Dez Bryant: A New Opportunity for the Jaguars to Trade Down?
by Adam Stites on Apr 12, 2010 4:47 PM EDT
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Breaking news last night in the northeast was that former Steeler's Super Bowl MVP, WR Santonio Holmes, had been traded to the New York Jets in exchange for a 5th round pick. With that news, it becomes more intriguing that the Steelers met with Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant. It has been reported that some teams have dropped Bryant off their board completely due to character concerns and I'm inclined to believe the Jaguars are one of those teams. Clearly the Steelers are not one of those teams, and neither are the Bengals, 49ers, Ravens, Patriots, Cowboys and most importantly the Broncos and Dolphins.
With the Broncos set to ship Brandon Marshall off as soon as possible, considering the Broncos as a candidate to draft Dez Bryant is not inconceivable. Factor in reports that the Broncos front office believe Bryant to be a top 10 talent and that they are supposedly scheduled to meet with the receiver, it almost seems probable that they'd take him with the 11th overall pick.
Then there's the Dolphins at 12th overall who also have a need at wide receiver. With Ted Ginn Jr., Davone Bess and Greg Camarillo acting as the top 3 receivers for the Dolphins, Dez Bryant could join the Dolphins and make an instant impact as their #1 receiver. According to Chris Mortensen of ESPN, Bill Parcells "loves the idea of being a mentor to Oklahoma State WR Dez Bryant and is close with Bryant's agent, Eugene Parker." Greg Cote of the Miami Herald certainly loves the idea of Dez Bryant as a Dolphin and even suggests that the team should consider trading past the Broncos to obtain him.
With such interest directly behind the Jaguars, would a team like the Steelers, Cowboys or Ravens risk allowing Bryant to be available to the Broncos and/or Dolphins? Probably not. For them to have a chance at the consensus best receiver in the draft, they'd likely have to trade up to pick him and the Jaguars could very likely be looking to get our of the 10th spot.
- Adam Stites
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I think character is definitely a concern with Bryant. I bet Parcells is blowing smoke...
I guarantee you a guy like that is one who puts bad information out their to misdirect teams. Bill Parcells would take Spiller over Bryant in a heartbeat I would think. I wouldn’t put it past him to put bad information out there.
Too bad Bryant isn’t a better overall guy, he certainly would be garnering more interest if he were, and the Jaguars definitely won’t select him even if they can’t trade out.
I love the thought of the Steelers moving up to grab Bryant, though. I think he’d fit well with their team.
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y
more value less money. Jag’s have only 5 picks in a high quality deep draft.
CJ Spiller at 10 or a BAP s something to seriously consider but y 1 potentially great player over 2 potentially great players.
by MikeThomasSlotReceiver on Apr 12, 2010 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
More value according to what? That dumb value board?
I’m looking at players and there ability to make an impact on a team.
I’d rather take one potentially great/elite player than two decent/good players.
I’ll take a Fred Taylor or Boselli over a Marcus Stroud/Henderson combo anyday.
It’s easy to be good.
It’s hard to be great.
You're sold Spiller will have a Fred Taylor impact
I’m more inclined to think he’ll have a Reggie Bush impact. Would you take a Reggie Bush over a Stroud/Henderson?
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by Adam Stites on Apr 12, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
The comparisons to Reggie Bush are unsubstantiated.
They are only made because Spiller is a speedster. But if you watch film he compares favorably to a Chris Johnson/Felix Jones hybrid. And yes I would choose a CJ/ FJ hybrid over a Stroud/Henderson combo 24 hours a day 7 days a week all year every year.
Reggie Bush does poorly between the tackle in the NFL
But don’t make the assumption that he couldn’t do it in college. He did it very well.
Frankly, I see hardly any difference at all between C.J. Spiller and Jahvid Best.
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by Adam Stites on Apr 12, 2010 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Not really, Reggie was more of an outside the tackles runner.
If you watched him play most of his runs were in space.
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This vid bro. Reggie Bush. Notice first play of the highlight vid the double jump cut backwards he does. That worked wonders in college, but doesn’t work in the NFL. Now here is Spiller. He stays north and south, and jumpcuts only sideways, not backwards. Doesn’t do the spins Reggie does in his vids either.
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The naysayers will keep bringing up Reggie and Spiller comparisons...
but other than speed they aren’t very much alike in style.
Spiller runs with speed, and power. He will punch you in the mouth then run away.
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How is value bad. BAP yea, Talent is essential.-that is not the argument.
getting more picks in a deep draft. Picks Jags would get would equal the value of the 10th pick-or Jag’s will not trade. Jag’s have only 5 picks. There are a myriad of 1sRD caliber players. 2nd rounders will have first round grade.
These players are potentially great- as well as the top 10 talent in draft.. Research the prospects in this range. I don’t know what to tell you. Yea Top 10 talent is tempting-it is something to consider if another team wants 10.
2 potentially great players are better than 1 I don’t know another way to say it They are still prospects. . I could write a longer explanation here but its not unlike what I’ve been saying.
by MikeThomasSlotReceiver on Apr 13, 2010 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Besides the whole issue with the NCAA, were there any other red flags with him?
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by Jonathan Loesche on Apr 12, 2010 7:55 PM EDT reply actions
Thunk he showed up late to practice once
But that was cause he forgot his cleats. Tell you the truth I don’t really know about his character issues, personally the whole Deion sanders thing was crap, but rules are rules. My question is tho, if the steelers just got rid of Holmes cause of obvious character issues, why would they risk on another wr with the same issues?(same with broncos and Marshall)
by jags2732 on Apr 12, 2010 8:09 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Nope
I don’t see why everyone labels him as a character concern. He talked to Deion Sanders, but damn whoop.
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The guy has hired a personal assistant to keep up with team!
His coach even says the kid routinely missed meetings and “has a problem knowing what time it is.”
As reported to SN magazine.
You want another RJ Soward. Too much boom or bust potential…
A guy like Spiller is much lower risk, and brings the same type of reward potential.
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I don't think people are worried about his character because of an incident
I agree with what Collin basically said. He has this general apathetic attitude about him.
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by Adam Stites on Apr 13, 2010 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm down...
grab some extra picks and pick up either McClain or Earl Thomas, possibly Dan Williams if he’s still around. Only way I wouldn’t is if Berry or (in a fantasy world) McCoy fell to us.
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Everyone’s urge to trade down with Bryant there at ten. If I were the G.M. the deal would have to be pretty sweet in my favor to pass on him. He is extremely talented, more so than Crabtree, another talent in himself, and would set the receiving corps for years, with the flexibility to trade players there down the line.
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This is what I am saying.
I feel like people want to trade down just for the sake of it but guys like Spiller and Bryant are extremely talented players and have the potential to be great for a very long time.
Yeah
You can get a ton of “gems” in the late rounds, but to get the great players you gotta get athletes. Athletes go in the first.
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it mainly
because receivers are a dime a bakers dozen. I don’t think he’s that bad but I don’t think he should be given upwards of $30 mill, someone who has an ego as it is
+1
That term should be changed. 2nd receivers are a dime a dozen. 1st superstar receivers are hard to find, like CJ, Fitz and Andre Johnson(best wideout in the league.)
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This guy has BUST written all over him
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by Brian Fullford on Apr 13, 2010 12:20 PM EDT reply actions
I agree
No way Gene will draft him or we can trade down because of him
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by Zoltan from Budapest on Apr 13, 2010 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
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