2013-14 NFL Preseason Thread: Pacman on Hard Knocks, Hernandez on Lockup

[Rhinox]

Well I can look past the whole quitting on the team cause he basically quitted on mike leech and he's a psychopath.


Can he play? He looked amazing against the panthers scrubs so idk.

[Krandor]

1k+ yards in his first two years (could have done it again last year until he turned on bitch mode), led the PAC-12 his sophomore year iirc. Compared to most of the shit that makes it's way thru WSU of late, he was a goddamn monster. If he gets his head on straight he could do work, especially splitting the field with B Marsh.

[Cail]

Oh and Malcolm Floyd out for the year.

Damn, San Diego is gonna be brutal this year..


RIVERS

[Bregor]

Damn, San Diego is gonna be brutal this year..


RIVERS

Y'know if it weren't for PRIVS and shit luck I'd like McCoy/Whisenhunt to do some things in San Diego, but now, welp

[Plow]

This except instead of whatever poopy name mert gave you marques Wilson.






Oh and Malcolm Floyd out for the year.

Malcom*

also sounds like he may just be out for a while

http://espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp1...ned-right-knee

[Tajin]

[Dimmauk]

I bet he sprinkles HGH on his cereal.

[Abandon]

looks like he has saggy tits

[Mertron]

again, the more he says he doesn't use PEDs the larger my dick gets at the prospect of him being busted

CANT WAIT

[Bregor]

Dez's dezzin:

Dez Bryant blasts 'unfair' NCAA

By Tim MacMahon | ESPNDallas.com

Updated: August 14, 2013, 1:28 PM ET

OXNARD, Calif. -- The NCAA's investigation of Johnny Manziel brings up bad memories and bitter feelings for Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant, who was suspended for the final 10 games of his college career.

Bryant has mixed emotions while he closely monitors coverage of Manziel's situation after allegations that the Texas A&M star violated NCAA rules by being paid to sign autographs. While Bryant wants to watch Manziel play this season, he said the NCAA's hypocrisy would bother him if the reigning Heisman Trophy winner isn't suspended.

"Hell, yeah, I'll be mad. I'll be mad," said Bryant, who was a Heisman candidate in 2009 before being suspended for lying to an NCAA investigator about a lunch with former NFL star Deion Sanders that didn't violate any NCAA rules. "But I don't want him to get suspended. I would be mad more at the NCAA for how they do things.

"I just feel like it's not fair. This is something I have no problem talking about because I feel like somebody needs to say something to them and let it be known how they treat people is not right."

Bryant said he feels like he "didn't get the same love" from the media as Manziel when he was under scrutiny by the NCAA. He attributes that to Manziel's status as a Heisman Trophy winner and the popularity of the Texas A&M program.

"I don't think my situation was as [bad] as his," Bryant said. "Johnny Manziel is a great football player. I really hope him the best. I hope he doesn't get suspended. I pray that he don't get suspended, because I love watching him. But as far as the NCAA, I just think they do a lot of stuff unfair."

Bryant also cited the delayed five-game suspension of former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor for accepting improper benefits as an example of the NCAA being inconsistent with its punishment. Pryor was allowed to play in Ohio State's Sugar Bowl win over Arkansas after the 2010 season and entered the NFL's supplemental draft instead of serving his NCAA suspension.

"All I did was lie about going over to somebody's house and I got my season taken away from me," Bryant said. "Still to this day, I think about it. It bothers me. I can't get it back. No matter how much money I make in this league ... that really meant something to me.

"I just think the NCAA, they don't do a good enough job. I just honestly feel like it's about money and TV ratings."

On Tuesday, Houston Texans receiver DeVier Posey, who was suspended along with Prior at Ohio State but served a 10-game ban, talked about Manziel and was critical of the NCAA's investigation.

"I know what he's going through. I know the witch-hunting that goes on at the NCAA. How those meetings go. How mentally stressful they are. How hard it is to focus on football," Posey said. "I just feel his pain. Whatever he did people have to remember the way ESPN and you guys report it, it's not a crime. He's still a good kid, and he just loves football and he wants to eventually make it to this level, and people have to remember that."

Bryant is adamant that he never accepted any improper benefits at Oklahoma State, saying he lied to the NCAA investigator because he was scared while being interrogated. However, Bryant firmly believes that college athletes should be allowed to profit off of their celebrity status, pointing out that the NCAA sold Manziel's jersey on its website until changing the policy recently after being criticized by the media.

"I feel like players in the NCAA should [be allowed to make money on endorsements and autograph signings]," Bryant said. "Those fans are coming to watch them and support them. Whenever you're in college, it's different. You don't get paid like the NFL gets paid. I think it would be OK to have a little money in your pocket. It's hard in college. You've got to get a job if you can. You've got to practice. It's just hard. Sometimes the training table is not good enough.

"[Manziel] should be able to sign as many autographs and make as much money as he wants, because it's his name. He's the one who created it. He should be able to do whatever he feels, as long as it's legal, and I don't think anything is illegal about signing your name on a picture of yourself, making money off yourself.

"The NCAA makes money off of it when they sell those No. 2 shirts, so why can't he make a little bit of money off it?"

Bryant declined to say whether he had ever considered legal action against the NCAA. He emphasized that his problem with the NCAA is that it doesn't look out for the best interests of the athletes.

"I don't want anything to happen to Manziel, I promise," Bryant said. "I just want them to know what they're doing is not right. They need to know and they need to understand that. Seriously, they really do."

ESPN.com's Tania Ganguli contributed to this report.

You tell that big bad NCAA, Dez. I'm sure they give a flying fuck what you think.

[tyven]

he's not wrong tho.

[Bregor]

he's not wrong tho.

Which part? Because he dances around some good points against the NCAA, but mostly it comes off as "ME ME ME ME"

[tyven]

he's one of the few people that can be me me me cuz he lost a season to the NCAA. He can offer a perspective most people cant, tho most people should find his opinion pretty intuitive as im sure anyone would throw a bitch fit if they lost a year but johnny white boy gets off.

[Bregor]

he's one of the few people that can be me me me cuz he lost a season to the NCAA. He can offer a perspective most people cant, tho most people should find his opinion pretty intuitive as im sure anyone would throw a bitch fit if they lost a year but johnny white boy gets off.

If they got Ohio State for their bullshit, they'll get Jonathan Football. And if they don't, I agree that it will be a joke. Then again, I thought they'd get Cam.

Also, when you lie to investigators about doing something against NCAA rules, what do you expect to happen? Still sounds like he's not taking responsibility for anything. And those 10 lost games won't cost him much in the long run if he plays like this into his next contract.

[Xajii]

I agree with Dez 100% here and don't agree with you at all that he's trying to make it about him.

The article covers an interview that takes a look at 3 instances:

Dez: Lied about doing something that was not against the rules; 10 game punishment
Terrell Pryor: Did something against the rules; 5 game punishment that was essentially meaningless and circumvented
Johnny Manziel: Did something against the rules where the rules are questionable; punishment pending

The only issue with the point Dez is trying to make is that he's talking about two different issues; one being the punishments being given out and the other being a rule itself. I happen to agree with his opinion on both matters. Dez got fucked over a bit, and yeah, he's a little salty about it, but this is another case where the dude was asked the question in this manner. What was he gonna say?

[Chun Liroy]

Nah bro, let the blind Cowboys/Dez bryant hate flow through you.

[Bregor]

Terrell Pryor: Did something against the rules; 5 game punishment that was essentially meaningless and circumvented

I know it wasn't just Pryor, but it was hardly meaningless for the program: http://espn.go.com/college-football/...clude-bowl-ban

Also Pryor's draft status was in question and stock was pretty much fucked. At least Dez was still a first-round pick.

I agree the NCAA's rules about contacts and compensation are completely terrible. That doesn't mean breaking the rules shouldn't result in punishment.

And yes, it was clearly a leading question.

[Bregor]

Nah bro, let the blind Cowboys/Dez bryant hate flow through you.

I really liked Dez at Okie State but he's pretty much gone full retard since the whole Deion thing.

[tyven]

dez my baby daddy as long as he getting them yards and TDs for my fantasy football team xoxo

[Bregor]

dez my baby daddy as long as he getting them yards and TDs for my fantasy football team xoxo

Last year I pretty much rolled with JULIO and Demaryius in all leagues and plan on doing so again, so fuck Dez.