Dwight Freeney would most certainly make Dez Bryant carry his pads at training camp
by BigBlueShoe on Jul 30, 2010 9:00 AM EDT
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Recently, at Cowboys training camp, rookie receiver Dez Bryant refused to carry veteran teammate Roy Williams' pad after a practice. Williams said Bryant not carrying his pads was "not a big deal."
If Dex Bryant were a Colt, that snooty, individualist sh*t wouldn't fly.
In an interview with Tony Bruno yesterday, Dwight Freeney was asked if he would make the Colts first round draft pick Jerry Hughes carry his pads during camp.
"Absolutely he has to carry it. It is what it is, I’m sorry. It’s one thing where you have teasing where you’re causing physical harm, I would more or less consider hazing. Really, a guy, you have to do this or you have to do that. We’re talking about shoulder pads. It’s more of a respect thing. Pay your dues. It’s one of those deals. We’re not asking you to do anything out of the ordinary or crazy. It’s been passed off and a tradition from year to year to year to year."
Also, during the interview, Freeney compared rookies carrying shoulder pads to someone showing respect to another person's mother. So, basically, Dwight Freeney just called Dez Bryant a disrespectful, arrogant punk who would spit on your mother... in an in-direct sorta way.
After the jump, Freeney talks about his ankle and Reggie Wayne.
On his injured ankle and the constant attention it received during the Super Bowl:
[The attention] was ridiculous. Everything is good with this ankle. Obviously it was bad leading up to the Super Bowl. It’s definitely blue skies now.
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On whether wide receiver Reggie Wayne will show up in camp:
"I don’t know what Reggie’s going to do. Obviously, we would love him to be there. Business is business and you’ve just got to take care of business first. … I’m not exactly sure what anybody [is doing] because I’m not in that group. All I do is show up Sunday and whoever’s there is there. Great. Hopefully we get Reggie back before that first game. Reggie’s a veteran. He’s a guy who can get his work done and do what he has to do really quickly."
You can check out the audio of the interview here. Freeney's interview is a bit past the mid-point.
Also, during the interview, Freeney did not know if Bob Sanders was "100%," but from what he's seen this off-season, Sanders looks good.
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It is a fun thing to watch isn't it?
Like “How the hell will these dumbasses shoot themselves in the foot THIS year?”
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not nearly as fun as watching Manning fail and blame it on his OL
if it wouldn’t have been for that damn Rex Grossman, Peyton would be a perfect fail vs Florida and in the SB.
Damn you Rex Grossman!!!
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Or crying like little girls
because the Viking totally destroyed you.
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by BlueMark1821 on Jul 30, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
*Vikings
"We’re only going to score 17 points? haha...OK" - Tom Brady
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by BlueMark1821 on Jul 30, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
see? that is the problem....
instead of seeing how your team can get better, you go around and hound other teams and the league’s best QB for no legit reasons whatsoever…. jealousy knows no limits – Manning is still the best
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by Manning4ever on Jul 30, 2010 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Jealousy?
Nah, how can Peyton Manning be better than Antonio Ramiro Romo? i mean, all he’s got is 4 MVP awars, countless records, a SB win and MVP, and tons of funny commercials. Romo’s got…oh boy…nothing.
Let him be, in december you’ll enjoy it a lot more. I’m planning to travel all the way just to see that game.
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by BlueMark1821 on Jul 30, 2010 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
lol no give Romo some credit...
He does have starter ;)
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by BlueMark1821 on Jul 30, 2010 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed
Kids these days (I like how I say that, considering I’m only 26) have an inordinate sense of self-entitlement. I know plenty of people only a few years younger than me who expect everything to be handed to them on a silver platter, and to never hold responsibility for any of their actions. Carrying pads because “that’s what you do” is below him, but I’m sure he’ll expect that of new rookies in a few years, if he’s still around. For a loud-mouthed guy like Bryant, this doesn’t surprise me in the least; the Cowboys are a good fit for him.
Like the freshman who refuses to get paddled,
but goes on a killing spree his senior year.
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Just like the kids fresh out of school that enter the work force thinking they should start out the same pay as a vet in the work force that has earned the higher wage.
Same can be said for these rookies, you want respect then you have to earn it.
by Ufanforreal on Jul 30, 2010 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Freeney's Ankle
I love what he’s saying. But I’ll feel a lot better when I see him on the field in a preseason game. (ditto Sanders, Gonzo, AV, and Hayden)
Ross Tucker made a good point about Dez Bryant
Cowboys’ Bryant was both right, wrong for not following tradition
Bryant wasn’t refusing to carry an o-lineman’s pads, he was refusing Roy Williams with whom he’s directly competing for the starting job. Williams was using the cover of “tradition” and “team building” and all that to lean on his competition. Eff him.
"The best defensive player is the sideline." - Trevor Pryce, on how to stop Peyton Manning
While Dez has a shot to take Roy's spot
Obviously, Hughes hasn’t any chance to take a starter job. He’s going to see the field this year in rotation or if Freeney or Mathis falls due to injury
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For me, that's exactly the point
I truly hate the establishment mindset of paying your dues, but…..
It’s not like Williams made him carry a piano up six flights of stairs just before the big face-off… which would truly be unfair. Williams is exerting his bullshit right (hey, I was hazed at the Naval Academy and left afterwards—as they kept telling me when I was going “you got through the worst of it, now stay and dish it out to next year’s class” but I only stayed long enough to prove I could take it; I detest seniority crap like that when the right is not earned by anything other than age. Yes, I am also youngest of six kids. No coincidence, I am sure.) and Bryant should be of a mindset that “yes, I’ll take any crap you give me old man, and STILL win your job” with a smile on his face. (Reminiscent of Matt Damon in Goodwill Hunting—“the stick, the belt, or the pipe. Why the pipe? F-you! That’s why the pipe.” Show them how tough you are and how their crappy little games are nothing to you.
If I was a coach or teammate (or fan) that’s what I would want to see. If Bryant wants to change the system, he should do so when he is in a position of power (i.e. don’t make others suffer when you have the chance) but as a rookie, do what you “have to” do, earn the respect of the team and organization first, and THEN show them you are the better WR in addition.
I hate Joe Namath. That's how long I've been a Colts fan.
(hey, I was hazed at the Naval Academy and left afterwards—as they kept telling me when I was going "you got through the worst of it, now stay and dish it out to next year’s class" but I only stayed long enough to prove I could take it; I detest seniority crap like that when the right is not earned by anything other than age. Yes, I am also youngest of six kids. No coincidence, I am sure.)
I feel your pain. I made a lot more enemies than friends while I was in the Marine Corps. I did my job and kept my mouth shut most of the time, but when someone started pulling that “I’m god and you are a piece of shit because I’ve been in the Corps a whopping year longer than you.” crap, I had to draw a line. A couple fights ensued because of my mouth and unwillingness to be someone’s bitch (which I’m sure you can imagine). Good times.
by KingRichard on Jul 30, 2010 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I usually enjoyed the challenge when it was a "Let's see if Bob did his homework" kind of thing
or who can help out a classmate? Or climb this rope in ten seconds and your squad skips running laps. That stuff was enjoyable as it seemed to have a point. It was the general attitude that I came here a year before you and therefore you dance when I say so that really turned me off. You know the routine. 28 years later and it still pisses me off…. especially when the alumni association calls for donations. I’ve moved numerous times and they’ve always managed to track me down. Probably that chip they inserted when they told us it was yellow fever innoculation. “So let me get this right, you want me to send money to a school that is part of the federal government, a school I left after a year… because why?” Oops, way off topic.
I hate Joe Namath. That's how long I've been a Colts fan.
interesting
I started my college career at West Point – dealt with the hazing but also left too early to return the favor. West Point to Berkeley… a common transition, no?
How can you not love a team that does this?
That's f-ing hilarious, LB!
I started at Naval Acadamy and ended up at Sarah Lawrence College, about as flaky, grade-free, and lax as you can go. (other schools in between as it took a couple years to get engineering out of my system.)
That was all before getting semi-serious and hitting grad school, of course.
…you damn whoop! (a nickname because of the rumor that one of the USMA buildings was used as the witch’s castle in the Wizard of Oz and the monkeys all made a “whoop!” sound). Like most USNA rumors/traditoins, I suspect it’s all crap. but funny nonetheless.) At my next stop after Navy, Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, we had guys who had all spent at least a semester at the USMA, USNA, and USAA. In a college class of 25 students. We went from worrying about the Army-Navy game to folloing the America’s Cup races without much difficulty. Easier to cheer in shorts and flip-flops.
I hate Joe Namath. That's how long I've been a Colts fan.
I did look at the Naval Academy, but didn't want to go to a school
where supremacy would be determined by climbing a greased concrete phallus. Not only was the symbolism overwhelming, it sounded really painful. Oh, and I hated the stupid little hats that the women wore, LOL.
The one time I really hated the hazing was when my stupid roommate was eating her food too fast (she swallowed a bite before chewing 4 full times). All of the REST of us were required to order arms and watch as she ate the rest of her meal. I think I got an apple out of that meal because we were allowed to take some fruit as we left the mess hall.
Though I did almost lose it when a woman who must have been 5’3" was standing on top of one of the tables looking down at a guy who must have been 6’7" and SCREAMING at him because he had apparently said, “Yes, sir” to her instead of “Yes, ma’am.” LOL
How can you not love a team that does this?
I would have a problem with Jerry Hughes not wanting to carry Robert or Dwight’s pads. Those guys are Pro Bowlers. They’ve earned it.
Dez Bryant not carrying Roy Williams’ pads? Roy Williams is a bum. It’d be like Josh Thomas asking Hughes to carry his pads. Yeah, you’re a vet, but what have you done lately?
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by MonkeyBusiness on Jul 30, 2010 10:39 AM EDT reply actions
I could even understand Miles Austin asking to Dez to carry his pads.
At least THAT guy earns his pay!
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All I know is.....
If Dwight Freeney said to carry his pads, my reply would be yessir, how far sir.
Or maybe
I’ll carry them today because it’s tradition, tomorrow because I respect you, and the next day if you buy me a beer….
I bet that would go over well, a combined dose of rookie humility along with “hey, we’re still teammates and you have $50M more in the bank than I do.”
I hate Joe Namath. That's how long I've been a Colts fan.
Nah, I'd be more concerned with Dwight turning me into a small pile of gore.
But hey, feel free Bob.
Anything for a beer, even if I have to drink it through a straw for six weeks....
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by Bobman on Jul 30, 2010 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’m sorry but I have to unleash the fury real fast on this Dez Bryant NONissue.
First off, why in the hell does ROY WILLIAMS of all people think he deserves to have a rookie carry his shoulder pads? Dwight Freeney said it’s part of paying your dues, but what the hell has Roy Williams accomplished? Just being in the NFL doesn’t mean you’re a god. In fact, if I was Dez Bryant I would have told Roy Williams to blow me and made HIM carry MY pads.
Secondly, I don’t blame Dez, I would have done the same thing. Unless his name is Peyton Manning, the rest of the league could go pound sand as far as I’m concerned. Especially dbags like Roy Williams.
that's kinda what I'm going for too
Roy Williams hasn’t done anything for that team except complain and drop balls that are thrown to him. If Dez should carry anyone’s pads it should either be Miles Austin’s or Jason Witten’s – someone that can actually play the game, not some washed up college “star”.
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Totally agree.
Williams has been fail after fail. Worst thing is, i bet he considers himself an “elite” WR. Worst thing you can be is a giant loser, whom nobody respects and feel like you’re God. That’s what he is.
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by BlueMark1821 on Jul 30, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it's like that with all the cowshits...
Starts with ownership and has kind of a “trickle down” effect.
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All the way down to the fans.
Ugh, it’s worse when you live in Cowboy territory. Everybody going out with their “Romo rules!” and thinking Miles Austin is already the best WR ever.
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by BlueMark1821 on Jul 30, 2010 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah I get a taste of it every day...
Never been down to Texas but the customer service team for my company is down there. A little town called Stephenville. They’re freaking lunatics. They act like Romo is the 2nd coming of Christ or something! I mean don’t get me wrong, the guy has some talent but these people need to get a grip. What’s he won, 1 playoff game in his career?
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I'm with Bryant
I wouldn’t carry Roy Williams’ gear an inch. If he disn’t respect me, I’d be pretty OK with that. He’s Roy Williams – who cares?
wish you had a molehill to make a mountain out of....
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by Manning4ever on Jul 30, 2010 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions
i do recall
at the draft people were talking about bryants character issues. And this is a great example of that. This is why im glad im a colts fan. The guys that the Colts draft are good character guys who show respect and try to do the right thing.
This is just the start of it. Just wait until the season starts and watch bryant and williams go at it with cheap shots about who should be playing and why they should. Its going to be a hilarious almost as hilarious as cincy.
And the whole time the Horse are just gonna go about business as usual
Well, as a Cowboys fan i’m not going to start the cursing and name calling that was thrown at my team because that’s not how people should speak about another team. No team is better than another because everyone wants to accomplish the same thing. Dez Bryant is starting a new chapter in his life and that’s great. He’s been great at practice and for people to use ugly language towards him is uncalled for. I actually thought that colts fans were pretty cool people, but not anymore. Just because a house is beautiful on the outside doesn’t mean the residents are nice people. I’ve never used profane language to talk about another franchise and I won’t start- it just shows a lack of immaturity. Good luck on your upcoming season.
Needagoodtime!
And... deX Bryant is carted of the practice field with an ankle
heard it on ESPN radio this AM
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