Josh Norman vs Dez Bryant

[CRA]

2 minutes ago, Peppers90 NC said:

Julio has been playing better than Bryant, both playing somewhat hurt and Dez is just getting back to form. Not sure if this is a tougher matchup than against Julio, but if you include the QB's and lines, it may just very well be.

Dez has been hurt or had Weeden throwing him the ball.  Have Weeden throw to Julio and see what happens.

Dez, physically, is the most complete WR IMO.  There are plenty who do one thing or another better.....be he is the best total package when mentally focused and w/ Romo throwing.  

I don't know how healthy he is or how mentally strong he is right now....he has definitely been better.

[Jmac]

1 hour ago, CRA said:

Dez IMO is his toughest task on the year.

1.  Physically, Dez has it all.  Ability to be more physical than the other elites he sees

2.  Romo will throw all day to Dez.  

Hard to throw when your on your ass. Oline may be good, but with the rotation we will have Thursday night......we should bring the heat.

[PhillyB]

59 minutes ago, UpstatePanther said:

*Homer Simpson voice* mmmmm..... cranberry sauce...

literally my favorite part of Thanksgiving, aside from the turkey. 

like... i would be cool with it if my granny just made the turkey and the cranberry sauce. hahahaha.

i have a two-can minimum for turkey day. it's really unhealthy but idgaf

[Montsta]

Norman will shut down Dez, while the O-line shuts down Hardy, causing he and Greg Hardy to have a huge spat on national TV, ultimately leading to Hardy's release from the Cowboys on Black Friday because they are tired of dealing with his crap. 

[Day_One]

Norman wont be on dez.  You cover their second best with your best and double the 1.  That said they will line up a few times and Josh will hold his own 

[UpstatePanther]

52 minutes ago, PhillyB said:

i have a two-can minimum for turkey day. it's really unhealthy but idgaf

if the Panthers go to the Super Bowl, we should have a Huddle Super Bowl party. get all the RR chapters together and invite all our Panther fan friends through social media. get like... 3000+ fans together in Charlotte. 

all that to say, i want some more of that damn good whiskey next time i see you PhillyB ;)

[PhillyB]

5 minutes ago, UpstatePanther said:

if the Panthers go to the Super Bowl, we should have a Huddle Super Bowl party. get all the RR chapters together and invite all our Panther fan friends through social media. get like... 3000+ fans together in Charlotte. 

all that to say, i want some more of that damn good whiskey next time i see you PhillyB ;)

i left that bottle at Jeremys studio. fug Johnny Walker anyway, if we go to the Super Bowl I'm getting a Macallan 25 or some poo

[MrBubba]

Biggest thing is Dez is so big and can high point the ball as well as anyone.  Romo will often just throw it up to Dez and see if he can go up and get it.  

[LinvilleGorge]

3 hours ago, PhillyB said:

dez will get his, but norman will be as good as anyone at limiting him.

and dez is a super emotional guy, the type norman excels at wheedling into mental errors. i would love to see him bait dez into taking a swing and get him ejected on national tv while i munch on cranberry sauce

I like where you're going with this, but the opposite is every bit as true as well.  Decent chance of Dez baiting Norman into doing something stupid.  One thing is almost certain, those two are going to have to be separated from one another more than once during this game.

[PhillyB]

5 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I like where you're going with this, but the opposite is every bit as true as well.  Decent chance of Dez baiting Norman into doing something stupid.  One thing is almost certain, those two are going to have to be separated from one another more than once during this game.

agree but i think norman's more in control. if he does something stupid it'll be on purpose... dez would act reflexively 

imho

[LinvilleGorge]

3 minutes ago, PhillyB said:

agree but i think norman's more in control. if he does something stupid it'll be on purpose... dez would act reflexively 

imho

Can't say that I agree.  I see this as a 50/50 opportunity for stupidity.  Wouldn't surprise me if both guys drew stupidity flags on Thursday.  I'll actually be surprised if this game ends without at least one of them getting flagged for something stupid after the whistle.

[CRA]

5 minutes ago, PhillyB said:

agree but i think norman's more in control. if he does something stupid it'll be on purpose... dez would act reflexively 

imho

I don't know, Norman pretty much said he was going to punch Trent Williamson if the ref hadn't stepped in on Sunday. 

Some guys just see "red".   I put both Norman and Dez in the same tier.  Overly emotional.  Cant' really predict what they will do if they get "hot" emotionally.

I wouldn't put either in a tier at this stage of their career where they understand how to really get in someone's head.   They both seem to get too caught up  in the moment for that to apply .

[TbTeRRoR]

the thing that scares me about romo is he can torch you with a no name reciever  ( at least at the time)  Williams, Cecil Shorts/ who was that other guy a few years ago?