'You Don't Know Me!' CeeDee Lamb 'Self-Reflects,' Reacts to Dallas Cowboys Critics
FRISCO - Sunday's awful 42-10 loss at the San Francisco 49ers brought the negative emotion out of Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb...
And brought the negative critics of Lamb and the Cowboys out of the woodwork.
Lamb is now taking responsibility for not taking "the best route'' to channel his frustrations about a game in which he caught just four passes and therefore felt helpless when it came to fixing what was broken.
But he also responded to those outside The Star who believe they have somehow pinpointed a weakness in Lamb's game, or maybe in Lamb himself.
"They swear they know me," Lamb said. "I don't know none of them."
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Among those critics is TV analyst Richard Sherman, the former All-Pro defensive back who this week pushed an agenda based on the idea that Lamb is "overrated.'' Some of this is part and parcel with the high expectations for the 3-2 Cowboys having not yet been met; Dallas' passing offense is presently ranked 20th in the NFL.
And Lamb is looking in the mirror on that fact.
"I had time to self-reflect," Lamb said about re-thinking his body language and the like. "I didn't go the best route to get my end result. At the end of the day, I do have a job to do. I want to contribute to this team and I'll do anything in my power week in and week out."
Lamb said, "I got a long way to go'' - and there he's talking more about his physical performance than about his mental state. He also noted that Dallas still has 12 games on the schedule, re-starting on national TV on Monday night at the Chargers.
"Some things hit the fan, and it's all about how you bounce back,'' he said. "We've preached resilience since I've been here, so we gotta prove that we're still that team."
But getting his head right matters, too.
Said Lamb: "I have high expectations for myself. Every week after the game, I have time to self-reflect and ask, 'What's going on?' 'What am I doing to help the team?' 'Have I done everything to contribute to a win?'
"When I have 'no' as an answer, then that's when I start to figure out ways of being better for my team, a better player and a better teammate."
