Comments on: Mike Zimmer: Dez Bryant reminds me of Michael Irvin

By: kingfatooty

kingfatooty — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:42:18 +0000

Dez Bryant will never be the Leader Michael Irvin was and will never bring the Intensity that Michael Irvin brought. Ya hes a fun football player to watch and could even turn out to be really good. But Micheal Irvin had it all. A football mind. And Dez Bryant will never have that, at least not 2/4 of What Michael Irvin had. No one can do what Micheal Irvin did. Good hands push people off.. Ya ok. You got me there. 1 more thing. learn to run some routes Dez. Lets go Dallas!

By: bluebongzilla

bluebongzilla — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 04:47:34 +0000

“Except Irvin has played in and won meaningful games.”

Irvin’s got that over the Eagles, too.

By: stoptrippn

stoptrippn — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:19:34 +0000

Zim reminds me of the worst D-Coord. Doesn’t know how to use his young talent. plays favorites. Watch the boys blow them up. Bengals aren’t young enough on D to hang with them.

By: cowboysallday

cowboysallday — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:53:54 +0000

Dez is gonna have a field day against Terrence Newman

By: myroncopesflask

myroncopesflask — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:37:54 +0000

Emmitt Smith is “debacled” by this comparison!

By: t8ertot

t8ertot — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:07:26 +0000

“joetoronto
Dec 6, 2012, 9:49 AM EST
Not really, I haven’t see Dez stab someone in the neck with scissors yet.”

The sky is falling! Joe commented on a Bengals article without bashing them. I must be dreaming

By: oldschoolomen

oldschoolomen — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:58:08 +0000

I like how during the Bengals 4 game win streak everyone crushes them for the last 3 games. No one mentions that first game was a 31-13 dismantling of the New York Giants.

By: ppc50

ppc50 — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:31:28 +0000

He would be even better and more like Irvin if Garrett wasn’t either the HC of OC for this team. Garrett rarely calls slants – Irvin’s forte. I still think what could have been if he didn’t put his hand down on the line vs. the Giants, plus all of the other turnovers. Another victory vs. the Giants would have been a 2 game swing and another division win, plus the other 2 losses that Garrett caused. Dez still has work to do, but the Cowboys needs to move away from Garrett as well.

By: Grulks

Grulks — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:23:24 +0000

Cowboys fan here.

Dez is playing well, in the last four games this year. That’s roughly 1/4 of a season. Mike (whom I hated as a player) played well almost his entire career.

Mike was a very hard worker, had incredible practice/film study habits, and was an effective leader in the locker room (when he wasn’t stabbing his teammate for a disagreement on Irving’s barber skills). Dez is a vocierous follower, who appears to be riding his talent, instead of cultivating his natural ability.

When Dez is on, he is pretty amazing and talented. But sadly, when he is on, it usually brings into focus (for me) the question of “why isn’t he like this more consistently?” And the answer is simple: he just doesn’t put in the extra time and effort to perfect his craft.

Dez is a very talented WR, no doubt. But unless he starts putting his time in at the film room, or practicing fine tuning his routes, he just isn’t going to join the ranks of Andre, Fitz, or Megatron (or whatever you consider the best WR’s to be).

As or the Bengals game….I would love to tell you that I have confidence Dallas is going to win. Unfortunately, watching them barely beat the browns, lose to the Skins, and then barely beat the Eagles, I can only tell you I expect Dallas to play a close game but in the end lose.

By: moneey31

moneey31 — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:53:06 +0000

everyone is a comedian now a days. How about they are both tremendous playmakers that attack the ball like wide receivers and tremendous runners after first contact. Dez is playing lights out right now and he isnt even close to how good he will be when he learns the game more thoroughly and runs better routes

By: SparkyGump

SparkyGump — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:36:40 +0000

Dez isn’t in the same league as Irvin. Michael Irving was one the hardest workers on the Cowboys. Irvin spent hours on hours after practice learning routes and conditioning. Dez, on the other hand still doesn’t know the playbook after three years on the team. For game day, Dez doesn’t even bother to tuck in his shirt. He looks like he plays; sloppy. The only thing Dez has in common with Michael Irvin is the #88 and he doesn’t even deserve that.

By: billhicks666

billhicks666 — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:31:26 +0000

Dez Bryant reminds Mike Zimmer of Michael Irvin? Really?? When did Dez Bryant make a court appearance wearing a full-length mink coat? I must have missed that one.

By: modellforprez

modellforprez — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:30:58 +0000

see what drugs can do to you. dez can be head and shoulders better than the cocaine monster yukmouth Irving if he would just stop beating his mother….

By: greymares

greymares — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:30:21 +0000

in what way ? as a offensive pass interferer, or as a womanizing junkie. worst selection to the hall of fame ever.

By: taintedlombardis

taintedlombardis — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:09:40 +0000

The thing that this kid has most in common with Irvin is the patented illegal push off move. Oh…and the fact that his personal life is a disaster.

By: majskinsfan

majskinsfan — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:09:13 +0000

What Dez is doing cocaine now? I loved Irvin at the U, hated him with Dallas because of what he could do to a team, especially my Skins. Dez on the hand, no where near the Playmaker. Heck, Dez isn’t even at Miles Austin’ level yet.

By: azarkhan

azarkhan — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:01:10 +0000

The difference is Michael Irvin was a team leader, Dez Bryant is not.

By: dallassux

dallassux — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:59:34 +0000

Except Irvin has played in and won meaningful games.

By: patriotenvy

patriotenvy — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:52:34 +0000

“Mike Zimmer: Dez Bryant reminds me of Michael Irvin”

Just hopefully not in his personal life. I wouldn’t wish tha on anyone.

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:49:59 +0000

Not really, I haven’t see Dez stab someone in the neck with scissors yet.