Is there a receiver in the league who Josh Norman doesn’t have beef with?
Josh Norman and Dez Bryant had an in depth war of words last season. Norman is never shy to speak what’s on his mind. In a sit down with Bleacher Report, Norman questioned the toughness and overall game of Dez Bryant.
Let’s get into a little word association with receivers. Dez Bryant?
That’s a guy. Just a guy. Dez was Dez in 2012, ’13, ’14. Maybe ’14. Now? He’s a guy.
There’s no specific aspect to his game that pops? He’s bland?
He doesn’t “wow” you. For me, he don’t. For other guys, he probably will do the worst to them because he’ll bully them. But you can’t bully a bully. You know what I’m saying? That’s why his game doesn’t resonate to me.
So he comes across as a “fake tough guy?”
That’s what I mean. That’s his game: to bully. But how can you bully a bully? You’re the real bully out there.
If anything, it’s the other way around. I don’t bully people. I have conversations with people.
So what was your conversation with Dez Bryant then?
He’s trying to be a tough guy and that’s not him. That’s not how you play ball. The media really created this “talk trash” with me. I don’t really talk to these guys. They’re talking to themselves. I just play them. And then they get a little snippet of me having a conversation with them and blast it on ESPN. So now when I go up against people, the coaches tell them: “Don’t talk to Josh! He’ll get in your head!” My coaches think I have this magic wand and just automatically make these people do something crazy.
Having irrational confidence is necessary to make it at corner in the NFL. I get that, however in 2 match-ups last season vs Washington, Dez Bryant combined for 12 receptions, 174 yards and won both games.
I don’t have the All-22 to breakdown the tape like Jaws but Dez straight bullied Norman on Thanksgiving. Bryant had this to say after the Cowboys Thanksgiving Day win over Washington.
I was perfectly fine. I was just wearing his ass out the whole night. That’s what I was doing, and I enjoyed it. Washington needs to get their money back.
Watch below for yourself. Now that the Eagles have Alshon Jeffery, i’m sure Josh will be targeting him as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHMApsj-iC0