The New Orleans Saints signed wide receiver Dez Bryant, previously of the Dallas Cowboys, on Wednesday. But how does he fit in?
By far the biggest question surrounding Bryant’s signing has been, “How does he fit in?” There’s been suggestions that he’ll threaten leading receiver Michael Thomas (70 receptions, 880 yards, 5 touchdowns) but that’s not realistic. They’re two different players at very different stages in their careers.
Based off his 2017 game tape, Bryant isn’t the blazing-fast runner he was when he first entered the league in 2010. He’s best suited to running most of his routes from the slot, which Thomas does on about 30-percent of his routes.