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Yeah it's a total non-issue in terms of how it will affect the W/L column. But it is kind of funny.

In most cases, rookies should just go along to get along, and deal with the traditions. But in this case, Roy is the guy he's in direct competition with. Roy probably shouldn't be making Dez do anything, because now if Dez takes his job, Roy will look like the biggest jackass ever. If I were Dez and saw that I was named the starter on the depth chart, I'd be rubbing it in Roy's face so hard. That's what I hope happens.

Roy Williams ain't shit. He shouldn't be asking anyone to carry anything, rookie or not. What a bozo.

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[quote=skinsnut;714135]MonkFan nailed this...
This is a lack of humility thing.

Anyone not willing to lower their ego a bit for the sake of the team is likely to be prideful.

What does that mean?....me first, team second.

Does this affect ability...no...but it does affect team cohesion and trust...yes.

This issue sounds pretty familiar to Skins fans.[/quote]

Dude we are talking about Roy Williams wanting him to carry his pads not Emmit Smith or Troy Aikman. I'm guessing most players on Dallas agree with him for not wanting to play along with his games.

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[quote=MonkFan4Life;714150]Well sandtrap I can tell you that if this were a Redskins player this thread would be up to page 35 by now filled with posts of he's an idiot and he needs to be cut. I don't think this is a serious issue but it can be. If he produces then nobody gives a shyt, but if he has an issue then you will see this again. Just saying. But my feelings on teh refusal are still the same. Yes you are there to play football and to win games but don't take yourself so seriously. If it were something like "pay this $10,000 tab Rook" or "Yeah I stabbed his ass!, rookie should've gotten out of the chair so I could get a shape up" then I can understand. But bitching about carrying pads and masking it with the whole I'm here to do business thing..... that's bs to me. That's just me. But like I said before, I could care less what goes on in Texas. F that bastard and that ugly ass star!

You're actually alright with me though, besides the fact that you're a dirty worthless Cowboy fan.[/quote]
Well, to be truthful, Bryant should have just carried the pads. It seems trivial compared to the media consequences.

But then again, what would that leave us to talk about?

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[quote=firstdown;714155]Dude we are talking about Roy Williams wanting him to carry his pads not Emmit Smith or Troy Aikman. I'm guessing most players on Dallas agree with him for not wanting to play along with his games.[/quote]

It doesn't matter who it is...if you are a rookie...you are expected to do what all rookies do...regardless if you are a first rounder or undrafted.
If a vet of any caliber asks you to carry your pads...you respond with...can I carry your helmet too?

Humility is what builds trust, pride in oneself does not.

And yeah...maybe its a stretch at this point because it was just a microscopic little thing not worth reporting yet...but my point is about "attitude".

Hopefully this small glimpse of this guy festers into overbearing arrogance that we are all so familiar with when it comes to Cowboys wide receivers.
Just more reason to hate them.

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I dont think its a big deal, just shows the character of Dez Bryant. The guy obviously isnt humble at all. It doesnt matter who asks him to do it, as long as he is a rookie he should just do it. Its not like he was being publicly hazed or humiliated.

If he performs, then it might not hurt the team, but this move is definitely something TO or some other self-serving diva would do.

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[quote=sandtrapjack;714161]Well, to be truthful, Bryant should have just carried the pads. It seems trivial compared to the media consequences.

But then again, what would that leave us to talk about?[/quote]

Yeah he should've and it does suck because [I]this[/I] is all that we have to talk about. It's the offseason. EVERYTHING is "Breaking News" now. Soon we'll have games and we'll be bustin some Cowboy ass on Sunday Night LOL !!!!

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This is a non-story and is really about Dez Bryant dissing Roy Williams, the guy he was drafted to supplant, and less about him being a diva. I have to believe it Michael Irvin asked the kid to carry his pads he would have done it.

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I hope he gets his ass duct taped to the goal post today.

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[quote=12thMan;714200]This is a non-story and is really about Dez Bryant dissing Roy Williams, the guy he was drafted to supplant, and less about him being a diva. I have to believe it Michael Irvin asked the kid to carry his pads he would have done it.[/quote]

Point taken. I'd tell...useless RW to kiss my ass to. And it can't be a very good secret who's job is on the line with DB in camp?

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Good for Dez!
Hazing can get out of control and bottom line it is disrespectful.
Calling hazing a tradition is gives the word 'tradition' a bad name.
Good for Dez to not put up with it.
HTTR

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[quote=Defensewins;714213]Good for Dez!
Hazing can get out of control and bottom line it is disrespectful.
Calling hazing a tradition is gives the word 'tradition' a bad name.
Good for Dez to not put up with it.
HTTR[/quote]

Or is that until a Redskins rookie comes in and does the same thing Dez did ?

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[quote=MonkFan4Life;714219]Or is that until a [B]Redskins rookie[/B] comes in and does the same thing Dez did ?[/quote]

People would be going out of their f'ing minds if this happened to the Redskins.

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Not sure I would really call carrying someone's pads "hazing".

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It's stupid. You're a rookie. It doesn't mean you are anyones b****. It means that you have an attitude problem. I'm glad, more reason to hate the Cowboys, as if we needed anymore ammunition.

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Good for Dez, I hope when they tell him to run route-xyz he decides to run route-zyx because he was brought in to run the best route.

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[quote=sandtrapjack;714132]I get a chuckle when I read posts about “Trouble in Cowgirl camp” about this. Trouble? Really? If this is a deep as the media has to dig to find something controversial to write about the entire Cowboys off season, then I surely welcome it. Bring it on.
[/quote]Any trouble in cowgirl-land, minor or not, is good news to me. You've been blessed with a mild off-season. Is this a deeper indicator of Bryant's personality and future behavior or is it an isolated, minor incident, we'll see?

To saden's point, when it's crunch time and dall-ass needs a play, will there be a "miscommunication" between Byrant and Homo and the girls sitting home in Jan. Or will there be a problem because Witten is getting more touches and Bryant pulls himself out of the game to pout, again only time will tell.

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[quote=SFREDSKIN;714091]Don't worry, he'll be carrying Tony's maxi.[/quote]

The supermarket tabloid specifically said Tiny's now on Light Days minis! Dez can handle that!

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Carrying someones pads? Wow, they are really givin him the "business".

Wooptie Frikkin DOO. Why the hell is this even news?

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[quote=saden1;714227]Good for Dez, I hope when they tell him to run route-xyz he decides to run route-zyx because he was brought in to run the best route.[/quote]

Best Post of the Thread !

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;714235]AaronRodgers12

Picking up some dinner bills, having a few pranks pulled on u n, doing some odd jobs for the vets is a small price to pay to gain respect 8 minutes ago via Twitterrific Retweeted by JasonLaCanfora and 8 others[/quote]

Gotta agree

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[quote=12thMan;714200][B]This is a non-story and is really about Dez Bryant dissing Roy Williams[/B], the guy he was drafted to supplant, and less about him being a diva. I have to believe it Michael Irvin asked the kid to carry his pads he would have done it.[/quote]

Agreed. Whether it would have been Irvin, or Parcells, or the others people have suggested, I agree that Bryant probably would have obliged. The fact is that these two are in competition, and I think it's very possible that Bryant got a vibe that Williams was making the hazing a little personal, which would piss anyone off.

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I actually like a little cockiness in an athlete like this. I would have said, from what i hear, Roy needs to carry my pads. And then i would have smiled, and said, i'm just playing.

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[quote=BringBackJoeT;714241]Agreed. Whether it would have been Irvin, or Parcells, or the others people have suggested, I agree that Bryant probably would have obliged. [B]The fact is that these two are in competition, and I think it's very possible that Bryant got a vibe that Williams was making the hazing a little personal, which would piss anyone off[/B].[/quote]

Which makes my first point. The man can't humble himself and take it like a champ and have some fun with it. He's taking it as this guy isn't going to get the best of me when what Williams is doing has nothing to do with their roster spots. It has to do with him being a rookie, and Roy Williams being a vet as a WR in the NFL as a Dallas Cowboy.

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It's kinda hilarious when you think about it. They're both already in each other's heads. I think they're both to blame.

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[url=http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Was-Dez-Bryant-out-of-line-in-training-camp.html]Was Dez Bryant out of line in training camp? | National Football Post[/url]

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Either way. If we can turn up the heat on them, good. Tell everyone you know that Dez Bryant is a malcontent. We can increase the demand for more more attention being put on Dallas, and that (non-situation).

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There's always a cut off as to what you're willing to do but holding pads isn't one of them. In any case, this says to me Dez Bryant doesn't know how to pick his battles. I wish the Cowboys the worst of luck... preferably a zero win season.

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[quote=Mattyk;714072]He's a rook, he needs to know his place. He's not going to make many friends with that type of attitude.[/quote]

well considering that he's going to take williams' job i don't blame him. williams had like thirty some catches and made like 8 million. what a joke. that is called stealing. williams just needs to worry about not getting cut. soon williams will be carrying bryant's pads. lol.

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if tony romo told him to do it then he should do it. but roy williams?????

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[quote=skinsfan69;714261]if tony romo told him to do it then he should do it. but roy williams?????[/quote]

That's exactly my thing. Roy should have shut his mouth and known his place on the team - which is a tenuous place at best.

Coming from Romo, or Felix Jones, or Jason Witten, this would have been totally acceptable.

But wouldn't it be pretty ridiculous for Stephon Heyer to make Trent Williams carry his pads? I don't care if he's a rookie or not, if you don't have the standing on the team, then don't make him carry your shit.

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[quote=sandtrapjack;714132]Lol. I knew, as soon as I read this story online, that there would be a dedicated thread surrounding this.

I get a chuckle when I read posts about “Trouble in Cowgirl camp” about this. Trouble? Really? If this is a deep as the media has to dig to find something controversial to write about the entire Cowboys off season, then I surely welcome it. Bring it on.

So he refused to carry a vets pads. Where are the comments about Dez Bryant being the first player on the field for practice? A full 45 minutes before anyone else hit the field? Wheres the comments that Bryant was at the Alamodome ready for that first practice 2 hours before anyone else was there?

Where’s the comments that he was the first player that was selected in the, 1st round to sign?
How about when a reporter commented on how well this young man presented himself, the reporter commented on how he counted Bryant responding with “Yes SIR” 6 times in a five minute interview?

But when he refuses to carry shoulder pads for a vet WR whose only claim to fame is that he couldn’t catch water if he fell out of a friggin boat, THAT’S CONTREVERSY!?

Like I said, bring it on.[/quote]

actually NFL N and ESPN both reported that he was the 1st one there and the last one to leave.

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[quote=sandtrapjack;714132]Lol. I knew, as soon as I read this story online, that there would be a dedicated thread surrounding this.

I get a chuckle when I read posts about “Trouble in Cowgirl camp” about this. Trouble? Really? If this is a deep as the media has to dig to find something controversial to write about the entire Cowboys off season, then I surely welcome it. Bring it on.

So he refused to carry a vets pads. Where are the comments about Dez Bryant being the first player on the field for practice? A full 45 minutes before anyone else hit the field? Wheres the comments that Bryant was at the Alamodome ready for that first practice 2 hours before anyone else was there?

Where’s the comments that he was the first player that was selected in the, 1st round to sign?
How about when a reporter commented on how well this young man presented himself, the reporter commented on how he counted Bryant responding with “Yes SIR” 6 times in a five minute interview?

But when he refuses to carry shoulder pads for a vet WR whose only claim to fame is that he couldn’t catch water if he fell out of a friggin boat, THAT’S CONTREVERSY!?

Like I said, bring it on.[/quote]

You know, if I was a college dropout who was suspended for a year for some misdemeanor (no matter how slight or overblown it may be) and was getting paid millions of dollars to play a game, I would be on my best behavior too.

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[quote=sandtrapjack;714132]Lol. I knew, as soon as I read this story online, that there would be a dedicated thread surrounding this.

I get a chuckle when I read posts about “Trouble in Cowgirl camp” about this. Trouble? Really? If this is a deep as the media has to dig to find something controversial to write about the entire Cowboys off season, then I surely welcome it. Bring it on.

So he refused to carry a vets pads. Where are the comments about Dez Bryant being the first player on the field for practice? A full 45 minutes before anyone else hit the field? Wheres the comments that Bryant was at the Alamodome ready for that first practice 2 hours before anyone else was there?

Where’s the comments that he was the first player that was selected in the, 1st round to sign?
How about when a reporter commented on how well this young man presented himself, the reporter commented on how he counted Bryant responding with “Yes SIR” 6 times in a five minute interview?

But when he refuses to carry shoulder pads for a vet WR whose only claim to fame is that he couldn’t catch water if he fell out of a friggin boat, THAT’S CONTREVERSY!?

Like I said, bring it on.[/quote]

if you're looking for any one of us to praise a cowboy... you're in the wrong place.

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[quote=rbanerjee23;714264]You know, if I was a college dropout who was suspended for a year for some misdemeanor (no matter how slight or overblown it may be) and was getting paid millions of dollars to play a game, I would be on my best behavior too.[/quote]

And with a rep for showing up late...he may have been early on day one, but let's see if it lasts...

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[quote=Mattyk;714072]He's a rook, he needs to know his place. He's not going to make many friends with that type of attitude.[/quote]

LaVar talked about him at great length today on 106 the fan. They all came to virtually the same conclusion.

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The real story will be when Roy Williams whips out his dirty old jock strap after practice one day and tells Dez to carry it and Dez slugs him in the mouth and beats his ass, and then all the vets turn on Dez for not following the hazing tradition, thus alienating him from the rest of the squad before training camp is even over.

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Naw he is Jerry's newest toy, he will protect him. :)

I really think it will not add up to much of anything, other than a bunch of message board chatter......

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After two days of following this, I have decided that I think this is just awesome!

It forces the veteran leaders on the Cowboys to address it. Period!

Management will just want it to go away, but those bitches have to address it.

The revelation is going to be that the veteran leaders on the Cowboys are..... deep down..... a bunch of Mega Vaginas.

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[quote=skinsfan69;714261]if tony romo told him to do it then he should do it. but roy williams?????[/quote]

Talent has nothing to do with it. Williams had to carry some failed Lions WRs' pads when he was a rookie and so should Bryant. It's about seniority, vets vs. rookies...Dez is going to bring something more severe on himself and I'll laugh the whole time. I hope he gets hung from a goalpost and gets footballs chucked at him. Then the team takes him out to dinner and leaves him with the bill for 50 guys.

That's life as a rookie. Even Orakpo went through it.

Bryant is looking like an already-spoiled, arrogant diva WR. He's representing the #88 well.