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So the word is Dez Bryant forgot his cleats today and was slipping. Hence the slower than 4.32 forty that he supposedly ran in training for today. I'm not buying that he ran a 4.32 at all and I wouldn't be suprised if the forgot the cleats excuse was staged by his agent. I think Eugene Parker knows he can't run a 4.32 but knew when Dez ran a 4.45-4.55 he could try to pass it off as blaming it on the cleats.

Now the argument against that is that he already has work ethic concerns and forgetting your cleats is not gonna do anything to help that. Also it just plain makes him look like an idiot. But Parker knows someone is going to take him based on that top 5 talent he posseses and if people think he can run a 4.32 odds are he's gonna go top 10 regardless of red flags.

This may end up backfiring on them if in fact they really did plan this entire thing of forgetting his cleats. Or maybe I'm wrong and he really did forget his cleats. In that case wow, he's gotta be one of the dumbest people ever. What did he think he was doing today? Other than Bradford he has had the most hype over his workout. I just can't believe someone in the Bryant camp didn't make sure he had his cleats and everything else he needed. These players have a team of people that work for him, and not one of them did a check to make sure he had everything. If this is the case whoever is working for him should be fired.

Anyway bottom line out of atleast 3 attempts he failed to run under a 4.50. Forty times aren't as important for WR's as everyone thinks. I'd much rather have him run a good 20 yard shuttle and 3 cone drill as those show agility not just straight line speed. But he failed to finish either of those drills. How that's possible I don't know as neither drill lasts longer than 7 seconds. Any team that takes him is assuming a big risk and better hire a full time babysitter for him.