The time for being coy or picky or aloof is over. If receiver Dez Bryant wants to make an impact in 2018 Howie Long Jersey , and if he hopes to lay the foundation to make a bunch of money in 2019, he needs to sign with a new team. Now.

Sure, the Cowboys screwed Dez by not cutting him in March, when he could have landed with the Ravens before the Ravens signed Michael Crabtree. Once Dez became available in April, the Ravens were still interested, but Dez had less leverage because the Ravens already had Crabtree.

Nearly four months later, Dez has missed the offseason program, and two-plus weeks of training camp have transpired. Week One of the preseason is upon us. With each passing day, his chances of being ready and able to contribute this year are getting slimmer and slimmer.

A first-round pick of the Cowboys in 2010, Dez has spent his entire career playing one position in one offense. As the X receiver in Jason Garrett’s attack, Bryant hasn’t moved around, he hasn’t worked with other quarterbacks, he hasn’t worked with other coaches. He hasn’t ever learned a new offense, other than the one he learned eight years ago.

He’ll be trying to learn plays Larry Warford Jersey , concepts, terminology on the fly, while also getting to know teammates and coaches, getting acquainted with a new workplace in a new city while he finds new living arrangements. And it all will be happening with a sense of urgency that keeps getting stronger and stronger.

The good news is he’ll visit the Browns next week. But what if they offer him something like the one-year, $1.9 million package the Patriots gave receiver Eric Decker? Will Dez take it, will he demand more, will he walk away and wait for someone else to come up with something better?

The longer he waits, the harder it will be to get the money he wants now, and to have the kind of year that will get him paid a lot of money later. It already may be too late for Dez to make a true difference, but it’s only going to be harder as the start of the regular season gets closer.

The Browns seem to want him. He may not want them, because he may not view them as a contender. But if he waits for a team he views as a contender, he may end up waiting a long time.
— Anytime Nelson Cruz sees something awkward from a pitcher in his delivery, his default is to start screaming that it’s a balk, even if it’s not.

For a change Shaq Lawson Jersey , Cruz was exactly right. He pointed and yelled at Los Angeles‘ Dylan Floro, who was called for a balk with one out in the 10th inning that scored Cameron Maybin and gave the Seattle Mariners a 5-4 win over the Dodgers on Saturday night.

“He screams balk every opportunity he can, and tonight he finally got one,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “That’s Nellie’s thing. He screams it. He’ll yell it when he’s on the bases, when he’s in the dugout, even in the batter’s box. Anytime the pitcher does anything that looks a little different, he starts screaming balk and he said he called it tonight.”

Seattle loaded the bases with one out, and with a one-strike count on Kyle Seager, Floro initiated his delivery before stepping off the mound. First base umpire Andy Fletcher called him for the game-ending balk. There was little argument from Floro, although Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts sought an explanation as Seattle celebrated the odd victory.

“That was a tough one. It’s (a balk) obviously when you’re trying to deceive the runner. Obviously, there was no intent to deceive. I thought he stepped off in time, but I looked back at the replay and there was a little bit of a buckle of the knee,” Roberts said.

Seattle led 4-1 entering the eighth inning, but Justin Turner Chandler Catanzaro Jersey , Cody Bellinger and Max Muncy all hit solo home runs to force extra innings. Seattle improved to 12-1 in extra-inning games and 31-16 in one-run games this season.

Mitch Haniger led off the 10th with a line-drive single to right on the first pitch from Caleb Ferguson (3-2). Maybin hit into a fielder’s choice. Robinson Cano followed with an infield single, but Brian Dozier’s diving stop of the grounder kept Maybin from reaching third.

Floro entered and walked Cruz to load the bases before his mistake. Maybin said he wasn’t doing anything out of the ordinary to try and shake Floro, and he could hear Cruz yelling from across the field.

“I think (Justin) Turner tried to deke me a little bit, so when he did his little move I kind of jumped a little bit and might have startled him a little bit,” Maybin said. “However you can get them, you take them.”

The Mariners remained 3½ games out of first place in the AL West, while the Dodgers wasted a chance to move closer to first-place Arizona in the NL West.

Muncy clubbed a 3-2 fastball from closer Edwin Diaz into the right-field seats with one out in the ninth. It was Muncy’s 28th homer of the season and second in as many days. It was the fourth homer allowed this season by Diaz, who ended a streak of converting 28 consecutive save opportunities. Diaz leads the majors with 47 saves, with four blown chances.

Seager hit a three-run homer in the first inning, but Seattle’s two most consistent relievers were shaky on the same night.

Turner led off the eighth with his eighth home run of the season off Alex Colome, the first run allowed by the right-hander since June 28, a span of 19 appearances. Two batters later, Bellinger’s 20th homer nearly reached the third deck of right field at Safeco Field.

Adam Warren (2-1) allowed a leadoff walk but finished off the 10th untouched to get the victory.

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Neither Seattle’s Erasmo Ramirez nor Los Angeles’ Rich Hill factored into the decision.

Ramirez allowed one run in five innings, giving up three hits. His only issue was four walks allowed that raised his pitch count. Hill gave up four runs in the first inning Gareon Conley Jersey , and then allowed one hit over the next five innings. He walked a season-high five.

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Seattle added to its bullpen by calling up right-hander Matt Festa from Double-A Arkansas and sending RHP Christian Bergman to Triple-A Tacoma. Bergman worked extensively in relief on Friday. Festa was with Seattle earlier this season and appeared in one game before being sent back to Arkansas.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Dodgers: RHP Yimi Garcia, RHP Josh Fields and LHP Tony Cingrani are all continuing their injury rehab assignments in the minors, but Roberts said none of the three is expected to be ready in the next week. Garcia is likely the first to be ready to rejoin the club. Garcia has been on the DL since July 4, Fields since June 28 and Cingrani since June 7.

Mariners: Servais is hopeful LHP James Paxton will be able to start throwing in the next couple of days. Paxton is on the 10-day DL with a left arm contusion after getting hit by a line drive. Servais said the swelling is down and Paxton is working on range of motion with the arm, but has yet to pick up a ball.

UP NEXT

Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw (5-5, 2.47 ERA) faces Seattle for the first time since 2012. Kershaw threw eight innings, allowing one run, in his last start against San Francisco, but did not factor in the decision.

Mariners: Roenis Elias (2-0) will come off the disabled list to start. Elias was placed on the DL on July 31 with a triceps strain. Elias has a 2.88 ERA in 13 games this season, with all but one of those coming in relief.
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