Talk about a diva act. Not starting off on the right foot with teammates.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/25/dez-bryant-wont-carry-roy-williams-pads/
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God forbid he is focusing on work on the field.
Yea, he's such a diva that he was the 1st 1st rounder to sign, and even showed up 45 minutes early to the first day of camp so that he could get a head start.ToddsPhins, MS4FINS, Phins28 and 10 others like this. -
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Not doing it is disrespectful to Williams and other vets. Alot of people thought Bryant was a diva, and he didn't take long to start proving it. -
Still think he should carry the pads and take his rookie hazing like a man.cdz12250, Pagan, Tin Indian and 3 others like this. -
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if he's a diva, he's my kind of diva. the guy seems hungry.
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I'd sure as hell side with his idea of bonding before carrying someone's pads. -
I just don't see why Bryant thinks he's better than every other rookie that came before him.cdz12250, Tin Indian, Lt Dan and 1 other person like this. -
But Dez, presumably, thinks he's too special to have do what all the other rookies have to go through.Lt Dan, SuperMarksBros., finyank13 and 1 other person like this. -
Drama Queen Dez was having none of it, which is his choice, when unnamed teamates slam his *** after a poor game, we all will know why.finyank13, Dol-Fan Dupree, Tone_E and 1 other person like this. -
My take on it is that this isn't hight school freshman hazing. This isn't young kids playing around. These are grown men, and if half of the stuff I seen done to other freshman in highschool was done when they became adults there would be fist fights. Now I'm not against making a rookie buy dinner or bring breakfast, but to carry another players shoulder pads is just....I guess that player trying to establish dominance. Its not like its a hall of fame great player asking either...its Roy "overrated" Williams.
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It's clear Dez doesn't get it, and I guess neither do you.
As I said to Ashraf, I guess we will agree to disagree about this. -
Yea, I totally lack the mental capacity to understand that you find some stupid *** ritual as gospel to team building, and that you see it as anyone who goes against the grain automatically thinks they are above anyone and everyone else. God, he should totally just go sit at the back of the freaking bus because that's what everyone before him did. -
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I've read his posts and I think he does. :up:Anonymous likes this. -
Jerry Rice carried pads, so did Fitzgerald, safe bet Brandon Marshal did as well, what makes Dez Bryant special enough to not carry them?gunn34 and Dol-Fan Dupree like this. -
But it is what it is. And IMO, Dez not carrying Williams pads is showing disrespect. -
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Well we needed defense and we wanted our 2nd round pick back both of which we accomplished so I'm happy we didn't take him since we didn't really have a shot (other than taking him at #12 and forgoing a 2nd round pick). But if things had happened differently and he had fallen to us I would've loved it if we had drafted him.
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An undrafted player steals Roy's thunder down in Dallas and then he puts the lean on the rookie.
Williams isn't long away from getting the elbow anyways. Dez wants to play football.
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"We all had to do it" is the worst reason ever. These vets didn't like it when they were the rookies, so they turn around and do it themselves? Stupid.
Now I sort of wish Bryant had taken the pads and then thrown them back at Williams. THAT would be a controversy. -
Dez just better realize its not all about what happens on the football field. If he expects the vets to help him on the mental aspects of the game, by sharing their experiences with him, he should do more to try to ingratiate himself into the team. Vets often will correct rookies mistakes when they see them doing things wrong. This kind of attitude can lead vets to say nothing when Dez struggles with coverage reads or film viewing. Its always easier to grow if you get help from others. If you're going to try to do it all yourself good luck
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Just because they went through it doesnt mean anything. It's a dumb ritual, and apparently he thinks so to.
This will all be forgotten when Bryant beats out Williams as the number 2 receiver.Phins28 and Killerphins like this. -
None, the NFL is a meritocracy you earn everything, if Fitzgerald carried Boldin's pads, what is Bryant's excuse other than being a whiney attention whore?PSG and adamprez2003 like this. -
As far as the meritocracy... we're talking about Roy Williams here.Anonymous likes this.
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