There has been no change in the status of Dez Bryant with the Dallas Cowboys.

That's as it stands, of course, and could change at a moment's notice. It's no secret the team has leveraged themselves against the possibility of not having their All-Pro wide receiver going forward, be it through the blunt words of EVP Stephen Jones and/or the now infamously bad attempt at trying to pay Sammy Watkins like he's Randy Moss, but through it all Bryant remained on the team and his contract has yet to be touched in any way. Set to earn a base salary of $12.5 million in 2018, what was initially deemed as "overpaid" to many now looks like a bargain based upon what the market is paying wideouts with arguably less talent, who are oft-injured in some cases and who simply don't have the pedigree of Bryant.

It's a pressure-packed offseason that sees the Cowboys' all-time leader in receiving touchdowns fighting off venom with a focused and determined demeanor, even going as far as recently telling his haters to "kiss my ass" before returning to what appears to be an intense offseason training regimen. Bryant has reasserted his love and loyalty to the Cowboys at every turn in both verbal and social media form, and is now choosing to focus on what he can control: His own body and mind with the goal of making 2018 "special", in his words.

The Cowboys have since gone on to sign free agent wideouts Deonte Thompson and Allen Hurns following their miss on Watkins, with Hurns being positioned by many outside of the organization as the tool that could allow the team flexibility to approach Bryant with leverage to make changes to a contract that will see him hit the 2018 salary cap for $16.5 million. The conversation will be had soon between both sides, with a decision potentially coming sooner than some think.

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For his part, Bryant will soon begin training with David Robinson, a name that rings bells with wideouts from around the NFL. Robinson is widely known as a route guru and his clientele currently includes Denver Broncos' star Emmanuel Sanders and ...wait for it... Pittsburgh Steelers megastar Antonio Brown, who is not-so-arguably the best receiver in the entire NFL. With news of Bryant's new route-training regimen, his detractors have already fired up the "he's just now doing this?!" locomotive as context is willfully stripped away for the easy headline, but there's more than meets the eye here as he works to transform back to his dominant ways.

Robinson doesn't believe there's any issue with Bryant's route-running, however, but will work with him on it anyway. If you ask the guru what the real issue is, he says it's staring you right in the face and has nothing to do with the player -- while having everything to do with the coaching.

"In my opinion, I definitely think that Dez can run the whole complete route tree. He just hasn't been asked to do so," Robinson said to The Ben and Skin Show, via NFL.com. "And I believe they also need to move him around a bit, too: outside, put him in the slot some because he's a mismatch to a lot of defenders."

Yahtzee.

Robinson went on to explain he believes Bryant hasn't lost any explosiveness or has any true issues in his breaks, but he'd like the Cowboys to use him for more than just high-pointing catches. Anyone who watches the team's offense can attest to this fact, as Bryant is rarely asked to catch slants or any other pass that isn't simply "run straight and jump high".

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That doesn't mean the 29-year-old is perfect, which is why Robinson is on the job, working to refine the skill set he already sees in Bryant. The route coach would expound further on his view of Bryant in a recent interview with ESPN 103.3FM, explaining what the two will be working on specifically.

"Another area we can fix in his game is the first five or 10 yards bursting off the football against press coverage," Robinson said, via Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "He has a tendency to release wide a little bit. We are going to add a lot more tricks and press release techniques he can use to create separation. We are going to get Dez playing a lot faster at the line of scrimmage instead of messing round releasing wide, helping the defensive backs out."

Furthermore, Robinson scoffs openly at anyone labeling Bryant as somehow being washed up.

"He is a big physical specimen," he noted. "And when you are a big body like that and you run upon a defensive back fast you make him uncomfortable. That's our job as a receiver is to make him uncomfortable. Someone his age and for him to make it this far in his game and still have so much room to grow is scary. There is still a lot of stuff he can learn with his route running to create separation.

"He has done a great job making it this far on raw talent. I'm excited."

It'll be for naught, however, if offensive coordinator Scott Linehan doesn't make the necessary scheme changes to capitalize on one of the most dangerous weapons in Cowboys' history. Having a nuke is one thing, but knowing where and how to aim it is quite another. And if the team does opt to let Bryant walk, it looks like he'll simply return to his dominant ways with another club.

Either way, it sounds like the NFL is in trouble and the Cowboys can be the team turning the keys -- or one of the other 31 forced to take shelter.