Good deeds always pay off.
Former NFL receiver Cole Beasley may have been muttering that to himself on Friday, the day after he made a passive-aggressive remark about Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb’s offseason training habits.
After a video was released in which Ram was seen performing various exercises, Jameis Winston’s exercise planBeasley reposted: “Do heavy squats and power cleans……”
The backlash soon began, and Beasley backed away. Attacking “Trainers” on InstagramBeasley responded to those who said he was denouncing Sheedy by saying, “I think Lamb is a great player.”
But the criticism continued, with some pointing out that Beasley had never recorded a 1,000-yard season in his 11-year career.
“Give me 180 targets off the couch And I’m over 1000“Stop looking at the stats and check out the video. As far as getting open … I believe I can hang with the best,” Beasley said.
All was well until Lamb noticed the comment and interjected.
“You don’t need a 180 target to touch the band,” Lamb said. “You just pull the tape and line it up for each route that opens up.” Just calm down. @Bease11.”
“I wasn’t attacking you,” Beasley said. Don’t be sensitive.”
Beasley then said that he Just giving advice And it was the Internet that put him at odds with Mr Lam.
Look, Cole: For example, sneaking a message to former Dallas teammate Dak Prescott informing Lamb (who never played with Beasley) of the value of “heavy squats and power cleans” could be viewed as criticism if “advice” were to emerge in public. And it could take on a life of its own.
Even if he had not intended to get into a conflict with Lam (presumably because he did not expect to be personally criticised by her), he knew or should have known that this was a possibility when he made his “advice” public.
Additionally, there’s a broader context that can’t be ignored — Lamb has reportedly planned to sit out the entire offseason program and not attend training camp until his desired contract is in place — and advising or criticizing Lamb at this particular time could easily be perceived as taking the team’s side in a player evaluation debate.
That may be why Lamb was upset. When players resist the system to get paid, they are either a friend or an enemy. From what Beasley said, Lamb could reasonably conclude that this is not about training methods, but rather that Beasley thinks Lamb should not be greedy, since his performance in 2023 was mainly due to his 181 targets.
That’s the key. 181 targets. That’s why Beasley said, “Give me 180 targets from the couch and I’ll have over 1,000.”
At the heart of this slow-time debate is a kernel of resentment: Beasley believes Lamb’s success was the product of chance, and that if he had had the same opportunities, he probably would have made a lot more money during his 12 years in the league.
