Jon Kitna and Dez Bryant find chemistry
Nobody's going to get too carried away by the Dallas Cowboys' most recent 33-20 win over the New York Giants, but there is a little bit of optimism swirling around Dallas now that they have a new head coach. There's also a belief that the chemistry that
has developed between backup quarterback Jon Kitna and rookie receiver Dez Brynat could help propel the Cowboys forward and help them pull out some positives from their season.
"He's just a guy you can trust," Kitna said of Bryant to reporters. "It's almost as if the people around him are irrelevant. His goal is to get to the goal line, and if you're in the way, you're in the way."
In the four games that Kitna has played in since taking over for the injured Tony Romo, Bryant has made 23 catches for 328 yards. Those numbers are some of the best in the NFL over that span.
Bryant has become a human highlight reel and has posted strong numbers as a rookie and is second among rookie receivers in catches, yards and touchdowns. He is, of course, benefiting recently from the fact that Kitna is the one running the offence.
The 38-year-old Kitna, who has developed a strong relationship with Bryant off the field, has begun to play the role of mentor to the young receiver. He also pointed out the importance of getting to know the tendencies of a receiver and compared the type
of on-field chemistry between quarterback and receiver with that between a husband and wife.
"I wasn't starting and neither was Chad (Ochocinco), so we just kind of spent a lot of time talking about what quarterbacks see and how quarterbacks gain trust in receivers," Kitna said about his time playing mentor to a young receiver in Cincinnati. "It's
like your wife telling you what really makes her happy, what works for her. It's kind of the same thing for a receiver with a quarterback.
"He's a lot of fun to be around," Kitna added. "It's a simple game to him. 'Just throw me the ball.' But if we can all be a little closer to the same page in how we're thinking about things and running things, then he gets to have the ball thrown to him
more."
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