The fact that Dez Bryant reached out to a guy who has clearly ‘graduated’ to life after football, mature, stable, financially responsible and happily married, shows that Dez may be turning into a grown man — the kind who has the sense to ask for help *before* he becomes involved in a full-blown crisis…as opposed to writing a book about it from prison or a tearful HoF acceptance speech.

Novacek sounds like a good person to hit up for help. Dude probably does his own taxes.

Then he picks Rosenhaus: “Dez! Money. Money, money money money. Scr3w the team. Money money, more money. Money money money.”

Novacek has a great work ethic, great football IQ, seems to have his feet on the ground as far as life goes. It will be quite a change for him, but greatly needed.

A mentor isn’t someone who tells you what to do, isn’t a babysitter, isn’t a watchman. A mentor is someone who offers you guidance when needed, bot more importantly, is someone who has SUCCESSFULLY achieved something you are trying to .

I’m not saying you can’t be successful without one, but I am saying that you are more likely to better yourself, to achieve your goals, and to earn greater success if you have a mentor than you are without one.

Make the trade Jerry, your back-up QB for Hasselbeck.

Dez has been troubled, yes. But for a kid who grew up in the environment he did, with a drug dealing mom, its incredible he didn’t turn to drugs himself.

Now I know after their run in people want to portray her as an angel, but who knows how many times growing up he went hungry so she could have drugs or he was put in dangerous situations because of her addictions?

I believe Novacec will be great for him

Lessons;

1- Wake up in the morning in enough time to get to work. The way you figgure that out is by calculating your drive time to the facility, adding in about 15 minutes for unforeseen occurences, whatever time it takes you to eat your breakfast, shower and whatever else you do.

2- Don’t go to nightclubs. There is plenty of time in life to do those things. It’s better not to go when you have a target on your back.

3- Dress like a grown up.

4- Act like a grown up.

5- When you are in situations that could lead to 9-11 calls from you mom, leave. Hitting her with things probably isn’t the way to go.

6- Study the playbook. Watch film. Take care of your body and mind by eating the right things, avoiding/limiting alcohol intake, and studying your craft.

7- Accept that the things you have been doing are slowly conspiring to rob you of your career.

There’s much more. I accept paypal.