Tony Romo is ending all of the talk about Dez Bryant's outburst that occurred last week against the Detroit Lions. Since Sunday, a lot has been made over what the receiver called "positive passion" as he was seen yelling at Romo and tight end Jason Witten. There was even a moment where DeMarcus Ware had to step in and separate Bryant from teammates. Despite all of the talk, Romo is standing up for Bryant.
"Does he need to sometimes maybe look a little different for what's going to be written and talked about? Sure," Romo said, via ESPNDallas.com. "Does it really matter in here? No. He's a positive guy who loves his teammates. What else do you want? He's passionate and he comes to work every day with a great attitude. I'd like a lot of teammates like that."
A lot of reporters have said Bryant's outburst was due to a lack of targets. The receiver had just a few catches while Calvin Johnson was on his way to a record day with the Detroit Lions. Bryant had said that he could do anything Johnson could and the fact that he was not living up to those standards appeared to upset him. All teammates are denying the rumored motives behind the outburst and ready to end the Bryant discussion.
"I know he's got a lot of respect for me, and I've honestly got a lot of respect for him," Witten said. "It's a close relationship, and really it's a handful of guys. He wants to make Tony proud and know that he can throw it up to him in any of those situations. That's what makes him such a great teammate. If it was just about him, it would be different."
The one hit Bryant cannot ignore is the claims that he is a diva. Dallas Cowboys wide receivers have a bad habit of earning that type of reputation. Is Bryant the next Terrell Owens? Head coach Jason Garrett says those ideas are the farthest thing from true and Bryant continues to be a model teammate and player for the Cowboys.
"Somebody told me a long time ago that it took 13 guys to get Secretariat into the gates when he won by 33 lengths," Garrett said. "What's the lesson there? You know what I'm saying. You love the enthusiasm. You love all that. You've just got to channel it and get him in the gates and let him run."
Through eight weeks of play, Bryant is tied for the lead in the NFC with eight touchdowns. The team faces a weak Minnesota secondary on Sunday, so those numbers are subject to increase.
