Dez’s Momma is So Slutty That…

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By Joe D.

… I could’ve been his daddy, but the guy in line behind me had the correct change.

Unfortunately, this is what scouting for the NFL draft has come to.  During a pre-draft visit, Jeff Ireland asked Bryant whether his mother was a prostitute.  It isn’t uncommon for scouts and team personnel to attempt to illicit a reaction from a player to see how they respond to either confrontation or adversity.  This certainly seems outside the bounds of good taste.  If Bryant would reacted negatively, would anyone hold it against him?  Dez did respond:

“No, my mom is not a prostitute,” Bryant told Yahoo! Sports. “I got mad — really mad — but I didn’t show it. I got a lot of questions like that: Does she still do drugs? I sat and answered all of them.”

While the teams will be investing a substantial amount of money into these prospects, it appears the NFL has developed an audacity that they are not held to the same standards as other prospective employers.  Imagine being in an interview to work at your local pancake house.  The manager curses you out just to see how you react.  The manager follows it up with, “Do you feed your dog after you kick it? Answer only yes or no.”

Certainly fans hope their teams make the correct decisions on team personnel.  There are reports of fake women friending prospects on Facebook and Myspace.  The teams make assessments based upon this surreptitiously gathered information.  Background checks are sought by teams, and private detectives are occasionally employed.  Certainly some companies require background checks, and we presume government agencies dig deep (to include interviewing friends and family).  There is a line, however.  I don’t feel comfortable giving NFL teams MORE leeway than the US government.

While I have a great deal of respect for Ireland and the job he did while with the Dallas Cowboys, I am pleased he was not representing the Cowboys organization regarding the above.

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Per SI, the conversation was as follows:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/jim_trotter/04/30/dez.bryant.jeff.ireland/index.html?xid=si_nfl

The first quesiton is a paraphrase: "What did your father/siblings do for a living when you were growing up?"

"My dad was a pimp."

"What did your mom do [for a living]?"

"She worked for my dad."

"Your mom was a prostitute?"

"No, she wasn't a prostitute."

Certainly Ireland could have asked, "In what capacity did your mother for for your father?" But in context, it doesn't appear that Ireland was baiting Bryant. I agree the question shouldn't have been asked in the manner it was, but it isn't quite as offensive as we were initially lead to believe.

http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/04/dez-bryant-wants-to-move-on-fr.html

There's a rebuttal from Dez about the issue of context.

"No sir, that was a lie, but I really don't want to speak on it any more,'' Bryant said.

Dez appears to be moving on and that's a good thing.

whoever wrote this article is an idiot. im sure your "momma" was a slut back in her hayday. cant you people that get paid to write this crap find anything to write about that actually has some credit to.

(Raises hand) It was me. My mom was a trollup, but I don't hold that against her.

Would anyone feel better if the initial joke was:

Dez's momma is so fat that... when she sits around the house, she sits AROUND the house.

Seriously?!? This is simply a little think piece designed to have people think about the process. WE (as the fans) expect pro-bowlers with each and every top pick. So we accept the fact that GM's have to do the dirty work to see whether the prospect will be a flame out.

Essentially, the fans want the filet mignon, but they don't want to see the cow get a metal rod through their skull. The point of the article (though yall may not see it), is that there should be limits to what GM's and the like do. Consequently, as fans we need to throttle back the pressure on the GM's and the players because they should be given every protection (respect) under the law as we are (pancake house example).

I fully acknowledge that there are those who don't find the "article" entertaining or humerous. I also believe there are those who do find it both entertaining or humerous (they just don't type well). Your just not a part of the former group. I don't watch 2 and a Half Men. I don't ridicule those who do watch it... wait, I do. But I do it in PRIVATE.

To surmise, criticism noted.

They are looking to trade him though. L Davis had the same rap, so I think he could be a good gamble

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/04/11/a-clue-to-why-jared-gaither-is-available/

I'm certainly in favor of having the o-line get younger, but I don't see the Cowboys trading for Gaither.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/042910dnspocowbriefs.3e8b054.html

Basically, they are saying the Cowboys are absolutely in favor of Free starting at left. It's not all bad news though. If Brewster can start at LG this year or next, and Young can start at RT in a year or two, the offensive line may not be great, but we shouldn't be left in a lurch the way the Chiefs were 5ish years ago.

Also, Dallas is a better free agent landing spot than KC (no offense KC). So if we do find ourselves with gaping holes, Jerry will just throw money at the problem (hopefully smart money).

I don't like your title or the tone of the first comment..It's not funny and is insulting..

Way beneath the Hat..

Criticism noted. I was going for a mix of humor an irony. I'm basically comparing the scouting process to a series of "yo momma" jokes to ridicule the process. I may not have done that well enough. Though I think the "article" as a whole certainly comes out on the side of Dez.

well i for one am proud of you dez bryant for being a man and taking the shit that was tossed at you. yes it was totally wrong for dez to have to suffer threw that degredation, but i'm sure growing up he's seen worse. these are the kind of things that happen in a cruel world out there. dez bryant just proved he's man enough to handle it. and if he can get threw the early years of his life, and these beginnings of his manhood trials, not only will he be a successful athelete, but he'll be a good man. and thats more important than anything else. thats what i teach my 23 year old son everyday. whatever life throws at you take it and be a good man, and keep looking up, because you'll always need help. my admiration and respect to you dez bryant, youu seem like a good young man.

Any news on if the Cowboys are looking to trade for the Ravens Jared Gaither?

I don't believe Gaither has signed his free agent tender yet. So even if the Ravens wanted to trade him, they couldn't. That point of fact came out before the draft.

With the money you give these guys and the crap that they pull I say ask them what ever you want to know. If you think its a big deal if his mom was a prostitute, try to find out.Comparing the pancake house to being a draft pick is funny. If a Super bowl winning QB is getting accused of sexual assault (more than once) and crashing motorcycles they should dig real fuckin deap.