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Dez Bryant is an even like more informative example as a guy that...his 2014 season is still on the site like it's in the historic databases. It's like an elite season. And even like the season before 2016 that was another awesome season for him. Dez Bryant is an even like more informative example as a guy that... His 2014 season is still on the site... His 2017 number, huge dip... He didn't sign till till November of that season after the Cowboys let him go. And then he tore his Achilles with the Saints.
STACKED’s take
Dez Bryant's 2014-2016 elite seasons illustrate how physical receivers can decline despite past dominance.
Dez Bryant is cited as a historical archetype example of physical receiver aging and decline. His 2014 season remains in elite historic databases, and his 2016 season was also strong, but he represents the pattern of overwhelming physical specimens who can decline sharply. Harmon uses Bryant as an informative comparison for understanding how physically dominant receivers age, though Bryant was not necessarily the greatest technician. Matt Harmon uses Dez Bryant as a historical comparison point for physical receivers who declined early due to lower-body injuries. Bryant had an elite 2014 season and strong 2016, but saw a huge dip in 2017, didn't sign until November after Dallas released him, then tore his Achilles with the Saints, ending his career. This archetype is invoked to contextualize AJ Brown's current situation.
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