Why not a 1 year deal with Dez Bryant?

[DropKickFlutie]

https://nypost.com/2018/05/09/dez-bryants-lingering-free-agency-a-mystery-to-those-close/

If it's true he isn't seeking a ton of $ but rather a 1 year deal to prove himself, why not the Patriots?

Could be a poor man's version of the Randy Moss signing.

Apologies if this has been discussed elsewhere and I missed it. Seems like a promising option to at least explore especially with losses to Cooks and Amendola....

 

[IcyPatriot]

Dez has issues ... many issues.

 

[Ring 6]

https://nypost.com/2018/05/09/dez-bryants-lingering-free-agency-a-mystery-to-those-close/

If it's true he isn't seeking a ton of $ but rather a 1 year deal to prove himself, why not the Patriots?

Could be a poor man's version of the Randy Moss signing.

Apologies if this has been discussed elsewhere and I missed it. Seems like a promising option to at least explore especially with losses to Cooks and Amendola....

I’ll take because he sucks for 1000 Alex.

 

[Bradyking12]

I don't think dez a good idea

 

[maust]

https://nypost.com/2018/05/09/dez-bryants-lingering-free-agency-a-mystery-to-those-close/

If it's true he isn't seeking a ton of $ but rather a 1 year deal to prove himself, why not the Patriots?

How about you illustrate why you think he'd be a good fit here. That would probably be vastly more entertaining than most of us pointing out he is a problem child with a diminishing skill set,

 

[maineman209]

Manziel?

 

[Uptown]

I’m down.

 

[Kontradiction]

He’s cooked and he’s a complete idiot. That would be a monumental waste of perfectly good cash.

 

[maineman209]

If it's true he isn't seeking a ton of $ but rather a 1 year deal to prove himself,

Half right - the 1-yr "prove it" part.

Reportedly, he turned down a 3-yr/$21M offer from the Ravens because he wanted $8M guaranteed up front (which the Ravens couldn't fit under their cap). So, the "not seeking a ton of $" part may not be correct.

 

[maineman209]

He’s cooked and he’s a complete idiot. That would be a monumental waste of perfectly good cash.

For a moment I wondered, "Hmm ... how does one cook an idiot?" But I quickly realized that most of them are self-cooking.

 

[maineman209]

I’m down.

Awwww!

They make all sorts of pills for that these days, y'know.

 

[PatriotsNumero1Fan]

Can he rush the passer or play corner?

 

[IcyPatriot]

For receivers we have dis and dat ... deez and doze and there is no dez category.

 

[maust]

Awwww!

They make all sorts of pills for that these days, y'know.

Some of those pills get a bad rap for their effects causing a medical condition involving lasting too long. Personally I think many of us would view that as more of a scheduling issue than a medical problem.

 

[Crazy Patriot Guy]

https://nypost.com/2018/05/09/dez-bryants-lingering-free-agency-a-mystery-to-those-close/

If it's true he isn't seeking a ton of $ but rather a 1 year deal to prove himself, why not the Patriots?

Could be a poor man's version of the Randy Moss signing.

Apologies if this has been discussed elsewhere and I missed it. Seems like a promising option to at least explore especially with losses to Cooks and Amendola....

In a different year, I could see value in signing him, but not this year.

Dez has zero special teams value. Any WR like that needs to be at worst a WR3. We all assume a healthy Edelman and Hogan will be our top 2 guys, so that would put our top 3 WRs in their 30s.

Because of our need for youth at that position, again, I don't see the value. And that's just getting him on the 53. It gets more complicated fitting him on the 46 man active roster.

 

[Uptown]

Awwww!

They make all sorts of pills for that these days, y'know.

Lmao! I guess I set myself up for that one.

 

[blackglass3]

Dez would be a waste of a perfectly good 90-man roster spot. I'd rather pin my hopes on the corpse of Kenny Britt that we're trotting out there over Dez and all his baggage.

 

[DropKickFlutie]

Half right - the 1-yr "prove it" part.

Reportedly, he turned down a 3-yr/$21M offer from the Ravens because he wanted $8M guaranteed up front (which the Ravens couldn't fit under their cap). So, the "not seeking a ton of $" part may not be correct.

I hear you. Let's say he's currently still on the market, made a mistake to turn down the Ravens, and could be snagged for near league minimum now. Would you do it?

He's been putting up ~800 yards/6 TD's in his down years recently. Similar as Moss who people said was broken down before the Pats got him. With high motivation you think he could play a little Michael Irvin on the outside ?

 

[maineman209]

I hear you. Let's say he's currently still on the market, made a mistake to turn down the Ravens, and could be snagged for near league minimum now. Would you do it?

He's been putting up ~800 yards/6 TD's in his down years recently. Similar as Moss who people said was broken down before the Pats got him. With high motivation you think he could play a little Michael Irvin on the outside ?

Actually, no, I wouldn't. I can't argue that Dez wasn't very effective for awhile - in the Cowboys' system. But he's really limited in many ways that make him way, way more similar to Ochocinco than to Moss. I think he could actually be good with one of the top-3 rookie QBs, assuming that they're running a fairly simplified system, at first. Just don't see Dez working out in the Pats system.

 

[bbobbo]

watch All or Nothing: A Season with the Dallas Cowboys. you won't want him after that.
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