their character, I'm sorry.

When you say character, what exactly do you mean? Character as in he doesn't give a damn about how he speaks or character as in, he's probably a thug?

And if we are to draft these kids, fresh out of school, and ignore that, then we are treating them as subhumans and just pieces of meat. Are we not?

There are GM's who probably feel that way, as awful as that sounds.

Folks, can we PLEASE get away from this before I ask to get my own thread closed.

"azfinfanmang wrote:

Folks, can we PLEASE get away from this before I ask to get my own thread closed.

Will do, sorry.

"azfinfanmang wrote:

Folks, can we PLEASE get away from this before I ask to get my own thread closed.

So, this isnt helping then?

ok, my bad...sorry!:hi5:

"#1dolphinsfan wrote:

Im not trying to be racist here but have you ever been around Black people that is how it sounds from every black person i know and a lot of my friends are black and that is how they say it and every interview i hear with a black person in it that is how they say it. its just there accent. I remember i was one of the few people here last year that want the dolphins to accually draft Vontae Davis. The same things were said about Vontae last year as they are being said about Dez this year.

I'm sorry if this offends you but saying "axed" instead of "asked" has nothing to do with an accent. It's not like this guy lived in a country that spoke in a foreign language. It has to do with how to speak the English language correctly. These guys are coming out of college and thus should be able to pronunciate the English language correctly.

If this was for any type of business job interview, I'm sure he would have not gotten the job. Only because this is a sport do people tend to gloss it over. If you ask me it does not show smarts to speak that way. At least it's not the most important aspect of his job description.

BTW I felt the same way about Vontae when I heard him speak in interviews.

"#1dolphinsfan wrote:

Im not trying to be racist here but have you ever been around Black people that is how it sounds from every black person i know and a lot of my friends are black and that is how they say it and every interview i hear with a black person in it that is how they say it. its just there accent. I remember i was one of the few people here last year that want the dolphins to accually draft Vontae Davis. The same things were said about Vontae last year as they are being said about Dez this year.

Lets not stereotype here. As a african american male I'd say 90% of us use ask instead of axe. You gotta realize that a lot of these kids are from poor neighborhoods and deep southern small towns. Their drive to get out is why so many of them are so good. But don't stereotype us like black people don't know how to speak English. I think Myron Rolle would beg to differ that black people don't know how to speak.