Why did the patriots pass on dez bryant???

[Rod1010]

My cousin is a pats fan and he keeps saying its cuz brady had moss???... they passed on him twice! top 3 talent i think they outsmarted themselves. Brady to Dez woulda been unreal.

[Lincoln73]

dude had real character concerns entering the draft, talent was never in question. You can't make a judgement on him until he can stay drug/arrest free for multiple years.

[jetsjets1028]

because the pats suck

[cankid]

Character concerns, they weren t sure he was a good fit and wanted to plug other holes

[Rod1010]

but hes been a great teammate this year and basically the only player with heart on that cowboys team. still dosent make sense tho cuz moss had bigger character concerns..

[eonizuka]

Yeah, anyone wondering how he was gonna respond when times were bad just needs to look at him this season. He is on a good team that is playing awful but I don't see him taking shots at everyone like Randy Moss did. I still think the Pats need a big time WR but they are winning now so I guess they know what they needed.

[Doc JS]

because the pats suck

You can say you don't like/hate/despise the Pats/Brady/Bellicheat but you can't say they suck (well, of course you can say it...you just look stupid when you do)...because they've got three Super Bowl rings and the Jets don't have one since Joe Willie Namath...

Doc

[Snowball]

Patriots prefer acquiring/drafting players with:
1. stable moral character.
2. proven work ethic.
3. average or higher intellectual ability

[AMBlai01]

He does not fit the mold.

[Rod1010]

Patriots prefer acquiring/drafting players with:
1. stable moral character.
2. proven work ethic.
3. average or higher intellectual ability

well Dez has shown all 3 and more... Pats failed on this one. they dont even need him but brady to dez... damn

[MadTiger]

Character concerns, they weren t sure he was a good fit and wanted to plug other holes

Well, Dez is plugging other teams holes, now, so it's all good.

[TheCommish]

It just wasn't a good fit for them. They know what they are doing. Don't get me wrong, Dez is a great athlete, but NE will do just fine without him.

[MadTiger]

Patriots prefer acquiring/drafting players with: 1. stable moral character. 2. proven work ethic. 3. average or higher intellectual ability

I admire Belicheck greatly, but he himself fails on #1. Ol' Videogate, cheatin' ass.

[Rod1010]

It just wasn't a good fit for them. They know what they are doing. Don't get me wrong, Dez is a great athlete, but NE will do just fine without him.

u cant say they know what theyre doing just cuz its the patriots . they chose devin Mcourty over him . you never pass on that type of talent.

[Snowball]

I admire Belicheck greatly, but he himself fails on #1. Ol' Videogate, cheatin' ass.

yes. he does. he also cheated on his wife for years then divorced her.
but the Patriot mold precedes Belichick.
Parcells and Carroll were the same in the character regard.
it comes from the owner Kraft.
when he bought the team in 1992 that's when the Pats
turned it around.
the 3 superbowl Pats core was assembled by Parcells and his group
including Scott Paoli who was GM, married to his daughter.
now Chiefs GM.

[KingKolzig]

alligator arms

[3PtShooter]

because he wouldnt carry the vets shoulderpads

[tunaguitar76]

other than the character issues and that they were obviously planning to go after the TE's they also drafted to boost the receiving corps..Leigh Bodden was their only proven corner. They needed a corner much more than another receiver. The worst case scenario happened.. bodden is hurt. They are still awful against the pass, imagine if they didn't have McCourty. btw.. McCourty has played very well and looks like he was a very good pick. Why would they want to add another receiver with character issues?.. then they would have had two going into the season and still only one decent corner. If they could do it again.. they would probably make the same choice.

[str]

Hindsight is always 20-20.

[D3 Mighty Ducks]

dude had real character concerns entering the draft, talent was never in question. You can't make a judgement on him until he can stay drug/arrest free for multiple years.

Patriots prefer acquiring/drafting players with: 1. stable moral character. 2. proven work ethic. 3. average or higher intellectual ability

Not completely true. The Pats just missed out on drafting Dez Bryant, theres nothing else to it. This year the Pats drafted TE Aaron Hernandez and he failed multiple drug test while he was still in Florida.

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-04-27/sports/os-aaron-hernandez-drug-test-0427-20100427_1_afc-scout-nfl-draft-boston-globe

No excuses, the Pats should of drafted Bryant.

[xxxvince]

must be dez bryant fan.. why other teams pass on him? DUH!

[gman2114]

i like woodcock better

[D3 Mighty Ducks]

i like woodcock better

Haha.

[vyomguy]

They have like 7 picks in fist 4 rounds next year...they can get better WR's next year...how about jeff green.

[Landscaper]

They have like 7 picks in fist 4 rounds next year...they can get better WR's next year...how about jeff green.

Better WR next year...you watch football? This guy is best wide out in the game already. Not your fault I guess, You cant fix stupid

[Capybara]

As a lifelong Pats fan, I was actually just wondering the same thing! The guy is freakishly good and it would have been so sweet to have him, especially since the team didn't plan to re-sign Moss anyway.

But having said that, I don't know if people realize how good McCourty is. Kid is starting at corner in a Belichick defense and drawing RAVES. Talented kid but also super-smart! Watch, he's going to go to multiple Pro Bowls.

[samdapatriotsfan]

I admire Belicheck greatly, but he himself fails on #1. Ol' Videogate, cheatin' ass.

What an asinine comment...many players and coaches in the league said this did not make much difference as quite a few teams did that, the Pats just got caught.

Sounds like a HATING WHINER to me, LOL.

[Landscaper]

What an asinine comment...many players and coaches in the league said this did not make much difference as quite a few teams did that, the Pats just got caught. Sounds like a HATING WHINER to me, LOL.

LOL coming from u

[MJFtheGenius]

Dez Bryant has alligator arms

[bruceBRUCEbruce]

well Dez has shown all 3 and more...

his wonderlic score was 16. that is slighty above retard levels. great player, though.

[Rod1010]

yea didnt look like he had aligator arms this year . the guy is unreal .

[MadTiger]

LOL coming from u

Exactly. It's a god-damned FACT that he cheated, and was punished for it. Period.

So, is telling the truth about someone, even when you admire them, asinine?
Or, is it putting your favorite team on blast that made me "asinine?"

Fool, stop.

[big0mar]

Guy will be in jail within 5 years.

[MadTiger]

What an asinine comment...many players and coaches in the league said this did not make much difference as quite a few teams did that, the Pats just got caught. Sounds like a HATING WHINER to me, LOL.

It, uh, didn't make a difference, so it really wasn't cheating? haha!

Uh, he still lost his house to foreclosure, so that bank robbery really didn't matter. haha!

[Rod1010]

lol wonderlic score . That dosent mean anything as long as he destroys his opponents on the field.