CeeDee Lamb blasted by Dallas radio host in embarrassing rant after Eagles win

It is pretty remarkable (derogatory) how quickly a fan base's perception of one player can change. CeeDee Lamb is currently public enemy No. 1 after his three-drop outing in the Dallas Cowboys' win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.

Lamb dropped one pass that would've resulted in an explosive play, and he dropped a go-ahead touchdown on 3rd-and-goal from the Eagles' one-yard line with 3:50 left in regulation. If the defense hadn't stopped Philly on the ensuing possession and Dallas had lost, the Lamb discourse would be a lot louder and more toxic than it already is.

The toxicity culminated in Shan Shariff of 105.3 The Fan calling Lamb out for not addressing the media after the game. That led to Shariff casting some pretty damning aspersions about the two-time All-Pro.

"Right now, CeeDee Lamb is acting like a fake leader," Shariff said. "He's a fake leader. And I wanted to jump fully on board because he charms us and wins us over every year when we sit down with him in Oxnard. And he is real. And he is genuine. And I do believe he is an absolute beast. And he is a number one receiver."

"CeeDee Lamb with all the theatrics and the blaming and the whining. And I said this last week. You want to laugh and have your swag and show your wrist and your watch and your smell to the first down when you're winning and dominating ... When things aren't going right, where are you to be found?"

"You don't show up and talk to the media? What? You got to talk. You don't own it. You can own it after a win. You don't sit there and be like, good for GP, good for the rest of the team. You duck out. If that is what happened, if that is what happened, again, we didn't have Bobby there to relay it. That's fake leadership," Shariff added.

Cowboys fans should not turn their back on CeeDee Lamb

There is a lot to unpack there.

For starters, there is nothing wrong with being upset that Lamb did not address the media. That's part of the job. It also wasn't a great look that Lamb appeared to direct his frustration at Dak Prescott after his dropped touchdown. He was visibly upset on the Cowboys' sideline afterward, but it's impossible to know what he was saying and who -- if anyone -- he was yelling at.

But to call Lamb a fake leader and exclaim that he only shows up when things are going well simply isn't accurate. It's possible he ducked the media because he knew he wasn't in the right headspace to answer questions. That happens from time to time.

Remember his four-drop game against the Eagles in Week 1? Lamb didn't shy away from the media then, so why is it a problem now? Especially after a win?

"That’s terrible. I can’t point the finger at anybody else," Lamb said after the Week 1 loss. "I take full accountability and everything else that comes with it. As a player, I train for moments like that and the ball to come my way. I need to catch the damn ball."

About Shariff asking where Lamb goes when things aren't going right, he made one of the biggest plays of the game on Sunday. On 3rd-and-5 near the end of the third quarter, Lamb torqued his body to make a ridiculous catch 48 yards downfield while being interfered with. The Cowboys scored a touchdown three plays later to make the score 21-14. That play completely changed the game.

And as far as being happy for teammates, Lamb was seen celebrating George Pickens' 24-yard completion in the fourth quarter that put Dallas in field goal range to win the game. He did his signature "waving goodbye" gesture that he's done all year on big plays from Pickens.

This isn't to say Lamb can do no wrong. He can show better body language after drops, and pointing the finger at Prescott didn't help his case. And he would've quieted a lot of the noise by answering questions after the game.

But to absolutely napalm Lamb's leadership as if he hasn't taken George Pickens under his wing, played through an AC joint sprain in his shoulder last year in a lost season when he could've easily mailed it in, and didn't face the media after he singlehandedly lost Dallas its Week 1 game in Philly, is flat-out embarrassing.

CeeDee Lamb is a great player who had a really bad game. It happens. And the Cowboys have another great player in George Pickens to carry the load until Lamb bounces back.

Don't make it more than it has to be.