Dez Bryant finally shows his stuff

I saw Dez play a few games in college in 2008, and thought he was a better prospect than Crabtree.

I was very excited to see what he could do in 2009 (which everyone knew would be his last yr) but I missed the opener against Georgia, and HE missed 80% of the season due to the well publisized suspension.]

He probably got the shaft with the NCAA, but his Diva attitude (characteristic of top WRs), his lack of speed (nobody should be surprised, on tape he looks much more like T.O. than Ocho Cinco), and the fact that he played in the spread, all makes me think he might contribute to the high number of WR “busts”

He is much too skilled not to be a top 20 pick, but too risky for my taste. ( I still think he goes top Denver)

unlike Sam Bradford who gained the neccessary weight to give GMs and scouts confindence he cant last a full NFL season, and unlike other injured players who were unable to workout fully due to injury, Bryant has had 1/2 yr in which this JOB INTERVIEW (proday) should have been #1, #2, and #3 on his list.

Mike Mayock wrote, “I think the NFL scouts and coaches in attendance at Dez Bryant’s private workout today — and there were a ton of them — left with more questions than answers.”
“When you run 4.55 and you’re considered an elite receiver, and you’re not clean off the field — there were some issues today — I’m going to completely have to reevaluate where I have this guy going in the draft. I’m going to go back to tape and I’m going to have to talk to some people about him. I talked to enough guys around today, and everyone was thinking the same thing: ‘OK, if this guy starts to slide, are we going to take him at No. whatever.’ And a lot of people are going back to tape to do more homework on him.”

from seeing Packers coach Mike McCarthy at his pro day: please Ted don’t think you got this team where you can even think about taking “the best player available” because you were 11-5…remember last time you were coming off the nfc championship and played a tougher record you got the #9 pick (you preceded that championship appearance with the Hawk pick in early 1st)…put yourself back in last yrs position when you passed on crabtree to take raji (excellent move)…the only pick for depth acceptable would be an OT though Saffold at OG then eventually moving him outside would be brilliant…no WR please…pass rusher ok…no Dez Bryant-

If the Ravens were targeting Byant I’d be concerned. His pro-day was the last opportunity for Bryant to put an end to some of the negative publicity surrounding his draft status…….he failed. Bryant did not look to be in outstanding shape as evidence by the fact he couldn’t finish some of the drills. It’s said that he forgot his cleats and it contributed to his lack of balance when he made breaks at the top of his routes. My immediate thoughts about Bryant after watching him…….he’s not a self starter and he must be drafted by a team that has a strong FO presence and strong leaders in the club house. There’s one more thing that will not endear Bryant to some personnel types and coaches——he has said he has no desire to run slant routes.

From a talent evaluation standpoint Byant is a top 5 prospects easily and this non-sense about Bryant’s 40 time is just that ……non-sense. The ability to change directions smoothly and accelerate in and out of breaks is much more important than straight line speed in the NFL. Bryant will do just fine on the field. Big, physical WR like Byant need an ability to sink their hips in and out of breaks to get the minimum separation needed for the QB——which Byant clearly posseses. Bottom line for me——the game tape is what you go by if you want an accurate assessment of the player.

That said I wouldn’t take Byant until the late 1st or early 2nd round.

Crabtree>Bryant